Trying to use a predefined array inside of a grunt file, thought using this.js_paths
would work, but doesn't seem to work as I'm getting the error, "Cannot read property IndexOf of undefined" when it comes to trying to uglify the scripts. How can I link the js_paths
variable to the files src
property properly instead of copying the array into the files. Would like to define it separately at the top. Is this possible?
module.exports = function(grunt) {
// loadNpmTasks from package.json file for all devDependencies that start with grunt-
require("matchdep").filterDev("grunt-*", './package.json').forEach(grunt.loadNpmTasks);
grunt.initConfig({
pkg: grunt.file.readJSON('package.json'),
js_paths: [
'inc/header1/js/*.js',
'!inc/header1/js/*.min.js',
'inc/header2/js/*.js',
'inc/header2/js/*.js',
'!inc/header2/js/*.min.js',
'js/*.js',
'!js/*.min.js'
],
uglify: {
options: {
mangle: true
},
build: {
files: [{
expand: true,
src: this.js_paths,
rename: function(dst, src) {
return src.replace('.js', '.min.js');
}
}]
}
},
watch: {
scripts: {
files: ['inc/header1/js/*.js', 'inc/header2/js/*.js', 'js/*.js'],
tasks: ['uglify'],
options: {
spawn: false,
}
}
}
});
grunt.registerTask('default', ['uglify', 'watch']);
};
Preferrably would like to use the same array js_paths
in the watch files (since it's required there), if that makes sense? Still kinda new to using gruntfile.js
Utilize the Templates syntax. It's described in the docs as following:
Templates
Templates specified using
<% %>
delimiters will be automatically expanded when tasks read them from the config. Templates are expanded recursively until no more remain.
Essentially, change this.js_paths
to '<%= js_paths %>'
in your uglify
task.
For instance:
// ...
uglify: {
options: {
mangle: true
},
build: {
files: [{
expand: true,
src: '<%= js_paths %>', // <-----
rename: function(dst, src) {
return src.replace('.js', '.min.js');
}
}]
}
},
// ...
Likewise for your watch
task too.
For instance:
watch: {
scripts: {
files: '<%= js_paths %>', // <-----
tasks: ['uglify'],
options: {
spawn: false,
}
}
}