A collection of packages that build a website using npm scripts
.
autoprefixer, browser-sync, eslint, imagemin-cli, node-sass, onchange, npm-run-all, postcss-cli, svgo, svg-sprite-generator, uglify-js.
Many, many thanks go out to Keith Cirkel for his post and his useful CLI tools!
- First, ensure that node.js & npm are both installed. If not, choose your OS and installation method from this page and follow the instructions.
- Next, use your command line to enter your project directory.
- If this a new project (without a
package.json
file), start by runningnpm init
. This will ask a few questions and use your responses to build a basicpackage.json
file. Next, copy the"devDependencies"
object into yourpackage.json
. - If this is an existing project, copy the contents of
"devDependencies"
into yourpackage.json
.
- If this a new project (without a
- Now, copy any tasks you want from the
"scripts"
object into yourpackage.json
"scripts"
object. - Finally, run
npm install
to install all of the dependencies into your project.
You're ready to go! Run any task by typing npm run task
(where "task" is the name of the task in the "scripts"
object). The most useful task for rapid development is watch
. It will start a new server, open up a browser and watch for any SCSS or JS changes in the src
directory; once it compiles those changes, the browser will automatically inject the changed file(s)!
rm -f dist/{css/*,js/*,images/*}
Delete existing dist files
postcss -u autoprefixer -r dist/css/*
Add vendor prefixes to your CSS automatically
node-sass --output-style compressed -o dist/css src/scss
Compile Scss to CSS
eslint src/js
"Lint" your JavaScript to enforce a uniform style and find errors
mkdir -p dist/js && uglifyjs src/js/*.js -m -o dist/js/app.js && uglifyjs src/js/*.js -m -c -o dist/js/app.min.js
Uglify (minify) a production ready bundle of JavaScript
imagemin src/images/* -o dist/images
Compress all types of images
svgo -f src/images/icons && mkdir -p dist/images && svg-sprite-generate -d src/images/icons -o dist/images/icons.svg
Compress separate SVG files and combine them into one SVG "sprite"
browser-sync start --server --files 'dist/css/*.css, dist/js/*.js, **/*.html, !node_modules/**/*.html'
Start a new server and watch for CSS & JS file changes in the dist
folder
run-s scss autoprefixer
Alias to run the scss
and autoprefixer
tasks. Compiles Scss to CSS & add vendor prefixes
run-s lint concat uglify
Alias to run the lint
, concat
and uglify
tasks. Lints JS, combines src
JS files & uglifies the output
run-s imagemin icons
Alias to run the imagemin
and icons
tasks. Compresses images, generates an SVG sprite from a folder of separate SVGs
run-s build:*
Alias to run all of the build
commands
onchange 'src/**/*.scss' -- run-s build:css
Watches for any .scss file in src
to change, then runs the build:css
task
onchange 'src/**/*.js' -- run-s build:js
Watches for any .js file in src
to change, then runs the build:js
task
onchange 'src/images/**/*' -- run-s build:images
Watches for any images in src
to change, then runs the build:images
task
run-p serve watch:*
Run the following tasks simultaneously: serve
, watch:css
, watch:js
& watch:images
. When a .scss or .js file changes in src
or an image changes in src/images
, the task will compile the changes to dist
, and the server will be notified of the change. Any browser connected to the server will then inject the new file from dist
run-s build watch
Runs watch
after npm install
is finished
Feel free to create an issue, tweet me, or send me an email. I'd be glad to help where I can!