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Jack Franklin
October 25, 2013
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Giving your Development more Grunt - FOWA London 2013
An in-depth introduction to GruntJS and some of the best plugins available.
Jack Franklin
October 25, 2013
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Transcript
GIVING YOUR DEVELOPMENT MORE GRUNT @jack_franklin #FOWA
comp-sci student javascript / ruby author & blogger
THANKS ADDY!
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0.4.1
PLUGINS
NODE
npm
WINDOWS
npm install grunt-cli -g installing grunt the package to install
install it globally (system wide)
mkdir my-new-project cd my-new-project new project
{ "name": "my-sample-app", "version": "0.0.0", "devDependencies": { "grunt": "0.4.1" }
} package.json
install deps npm install
module.exports = function(grunt) { grunt.initConfig({ // config goes here });
}; Gruntfile.js
Gruntfile.js package.json src/ - one.js - two.js - three.js src
files
npm install grunt-contrib-uglify --save-dev uglify plugin
{ ... "devDependencies": { "grunt": "0.4.1", "grunt-contrib-uglify": "~0.2.4" } }
package.json
module.exports = function(grunt) { grunt.initConfig({ // config goes here });
grunt.loadNpmTasks(“grunt- contrib-uglify”); }; Gruntfile.js
module.exports = function(grunt) { grunt.initConfig({ uglify: { minify: { files:
{ 'dist/out.js': ['src/*.js'] } } } }); ... }; Gruntfile.js
> grunt uglify Running "uglify:minify" (uglify) task File "dist/out.js" created.
Done, without errors. Running the task
grunt.loadNpmTasks(...); grunt.registerTask(“default”, “uglify”); Gruntfile.js > grunt # now runs the
uglify task
npm install grunt-contrib-jshint --save-dev JSHint
grunt.loadNpmTasks(“grunt-contrib- uglify”); grunt.loadNpmTasks(“grunt-contrib- jshint”); Gruntfile.js
uglify: { /* snip */ }, jshint: { all: ['Gruntfile.js',
'src/ *.js'] }, // rest of Gruntfile Gruntfile.js
> grunt jshint Running "jshint:all" (jshint) task >> 4 files
lint free. Done, without errors. Running the task
grunt.registerTask(“default”, [“jshint”, “uglify”]); Default Task
> grunt Running "jshint:all" (jshint) task >> 4 files lint
free. Running "uglify:minify" (uglify) task File "dist/out.js" created. Done, without errors. Running grunt
// JSHint won't like the missing // semi colon console.log("file
2") src/two.js
Running "jshint:all" (jshint) task Linting src/two.js ...ERROR [L2:C22] W033: Missing
semicolon. console.log("file 2") Warning: Task "jshint:all" failed. Use --force to continue. Aborted due to warnings. Running grunt
Multi Tasks lots of tasks can have different configurations
module.exports = function(grunt) { grunt.initConfig({ uglify: { minify: { files:
{ 'dist/out.js': ['src/*.js'] } } } }); ... }; Gruntfile.js
uglify: { minify: { /* snip */ }, withBanner: {
options: { banner: "/*Hello World*/" }, files: { 'dist/out.js': ['src/*.js'] } } }, // rest of Gruntfile Gruntfile.js
> grunt uglify:withBanner Running "uglify:withBanner" (uglify) task File "dist/out.js" created.
Done, without errors. Running a task
> cat dist/out.js /*Hello World*/console.log("file 1"),console.log("file 3"),console.log("file 2"); Gruntfile.js
grunt.registerTask("default", ["jshint", "uglify:withBanner"]); Gruntfile.js
npm install grunt-contrib-watch --save-dev Watching
grunt.loadNpmTasks('grunt-contrib-watch'); Watching
uglify: { /*snip*/ }, watch: { files: [‘src/*.js’, ‘Gruntfile.js’], tasks:
[‘jshint’], }, jshint: { /*snip*/ } Gruntfile.js
> grunt watch Running "watch" task Waiting...OK >> File "src/two.js"
changed. Running "jshint:all" (jshint) task >> 4 files lint free. Done, without errors. Completed in 0.470s at Wed Oct 23 2013 14:27:08 GMT+0100 (BST) - Waiting... Watching
Watching Running JSHint constantly Checking tests haven’t broken Auto compiling
Sass/Less
Notifications npm install grunt-notify --save-dev grunt.loadNpmTasks('grunt-contrib-notify');
None
Testing npm install grunt-contrib-jasmine --save- dev grunt.loadNpmTasks('grunt-contrib- jasmine');
Gruntfile.js jshint: { /* snip */ }, jasmine: { test:
{ src: 'src/*.js', options: { specs: 'spec/*.js' } } }, watch: { /*snip */ },
spec/test.js describe("my app", function() { it("passes", function() { expect(two()).toEqual(2); });
});
src/two.js window.two = function() { return 2; };
Testing > grunt jasmine Running "jasmine:test" (jasmine) task Testing jasmine
specs via phantom . 1 spec in 0.001s. >> 0 failures Done, without errors.
Default Task grunt.registerTask("default", [ "jshint", "jasmine", "uglify:withBanner" ]);
Default Task Running "jshint:all" (jshint) task >> 4 files lint
free. Running "jasmine:test" (jasmine) task Testing jasmine specs via phantom . 1 spec in 0.002s. >> 0 failures Running "uglify:withBanner" (uglify) task File "dist/out.js" created. Done, without errors.
Errors Running "jshint:all" (jshint) task >> 4 files lint free.
Running "jasmine:test" (jasmine) task Testing jasmine specs via phantom x my app:: passes: failed Expected 2 to equal 3. (1) 1 spec in 0.002s. >> 1 failures
npm install grunt-concurrent --save-dev grunt.loadNpmTasks('grunt-concurrent'); Concurrent
concurrent: { target1: ['jasmine', 'jshint'] } grunt.registerTask("default", [ "concurrent:target1", "uglify:withBanner"
]); Gruntfile.js
Running "concurrent:target1" (concurrent) task Running "jshint:all" (jshint) task >> 4
files lint free. Done, without errors. Running "jasmine:test" (jasmine) task Testing jasmine specs via phantom 1 spec in 0.001s. >> 0 failures Done, without errors. Running "uglify:withBanner" (uglify) task File "dist/out.js" created. Done, without errors.
None
"src/*.js" Tidying Up
grunt.initConfig({ srcFiles: "src/*.js", uglify: { /*snip */ }, ... });
Defining Vars
jshint: { all: [ 'Gruntfile.js', '<%= srcFiles %>' ] },
Using Vars
define once refer lots change once
grunt.initConfig({ srcFiles: "src/*.js", outFile: "dist/out.js", uglify: { /* snip */
}, ... }); More Vars
minify: { files: { '<%= outFile %>': ['<%= srcFiles %>']
} } More Vars
grunt.loadNpmTasks("grunt-contrib- uglify"); grunt.loadNpmTasks("grunt-contrib- jshint"); grunt.loadNpmTasks("grunt-contrib- watch"); grunt.loadNpmTasks("grunt-contrib- jasmine"); grunt.loadNpmTasks("grunt- notify");
Match Dep
npm install matchdep --save-dev Match Dep
// replace all the loadNpmTask() lines with: require('matchdep') .filterDev('grunt-*') .forEach(grunt.loadNpmTasks);
Match Dep
“work less, do more, make awesome” -@addyosmani
be lazy automate lessen friction
“embrace the ecosystem” -me, Generate Conf, Sept 2013
love your tools get to know them
None
setup once use again and again iterate
scratched the surface
popular jQuery BBC Twitter Adobe Bocoup Opera WordPress
700+ plugins http://gruntjs.com/plugins
700+ plugins minification image optimisation templating compiling local servers live
reloading
for more gruntjs.com @gruntjs @gruntweekly #grunt on freenode
be warned! watch out for outdated tutorials
0.4.1
any (easy) questions? speakerdeck.com/jackfranklin @jack_franklin javascriptplayground.com https://github.com/javascript-playground/fowa-grunt-talk