gulp-recipe-loader

Automatic gulp recipe loading and task registration

example gulpfile

// deps
var gulp = require('gulp'),
    requireDir = require('require-dir');

// read config files from ./gulp-config directory
var config = requireDir('gulp-config');

// load all recipes
var $ = require('gulp-recipe-loader')(gulp, config);

// mark build task as default
$.gulp.task('default', ['build']);

Sources configuration syntax

First of all, define your defualt base path. It has to be a real path. Default value is '.', but most probably wou will need to change it. All paths are relative to gulpfile location.

sources.defaultBase = 'app/';

There are few ways to define source. The most basic one is just a string with glob path.

sources.css = 'app/styles/*.css';

You can also provide an array of globs or other sources.

sources.bowerScripts = [
    'app/bower_components/*/*.js',
    'app/bower_components/*/{dist,min,release}/*.js',
];

If you need to change the base for specific set of paths, you can use object notation.

sources.specialFiles = {
    files: 'special/**/*', // the 'files' can be any valid source. A glob or array of globs will work.
    base: 'special/'
};

Sources can be easily composited. You can use any valid source inside the other.

sources.devAssets = [
    sources.js,
    sources.css,
    'app/icons/**/icon-*.svg',
    sources.tempFiles
]

Important note: If you nest other sources inside source object, the properties of the outer object will be applied.

sources.myFiles = {
    files: 'defs/scene-*.xml',
    base: 'defs/'
};

// this is BAD
sources.moreFiles = {
    files: [sources.assets, 'more/*.files'],
    base: 'more/'
}

The actual content of sources.moreFiles will be identical to this:

// actual output of that BAD thing
sources.moreFiles = {
    files: ['defs/scene-*.xml', 'more/*.files'],
    base: 'hello/' // note mismatched base for first file definition
}

What you probably wanted to do instead is

// this is GOOD
sources.moreFiles = [
    sources.myFiles, // the base is preserved
    {
        files: 'more/*.files',
        base: 'more/'
    }
]