Simply compiling and running web server into devevelopment.sh

README.md

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   1. Ensure you have [Node.js](http://nodejs.org) installed
   2. Install the package dependencies: `npm install`
-  3. In a console window, start the CoffeeScript compilation: `./scripts/build.sh`
-  4. In another console window, start the built-in HTTP server: `./scripts/web-server.js`
-  5. Open `http://localhost:8000/index.html` in your browser
+  3. Start development mode by running: `./scripts/development.sh`
+  4. Open `http://localhost:8000/index.html` in your browser
 
-`scripts/build.sh` watches the CoffeeScript files in `app/coffee` and compiles them to JavaScript in `app/js`; `app/index.html` includes these compiled JavaScript files to run the application. If you change a `.coffee` file in `app/coffee`, you must have `./scripts/build.sh` running so that the file gets recompiled.
+`scripts/compile.sh` watches the CoffeeScript files in `app/coffee` and compiles them to JavaScript in `app/js`; `app/index.html` includes these compiled JavaScript files to run the application. If you change a `.coffee` file in `app/coffee`, be sure development mode is running so it will recompile the CoffeeScript.
 
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 `app/coffee` contains all the CoffeeScript source for the application. The gem filter itself is defined in `services.coffee`. `app.coffee` defines the routes for the application, and `partials/main.htm` contains the view for the `IndexController` route (the main part of the app).
 
-Don't forget to have `./scripts/build.sh` running to compile the CoffeeScript to JavaScript as you make changes.
+Don't forget to have `./scripts/development.sh` running to compile the CoffeeScript to JavaScript as you make changes.

scripts/development.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Arbitrary shell commands, some run in background
+./scripts/compile.sh &
+node ./scripts/web-server.js
+
+# The magic line
+#   $$ holds the PID for this script
+#   Negation means kill by process group id instead of PID
+trap "kill -TERM -$$" SIGINT
+wait