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NPM vs. Bower vs. Browserify vs. Gulp vs. Grunt vs. Webpack [closed]
I'm trying to summarize my knowledge about the most popular JavaScript package managers, bundlers, and task runners. Please correct me if I'm wrong:
npm & bower are package managers. They just ...
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Node update a specific package
I want to update my Browser-sync without updating all my node packages. How can I achieve this? My current version of Browser-sync does not have the Browser-sync GUI :(
├─┬ [email protected]
│ ├── ...
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After installation of Gulp: “no command 'gulp' found”
After installing gulp.js via npm, I receive a no command 'gulp' found error when running the gulp command from the same directory it was installed into.
When looking under the node_modules/.bin/ ...
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Can't get Gulp to run: cannot find module 'gulp-util'
On Windows 7, I've installed gulp as explained here: http://markgoodyear.com/2014/01/getting-started-with-gulp/:
npm install gulp -g
In my app folder: npm install gulp --save-dev
I create a gulpfile....
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Node Sass does not yet support your current environment: Windows 64-bit with Unsupported runtime (88)
I have tried to install gulp-sass latest version with npm i gulp-sass --save-dev in the begining I got a lot of errors but later solved them. But whenever I try to run gulp I got this error:
Error: ...
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How to use npm with ASP.NET Core
I'm using npm to manage the jQuery, Bootstrap, Font Awesome and similar client libraries I need for my ASP.NET Core application.
The approach that worked for me started by adding a package.json file ...
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Gulp command not found after install
I installed gulp(globally) and it looks like it worked because it ran this code:
├── [email protected]
├── [email protected]
├── [email protected]
├── [email protected]
├── [email protected]
├── [email protected]
├...
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UglifyJS throws unexpected token: keyword (const) with node_modules
A small project I started make use a node module (installed via npm) that declares const variables. Running and testing this project is well, but browserify fails when UglifyJS is executed.
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Local gulp not found (Try running: npm install gulp)
I created a module (webapp-module-storage) which has the following definitions:
package.json
{
"dependencies": {
...
},
"devDependencies": {
"gulp": "^3.9.1",
...
},
"name": "...
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How to solve npm install error “npm ERR! code 1”
I'm trying to install Gulp.js and when I write npm install I get this issue:
npm ERR! code 1
npm ERR! path D:\www\wegrow\node_modules\node-sass
npm ERR! command failed
npm ERR! command C:\Windows\...
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answers
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Gulp-autoprefixer throwing ReferenceError: Promise is not defined
I try to make a gulp compile my sass then autoprefixit with gulp-autoprefixer but i'm getting an error.
var gulp = require('gulp'),
sass = require('gulp-sass'),
autoprefixer = require('gulp-...
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votes
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answers
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Error: Cannot find module 'gulp-sass'
When I compile with gulp, I got an error like below. How can I fix it?
module.js:339
throw err;
^
Error: Cannot find module 'gulp-sass'
at Function.Module._resolveFilename (module.js:337:15)
...
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npm install multiple package names
What does it do when I run this command:
npm install --save-dev package1 package2
It is definitely not installing multiple packages, but it looks to be essential. (For example https://www....
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Gulp error: gulp.hasTask is not a function
I'm getting the following when I run "gulp". Looks like I have a mixed of CLI and Local version, not really sure how to solve this problem.
cabox@box-codeanywhere:~/workspace/apps/web-ui$ gulp -v
[...
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How do I install gulp 4
I've been using gulp-watch. The current version of gulp-watch relies on the call gulp.parrallel. This call is only available from gulp 4.
However gulp 4 is not available via the npm repo.
npm info ...
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gulp-newer vs gulp-changed
What're the differences between them?
gulp-newer:
gulp.src(imgSrc)
.pipe(newer(imgDest))
.pipe(imagemin())
.pipe(gulp.dest(imgDest));
gulp-changed:
gulp.src(SRC)
.pipe(changed(DEST))
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yarn upgrade to fix yarn audit errors
So, as of now, it appears that there is no yarn audit --fix, so I am trying to figure out how to go about fixing my yarn audit errors.
I have tried a yarn upgrade which has fixed some of the errors (...
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gulp-sass 5 does not have a default Sass compiler; please set one yourself
Error in plugin "gulp-sass"
Message:
gulp-sass 5 does not have a default Sass compiler; please set one yourself.
Both the sass and node-sass packages are permitted.
For example, in your ...
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answers
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cannot read property 'apply' of undefined gulp
I am trying to use the ng-factory generator to scaffold a new project to build an angularjs component. After the project has been created with the yo ng-factory command, I tried to run it using the ...
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events.js: 141 throw er; // Unhandled 'error' event
I'm trying to run node 4.2.2 on a Mac OS and i'm not understanding why every time i get this error message:
events.js:141
throw er; // Unhandled 'error' event
^
Error: spawn /Users/user/...
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Automatic run gulp tasks via npm
I usually run gulp via npm, e.g. in my package.json
"scripts": {
"test": "gulp test",
"minify": "gulp minify"
}
Then I can run command such as
npm run minify
Which is okay, but every time ...
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votes
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how to output multiple bundles with browserify and gulp
I have browserify bundling up files and it's working great. But what if I need to generate multiple bundles?
I would like to end up with dist/appBundle.js and dist/publicBundle.js
gulp.task("js", ...
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Typescript build getting errors from node_modules folder
I am running a typescript build and getting errors in node_modules. Why isn't it ignoring this folder? I have it in the exclude section of my tsconfig.json. The really strange thing is that I have ...
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What does npm mean by 'Skipping failed optional dependency'?
Latest version of node and npm causing problems in running karma. When I try to install karma-cli npm i -g karma karma-cli I get following warning:
npm WARN optional Skipping failed optional ...
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gulp-notify: [Error in notifier] Error in plugin 'gulp-notify' not found: notify-send
I'm trying to setup Gulp in my install of Laravel 5.1. I've ran then command npm install as specified in the Laravel documentation and that's worked fine.
However, when I now run the command gulp I ...
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Gulp build does not install dependencies automatically?
I use gulp to build my javascript application. I have some dependencies declared in the package.json file, for example:
"dependencies": {
"flux": "^2.0.1",
"keymirror": "~0.1.0",
"object-assign"...
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npm install is missing modules
Before I can run gulp in my project I need to run npm install. This works except on my computer, because I get the following error:
Error: Cannot find module 'socket.io'
at Function.Module....
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Run npm install only when needed and/or partially
We call Gulp from our csproj file as we're using Visual Studio 2013 for this project:
<Target Name="AfterBuild">
<Exec Command="gulp" />
</Target>
However, since we're still ...
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gulp: Automatically add version number to request for preventing browser cache
I deploy my project by building source files with gulp right on the server. To prevent caching issues, the best practice could be adding a unique number to request url, see: Preventing browser caching ...
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-bash: gulp: command not found in Mac
I try install gulp in mac like this :
Is-iMac:~ itop$ npm root
/Users/itop/node_modules
Is-iMac:~ itop$ npm config set prefix /usr/local
Is-iMac:~ itop$ npm root -g
/usr/local/lib/node_modules
Is-...
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Task "default" is not in your gulpfile
I run gulp in my console I got this error:
Task 'default' is not in your gulpfile
My gulpfile looks just fine:
var gulp = require('gulp'),
LiveServer = require('gulp-live-server'),
...
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Using gulp without global gulp //edit: and without linking to the bin js file
I have a gulpfile.js that runs through perfectly when typing gulp into the commandline.
All the gulp bash command really does is calling the specified js file in package.json >> bin >> ...
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How do you run gulp if gulp is installed(node_modules) in different folder than gulpfile.js
I have gulpfile.js in one directory and node_modules in another.
When I run gulp, i get the error -
'Local gulp not found in '..(the directory)..
Try running: npm install gulp'
The thing is - I ...
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Browserify Require All Files in Directory
I'm new to Browserify (and Javascript build systems in general) and have reached a point where I am thoroughly confused.
I have Gulp setup to do my builds, which has always worked fine, and lately I'...
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Error: Cannot find module 'browser-sync'
When am trying to start gulp serve
Its raise an error
module.js:338
throw err;
^
Error: Cannot find module 'browser-sync'
at Function.Module._resolveFilename (module.js:336:...
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How to merge multiple (npm) package.json files into one with Gulp?
Lets assume I have a mainFolder and 3 subfolders (subFolderA, subfolderB, subfolderC).
And these subfolders all contain a package.json with dependencies and devDependencies. (mainFolder/subFolderA/...
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How to install all required modules from gulpfile.js
Is it possible install all required modules from gulpfile.js with command line?
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Gulp error: events.js:72
I've been trying out (or trying to get working) a jekyll style guide from: https://github.com/davidhund/jekyll-styleguide#user-content-requirements
My gulpfile is:
var gulp = require('gulp');
var ...
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How to install multiple gulp packages at once using node?
I just switched to gulp task runner to automate my workflow, but there is this problem whenever i want to start a new project i have to install all packages required in gulpfile.js using the following ...
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npm WARN optional dep failed, continuing [email protected]
I am install browserSync npm install browser-sync
but have a problem npm WARN optional dep failed, continuing [email protected]
What is this error and how it can be solved ?
gulp does not start
P.S:...
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Updating Gulp plugins
When starting a project using a Yeoman generator, say, generator-gulp-webapp, you get a package.json file with all the dependencies.
Is it recommended to update all or any of these dependencies (ex: ...
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Using Gulp Zip to zip all the files in a folder
I am using gulp-zip to zip up my source files. So I have a main folder called FIFA which has other sub folders which might have more sub folders and files. In additon the FIFA folder also has files ...
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Visual Studio 2015 ASP.NET 5, Gulp task not copying files from node_modules
I am attempting to alter a task runner script that I borrowed from here, however; after the task runner successfully executes in Visual Studio 2015's Task Runner Explorer -- the files are not actually ...
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Import CSS from node_modules using Gulp-SASS
I want to import a CSS-file from my node_modules using SASS.
@import 'normalize.css/normalize';
This is how my gulpfile.js handles my SASS:
const
gulp = require('gulp'),
sass = require('gulp-...
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What exactly do I do about gulp 4.0.2 dependency vulnerabilities?
In my package.json I have listed gulp as one of my dependencies.
{
"name": "myproject",
"devDependencies": {
"gulp": "^4.0.2"
/...
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PhpStorm Npm and Gulp tool windows missing in some projects
For all projects I have gulpfile.js in the project's root (also bower.json, package.json and node_modules).
In PhpStorm Settings > Languages & Frameworks > Node.js and NPM I can see all the (local ...
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node app fails to run on mojave: ReferenceError: internalBinding is not defined
I've tried to unsuccessfully run a node app, which runs fine on both High Sierra and Windows 10, but fails on Mojave 10.14.1.
This is the error shown when running the gulp build_dev task:
[23:44:42] ...
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How to fix "Task is not in your gulpfile" error when using npm link?
We have a bunch of applications sharing common gulp logic, so we made a gulp plugin that contains a bunch of custom tasks.
However we'd like to avoid installing gulp+our plugin (along with half the ...
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Access node_modules from another folder
Recently started working with Gulp and I can't figure out is it really necessary to have a copy of node_modules directly in folder with current project?
E.g. I have this structure:
mysite
└─builder
&...
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permission denied error with npm install
Just made a fresh reinstall of my ubuntu and installed necessarily things such as nodejs npm. If I cloned project and tried sudo npm install I got this error. Had someone same problem?
using
node: 8....
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