This week marks a significant milestone for Pure Cascade, transforming it from a mere UI mockup into a fully operational CSS analysis tool. The core analyzer has been successfully built using PostCSS, enabling it to process and understand real CSS code.

Key New Features:
* Comprehensive Metrics: The tool now provides essential metrics, including total rules, selectors, and declarations, as well as unique selectors and property frequency.
* ZIP Import Functionality: Users can now easily import project archives in ZIP format directly into the browser to generate detailed JSON reports.
* Integrated Workflow: The entire system is now connected, from the front-end interface through the analyzer to the final report generation.

While still in its early stages, Pure Cascade is already capable of parsing genuine CSS and delivering meaningful data. This crucial step means the foundational parsing and counting pipeline is robust, paving the way for more advanced logic such as identifying duplicates, resolving conflicts, and computing a comprehensive CSS “health score.”

Looking Ahead:
* Duplicate and Conflict Detection: Future updates will include the ability to detect duplicate selectors and conflicting declarations.
* CSS Health Score: A new feature will compute and display a CSS “health score,” offering deeper insights into code quality.
* Enhanced Reporting: The Report page will be further refined to beautifully display these new insights.

With these upcoming enhancements, Pure Cascade is set to evolve beyond a simple parser into a powerful CSS health monitor. This is a small step with a massive impact, as the tool can now analyze real-world code and provide invaluable insights to front-end developers.

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