Gruntfile for Node.js Framework Express

Gruntfile.coffee

"use strict"

LIVERELOAD_PORT = 35729
proxySnippet = require("grunt-connect-proxy/lib/utils").proxyRequest
mountFolder = folderMount = (connect, base) ->
  connect["static"] require("path").resolve(base)

listen = 8000
server = 3000
module.exports = (grunt) ->
  require("matchdep").filterDev("grunt-*").forEach grunt.loadNpmTasks
  grunt.initConfig
    connect:
      front:
        options:
          host: "localhost"
          port: listen
          middleware: (connect) ->
            [
              mountFolder(connect, ".")
              proxySnippet
            ]

          open:
            target: "http://localhost:" + listen

          livereload: true

      proxies: [
        context: "/"
        host: "localhost"
        port: server + ""
        https: false
        changeOrigin: false
      ]

    express:
      dev:
        options:
          background: true
          port: server
          cmd: "forever"
          args: ["-w"]
          script: "app.js"
          delay: 0

    watch:
      options:
        livereload: true

      express:
        files: [
          "app.js"
          "routes/**/*.js"
          "views/**/*.jade"
        ]
        tasks: ["express:dev"]

      veiw:
        files: ["public/**/*.{js,css}"]

  grunt.registerTask "server", [
    "configureProxies"
    "express:dev"
    "connect:front"
    "watch"
  ]