express-resource-compiler

A generic resource compiler meant for use with Express.

Usage

compiler

The compiler middleware will run any data read in through the asyncronous compile function and then save the results to the dest directory. If the source file has not changed, then the compiler will immediately call next to allow the next middleware (such as static) to finish handling the request, otherwise the compile function is called with an inputStream and outputStream. When the outputStream ends (emits the end event) then next will be called so the next middleware can finish the request.

Options

{
    'src'       : // The directory to read files from.
    'dest'      : // The directory to save files to.
    'compile'   : // A function to run files through before saving them to disk.
}

Example

 
var app         = require( 'express' )();
var compiler    = require( 'resource-compiler' ).compiler;
 
// Set up the compiler middleware.
app.use( '/scripts', compiler({
    src     : __dirname + '/scripts',
    dest    : __dirname + '/static/scripts',
    compile : function( outputStream, inputStream ){
        // Read in data from input and write it to output.
        inputStream.pipe( outputStream );
    }
}));
 
// Use static to then serve the data to the client.
app.use( '/scripts', express.static( __dirname + '/static/scripts' ) );
 

combiner

The combiner middleware will read everything in a directory, combine it into one file, and save it to a file somewhere else.

Options

{
    'src'   : // The directory to read files from.
    'dest'  : // The directory to save files to.
    'ext'   : // The file extension to look for when combining files.
}

Example

This example sets up the combiner to read in files from the __dirname + '/scripts', combine any with the extension .js and write them to the __dirname + '/static/scripts' directory. Note that files will be combined alphabetically by file name, so a-file.js will come before z-file.js.

 
var app         = require( 'express' )();
var combiner    = require( 'resource-compiler' ).combiner;
 
// Set up the combiner middleware.
app.use( '/scripts', combiner({
    src     : __dirname + '/scripts',
    dest    : __dirname + '/static/scripts',
    ext     : '.js'
}));
 
// Use static to then serve the data to the client.
app.use( '/scripts', express.static( __dirname + '/static/scripts' ) );
 

If you had the directory structure:

    - scripts/
        - app/
            - app.js
            - ignored.json
            - someFile.js
            - widgets/
                - awesomeWidget.js
                - coolestWidgetEver.js
        - /lib
            - angular.js
            - jQuery.js
            - lib.js

And a request of GET /scripts/app.js came in, the combiner would read in the files, in this order:

• /scripts/app/app.js
• /scripts/app/someFile.js
• /scripts/app/widgets/awesomeWidget.js
• /scripts/app/widgets/coolestWidgetEver.js

Then combine them into one stream and save that to /static/scripts/app.js. Notice that the file /scipts/app/ignored.json will not be combined in the final script and that the directory /scripts/app/widgets was recursed into and each .js file added as well.