fabric is a set of tools especially integrated for ES6 (ECMAScript 2015) module and library development using the most recent additions and features implemented on latest version of the ECMAScript specification with build-in module compilation, CSS preprocessing, unit testing framework, and code coverage with a minimum configuration time and little work by the developer.
fabric introduces the sexiest module bundler in the JavaScript world at this moment. Webpack provides code splitting using sync and async dependencies for different module styles, like CommonJS and AMD, and a powerful loader and plugin system that allows you to build complicated project architectures.
Babel allows fabric users to build modern and beautifully written JavaScript 6 applications using the latest rules introduced in the ECMAScript specification for the ECMAScript 2015 and ECMAScript 2016 versions of the language. Thanks to Babel, you can use the hottest new features in JavaScript, like arrow functions, destructuring, class syntax, etc, with confidence.
Not everything in this world is JavaScript code. From time to time you need a nice and beautiful HTML background to test your work. But what's HTML without CSS? That's why fabric uses SASS as a CSS preprocessor, so you don't have to worry too much about working with all those messy style sheets.
Sometimes you just want to hit save and see the magic happen. That's why fabric includes Browsersync as a build-in browser reloading tool, so you never again have to worry about hitting your browser's refresh button.
As part of fabric's strong commitment to TDD, fabric includes the powerful code coverage tool Istanbul tool, which lets you perform a complete code coverage of your project and inspect this coverage through detailed reports.
fabric
├── bin
│ ├── css
│ └── js
└── src
├── js
├── scss
└── test
You can start coding your JavaScript and SASS inside the src directory. Then fabric will automatically compile and minify all your js and scss files into a main.js and main.scss inside the bin directory with its corresponding source map files. All of fabric's output files can be safely used in your projects, even if only older versions of JavaScript are supported.
To start using fabric for your next JavaScript 6 project, you need to clone this repository in your local environment or fork it to your account.
git clone https://github.com/davegomez/fabric.git your-project-name
fabric uses Nodejs/iojs as JavaScript runtime, so you need to install dependencies in your system before you start using fabric.
npm install -g webpack babel-core
It's also recommended that you globally install the linter tools so you can use them with your favorite editor.
npm install -g eslint jscs
When everything is in place in your global environment, you have to install fabric's dependencies in order to use all of its amazing features.
Run this command inside your project's root directory to install fabric's dependencies:
npm install --save-dev
You can happily start coding after running this command:
npm run serve
Have fun!
fabric uses Tape (blue-tape for promise support) as a unit testing library and Karma as a test runner, so you can also test your UI using Tape and PhantomJS. Tape is a simple unit testing library that lets you focus on your code instead of setting up the testing environment and choosing between tons of assertion options. On the other hand, fabric includes Karma and PhantomJS so you can easily test your UI using Tape, as Rebecca Murphey points out in her post, Browser Testing and Code Coverage With Karma, Tape, and Webpack.
To start writing your tests, you need to create a *.spec.js file inside the test directory with the same name of the JavaScript file/module you want to test.
By default fabric comes with several linting options for JavaScript and SASS (scss) using ESLint and JSCS in the form of Webpack loaders. fabric also provides sample and very strict configuration files for these linters inside the root directory that you can freely update to suit your needs.
YEOMANCloverfield Generator- LESS and Stylus Support
- Traceur Support
- More linting options
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