Early alpha, please use with caution!
brunch is lightweight client side framework on top of backbone.js, eco and stylus using coffee-script
How to Install
you can get brunch using the node package manager
How to Use
create a new project using 'proj' as app namespace
start the file watcher to process all .coffee, .sass or .html file changes automatically
build the project
brunch provides the possibility to choose between different project templates currently these are available
- express (default)
- base
you can choose between them via option "--projectTemplate"
brunch new my_app --projectTemplate base
project templates
base
Just the basic brunch layout including src, config and build.
express
Includes build in express server which will be started with "brunch watch". You can take a look at the app at "localhost:8080".
Standing on the Shoulders of Giants
Instead of reinventing the wheel, brunch assembles awesome wheels.
Development
Watch coffeescript files and compile them via
and run tests via
Contact
Feel free to contact us at Freenode #brunch in the IRC client of your choice.
TODO
- more & improved documentation
- tests
- come up with a require solution
- add support for subfolders - see issue #16
- move concatination.js to app.js
- directly call fusion, stylus and coffeescript instead of spawning child process
other stuff
- add zepto to brunch cdn
Future plans
- add "build deploy" which generates index.html with script tags using cdn
- add phonegap support