Getting Started with Gulp -- Table of Contents -- Getting Started with Gulp -- Credits -- Foreword -- About the Author -- About the Reviewers -- www.PacktPub.com -- Support files, eBooks, discount offers, and more -- Why subscribe? -- Free access for Packt account holders -- Preface -- What this book covers -- What you need for this book -- Who this book is for -- Conventions -- Reader feedback -- Customer support -- Downloading the example code -- Errata -- Piracy -- Questions -- 1. Introducing Gulp -- What is gulp? -- What is node.js? -- Why use gulp? -- Project automation -- Streams -- Code over config -- Summary -- 2. Getting Started -- Getting comfortable with the command line -- Command reference -- Listing files and folders (ls) -- Changing directory/folder (cd) -- Making a directory/folder (mkdir) -- Creating a file on Mac/Linux (touch) -- Creating a file on Windows (ni) -- Administrator permissions (sudo) -- Creating your project structure -- Adding content to the project -- Preparing our HTML file -- Preparing our CSS -- Preparing our JavaScript -- Adding images -- Installing node.js and npm -- Downloading and installing node.js -- Verifying the installation -- Creating a package.json file -- Installing gulp -- Locating gulp -- Installing gulp locally -- Installing gulp globally -- Anatomy of a gulpfile -- The task() method -- The src() method -- The watch() method -- The dest() method -- The pipe() method -- The parallel() and series() methods -- Including modules/plugins -- Writing a task -- Reflection -- Summary -- 3. Performing Tasks with Gulp -- Using gulp plugins -- The styles task -- Installing gulp plugins -- Including gulp plugins -- Writing the styles task -- Other preprocessors -- Reviewing the styles task -- The scripts task -- Installing gulp plugins -- Including gulp plugins -- Writing the scripts task.

Reviewing the scripts task -- The images task -- Installing gulp plugins -- Including gulp plugins -- Writing the images task -- Reviewing the images task -- The watch task -- Writing the watch task -- Reviewing the watch task -- The default task -- Writing the default task -- Completed gulpfile -- Running tasks -- Running the default task -- Running a single task -- Stopping a watch task -- Summary -- 4. Using Node.js Modules for Advanced Tasks -- Why use plain node.js modules? -- Static server -- Installing modules -- Including modules -- Writing a server task -- BrowserSync -- Installing BrowserSync -- Including BrowserSync -- Writing the BrowserSync task -- Browserify -- Installing modules -- Including modules -- Writing the Browserify task -- Summary -- 5. Resolving Issues -- Handling errors -- Installing gulp-plumber -- Including gulp-plumber -- Installing beeper -- Including beeper -- Writing an error helper function -- Source ordering -- Project cleanup -- Installing the del module -- Including the del module -- Writing a clean task -- External configuration -- Task dependencies -- Source maps -- Installing a source maps plugin -- Including a source maps plugin -- Adding source maps to the PipeChain task -- Summary -- A. Key Features and Additional Resources -- Chapter 1 - Introducing Gulp -- Chapter 2 - Getting Started -- Chapter 3 - Performing Tasks with Gulp -- Chapter 4 - Using Node.js Modules for Advanced Tasks -- Chapter 5 - Resolving Issues -- References -- Stream-handbook -- NodeSchool -- Gulp recipes -- Index.