grunt-purescript

Runs the PureScript compiler to produce JavaScript files.

Getting started

This plugin requires Grunt ~0.4.2 and PureScript >=0.6.0

If you haven't used Grunt before, be sure to check out the Getting Started guide, as it explains how to create a Gruntfile as well as install and use Grunt plugins. Once you're familiar with that process, you may install this plugin with this command:

npm install grunt-purescript --save-dev

Once the plugin has been installed, it may be enabled inside your Gruntfile with this line of JavaScript:

grunt.loadNpmTasks('grunt-purescript');

The "psc" task

Overview

In your project's Gruntfile, add a section named psc to the data object passed into grunt.initConfig().

grunt.initConfig({
  psc: {
    options: {
      // Task-specific options go here.
    },
    your_target: {
      // Target-specific file lists and/or options go here.
    },
  },
});

Options

options.main

Type: Boolean or String Default value: false

Toggles the --main compiler flag. Can be set to true or the name of a module in which a main function resides. When enabled, a call to main will be added after all other generated JavaScript. When set to true, the module name will be assumed to be Main.

options.modules

Type: String or Array Default value: none

Enables dead code elimination, ensuring that the named module (or list of modules) are included in the generated JavaScript, along with all their dependencies.

options.codegen

Type: String or Array Default value: none

Specifies which module(s) to include in the generated Javascript and externs files.

options.externs

Type: String Default value: none

Invokes the --externs compiler flag with the specified argument. Generates a .externs file for foreign imports.

options.browserNamespace

Type: String Default value: PS

Invokes the --browser-namespace compiler flag with the specified argument. Specifies the namespace that PureScript modules will be exported to when running in the browser.

options.noPrelude

Type: Boolean Default value: false

Toggles the --no-prelude compiler flag. Omits the Prelude from the generated JavaScript when enabled.

options.noOpts

Type: Boolean Default value: false

Toggles the --no-opts compiler flag. Skips the optimization phase for the generated JavaScript when enabled.

options.noMagicDo

Type: Boolean Default value: false

Toggles the --no-magic-do compiler flag. Disables overloading of the do keyword to inline calls to >>= for the Eff monad to generate more efficient code.

options.noTco

Type: Boolean Default value: false

Toggles the --no-tco compiler flag. Disables tail-call elimination on the generated JavaScript.

options.verboseErrors

Type: Boolean Default value: false

Toggles the --verbose-errors compiler flag. Generates verbose error messages.

The "pscMake" task

Overview

This task runs the psc-make executable, which will compile modules to their own .js and .externs files. If no dest is specified the files will be generated in the output/ folder. This mode is useful when developing large libraries, since it avoids recompiling unchanged modules.

In your project's Gruntfile, add a section named pscMake to the data object passed into grunt.initConfig().

Basic usage, generating the files in output/:

grunt.initConfig({
  pscMake: ["path/to/source/**/*.purs"]
});

With options:

grunt.initConfig({
  pscMake: {
    options: {
      // Task-specific options go here.
    },
    src: ["path/to/source/**/*.purs"]
  },
});

Or to specify an output folder a named target must be used (lib in this case):

grunt.initConfig({
  pscMake: {
    lib: {
      src: ["path/to/source/**/*.purs"],
      dest: "build"
    }
  },
});

Options

• options.browserNamespace
• options.noPrelude
• options.noOpts
• options.noMagicDo
• options.noTco

These options have the same effect as described for the psc task above.

The "dotPsci" task

Overview

This task generates or updates a .psci file in the current directory, adding :m commands for any files matching a list of source patterns.

grunt.initConfig({
  dotPsci: {
    src: ["path/to/source/**/*.purs"]
  }
});

Options

There are no options for dotPsci.

The "pscDocs" task

Overview

This task generates a markdown file containing the generated documentation for any modules found in files in the source path.

grunt.initConfig({
  pscDocs: {
    readme: {
      src: "src/**/*.purs",
      dest: "README.md"
    }
  }
});

Options

There are no options for pscDocs.