Django collectstatic + Gulp watch

gulpfile.js

var gulp = require('gulp');

// Run shell commands with exec:
// https://www.npmjs.com/package/gulp-exec
var exec = require('child_process').exec;

// collectstatic task for Django
// https://www.npmjs.com/package/gulp-exec
gulp.task('collectstatic', function (cb) {
  exec('python ../../manage.py collectstatic -i node_modules -i bower_components --noinput', function (err, stdout, stderr) {
    console.log(stdout);
    console.log(stderr);
    cb(err);
  });
});

// collectstatic should be added to the end of each watch command rather than initalizing alone.
//gulp.task('watch', function () {
//  gulp.watch('static/**/*.*', ['collectstatic']);
//});

Noted gulp-shell is blacklisted for antipatterns, tried gulp-exec but found they recommended not using their plugin for this very simple use-case. This pattern is modified from the howto on gulp-exec.

https://www.npmjs.com/package/gulp-exec

https://github.com/gulpjs/plugins/blob/master/src/blackList.json

I also added some output to gulp watch to remind me to enter a virtual environment (have django and requirements installed to run manage.py).

Note gulp 4.x: Pass a gulp.series() invocation with only one task name.