files.md

var files = build.files(nodes, [options])

This is the simplest builder. This just iterates through all the files you choose and allows you to do whatever you wish with them. .end()'s callback doesn't return anything.

Known limitiations:

• This builder does not handle symlinks.

Plugins

Note that these two following plugins are unnecessary in development if you serve from both "components/" and ".". These plugins simply rewrite files to build/ based on your apps directories.

For example, doing the following in development would make the file builder unnecessary:

var app = require('express')();
var static = require('serve-static');

// serve your dependencies
app.use(static(__dirname + '/components'));

// serve your entire app
app.use(static(__dirname));

copy()

Copies each file to the destination with the directory <user>/<repo>/<version>. You probably want to use this when creating a production build.

build.files()
  .use('images', builder.plugins.copy())

symlink()

Very similar to copy(), but symlinks (or "creates shortcuts") instead. This is faster during development. Note that this will only work on UNIX-like systems.

build.files()
  .use('images', builder.plugins.symlink())