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Gruntfile.js
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module.exports = function(grunt) {
grunt.initConfig({ //An object literal in javascript - for one time use only
webServer: { //property on the object
rootFolder: "www", //properties
port: 8000
}
});
grunt.registerTask("default", "start a web server", function() {//not executed here, only a declaration)
//grunt tasks run synchronously
var
http = require("http"),
express = require("express"),
app = express(),
webServerConfig = grunt.config("webServer");
/*javascript variables are declared in the beginning for something called hoisting
it's becasue javascript has function scope, not block scope*/
this.async(); //telling grunt to run this asynchronously
app.use(express.static(webServerConfig.rootFolder));
//express makes it easier to configure and use the Node's built in http module
http.createServer(app).listen(webServerConfig.port, function() { //Chain pattern
// This is a callback function
grunt
.log
//Non-blocking IO function. javascript is single threaded. "Promises" help us manage asynchronous processes as this one.
.writeln("web server listening on port: " + webServerConfig.port);
});
});
};