Add a "watch" Jake task so you don't have to manually rebuild each time.

OscarGodson · Jun 7, 2013 · 326539a · 326539a
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diff --git a/Jakefile.js b/Jakefile.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 var fs = require('fs')
-  , VERSION = fs.readFileSync('VERSION', 'utf-8')
+  , watch = require('node-watch')
+  , VERSION = fs.readFileSync('VERSION', 'utf-8');
 
 function concat(fileList, destPath) {
   var out = fileList.map(function (filePath) {
@@ -165,7 +166,20 @@ var pkg = new jake.PackageTask('EpicEditor', 'v' + VERSION, function () {
   this.packageDir = "docs/downloads"
   this.packageFiles.include(fileList)
   this.needZip = true
-})
+});
+
+desc('Watch for changes and automatically build');
+task('watch', function () {
+  console.log('================================================\n| Files are now being watched. ctrl+c to exit. |\n================================================');
+  jake.Task.build.execute();
+  jake.Task.docs.execute();
+  watch('src/', function () {
+    jake.Task.build.execute();
+  });
+  watch('README.md', function () {
+    jake.Task.docs.execute();
+  });
+});
 
 desc('Kick out some ascii')
 task('ascii', [], function () {

diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@
     "mocha": "1.3.2",
     "expect.js": "0.1.2",
     "mime": "1.2.7",
-    "marked": "0.2.7"
+    "marked": "0.2.7",
+    "node-watch": "0.3.x"
   },
   "keywords": [
     "embeddable",