What is @types/gulp?
@types/gulp provides TypeScript type definitions for the Gulp task runner, allowing developers to use Gulp with TypeScript and benefit from type checking and autocompletion.
What are @types/gulp's main functionalities?
Creating a Gulp Task
Defines a simple Gulp task named 'default' that logs a message to the console.
const gulp = require('gulp');
gulp.task('default', function() {
console.log('Gulp task running');
});
Processing Files
Defines a Gulp task named 'minify-js' that minifies JavaScript files from the 'src' directory and outputs them to the 'dist' directory.
const gulp = require('gulp');
const uglify = require('gulp-uglify');
gulp.task('minify-js', function() {
return gulp.src('src/*.js')
.pipe(uglify())
.pipe(gulp.dest('dist'));
});
Watching Files
Defines a Gulp task named 'watch' that monitors JavaScript files in the 'src' directory and runs the 'minify-js' task whenever a file changes.
const gulp = require('gulp');
gulp.task('watch', function() {
gulp.watch('src/*.js', gulp.series('minify-js'));
});
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@types/grunt
@types/grunt provides TypeScript type definitions for the Grunt task runner. Grunt is another popular task runner similar to Gulp, but it uses a configuration-based approach rather than a code-based approach.
@types/webpack
@types/webpack provides TypeScript type definitions for Webpack, a module bundler. While Webpack is primarily used for bundling JavaScript modules, it can also perform many of the same tasks as Gulp, such as file transformations and optimizations.