Pro Grunt.js / Edition 1

by James Cryer

Overview

Pro Grunt.js gets you quickly up-to-speed with this popular JavaScript-based task runner. Author James Cryer takes you from initial installation all the way through to authoring successful plugins.

Using hands-on examples you will learn about CSS linting, combination, compilation and minification; JavaScript linting, AMD modules, and templates; image processing and optimizing; and creating a local server. You will then move on to more advanced topics such as LiveReload, Test Automation, Modular configuration, and combining tasks. Finally you will see how to scaffold plugins using Grunt init and Yeoman, how to test them with Mocha and Chai, and how to publish them so others can use them.

Start using Grunt.js to improve your workflows by using Pro Grunt.js today.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781484200148
Publisher:	Apress
Publication date:	03/26/2015
Edition description:	1st ed.
Pages:	176
Product dimensions:	7.01(w) x 10.00(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

1. Introducing Grunt

2. How to Use Grunt in Your Project

3. Using Grunt with HTML and CSS

4. Using Grunt with JavaScript

5. Using Grunt with Images, SVG, and Icons

6. Using Grunt for Testing and Local Development

7. Optimizing Your Grunt Workflow