Ideal build system

gulp.coffee

gulp = require 'gulp'

clean = require 'gulp-clean'
jade = require 'gulp-jade'
coffee = require 'gulp-coffee'
minify = require 'gulp-minify'

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quick syntax ideas:
gulp.files() takes a glob and is an array of file streams
gulp.folder() is like gulp.files("./folder/**/*") but it maintains directory structure

you can pipe a .folder() or a .files() to another .folder()

.files() and .folder() both take an options argument:
  "ignore" is an array which should follow the same syntax and behaviour as a .gitignore file
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# wipe the public folder
gulp.folder("./public").pipe(clean)

# compile, minify, and copy templates
gulp.folder("./client/templates")
  .pipe(jade)
  .pipe(minify)
  .pipe(gulp.folder("./public/templates"))

# compile, minify, and copy all coffee-script
gulp.folder("./client/js", {ignore:["vendor"]})
  .pipe(coffee)
  .pipe(minify)
  .pipe(gulp.folder("./public/js"))

# minify and copy all vendor files
gulp.folder("./client/js/vendor")
  .pipe(minify)
  .pipe(gulp.folder("./public/js/vendor"))

# copy static files
gulp.folder("./client/img")
  .pipe(gulp.folder("./public/img"))

gulp.folder("./client/css")
  .pipe(gulp.folder("./public/css"))

gulp.files("./client/*.html")
  .pipe(gulp.folder("./public"))

gulp.files("./client/*.ico")
  .pipe(gulp.folder("./public"))

@nrn - That might be a case where you wouldn't even need groan - just rimraf("./public")

FYI the name has been changed to gulp since groan is taken. It gulps up your files... i know.

Good point.

lol, nice....

Repo created https://github.com/wearefractal/gulp

Move all further discussion to gulpjs/gulp#1