pith

pith = nodjs + express + requirejs + backbone + handlebars + twitter bootstrap + grunt

• Super light-weight
• Completely modularized
• Out of the box build process that lints, compiles, minifies etc.
• Easy to add to
• Easy to remove from

#Dependencies

• nodejs
• grunt

#Install

• fork this repo
• git clone <your-new-github-url>
• sudo npm install -g grunt (if not already installed)
• npm install

#Run Server npm start

#Build Commands

• grunt Default runs development only related tasks.
• grunt less Compile less into css.
• grunt lint Lint all JavaScript files.
• grunt templates Precompile all client-side Handlebars templates.
• grunt compile RequireJS/Uglify optimize and compile all client-side JavaScript.
• grunt prod Executes a production-ready build which basically does everything above with more optimization.

#Watch Commands

• grunt watch All inclusive watch. Same as running all of the below simultaneously.
• grunt watch:less Compiles all less files when any of them change.
• grunt watch:lint Runs JSHint when any JS files change.

#TODO

• Optimize jshint options
• Add Jasmine grunt plugin for testing
• Add JSDoc parser
• Compile handlebars templates in build
• Possibly add Restify instead/in-addition to Express
• Travis CI integration