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NodeJS + CoffeeScript, render coffeescript compiled js on request

Asked 2011-03-04T15:41:18.900
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What I would like to do is add the following to me already running coffeescript written server

app.get '/test.js', (req, res) ->
    render coffee somecoffeefile.coffee

Is something like this possible with NodeJS, Express, and Coffeescript?

Thanks!

Jose

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CoffeeScript = require 'coffee-script'

app.get '/test.js', (req, res) ->
  render CoffeeScript.compile coffeeSourceCode
answered 2011-03-04T17:11:00.097
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If you would like to use a great existing plugin I would recommend Trevor Burnham's Connect-Assets. It helps compiling, minifying and concatenating .js and .coffee-files and optimizes how the files are being served (a far-future expires header with invalidation using the file's md5-hash). Well written plugin.

answered 2012-04-16T16:04:15.390

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