connect middleware for requirejs optimizer

This module is just for development. Don't use in production. It's insanely inefficient to use in production.

Benefit

the benefit using this middleware is quite simeple. Rather than doing like

<!-- use main-built.js in production -->
<!-- <script src='/javascripts/libs/require.js' data-main='/javascripts/main-built.js'></script> -->
<script src='/javascripts/libs/require.js' data-main='/javascripts/main.js'></script>

Let's go simple with a single line of code

<script src='/javascripts/libs/require.js' data-main='/javascripts/main-built.js'></script>

Example

The following code will listen ./public/javascripts/main-built.js

var connentRjs = require('connect-rjs');

app.use(connectRjs({
  src: __dirname + '/public',
  baseUrl: '/javascripts',
  name: 'main'
}));

You can use minimatch to specify name.

app.use(connectRjs({
  src: __dirname + '/public',
  baseUrl: '/javascripts',
  name: 'views/**/main'
}));

will match

• ./public/javascripts/views/home/main-built.js
• ./public/javascripts/views/about/main-built.js
• ./public/javascripts/views/tos/main-built.js
• ./public/javascripts/views/any_string/main-built.js

You can also pass Array of options.

app.use(connectRjs([
  {
    src: __dirname + '/public',
    baseUrl: '/javascripts',
    name: 'models/main'
  },
  {
    src: __dirname + '/public',
    baseUrl: '/javascripts',
    name: 'views/**/main'
  }
]));

Or, you can pass second argument as defaults option

app.use(connectRjs([
  { name: 'models/main' },
  { name: 'views/**/main' }
],{
    src: __dirname + '/public',
    baseUrl: '/javascripts'
  }
));

Since this module is for development, the configure is like this in express app.

app.configure(function(){
  app.set('view engine', 'jade');
  app.use(express.bodyParser());
  app.use(express.cookieParser('fooo'));
  app.use(express.session());
  app.use(express.methodOverride());
});

app.configure('development', function(){
  app.use(require('connect-rjs')([
    { name: 'model/main' },
    { name: 'collection/main }'
    { name: 'views/**/main }'
  ],{
    baseUrl: '/javascripts'
    src: __dirname + '/public'
  }
));

app.configure(function(){
  app.use(app.router);
  app.use(express.static(__dirname + '/public'));
});

Options

• all options are passing to requirejs.optimize unless it's connect-rjs specific options. For details r.js options
• optimize : none by default. No uglify by default since this module is just for development.

connect-rjs specific options

• suffix : -built.js by defaults.
• src : required. In express application, it'll be __dirname + '/public';