shad/browserify-rails

Get the best of both worlds: Browserify + Rails Asset Pipeline = CommonJS Heaven

browserify-rails

1. Manage JS modules with npm
2. Serve assets with Sprockets
3. Require modules with require() (without separate //= require directives)
4. Only build required modules

Getting Started

Add this line to your application's Gemfile:

gem 'browserify-rails'

Create package.json in your Rails root:

{
  "name": "something",
  "devDependencies" : {
    "browserify": "2.13.x"
  },
  "license": "MIT",
  "engines": {
    "node": ">= 0.6"
  }
}

[TODO: Write a Rails generator for this]

Then run:

npm install

Then start writing CommonJS, and everything will magically work!:

// foo.js
module.exports = function (n) { return n * 11 }

// application.js
var $ = require('./foo');
console.log(foo(12));

Contributing

Pull requests appreciated.