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Ciel
Ciel

Reputation: 4440

gulpjs - merge multiple files to make one gulpfile

I am loving gulpjs, but am having an issue where my gulpfile.js is just getting really, really big.

I have searched pretty extensively and am having difficulty finding resources related to this, but is it possible to split a gulpfile.js up into multiple smaller js files just for organization?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 1068

Answers (2)

pfooti
pfooti

Reputation: 2704

I do it this way (I use coffeescript, but the theory is sound), similar to the above:

tasks = fs.readdirSync './gulp/tasks'
tasks.forEach (task)->
  require "./tasks/#{task}" if task.indexOf('coffee') >= 0

All it does is read the task folder and require all the files in it as long as they're .coffee files (which isn't 100% kosher, but it does avoid hidden dotfiles).

Upvotes: 1

Mario Araque
Mario Araque

Reputation: 4572

Yes, you can do it to manage your tasks. For example if you have this file organization:

gulpfile.js
-- tasks
---- test.js
---- dev.js

You have to install de require-div module:

npm install require-dir --save-dev

And, finally, you add this code to your gulpfile

var requireDir = require('require-dir');
var dir = requireDir('./tasks');

Hope it helps.

Regards.

Upvotes: 4

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