How to bind server and client at grunt.js? - node.js

Question

I'm new at mean stack develop.
I have a project in which it is necessary to add a user interface which compile through grunt.
My server starting at command node server and gruntfile compile all my client side. But I need my grunt start server and compile all views.
I added grunt-express, added it to tasks but when I make grunt serve there is no server side on it. It stayed on port 3000.
How can I implement two sides on grunt compile?
Gruntfile.js
"use strict";
var LIVERELOAD_PORT, lrSnippet, mountFolder;
LIVERELOAD_PORT = 35728;
lrSnippet = require("connect-livereload")({
port: LIVERELOAD_PORT
});
mountFolder = function(connect, dir) {
return connect["static"](require("path").resolve(dir));
};
module.exports = function(grunt) {
var yeomanConfig;
require("load-grunt-tasks")(grunt);
require("time-grunt")(grunt);
yeomanConfig = {
app: "client",
dist: "dist",
docs: "documentation"
};
try {
yeomanConfig.app = require("./bower.json").appPath || yeomanConfig.app;
} catch (_error) {}
grunt.initConfig({
yeoman: yeomanConfig,
serverJS: ["Gruntfile.js", "server.js", "config/**/*.js", "app/**/*.js"],
watch: {
express: {
files: [
"app/**/*.js",
"config/{,*/}*.js",
"server.js",
"Gruntfile.js"
],
tasks: "express:dev",
options: {
nospawn: true
}
},
compass: {
files: ["<%= yeoman.app %>/styles/**/*.{scss,sass}"],
tasks: ["compass:server"]
},
less: {
files: ["<%= yeoman.app %>/styles-less/**/*.less"],
tasks: ["less:server"]
},
jade: {
files: ["<%= yeoman.docs %>/jade/*.jade"],
tasks: ["jade:docs"]
},
livereload: {
options: {
livereload: LIVERELOAD_PORT
},
files: [
"<%= yeoman.app %>/index.html",
"<%= yeoman.app %>/app/**/*.html",
"<%= yeoman.app %>/app/**/*.js",
"<%= yeoman.app %>/styles/**/*.scss",
"<%= yeoman.app %>/styles-less/**/*.less",
".tmp/styles/**/*.css",
"<%= yeoman.app %>/images/**/*.{png,jpg,jpeg,gif,webp,svg}",
"<%= yeoman.docs %>/jade/*.jade"
]
}
},
express: {
server: {
options : {
port: 3000,
script: 'server.js'
}
}
},
connect: {
options: {
port: 5000,
hostname: "localhost"
},
livereload: {
options: {
middleware: function(connect) {
return [lrSnippet, mountFolder(connect, ".tmp"), mountFolder(connect, yeomanConfig.app)];
}
}
},
docs: {
options: {
middleware: function(connect) {
return [lrSnippet, mountFolder(connect, yeomanConfig.docs)];
}
}
},
test: {
options: {
middleware: function(connect) {
return [mountFolder(connect, ".tmp"), mountFolder(connect, "test")];
}
}
},
dist: {
options: {
middleware: function(connect) {
return [mountFolder(connect, yeomanConfig.dist)];
}
}
}
},
open: {
server: {
url: "http://localhost:<%= connect.options.port %>"
}
},
clean: {
dist: {
files: [
{
dot: true,
src: [".tmp", "<%= yeoman.dist %>/*", "!<%= yeoman.dist %>/.git*"]
}
]
},
all: [".tmp", ".sass-cache", "readme.md", "client/bower_components", "documentation/jade", "documentation/config.codekit", "landing/jade", "landing/config.codekit", "node_modules", ".git"],
server: ".tmp"
},
jshint: {
options: {
jshintrc: ".jshintrc"
},
all: ["Gruntfile.js", "<%= yeoman.app %>/scripts/**/*.js"]
},
injector: {
options: {
relative: true
},
local_dependencies: {
files: {
"<%= yeoman.app %>/index.html": [
"<%= yeoman.app %>/app/**/*.module.js",
"<%= yeoman.app %>/app/**/*.js",
"!" + "<%= yeoman.app %>/**/*.spec.js"
]
}
},
},
jade: {
docs: {
options: {
pretty: true
},
files: {
"<%= yeoman.docs %>/index.html": ["<%= yeoman.docs %>/jade/index.jade"]
}
}
},
compass: {
options: {
sassDir: "<%= yeoman.app %>/styles",
cssDir: ".tmp/styles",
generatedImagesDir: ".tmp/styles/ui/images/",
imagesDir: "<%= yeoman.app %>/styles/ui/images/",
javascriptsDir: "<%= yeoman.app %>/scripts",
fontsDir: "<%= yeoman.app %>/fonts",
importPath: "<%= yeoman.app %>/bower_components",
httpImagesPath: "styles/ui/images/",
httpGeneratedImagesPath: "styles/ui/images/",
httpFontsPath: "fonts",
relativeAssets: true
},
dist: {
options: {
outputStyle: 'compressed',
debugInfo: false,
noLineComments: true
}
},
server: {
options: {
debugInfo: true
}
},
forvalidation: {
options: {
debugInfo: false,
noLineComments: false
}
}
},
less: {
server: {
options: {
strictMath: true,
dumpLineNumbers: true,
sourceMap: true,
sourceMapRootpath: "",
outputSourceFiles: true
},
files: [
{
expand: true,
cwd: "<%= yeoman.app %>/styles-less",
src: "main.less",
dest: ".tmp/styles",
ext: ".css"
}
]
},
dist: {
options: {
cleancss: true,
report: 'min'
},
files: [
{
expand: true,
cwd: "<%= yeoman.app %>/styles-less",
src: "main.less",
dest: ".tmp/styles",
ext: ".css"
}
]
}
},
useminPrepare: {
html: "<%= yeoman.app %>/index.html",
options: {
dest: "<%= yeoman.dist %>",
flow: {
steps: {
js: ["concat"],
css: ["cssmin"]
},
post: []
}
}
},
usemin: {
html: ["<%= yeoman.dist %>/**/*.html", "!<%= yeoman.dist %>/bower_components/**"],
css: ["<%= yeoman.dist %>/styles/**/*.css"],
options: {
dirs: ["<%= yeoman.dist %>"]
}
},
htmlmin: {
dist: {
options: {},
files: [
{
expand: true,
cwd: "<%= yeoman.app %>",
src: ["*.html", "views/*.html"],
dest: "<%= yeoman.dist %>"
}
]
}
},
copy: {
dist: {
files: [
{
expand: true,
dot: true,
cwd: "<%= yeoman.app %>",
dest: "<%= yeoman.dist %>",
src: [
"favicon.ico",
"bower_components/font-awesome/css/*",
"bower_components/font-awesome/fonts/*",
"bower_components/weather-icons/css/*",
"bower_components/weather-icons/fonts/*",
"bower_components/weather-icons/font/*",
"fonts/**/*",
"i18n/**/*",
"images/**/*",
"styles/fonts/**/*",
"styles/img/**/*",
"styles/ui/images/*",
"app/**/*.html"
]
}, {
expand: true,
cwd: ".tmp",
dest: "<%= yeoman.dist %>",
src: ["styles/**", "assets/**"]
}, {
expand: true,
cwd: ".tmp/images",
dest: "<%= yeoman.dist %>/images",
src: ["generated/*"]
}
]
},
styles: {
expand: true,
cwd: "<%= yeoman.app %>/styles",
dest: ".tmp/styles/",
src: "**/*.css"
}
},
concurrent: {
server: ["compass:server", "copy:styles"],
dist: ["compass:dist", "copy:styles", "htmlmin"],
lessServer: ["less:server", "copy:styles"],
lessDist: ["less:dist", "copy:styles", "htmlmin"]
},
cssmin: {
options: {
keepSpecialComments: '0'
},
dist: {}
},
concat: {
options: {
separator: grunt.util.linefeed + ';' + grunt.util.linefeed
},
dist: {}
},
uglify: {
options: {
mangle: false,
compress: {
drop_console: true
}
},
dist: {
files: {
"<%= yeoman.dist %>/scripts/app.js": [".tmp/**/*.js", "<%= yeoman.app %>/scripts/**/*.js", "!<%= yeoman.app %>/scripts/vendors/**"]
}
}
}
});
grunt.registerTask("docs", function() {
return grunt.task.run(["jade:docs", "connect:docs", "open", "watch"]);
});
grunt.registerTask("server", function(target) {
if (target === "dist") {
return grunt.task.run(["serve:dist"]);
}
return grunt.task.run(["serve"]);
});
grunt.registerTask("serve", function(target) {
if (target === "dist") {
return grunt.task.run(["build", "open", "connect:dist:keepalive"]);
}
return grunt.task.run(["clean:server", "concurrent:server", "express:server", "connect:livereload", "open", "watch"]);
});
grunt.registerTask("build", ["clean:dist", "useminPrepare", "concurrent:dist", "copy:dist", "cssmin", "concat", "uglify", "usemin"]);
return grunt.registerTask("default", ["serve"]);
};
server.js
var express = require('express'),
fs = require('fs'),
passport = require('passport'),
mongoose = require('mongoose'),
http = require('http'),
app = express(),
server = require('http').createServer(app),
config = require('./config/environment'),
auth = require('./config/middlewares/authorization'),
models_path = __dirname + '/app/models',
routes_path = __dirname + '/app/routes';
fs.readdirSync(models_path).forEach(function (file) {
require(models_path + '/' + file);
});
app.set('port', process.env.OPENSHIFT_NODEJS_PORT || 3000);
app.set('ipaddr', process.env.OPENSHIFT_NODEJS_IP || 'localhost');
require('./config/express')(app, config, passport);
require('./config/passport')(passport, config);
fs.readdirSync(routes_path).forEach(function (file) {
require(routes_path + '/' + file)(app, passport, auth);
});
mongoose.connect(config.db);
server.listen(app.get('port'), app.get('ipaddr'), function(){
console.log('Express server listening on IP/hostname: "' + app.get('ipaddr') + '" and port: "' + app.get('port') + '"');
});

Answer 1

Ok. I solved it with grunt-connect-proxy. I added to connect task proxy and it finaly works. Here is all code of gruntfile:
"use strict";
var LIVERELOAD_PORT, lrSnippet, mountFolder, proxySnippet;
LIVERELOAD_PORT = 35728;
lrSnippet = require("connect-livereload")({
port: LIVERELOAD_PORT
});
mountFolder = function(connect, dir) {
return connect["static"](require("path").resolve(dir));
};
module.exports = function(grunt) {
var yeomanConfig;
proxySnippet = require("grunt-connect-proxy/lib/utils").proxyRequest;
require("load-grunt-tasks")(grunt);
require("time-grunt")(grunt);
yeomanConfig = {
app: "client",
dist: "dist",
docs: "documentation"
};
try {
yeomanConfig.app = require("./bower.json").appPath || yeomanConfig.app;
} catch (_error) {}
grunt.initConfig({
yeoman: yeomanConfig,
appFiles: {
serverJS: ["Gruntfile.js", "server.js", "config/{,*/}*.js", "app/**/*.js"]
},
watch: {
express: {
files: "<%= appFiles.serverJS %>",
tasks: "express:dev",
options: {
nospawn: true
}
},
compass: {
files: ["<%= yeoman.app %>/styles/**/*.{scss,sass}"],
tasks: ["compass:server"]
},
less: {
files: ["<%= yeoman.app %>/styles-less/**/*.less"],
tasks: ["less:server"]
},
jade: {
files: ["<%= yeoman.docs %>/jade/*.jade"],
tasks: ["jade:docs"]
},
livereload: {
options: {
livereload: LIVERELOAD_PORT
},
files: [
"<%= yeoman.app %>/index.html",
"<%= yeoman.app %>/app/**/*.html",
"<%= yeoman.app %>/app/**/*.js",
"<%= yeoman.app %>/styles/**/*.scss",
"<%= yeoman.app %>/styles-less/**/*.less",
".tmp/styles/**/*.css",
"<%= yeoman.app %>/images/**/*.{png,jpg,jpeg,gif,webp,svg}",
"<%= yeoman.docs %>/jade/*.jade"
]
}
},
express: {
server: {
options : {
port: 3000,
script: 'server.js'
}
}
},
connect: {
options: {
port: 5000,
hostname: "localhost"
},
proxies: [
{
context: "/",
host: "localhost",
port: 3000 + "",
https: false,
changeOrigin: false
}
],
livereload: {
options: {
middleware: function(connect) {
return [lrSnippet, mountFolder(connect, ".tmp"), mountFolder(connect, yeomanConfig.app), proxySnippet];
}
}
},
docs: {
options: {
middleware: function(connect) {
return [lrSnippet, mountFolder(connect, yeomanConfig.docs)];
}
}
},
test: {
options: {
middleware: function(connect) {
return [mountFolder(connect, ".tmp"), mountFolder(connect, "test")];
}
}
},
dist: {
options: {
middleware: function(connect) {
return [mountFolder(connect, yeomanConfig.dist)];
}
}
}
},
open: {
server: {
url: "http://localhost:<%= connect.options.port %>"
}
},
clean: {
dist: {
files: [
{
dot: true,
src: [".tmp", "<%= yeoman.dist %>/*", "!<%= yeoman.dist %>/.git*"]
}
]
},
all: [".tmp", ".sass-cache", "readme.md", "client/bower_components", "documentation/jade", "documentation/config.codekit", "landing/jade", "landing/config.codekit", "node_modules", ".git"],
server: ".tmp"
},
jshint: {
options: {
jshintrc: ".jshintrc"
},
all: ["Gruntfile.js", "<%= yeoman.app %>/scripts/**/*.js"]
},
injector: {
options: {
relative: true
},
local_dependencies: {
files: {
"<%= yeoman.app %>/index.html": [
"<%= yeoman.app %>/app/**/*.module.js",
"<%= yeoman.app %>/app/**/*.js",
"!" + "<%= yeoman.app %>/**/*.spec.js"
]
}
},
},
jade: {
docs: {
options: {
pretty: true
},
files: {
"<%= yeoman.docs %>/index.html": ["<%= yeoman.docs %>/jade/index.jade"]
}
}
},
compass: {
options: {
sassDir: "<%= yeoman.app %>/styles",
cssDir: ".tmp/styles",
generatedImagesDir: ".tmp/styles/ui/images/",
imagesDir: "<%= yeoman.app %>/styles/ui/images/",
javascriptsDir: "<%= yeoman.app %>/scripts",
fontsDir: "<%= yeoman.app %>/fonts",
importPath: "<%= yeoman.app %>/bower_components",
httpImagesPath: "styles/ui/images/",
httpGeneratedImagesPath: "styles/ui/images/",
httpFontsPath: "fonts",
relativeAssets: true
},
dist: {
options: {
outputStyle: 'compressed',
debugInfo: false,
noLineComments: true
}
},
server: {
options: {
debugInfo: true
}
},
forvalidation: {
options: {
debugInfo: false,
noLineComments: false
}
}
},
less: {
server: {
options: {
strictMath: true,
dumpLineNumbers: true,
sourceMap: true,
sourceMapRootpath: "",
outputSourceFiles: true
},
files: [
{
expand: true,
cwd: "<%= yeoman.app %>/styles-less",
src: "main.less",
dest: ".tmp/styles",
ext: ".css"
}
]
},
dist: {
options: {
cleancss: true,
report: 'min'
},
files: [
{
expand: true,
cwd: "<%= yeoman.app %>/styles-less",
src: "main.less",
dest: ".tmp/styles",
ext: ".css"
}
]
}
},
useminPrepare: {
html: "<%= yeoman.app %>/index.html",
options: {
dest: "<%= yeoman.dist %>",
flow: {
steps: {
js: ["concat"],
css: ["cssmin"]
},
post: []
}
}
},
usemin: {
html: ["<%= yeoman.dist %>/**/*.html", "!<%= yeoman.dist %>/bower_components/**"],
css: ["<%= yeoman.dist %>/styles/**/*.css"],
options: {
dirs: ["<%= yeoman.dist %>"]
}
},
htmlmin: {
dist: {
options: {},
files: [
{
expand: true,
cwd: "<%= yeoman.app %>",
src: ["*.html", "views/*.html"],
dest: "<%= yeoman.dist %>"
}
]
}
},
copy: {
dist: {
files: [
{
expand: true,
dot: true,
cwd: "<%= yeoman.app %>",
dest: "<%= yeoman.dist %>",
src: [
"favicon.ico",
"bower_components/font-awesome/css/*",
"bower_components/font-awesome/fonts/*",
"bower_components/weather-icons/css/*",
"bower_components/weather-icons/fonts/*",
"bower_components/weather-icons/font/*",
"fonts/**/*",
"i18n/**/*",
"images/**/*",
"styles/fonts/**/*",
"styles/img/**/*",
"styles/ui/images/*",
"app/**/*.html"
]
}, {
expand: true,
cwd: ".tmp",
dest: "<%= yeoman.dist %>",
src: ["styles/**", "assets/**"]
}, {
expand: true,
cwd: ".tmp/images",
dest: "<%= yeoman.dist %>/images",
src: ["generated/*"]
}
]
},
styles: {
expand: true,
cwd: "<%= yeoman.app %>/styles",
dest: ".tmp/styles/",
src: "**/*.css"
}
},
concurrent: {
server: ["compass:server", "copy:styles"],
dist: ["compass:dist", "copy:styles", "htmlmin"],
lessServer: ["less:server", "copy:styles"],
lessDist: ["less:dist", "copy:styles", "htmlmin"]
},
cssmin: {
options: {
keepSpecialComments: '0'
},
dist: {}
},
concat: {
options: {
separator: grunt.util.linefeed + ';' + grunt.util.linefeed
},
dist: {}
},
uglify: {
options: {
mangle: false,
compress: {
drop_console: true
}
},
dist: {
files: {
"<%= yeoman.dist %>/scripts/app.js": [".tmp/**/*.js", "<%= yeoman.app %>/scripts/**/*.js", "!<%= yeoman.app %>/scripts/vendors/**"]
}
}
}
});
grunt.registerTask("docs", function() {
return grunt.task.run(["jade:docs", "connect:docs", "open", "watch"]);
});
grunt.registerTask("server", function(target) {
if (target === "dist") {
return grunt.task.run(["serve:dist"]);
}
return grunt.task.run(["serve"]);
});
grunt.registerTask("serve", function(target) {
if (target === "dist") {
return grunt.task.run(["build", "open", "connect:dist:keepalive"]);
}
return grunt.task.run(["clean:server", "concurrent:server", "configureProxies", "express:server", "connect:livereload", "open", "watch"]);
});
grunt.registerTask("build", ["clean:dist", "useminPrepare", "concurrent:dist", "copy:dist", "cssmin", "concat", "uglify", "usemin"]);
return grunt.registerTask("default", ["serve"]);
};