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JavaScript Gulp Basics Gulp your JavaScript Workflow Using Third Party Gulp Libraries

Francis N
Francis N
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Posted by Francis N
Francis N
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Use gulp-useref. if you have scripts located in different locations, it may be difficult to concatenate them in order.

For example, if you have code: <body> <script src="js/lib/a-library.js"></script> <script src="js/lib/another-library.js"></script> <script src="js/main.js"></script> </body>

You can see that you have one script file in the js folder and then a library directory within that js folder with more scripts. With gulp-useref, it detects a comment that starts with "<!--build:" and ends with "<!--endbuild-->". So to use gulp-useref, you just need to do this: <!--build:js js/main.min.js --> <script src="js/lib/a-library.js"></script> <script src="js/lib/another-library.js"></script> <script src="js/main.js"></script> <!-- endbuild -->

and then configure gulp-useref in the gulpfile.

For more information: check out this link https://css-tricks.com/gulp-for-beginners/