(gulp + browserify) - gulp-browserify

gulpfile.js

var watch      = require("gulp-watch");
var plumber    = require("gulp-plumber");
var tap        = require("gulp-tap");
var browserify = require("browserify");
var gulpif     = require("gulp-if");
var streamify  = require("gulp-streamify");
var gutil      = require('gulp-util');

var isDebug = false;

watch(
  {
    glob: "src/js/**/*.js"
  },
  function ()
  {
    // my browserify entry points are the files directly in the js directory, included files are in subfolders
    return gulp.src("src/js/*.js")
        .pipe(plumber())
        .pipe(tap(
            function (file)
            {
              var d = require('domain').create();
              d.on("error",
                  function (err) {
                      gutil.log(gutil.colors.red("Browserify compile error:"), err.message, "\n\t", gutil.colors.cyan("in file"), file.path);
                      gutil.beep();
                  }
              );
              
              d.run(function () {
                file.contents = browserify({
                    entries: [file.path],
                    debug: isDebug
                }).bundle();
              });
            }
        ))
        .pipe(gulpif(!isDebug, streamify(uglify({
            compress: true
        }))))
        .pipe(gulp.dest("out/");
  }
);

@dougmacklin I was running into this same issue, but found a way around it. Whilst handling the error, be sure to end the task. This way gulp can continue watching your files once again.

.on('error', function(err) {
    gutil.log(
        gutil.colors.red('Browserify compile error:'),
        err.message
    );
    gutil.beep();
    this.emit('end'); // Ends the task
});

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