COYOTE

##A speedy tool for combining and compressing your JavaScript, CoffeeScript, CSS and LESS source files.

Coyote combines your source files into a single script or stylesheet to reduce HTTP overhead and make development easier. It has built-in support for Sprockets-style dependency syntax (#= require x) and a lightning-fast, built-in watch mechanism to detect changes to your source files and recompile on the fly. For increased optimization, you can optionally run the final compilation through the Google Closure Compiler before save.

###Installation

$ gem install coyote

###Command Line Interface

Syntax:

$ coyote [input_filepath]:[output_filepath]

Example

$ coyote src/application.coffee:build/application.min.js

###Options

###Requiring Source Files

Coyote has support for Sprockets-style requires, with one exception. Instead of using require_tree, you can simply use require and Coyote will automatically detect if the path is a source file or a directory.

Syntax: (JavaScript)

//= require other_file.js
//= require some_directory

Syntax: (CoffeeScript)

#= require other_file.coffee
#= require some_directory

Paths used in require statements are evaluated relative to the file which contains them.

###Using with Rake

Coyote ships with convenience methods for neatly defining tasks in your Rakefile:

require 'coyote/rake'

coyote :build do |config|
  config.input = "src/application.coffee"
  config.output = "build/application.min.js"
  config.options = { :compress => true }
end

This will create two Rake tasks, build and watch, which you can run as standard tasks: rake build and rake watch.

$ rake build

$ rake watch

###Contribute We'd love your help. Fork us so we can make Coyote better.

$ git clone git://github.com/imulus/coyote

###Download

You can download this project in either zip or tar formats.

or get the source code on GitHub : imulus/coyote