web-combiner

Combine, inline, minify tool for js/css/html

Install

Linux: install global, for windows please install Visual C++ 2010 Express, first.

sudo npm install web-combiner -g

useage

#true: minifiy css/js/html after inlined to one page.
inliner mob/mob-lite.html mob/mob-lite.min.html true

Develop

install locally

npm install web-combiner

node app:

var combiner = require("web-combiner")
  , inliner = combiner.inliner
  , combine = combiner.combine
  , combineEx = combiner.combineEx;

Combine

Combine files into one

Parameters

• -in: input file path, it can be configuration file or dictionary;
• -out: output file path;
• -watch: keep watching the changes, if no parameter just combine once;

Sample: Combine directory

combine -in static/css  -out static/live/src.js -watch true

Sample: Combine file list

combine -in static/js/makefile.inc  -out static/live/src.js -watch true

CombineEx

Combine files from configuration

Sample: Configuration

#Configuration File

#Combine Directory, doesn't run combine at the first time
?in=static/css&out=static/live/dir.css&run=false

#Combine Javascript
?in=static/js&out=static/live/debug.js
  lib/a.js
  b.js
  c.js
#Minify the combined javascript
$java -jar tools/yuicompressor-2.4.7.jar static/live/debug.js -o static/live/debug.min.js

#Combine CSS, just combine at the first time, doens't watch change on it.
?in=static/css&out=static/live/debug.css&watch=0
#Minify the combined css
$java -jar tools/yuicompressor-2.4.7.jar static/live/debug.css -o static/live/debug.min.css
  site.css
  a.css
  b.css

Parameters:

In configuration file

• ?: Parameter begin with "?"
• $: Commands that execute after combined.
• in: Input file path, it can be configuration file or dictionary;
• out: output file path;
• run: Running combine at the first time?
• watch: Keep watching the changes?

Sample: CombineEx

combineEx -in static/MakeFile.cfg -watch true -run true

Parameters:

In command line, priority will be higher than parameters in configuration file

• -in: Input file path, it can be configuration file or dictionary;
• -run: Running combine at the first time?
• -watch: Keep watching the changes?

Inliner

Make css/js inlined

Useage:

#debug mode just inlined
$ inliner mob/mob-lite.html mob/mob-lite.src.html
#release mode inlined and minified
$ inliner mob/mob-lite.html mob/mob-lite.min.html true