Sprockets guard automatically packages your JavaScript files together when your source files are saved.
- Compatible with Sprockets 2.x (for Sprockets 1.x compatibility, please use Guard::Sprockets 0.1.4 or the
sprockets_1
branch). - Tested against Ruby 1.8.7, 1.9.2, 1.9.3, REE and the latest versions of JRuby & Rubinius.
Please be sure to have Guard installed before continue.
Install the gem:
$ gem install guard-sprockets
Add it to your Gemfile (inside the :tools
group for instance):
group :tools do
gem 'guard-sprockets'
end
Add guard definition to your Guardfile by running this command:
$ guard init sprockets
Please read Guard usage doc
Guard::Sprockets can be adapted to all kind of projects.
guard 'sprockets', :destination => 'public/javascripts', :asset_paths => ['/app/assets/javascripts'] do
watch 'app/assets/javascripts/application.js'
end
Please read Guard doc for more information about the Guardfile DSL.
:destination => 'public/js' # change the destination folder in which the compiled assets are saved, default: 'public/javascripts'
:asset_paths => 'app/js' # add a directory (or on array of directories) to Sprockets' environment's load path, default: ['app/assets/javascripts']
:asset_paths => ['app/js', 'lib/js'] # asset_paths can be a String or an Array
:minify => true # minify the JavaScript files content using Uglifier, default: false
# be sure to add: "gem 'uglifier'" in your Gemfile
:root_file => 'app/js/app.js' # if set, only this file will be compiled, default: nil
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Copyright (c) 2011-2012 Aaron Cruz
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