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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');
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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
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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
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