JS: minify better; write a parser

tdewolff commented 9 years ago

Write a JS parser to enable:

Usage of ASI (automatic semicolon insertion) to reduce newlines and semicolons.
Shorten variable names and function parameters when possible (ie. Closure Compiler simple mode; prohibit eval and toString), see https://ariya.io/2011/08/javascript-minifier-and-variable-renaming
Correct for https://github.com/twbs/bootstrap/issues/3057

~~Still keep the current fast JSMin-inspired version?~~

~~It would be awesome if you'd consider donating through Patreon or PayPal so that I can free up time to implement a much improved JS minifier.~~ I don't think FOSS will ever earn me even a coffee haha!

einthusan commented 7 years ago

will be donating :)

tdewolff commented 7 years ago

@einthusan Thanks for considering! Very much appreciated ;-)

phamdt commented 6 years ago

how much do you need?

tdewolff commented 6 years ago

@phamdt It's a big undertaking that will cost a lot of time, given that I work freelance I'd say freelancer prices apply. However, I've created https://www.patreon.com/tdewolff and https://www.paypal.me/tdewolff, any amount is appreciated!

tdewolff commented 4 years ago

Usage of external minifiers is explained here: https://github.com/tdewolff/minify#external-minifiers if improved JS minification is required.

minify is still expected to improve its JS minifier at some point in the future.

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