Bundle shared "core" Javascript and CSS for all pages, bundle Javascript and CSS unique to single page types separately.
- Component driven architecture
- Enable use of common third-party libraries like Bootstrap, jQuery.
- Use ES6
Install dependencies,
$ npm install Run grunt task to generate 'dist' directory and start development server and watch:
$ gruntOpen http://localhost:8000 in a browser.
All source code lives in the "src" directory. Child directories in "entry" exist for each type of page. For example a site with three kinds of templates (a homepage, a catalog page, and a product detail page) would have three sub-directories here. As much code as possible lives within "components" sub-directories. Components used across multiple entry page types are shared as "core" JavaScript and CSS files. Code that is not component based or entry page template specific lives in the "utility" directory. Third party code goes in the "vendor" directory.
CSS code is generated from SASS. Use of a BEM style naming convention recommended since CSS bundle order cannot be controlled.
ES5-Shims included for IE8 or less support, added to entry page HTML files in IE conditional comments. These libs and references may be removed if IE8 support is not required. Even with shim some ES6 features will not work well (e.g. getters/setters), see https://github.com/es-shims/es5-shim
Run 'grunt production' for optimized build.