Hmmm, not exactly. You CAN use node for/with it, but there are also IDE plugins. I'm using Visual Studio 2012 (trial) and it compiles-on-save automatically, with a side-by-side updating javascript target file view. that is being generated as I save. All the material needed to make such a plugin for any other IDE is open-sourced, and does not NEED node.js to work at all... It even minimizes my files for me as well (generates another *-min.js file). I can even configure the compiler in the IDE to also auto-generate source-maps as it auto-compiles-on-save. This is just another option in the options window of VS, that gets added when I install the "web-essentials" extension of VS. This is a huge extension, that also provides auto-compilation of LESS-to-CSS files, and also minifiezes the resulting CSS files as well
In a nut-shell: Visual Studio 2012 + TypeScript (plugin) + Web-Essentials (extension) = Auto-Compilation/Source-Map-Generation/Minification of TypeScript->JavaScript + LESS->CSS :) All this with ZERO dependencies and without node.js :) :) And I can now debug in Chrome using the original TypeScript files themselves, using the auto-generated-source-maps-on-save, via the "Use Source Maps" feature in chrome. :) :) :) I can also use use the LESS files in chrome, by using the "Support for SASS" feature. :) :) :) :) Adding the LivePage (auto-reload) chrome-extension rounds up the real-time-feedback-with-transipling experience. :) :) :) :) :) All the above, without web2py or node.js (!) Here is a better video-presentation for TypeScript: http://channel9.msdn.com/posts/Anders-Hejlsberg-Introducing-TypeScript Here is how Source-Maps work: http://www.html5rocks.com/en/tutorials/developertools/sourcemaps/ LivePage extension: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/livepage/pilnojpmdoofaelbinaeodfpjheijkbh?hl=en On Wednesday, December 19, 2012 5:12:26 PM UTC+2, Niphlod wrote: > > anoher node.js dependancy ^_^ > > Il giorno mercoledì 19 dicembre 2012 15:53:45 UTC+1, Arnon Marcus ha > scritto: >> >> I'm starting to fall in love with TypeScript... >> >> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dqZW_DqHIQ >> >> On Tuesday, December 18, 2012 1:21:33 AM UTC+2, Arnon Marcus wrote: >>> >>> That sounds very cool, thanks for the detailed answered, this makes my >>> head a little calmer now... >>> >>> BTW, I actually DID mean coffeCup, It refers to the python module that >>> does coffeeScript-to-javascript transipling. >>> >>> https://github.com/dsc/coffeecup >>> >>> Apparently, it also depends on node... >>> >>> Anyways, I think i'm sarting to lean more towards TypeScript anyways, >>> so... >>> >>> On Monday, December 17, 2012 2:26:38 PM UTC-8, Niphlod wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Monday, December 17, 2012 2:50:09 PM UTC+1, Arnon Marcus wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Holy shit... >>>>> >>>>> Where did you say you got all that info from? >>>> >>>> >>>> quoted the link and scanning the source code >>>> >>>> >>>>> Is this what that module needs? >>>>> >>>>> I thought it's just a stand-alone pythonic-module doing everything... >>>>> Guess I was a bit optimistic... >>>>> >>>>> little bit too much :P >>>> >>>> >>>>> What about coffeeCup? >>>>> >>>> >>>> meaning coffeescript ? >>>> >>>> >>>>> - is it just something like "edit the less file in >>>>> static/less/file.less and have it recompiled as /static/css/file.css" >>>>> Well, either that and/or sass/scss, as well as coffescript >>>>> transpiling, with optional minification/zipping for the resaulting >>>>> js/css, >>>>> yeah, basically that. >>>>> >>>> >>>> I'm not that much advanced, but as long as there is a "list of >>>> extensions" that follow the same rule, a contrib script continuosly >>>> checking for changed files is not hard to do. >>>> >>>> >>>>> But if there is ANY need for node.js in this kind of solution, than >>>>> forget it. >>>>> >>>> >>>> I gave you the list of what webasset provide with python modules. I >>>> think the author researched a lot and resorted to external binaries only >>>> when needed >>>> >>>> Is web2py minifying css/js scripts by default? If so, in what >>>>> circumstances? And since what version? >>>>> >>>> >>>> nope. Web2py includes contrib.minify (containing jsmin and cssmin) that >>>> is activated by response.optimize_css and response.optimize_js . It's a >>>> feature I think since 1.99.7. >>>> >>>> Gzipping is not done within web2py. Usually that is something done only >>>> one-time-only before releasing to production and for that there is >>>> scripts/zip_static_files.py (meant to be run from shell as web2py.py -S >>>> yourapp -R scripts/zip_static_files.py). It creates automatically .gz >>>> files >>>> with the same mtime in order to be recognized as valid replacement by >>>> apache, nginx & co. Standalone web2py serves automatically gz files in the >>>> static folder with the same mtime without any configuration at all >>>> (meaning >>>> that a request for /app/static/js/jquery.js as long as there is a >>>> /app/static/js/jquery.js.gz with the same mtime will serve the gzipped one >>>> automatically) >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> --
