nikgraf/backbone-tinker

This is a little playground for cutting-edge single-page JS app dev.

Backbone Tinker

This is a little playground for cutting-edge single-page JS app dev.

Dependencies

• Java (for Google Closure compiler usage)
• Node.js (0.4.4+)
  • npm
  • CoffeeScript
  • Stylus
  • Eco
  • Stitch
  • Express
  • Nodeunit
  • Tobi
  • Backbone
  • Docco (+ Pygments)

Mentioned packages are installable via npm.

Usage example:

$ npm install coffee-script

Howto

Launch dev server:

$ cake run:express

Now, point your browser to localhost:3333 and enjoy hacking.

FYI: source code resides in src, (on-the-fly) compiled code in public.

Additionally, deployable code can be found in build and (re)built via:

$ cake build

BTW, Google Closure compiler is used for JS minification and optimization.

Test suite can be run as follows:

$ cake test

Documentation can be (re)generated in public/docs via:

$ cake gen:docco