Modular Gruntfile Examples

Gruntfile.small.coffee

module.exports = (grunt) ->

  ####################################################
  # diagnostic
  ####################################################

  # use if `--time` is present
  require('time-grunt')(grunt) if grunt.option 'time'

  ####################################################
  # configuration
  ####################################################

  configuration =
    common:  require "./.grunt/conf/common"
    connect: require "./.grunt/conf/connect"
    open:    require "./.grunt/conf/open"

  grunt.config.init configuration

  ####################################################
  # task loading
  ####################################################

  # custom tasks
  grunt.loadTasks grunt.config('common.TASKS_PATH')

  # installed npm tasks
  require('load-grunt-tasks')(grunt)

  # register default task
  grunt.registerTask 'default', [ 'connect:server:keepalive' ]

Gruntfile.smaller.coffee

# npm install --save-dev load-grunt-tasks require-grunt-configs
module.exports = (grunt) ->

  # load all configuration files
  grunt.config.init require("require-grunt-configs")(grunt, ".grunt/conf")

  # load custom tasks
  grunt.loadTasks grunt.config("common.TASKS_PATH")

  # load installed npm tasks
  require("load-grunt-tasks") grunt

  # register default task
  grunt.registerTask "default", [ "connect:server:keepalive" ]