grunt-jpm

grunt-jpm v.0.1.2

Run and build Firefox Addon using JPM from your Gruntfile.js

Getting Started

This plugin requires Grunt ~0.4.0

If you haven't used Grunt before, be sure to check out the Getting Started guide, as it explains how to create a Gruntfile as well as install and use Grunt plugins. Once you're familiar with that process, you may install this plugin with this command:

npm install grunt-jpm --save-dev

Once the plugin has been installed, it may be enabled inside your Gruntfile with this line of JavaScript:

grunt.loadNpmTasks('grunt-jpm');

Settings

This plugin is configured using the "jpm.options" section of your Gruntfile.js config:

grunt.initConfig({
  ...
  jpm: {
    options: {
      src: "./src/",
      xpi: "./tmp/"
    }
  }
});

src

Type: String

This defines the relative path to the add-on sources.

xpi

Type: String

This defines the relative path to the directory where the built xpi will be written.

jpm:xpi task

Run this task with the grunt jpm:xpi command to build an xpi from your addon sources.

• use the --verbose and -d command line option to run the tasks verbosely

jpm:run task

Run this task with the grunt jpm:run command to build an xpi from your addon sources.

Optionally you can:

• define the FIREFOX_BIN environment var or use the --firefox-bin command line option to specify the absolute path to the Firefox binary
• define the FIREFOX_PROFILE environment var or use the --firefox-profile command line option to specify the absolute path to a Firefox profile
• use the --firefox-debugger command line option to automatically start the Firefox Developer Toolbox connected to the add-on
• use the --verbose and -d command line option to run the tasks verbosely

Release History

• 0.1.3 - update jpm to 1.0.5, fix error when xpi dest dir does not exist
• 0.1.2 - update jpm to the latest version (1.0.0)
• 0.1.1 - relese fix #3 "invoke done for successful jpm runs"
• 0.1.0 - initial release