Changelog --------- - **4.1.38** added the npmignore, better late than never - **4.1.37** just readme typo - **4.1.36** update dependencies - **4.1.34** coverage enhanced - **4.1.33** fix bug introduced in 1.4.32 refactor and show errors to user by default - **4.1.31** executor refactor; some enhancements - **4.1.30** pluginManager refactor; better coverage - **4.1.29** dependencies vulnerability updates - **4.1.28** should again log errors - **4.1.27** fixed observing mode in json sub-grouped files - **4.1.25** bit more coverage - **4.1.23** small fix in the tests and log functions - **4.1.22** errors in plugins are notified - **4.1.21** now is again clear when json config is not valid - **4.1.20** stop messages are back - **4.1.19** out_version recovered - **4.1.17** recover log messages - **4.1.12** small refactor - **4.1.11** better coverage - **4.1.9** better coverage - **4.1.7** better coverage - **4.1.6** dependencies update, lints - **4.1.3** audit driven dependencies update - **4.1.1** gh ignores empty folders, thus - **4.1.0** removed Mpromise - **4.0.8** major test refactoring started - **4.0.7** small refactoring - **4.0.6** `plugins//index.js` added as possible path for plugin local search - **4.0.4** solved subdependency vulerability - **4.0.3** fixed some bugs in the nre placeholders - **4.0.0** new placeholders available - **3.9.17** allow plugins to pass an error message - **3.9.16** fix small issue message if a plugin is not found - **3.9.15** audit vulnerability fix - **3.9.14** in programmatic mode avoid exit messages on stop - **3.9.13** in programmatic mode starter is not needed - **3.9.11** `justCopy` option addded - **3.9.10** no messages at at if verbose is 0 in options, better err msg - **3.9.8** fix Ting build sound, remove unuseful exit message, small improvements - **3.9.5** test coverage improved, couple of debugging fixes - **3.9.3** test coverage improved - **3.9.1** dependency vulnerability patch - **3.9.0** added `PACKAGE` vars special placeholder, see the placeholder section of readme - **3.8.20** handle @ prepended paths in file imports - **3.8.19** npm audit vuln fix - **3.8.18** all console.log properly obey to verbose option value - **3.8.17** fixed EXE now working also with one command - **3.8.14** updated 3rd party vulnerability version - **3.8.13** some fixes for deprecated calls - **3.8.12** fixed plugins local path - **3.8.11** fixed `malta -clean` command - **3.8.9** - process has a proper name now - possible to write comments on the vars file - some known vulnerabilities fixed - R.I.P. bitHound, thx - **3.8.7** - now vars file is simply ignored whenever contains non valid json; a message will notify it - some vulnerabilities solved (thx npm audit) - **3.8.4** Dependencies update - **3.8.3** Small fix on EXE section console messages - **3.8.1** "commands" added, for the moment only 'clean' is available, will remove all .buildNum.json files (affects only the usage of the ___BUILDNUM___ placeholder). To use it run `malta -clean` - **3.8.0** # can be used in nested json to avoid watching what the nested file commit to build - **3.7.9** Malta header is always shown at start - **3.7.7** I had to remove a test (until I understand) to free travis - **3.7.6** some tests added for latest features added from 3.7 - **3.7.5** a lot of lints - **3.7.4** small fix when dealing with parameters passed - **3.7.3** mocha tests updated - **3.7.2** important fix for nested json EXE sections - **3.7.1** - nested json files now can wisely use more than one single level - EXE section can be used in any of the nested json - multi destinations available - **3.6.18** better messages on the console, and some cleanup - **3.6.16** removed some repeated code used both by bin and required versions - **3.6.15** simple Promise available statically as Malta.Promise (used by malta-translate plugin) - **3.6.14** bithound added - **3.6.12** fixed a bug in vars replacing - **3.6.11** augmenting test coverage - **3.6.10** coveralls added, just the beginning :) - **3.6.9** more tests - **3.6.8** - bwatch file added... needed by malta-browser-refresh plugin, was missing :( - basic test for observe folder, more test will come soon. - **3.6.5** Better handling for file comments on file placeholder, also added .jsx :) - **3.6.4** File placeholders accepts variables within the file (e.g. triangles sample). - **3.6.2** Fixed a bug when EXE contains wildcards. - **3.6.0** Added wired __LINE__ variable. - **3.5.8** small fix to allow single and multi line comments in build json file. - **3.5.7** - Sticky build notifications enabled also on linux thx to `notify-send` - Now is possible to use js comments in the build json, the content will be cleaned before usage. - **3.5.6** On MacOS sticky notifications added by default at each build; can be disabled with the `notifyBuild` option. - **3.5.5** A step forward in microtemplating, better exception handling. - **3.5.3** Fixed partially microtemplating, btw, at that early has to be used just for really simple templates and involving really simple files - **3.5.2** Sorry about that, microtemplating functionality has to wait - **3.5.1** Added microtemplating functionality - **3.4.2** Removed npm `promise` dependency! - **3.4.0** Set MIT license, ...finally! - **3.3.8** Fixed a bug about the ending callback (when used) - **3.3.5** Added the wired __FILE__ variable containing the template filename - **3.3.4** Yes I forgot to save the readme... so whaat? #missingThe-fOption - **3.3.3** Added a `then` function which accetps a function that will be executed after the last plugin will terminate his job; this applies only in `programmatic mode`. - **3.3.2** EXE precedence added. - **3.3.1** EXE option in multi-mode added for executing multiple commands. - **3.3.0** bugfix on no-Demon mode. - **3.2.9** the watching on foldersworks again, to disable the demon mode just prefix with # the template. - **3.2.8** the watching on folders has a problem with `demon:false` option, here is disabled till I find the time for a solution - **3.2.7** now is possible to disable the demon and run malta once - **3.2.6** fixed a small bug on buildNum files - **3.2.5** now is possible to use one level nested files in the build json - **3.2.1** now Malta will run only one single node process instead of spawning one for each build - **3.1.1** fixed local plugin loading path problem; removed number of process indication - **3.0.52** some fix on readme - **3.0.51** finally split in two files for script and console execution - **3.0.45** fixed a bug when requiring malta - **3.0.42** better console messaging - **3.0.37** whenever a file wildcard is used in multimode, te folder is watched to automatically start/kill malta on new/removed files - **3.0.33** fixed a bug on buildnum file writing - **3.0.27** better exception handling for plugins; now just one buildNum file - **3.0.21** some bug related to plugins execution fixed - **3.0.19** added wildcards only on `multi-mode` - **3.0.15** now relies on `promise` npm package - **3.0.13** Some bugfix about plugins execution - **3.0.4** Malta main file completely rewritten: - new plugin based architecture, now doing something more with some files is really easy - every previously additional file now is produced only if the user needs it - write Your own plugin is extremely easy - **2.4.1** removed some unuseful messages from console - **2.4.0** .svg files will automatically output even a .png - **2.3.8** added _comp_ placeholder for evaluate simple arithmentic expressions - **2.3.7** better handling for `less` compiler exceptions - **2.3.5** fixed some typos in the README file - **2.2.8** var placeholder replace with JSON.stringify output in case of object - **2.2.7** new options available for files that can be minified/packed - **2.2.6** fixed a small bug in the console ouput messages for the packed versions of js files - **2.2.5** in case of js files will be written even a packed version using the amazing Dean Edwards npm port - **2.2.4** added detection for placeholders loops into the variable json - **2.2.3** variables json can contain inner placeholders at any level - **2.2.2** fixed a bug related to vars substitution - **2.2.1** in file placeholders is possible to use absolute paths, will be based on to the execution path; vars.json file can contain deeper literals that can be references with . or / separator in the placeholder (see examples above) - **2.2.0** some refactors - **2.1.3** in vars.json nested vars can be used - **2.0.6** markdown to pdf support added, just use .pdf.md for the templates file - **2.0.5** markdown support added, every .md tpl will produce the glued .md and resulting .html file - **2.0.4** lack of --force drives to a new version just to remove a console.log !!! - **2.0.3** is possible to specify the complete path (relative to the execution folder) of the variable json. - **2.0.2** if using a json file for multi build, a ! as first key character will tell Malta to ignore this line - **2.0.1** fixed README links - **2.0.0** no more stop if the same file is included more times, still check for loops over 5000 files - **1.1.1** removed some ugly and unuseful messages from console - **1.1.0** updated console usage message - **1.0.21** fixed a bug naming minified css - **1.0.20** added support for .scss files, fixed a bug using less package - **1.0.19** fixed a bug that hanged the process when, being not caught, a parsing exception was thrown by uglify-js and/or uglifycss - **1.0.18** some refactors and corrections to console output - **1.0.17** automatically write even minified version for css files (even less originated) - **1.0.16** accepts a json to execute multiple builds with one call - **1.0.15** removed beginning os specific slash in inclusion comments - **1.0.14** some fixes and refactor - **1.0.13** \_\_BUILDNUMBER\_\_ predefined build number var (file based) - **1.0.12** fixed path sep for win#### - **1.0.11** fixed deadly circular inclusion check; update only modified files - **1.0.10** xml files indentation for inner files removed - **1.0.9** some minor fixes on messages - **1.0.8** hint paths changed - **1.0.7** added support for .less files - **1.0.5** real path is included only for .xml .js .css files - **1.0.3** real path included just before every inclusion - **1.0.1** not found $vname$ placeholders are untouched - **1.0** added \_\_FILESNUM\_\_, \_\_VERSION\_\_ to the placeholders builtin set - **0.0.11** fixed inclusion indentation - **0.0.10** involved files count fixed - **0.0.9** fixed build on vars.json change - **0.0.8** parse error thrown by uglify is catched and stops no more Malta