A sample gulp file to using in many projects

gulpfile.js

var gulp = require('gulp'),
		pkg = require('./package.json'),
		path = require('path'),

		connect = require('connect'),
		http = require('http'),
		open = require('open'),

		compass = require('gulp-compass'),

		refresh = require('gulp-livereload'),
		tinylr = require('tiny-lr'),
		livereload = tinylr(),

		settings = {
			livereloadPort: 35729,
			serverPort: 9000,
			path: {
				app: './src',
				css: './src/css',
				sass: './src/sass',
				images: './src/images',
				javascript: './src/javascript',
				fonts: './src/fonts'
			}
		};

gulp.task('html', function (){
	gulp
		.src(settings.path.app + '/*.html')
		.pipe(refresh(livereload));
});

gulp.task('compass', function () {
	gulp
		.src(settings.path.app + '/**/*.{scss, sass}')
		.pipe(compass({
			style: 'compact',
			relative: true,
			css: settings.path.css,
			sass: settings.path.sass,
			javacript: settings.path.javascript,
			font: settings.path.font
		}))
		.pipe(refresh(livereload));
});

gulp.task('connect-livereload', function () {
	var middleware = [
		require('connect-livereload')({ port: settings.livereloadPort }),
		connect.static(settings.path.app),
		connect.directory(settings.path.app)
	],
	app = connect.apply(null, middleware),
	server = http.createServer(app);
	server
		.listen(settings.serverPort)
		.on('listening', function() {
			console.log('Started connect web server on http://localhost:' + settings.serverPort + '.');
			open('http://localhost:' + settings.serverPort);
	});
});

gulp.task('tinylr', function(){
	livereload.listen(settings.livereloadPort, function(err){
		if (err) return console.log(err);
	});
});

gulp.task('server', function(){
	gulp.run('compass', 'connect-livereload', 'tinylr');
	gulp.watch([settings.path.sass + '/**/*.scss'], function(){
		gulp.run('compass');
	});
	gulp.watch([settings.path.app + '/*.html'], function(){
		gulp.run('html');
	});
});