I am new to gulp.
I need to run node server using gulp but without using any of its plugin.
Is it possible?
If not then what is the best plugin for it in gulp system.
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3 Answers
You should try gulp-nodemon plugin. It's useful plugin for development with node.
// Gulpfile.js
var gulp = require('gulp')
, nodemon = require('gulp-nodemon')
, jshint = require('gulp-jshint')
gulp.task('lint', function () {
gulp.src('./**/*.js')
.pipe(jshint())
})
gulp.task('develop', function () {
nodemon({ script: 'server.js'
, ext: 'html js'
, ignore: ['ignored.js']
, tasks: ['lint'] })
.on('restart', function () {
console.log('restarted!')
})
})
For more details you can visit here.
Also
If you don't want use any plugin, you can start node without it like below:
var gulp = require('gulp')
, exec = require('child_process').exec
gulp.task('nodestart', function (cb) {
exec('node bin/www.js', function (err, stdout, stderr) {
console.log(stdout);
console.log(stderr);
cb(err);
});
})
3 Comments
Mozak
what is exec in exec('node bin/www.js',?
Furkan Başaran
you can run os commands with exec, as like as "mkdir app" or "cd folder" or another somethings.
Andrew
exec = require('child_process').exec
There are several plugins available with gulp.
- Nodemon (https://www.npmjs.com/package/gulp-nodemon)
- Express (https://www.npmjs.com/package/gulp-express)
- Develop Server (https://www.npmjs.com/package/gulp-develop-server)
if you wish to start the node server without any plugin you can try out the following.
var exec = require('child_process').exec;
gulp.task('start', function (callback) {
exec('node server/app.js', function (err, stdout, stderr) {
console.log(stdout);
console.log(stderr);
callback(err);
});
});
Comments
if you are in development environment gulp-supervisor
// Gulpfile.js
var gulp = require( "gulp" ),
supervisor = require( "gulp-supervisor" );
gulp.task( "supervisor-simple", function() {
supervisor( "test/fixture/server.js" );
} );
gulp.task( "supervisor-all", function() {
supervisor( "test/fixture/server.js", {
args: [],
watch: [ "test" ],
ignore: [ "tasks" ],
pollInterval: 500,
extensions: [ "js" ],
exec: "node",
debug: true,
debugBrk: false,
harmony: true,
noRestartOn: false,
forceWatch: true,
quiet: false
} );
} );
if you are in production environment, i recommand gulp pm2 plugin, gulp-connect-pm2
