Gruntfile.js

var path = require('path');

module.exports = function (aGrunt) {
  // The property points to the "package.json" file.
  // -----------------------------------------------
  var pkg = aGrunt.file.readJSON('package.json');
  var taskName;
  for (taskName in pkg.devDependencies) {
    if (taskName.substring(0, 6) === 'grunt-') {
      aGrunt.loadNpmTasks(taskName);
    }
  }

  var mountDir = function (aConnect, aPoint) {
    return aConnect.static(path.resolve(aPoint));
  };

  aGrunt.initConfig({

    // @see https://github.com/gruntjs/grunt-contrib-connect
    // ------------------------------------------------------
    connect: {
      options: {
        port: 8001,
        hostname: 'localhost'
      },
      dev: {
        options: {
          middleware: function (aConnect) {
            return [
              require('connect-livereload')(),
              mountDir(aConnect, '.')
            ];
          }
        }
      }
    },


    // @see https://github.com/jharding/grunt-exec
    // --------------------------------------------
    exec: {
      pandoc: {
        command: 'panzer pandoc.txt -t dzslides --slide-level 2 --self-contained -o build/slide.html'
      }
    },


    // @see https://github.com/gruntjs/grunt-contrib-watch
    // ----------------------------------------------------
    watch: {
      pandoc: {
        files: ['**/*.txt'],
        tasks: ['exec:pandoc'],
        options: {
          livereload: true
        }
      }
    }
  });

  aGrunt.registerTask('default', ['connect', 'watch:pandoc']);
};