grunt-replace
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Replace text patterns with applause.
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grunt-replace
Replace text patterns with applause.
Install
From NPM:
npm install grunt-replace --save-devUsage
Assuming installation via NPM, you can use grunt-replace in your gruntfile like this:
module.exports = function (grunt) {
grunt.initConfig({
replace: {
dist: {
options: {
patterns: [
{
match: 'foo',
replacement: 'bar'
}
]
},
files: [
{
expand: true, flatten: true, src: ['src/index.html'], dest: 'build/'
}
]
}
}
});
grunt.loadNpmTasks('grunt-replace');
grunt.registerTask('default', ['replace']);
};Options
Supports all the applause options in addition to the ones below.
excludeBuiltins
Type: Boolean
Default: false
If set to true, the built-in matching rules are excluded.
force
Type: Boolean
Default: true
Force the copy of files even when those files don't have any match found for replacement.
noProcess
Type: String
This option is an advanced way to control which file contents are processed.
processContentExcludehas been renamed tonoProcessand the option name will be removed in the future.
encoding
Type: String
Default: grunt.file.defaultEncoding
The file encoding to copy files with.
mode
Type: Boolean or Number
Default: false
Whether to copy or set the existing file permissions. Set to true to copy the existing file permissions. Or set to the mode, i.e.: 0644, that copied files will be set to.
timestamp
Type: Boolean
Default: false
Whether to preserve the timestamp attributes (atime and mtime) when copying files. Set to true to preserve files timestamp. But timestamp will not be preserved when the file contents or name are changed during copying.
silent
Type: Boolean
Default: false
If set to true, removes the output from stdout.
pedantic
Type: Boolean
Default: false
If set to true, the task will fail with a grunt.fail.warn when no matches are present.
Built-in replacements
Few matching rules are provided by default and can be used anytime (these will be affected by the options given):
__SOURCE_FILE__:Replace match with the source file.
__SOURCE_PATH__:Replace match with the path of source file.
__SOURCE_FILENAME__:Replace match with the filename of source file.
__TARGET_FILE__:Replace match with the target file.
__TARGET_PATH__:Replace match with the path of target file.
__TARGET_FILENAME__:Replace match with the filename of target file.
If you are looking how to use an
built-inreplacements, check out the How to insert filename in target usage.
Examples
Basic
File src/manifest.appcache:
CACHE MANIFEST
# @@timestamp
CACHE:
favicon.ico
index.html
NETWORK:
*Task configuration on gruntfile:
{
options: {
patterns: [
{
match: 'timestamp',
replacement: '<%= Date.now() %>'
}
]
},
files: [
{
expand: true, flatten: true, src: ['src/manifest.appcache'], dest: 'build/'
}
]
}Multiple matching
File src/manifest.appcache:
CACHE MANIFEST
# @@timestamp
CACHE:
favicon.ico
index.html
NETWORK:
*File src/humans.txt:
__ _
_ _/__ /./|,//_`
/_//_// /_|/// //_, outaTiME v.@@version
/* TEAM */
Web Developer / Graphic Designer: Ariel Oscar Falduto
Site: https://www.outa.im
Twitter: @outa7iME
Contact: afalduto at gmail dot com
From: Buenos Aires, Argentina
/* SITE */
Last update: @@timestamp
Standards: HTML5, CSS3, robotstxt.org, humanstxt.org
Components: H5BP, Modernizr, jQuery, Bootstrap, LESS, Jade, Grunt
Software: Sublime Text, Photoshop, LiveReloadTask configuration on gruntfile:
{
options: {
patterns: [
{
match: 'version',
replacement: '<%= pkg.version %>'
},
{
match: 'timestamp',
replacement: '<%= Date.now() %>'
}
]
},
files: [
{
expand: true, flatten: true, src: ['src/manifest.appcache', 'src/humans.txt'], dest: 'build/'
}
]
}Cache busting
File src/index.html:
<head>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="/css/style.css?rel=@@timestamp">
<script src="/js/app.js?rel=@@timestamp"></script>
</head>Task configuration on gruntfile:
{
options: {
patterns: [
{
match: 'timestamp',
replacement: '<%= Date.now() %>'
}
]
},
files: [
{
src: ['src/index.html'], dest: 'build/index.html'
}
]
}Include file
File src/index.html:
<body>
@@include
</body>Task configuration on gruntfile:
{
options: {
patterns: [
{
match: 'include',
replacement: '<%= grunt.file.read("includes/content.html") %>'
}
]
},
files: [
{
expand: true, flatten: true, src: ['src/index.html'], dest: 'build/'
}
]
}Regular expression
File src/username.txt:
John SmithTask configuration on gruntfile:
{
options: {
patterns: [
{
match: /(\w+)\s(\w+)/,
replacement: '$2, $1' // Replaces "John Smith" with "Smith, John"
}
]
},
files: [
{
expand: true, flatten: true, src: ['src/username.txt'], dest: 'build/'
}
]
}Lookup for foo instead of @@foo
Task configuration on gruntfile:
{
'opt-1': {
options: {
patterns: [
{
match: /foo/g, // Explicitly using a regexp
replacement: 'bar'
}
]
},
files: [
{
expand: true, flatten: true, src: ['src/foo.txt'], dest: 'build/'
}
]
},
'opt-2': {
options: {
patterns: [
{
match: 'foo',
replacement: 'bar'
}
],
usePrefix: false // Using the option provided
},
files: [
{
expand: true, flatten: true, src: ['src/foo.txt'], dest: 'build/'
}
]
},
'opt-3': {
options: {
patterns: [
{
match: 'foo',
replacement: 'bar'
}
],
prefix: '' // Removing the prefix manually
},
files: [
{
expand: true, flatten: true, src: ['src/foo.txt'], dest: 'build/'
}
]
}
}How to insert filename in target
File src/app.js:
// Filename: @@__SOURCE_FILENAME__
var App = App || (function () {
return {
// App contents
};
})();
window.App = App;Task configuration on gruntfile:
{
options: {
// Pass, we use built-in replacements
},
files: [
{
expand: true, flatten: true, src: ['src/**/*.js'], dest: 'build/'
}
]
}Related
- applause - Human-friendly replacements
License
MIT © outaTiME