How to override gulpfile.js file?

[vitstr]

Hey, Flovan!

I want to change /usr/local/lib/node_modules/headstart/gulpfile.js the file. How do I override or supplement? Can you save the gulpfile.js file in your local project?

Thanks!

[flovan]

@vitstr it sound to me like you like certain parts of Headstart, but want to make custom changes, right? Here's how you can do just that:

• Put the gulpfile.js in your local project, as well as package.json.
• Edit the package file, and remove the bin section, and if wanted, any author related information.
• Install gulp globally, if you haven't already: (sudo) npm install -g gulp.
• Install the dependencies in your local project: (sudo) npm install. This will create the node_modules directory for you.

Now you can run the tasks from the gulpfile through the regular gulp CLI! Headstart doesn't provide direct access to all of the individual task, but since you've eliminated the custom CLI, you can now run any task. Keep in mind that this thing was built as a whole, so you'd be safer to just run any of the default ones:

• gulp build
• gulp init

Unless you don't mind picking apart some things of course! :wink:

[vitstr]

@flovan yes, I want to make custom changes :)

• scss compile using gulp-compass and config.rb files;
• instead use a bootstrap boilerplate (gem bootstrap-sass);
• change the structure of the folders and files in the project;
• instead use a gitlab github.

It works, thanks for the answer :)

[flovan]

Allright, that's good to hear!