Introduction to Gulp.js
Tutorial
These are the files for my series Introduction to Gulp.js published on my website stefanimhoff.de.
Tutorial Overview
- Intro and Setup
- Server with BrowserSync and Configuration
- Build, Clean and Jekyll
- Creating CSS with Sass (and Compass)
- Bundling JavaScript with Browserify
- Images and Vector Fonts
- Base64 Encoded Images
- Watch for Changes
- Checking the Syntax of SCSS and JavaScript
- Generating CSS Image Sprites
- Production Build, Server and Jekyll
- Optimize CSS, JavaScript, Images and HTML
- Revisioning
- Deploying the Website with Rsync
- Performance Improvements with WebP and Gzip
- PostCSS
Preparation
Install nvm and node:
$ git clone https://github.com/creationix/nvm.git ~/.nvm
$ cd ~/.nvm
$ git checkout `git describe --abbrev=0 --tags`
$ export NVM_DIR="$HOME/.nvm/"
$ [ -s "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh" ] && . "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh" # This loads nvm
nvm install 6.3.1
If you like install yarn, I provide a yarn.lock file:
brew install yarn
Install bundler:
$ gem install bundler
Install bower:
$ npm install -g bower
Installation
Clone the repository on your computer and change into the projects folder. Run:
$ bundle
$ bower install
$ npm install
To install Fontcustom you should have Homebrew installed or use another package management tool to install the dependencies:
$ brew install fontforge --with-python
$ brew install eot-utils
Setup
Open gulp/config.js and change settings if needed. Only the rsync settings need to be adjusted. Change the destination to a path on your webserver and change hostname and username.
Running Gulp.js
Three tasks are available (npm works, too):
$ yarn start
$ yarn run publish
$ yarn run deploy
- Running
yarn startwill start a development server, build assets and the Jekyll site and start awatchtask. - Running
yarn run publishwill copy and optimize assets and run a production build of Jekyll. - Running
yarn run deploywill copy the generated files with Rsync to your server.
Sass, Compass or PostCSS
The current version of this tutorial uses PostCSS. If you would like to use Sass (or Compass), you can still easily access the old code in the branch ruby-sass. The new code at the time I wrote the article is available in the branch postcss. Additionally I merge it into master and will process with PostCSS in my tutorial.
Credits
This tutorial includes some files for demonstation purposes:
- The Gulp.js logo used as image example
- The pattern Light gray by Brenda Lay, published on Subtle Patterns
- The SVGs and PNGs are take from the IcoMoon Icon Pack.