single v0.2.1

SingleJS

Build modules into single js for browser running.

Introduce

If you use nodejs, you already know how to export and require modules.

Only you need to learn is how to build these modules using singlejs.

Install

Install singlejs by npm

$ npm install -g single

Quick Start

File structs

./
├── lib/
│   └── tool.js
├── test.html
├── test.js
└── [others.js]

tool.js

exports.square = function(num) {
    return num * num;
};

test.js

var tool = require('./lib/tool');
document.write('success: 2*2 = ' + tool.square(2));

Build!

$ single index.js lib/*.js --main test.js -o build.js

Use build.js in test.html

<script src="build.js"></script>
<!-- results: "success: 2*2 = 4" -->

Features

• CommonJS Modules/1.1.1 Spec implemented
• Watch mode(real-time update when files changed)
• Build in compress(use UglifyJS)
• Wildcard path and alias definition in input.json(eg. { "path": "lib/*.js", "alias": "*" })
• Exports compatible with CommonJS module/AMD module/Standard <script>
• Fast and light weight

Usage

Usage: single [options] [ -o build.js ] files.js..
   or: single [options] [ -o build.js ] -i single.json

Options:
  --main            absolute path or alias of module to exports
                                                   [string]  [default: "single"]
  --name            exports main module with specified name(for window.name or
                    AMD define), equal to {main} if not set             [string]
  --outfile, -o     Place output in file, equal to {name} if not set    [string]
  --input-file, -i  Define options and file list in a json file
                    Use "single.json" when no files inputed
                                              [string]  [default: "single.json"]
  --watch, -w       Watch mode                       [boolean]  [default: false]
  --compress, -x    Compress with UglifyJS           [boolean]  [default: false]
  --charset         Charset of files                 [string]  [default: "utf8"]
  --version         Print version                                      [boolean]
  --help, -h        Print help                                         [boolean]

Input file

example

single.json

{
  "name"    : "my-tool",
  "main"    : "index",
  "compress": true,
  "charset" : "utf8",
  "watch"   : true,
  "modules" : [
    { "path": "lib/jquery-1.8.2-min.js", "alias": "jquery", "compress": false },
    { "path": "lib/underscore.js"},
    { "path": "page/*.js", "alias": "page-*"}
  ]
}

run $ single

Documentation(Client)

single(path), single.require(path)

Return a module with specified path or alias. Throw an Error if not exist.

ps. It's a default module in build.js, if you don't set --main and --name, SingleJS will export it as main with name "single"(window.single), so you can single.require() other moudles in build.js.

License

MIT, See LICENSE file.

Copyright (c) 2012 rhyzx