Mason

Simple static-file build system for jade, stylus, and JavaScript.

Includes express plugin for easily rendering HTML, CSS, and JS in both development and production.

Build static files (mason.json resides in __dirname)

  var mason = require('mason');
  mason.build(__dirname);

Use mason in an express app

  var app = express(),
      config = {
        'platform.js': 'uglify',
        'page.js': 'debug'
      };
  app.locals(mason.locals(__dirname, config));

Render a mason asset within a view

!!! 5
html
  head
    != mason('platform.js')
    ...

Specify build targets (in mason.json)

{
  "platform.js": {
    "type": "javascript",
    "source": {
      "base": "public",
      "src": [
        "vendor/underscore-1.3.3.js",
        "vendor/knockout-2.0.0.js"
      ]
    },
    "dest": {
      "base": "public",
      "src": "compiled/platform.js"
    }
  },

  "page.js": {
    "type": "javascript",
    "source": {
      "base": "public",
      "src": [
        "js/a.js",
        "js/b.js"
      ]
    },
    "dest": {
      "base": "public",
      "src": "compiled/page.js"
    }
  },

  "global.css": {
    "type": "stylus",
    "source": "styles/global.styl",
    "dest": {
      "base": "public",
      "src": "compiled/global.css"
    }
  },

  "test.html": {
    "type": "jade",
    "source": "views/test.jade",
    "dest": {
      "base": "public",
      "src": "test.html"
    }
  }
}