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daruma

v0.2.1

Published

Build tool inspired by Rust's Cargo package manager

Readme

What is this?

A tool that gets you up and running writing ES2015+ JavaScript with no fuss.

Why do I want this?

If you've ever had to start a node project or library from scratch with all of the cool features like ES2015 with babel and bundling with webpack, you know it can be a hassle. Daruma allows you to focus on what's most important: building your project.

Who is this for?

Primarily for those who don't want to go through the hassle of setting up an ES2015+ project but still want to flexibility that a starter kit can't provide.

Getting Started

Install Daruma from npm npm install -g daruma

Initialize a new project

daruma new <projectname> [-l for libraries with a specific bundled outfile]

Enter the Project Directory

cd <projectname>

Write ES2015+ code in your src/ folder. (index.js is the entry for libraries)

then ...

Test your code

Write tests in your test/ directory using whatever assertion library you'd like and run daruma test to run tests using Mocha

Compile your EsNext JavaScript

daruma build [-w for watching files] [-p for production library builds]

You now have valid ES5 code in your dist/ folder! Wasn't that easy?

Daruma leverages the power of...

  • npm
  • Babel
  • Webpack
  • Shelljs
  • Mocha
  • Vorpal

...to give you a clean and easy development experience.

This wouldn't be possible without those projects, so thank you JavaScript ecosystem. :)

Roadmap:

Features wanted:

  • [x] daruma new <projectname> -l (Project Initialization for Library with single entry point)
  • [x] daruma new <projectname> (Project initialization for compiling whole source)
  • [ ] daruma init [-l] (Transform a directory for use with daruma)
  • [x] daruma build [-p -w for libs] (Compile project depending on project type. Bundled file to dist/ for lib and compile whole src/ tree to dist/ for normal projects. -p is for compiling minimized 'production' code and -w watches for changes)
  • [x] daruma test (First class testing)
  • [x] daruma install <packagename(s)> (Add package(s) from NPM and save to package.json)
  • [x] daruma uninstall <packagename(s)> (Remove dependencies from project and package.json)
  • [x] daruma update update the version of daruma on your machine
  • [ ] daruma pre-build scripts