NPM as a build system example.

package.json

{
  "name": "npm as a build system example.",
  "description": "This is a simple example of using npm as a build system.",
  "repository": "n/a",
  "license": "MIT",
  "author": "Steven Lacks <snlacks@gmail.com> (https://lookami.com)",
  "scripts": {
    "build": "npm run lint && npm run test && npm run compile-js",
    "compile-js": "babel src --out-file public/js/bundle.js --source-maps inline",
    "lint": "eslint src",
    "start": "http-server -p 3000",
    "test": "mocha",
    "auto-start": "nodemon --exec \"npm run build && npm start\" --ignore public/js"
  },
  "dependencies": {},
  "devDependencies": {
    "babel": "^5.8.21",
    "eslint": "^1.1.0",
    "http-server": "^0.8.0",
    "mocha": "^2.2.5",
    "nodemon": "^1.4.1"
  }
}

z-example-s-file-structure.js

// Example Project's File Structure
//   src/
//   public/
//     js/
//     css/
//     ...
//   app.js
//   README.md
//   package.js
//   .eslintrc
//   .gitignore