alterego-labs / assets_pipeline_ex

The asset pipeline provides a framework to pre-process JavaScripts assets in other language such as CoffeeScript.

AssetsPipelineEx

The asset pipeline provides a framework to pre-process JavaScripts assets in other language such as CoffeeScript.

How to use the assets pipeline

All compiled javascripts must be placed in priv/assets/js folder. Only that files are served by AssetsPipeline. Not compiled javascripts must be placed in public/assets folder. At each server starting assets from priv/asstes/js folder are automatically compiled and placed to public/assets folder - only from this one assets are used for including to html folder.

#Configuration Configuration is contained in config/assets_pipeline_ex.exs file. In that one you must specify list of precompiled assets. Also you must add handling assets by patching cowboy router like this:

{"/assets/[...]", :cowboy_static, {:dir, "public/assets"}}

Tasks

Initialization

mix ape.init

Generate default config

Next command will generate default config file:

mix ape.gen.config

After that file config/assets_pipeline_ex.exs will be appear.

Assets compilation

For compile all assets run next command in the shell:

mix ape.compile

After this all files in priv/assets/[...] folder will be compiled and placed in public/assets/[...] folder.

Acceptable pre-processors

Now only CoffeeScript preprocessor is available. Javascript files written in coffeescript must be placed in priv/assets/js folder and has extension .coffee.