What's this?

A dummy Express.js application to demonstrate the usage of ASPAX - the simple Node.js asset packager.

Usage

1. Install ASPAX globally, if you don't already have it:

    npm install aspax -g
   

2. Clone this repo and go to the server folder:

    git clone https://github.com/icflorescu/aspax-demo.git
    cd aspax-demo/server
   

3. Install the necessary application modules

    npm install
   

4. Do the ASPAX magic:

    # watch and build on-the-fly during development
    aspax -s ../client watch
   
    # build for development
    aspax -s ../client build
   
    # pack for production (will compile, concat, minify and fingerprint)
    aspax -s ../client pack
   
    # clean everything
    aspax -s ../client clean
   

5. Run the demo in development or production mode to see it in action:

    # development
    #
    NODE_ENV=development node start.js
    # ...or
    NODE_ENV=development nodemon -e js,json,coffee -x node
   
    # production
    #
    NODE_ENV=production node start.js
   

Automation

It's always a good idea to put the above commands in shell scripts (see watch-assets, pack-assets, start-dev and start-prod).

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