backed-cli

A command line interface for fast es6 development

Installation

$ npm install --global backed-cli

Usage

• Create a 'backed.json' file in your projects root example

Commands

Build[--build, -b]

Bundle your app/component

  backed --build

Copy[--copy, -c]

Copy resources

  backed --copy

Serve[--serve, -s]

Serve a localhost for your app/component

  backed --serve

Watch[--watch, -w]

Watch for file changes, rebuilds & reloads the app/component on change

  backed --watch

API

backed[{options}]

options

bundles

Type: array Default: undefined Options: src, dest, format, babel

An array of objects with each object containing a src & dest property

// minimal
{
  "bundles": [{
    "src": "some/path/to/index",
    "dest": "some/path/to/index"
  }]
}

// minimal with multiple bundles
{
  "bundles": [{
    "src": "some/path/to/index",
    "dest": "some/path/to/index"
  }, {
    "src": "some/other/path/to/element",
    "dest": "some/other/path/to/element"
  }]
}

// all options
{
  "bundles": [{
    "src": "some/path/to/index",
    "dest": "some/path/to/index",
    "format": "iife"
  }, {
    "src": "some/other/path/to/element",
    "dest": "some/other/path/to/element",
    "format": ["iife", "es"],
    "babel": {"babel-config"}
  }]
}

format

Type: array Default: iife Options: iife, es, cjs, amd

The format to build.

*** TODO: deprecate ***

{
  "format": "es"
}

// multiple

{
  "format": ["iife", "es"]
}

watch[{options}]

Type: array Default: ./src Options: src, options

options can be any chokidar option.

{
  "watch": {
    "src": ["./src"],
    "options": {}
  }
}

server (documentation not finished check backed.json or when using next next-backed.json)

Type: object Default: undefined Options: demo, use, docs

Serve your component/app documentation & demo

TODO

• [ ] Add more documentation & examples
• [ ] Add support for plugins example:
  • backed-plugin-todo
  • backed-plugin-atom
  • ...
• [ ] Add support for presets example:
  • backed-preset-element
  • backed-preset-app
  • backed-preset-atom
  • ...
• [ ] Serve app after build & copy
• [ ] Handle errors
• [ ] Run tests with Travis CI & SAUCELABS

Projects using Backed CLI

components

• custom-marked

frameworks

• Backed - Small web framework for quick app & component development

Organizations using Backed CLI

• reeflight

License

MIT © Glenn Vandeuren