grunt-jslint

Validates JavaScript files with JSLint as a grunt task.

Installation

Install this grunt plugin next to your project's grunt.js gruntfile with: npm install grunt-jslint

Then add this line to your project's grunt.js gruntfile:

grunt.loadNpmTasks('grunt-jslint');

Documentation

A single-task to validate your JavaScript files with JSLint.

Supports the following options:

• files - An array of files or wildcards which you want to be validated with JSLint.

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	<b>exclude</b> - A String/filepath/wildcard option which, when provided, tells the plugin which files should be ignored (not scanned).
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	<b>directives</b> - Configuration options/settings to pre-define in JSLint.  Pre-defined globals are included within this object as <code>predef: ['myglobal']</code>
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	<b>Options</b> - Configuration options/settings for the plugin itself.  Currently supports the following:

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			<b>errorsOnly</b> - A Boolean option which tells the plugin to only display errors when set to <code>true</code>.
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			<b>log</b> - A String/filepath option which, when provided, tells the plugin where to write a verbose log to.
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			<b>junit</b> - A String/filepath option which, when provided, tells the plugin where to write a JUnit-style XML file to.
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			<b>jslintXml</b> - A String/filepath option which, when provided, tells the plugin where to write a JSLint-style XML file to.
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	</ul>

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Example Usage

/*jslint node:true*/

module.exports = function (grunt) {

	'use strict';

	grunt.loadNpmTasks('grunt-jslint'); // load the task

	grunt.initConfig({
		watch: {
			files: '<config:jslint.files>',
			tasks: 'jslint'
		},

		// TAKE NOTE - this has changed since 0.1.8

		jslint: { // configure the task
			files: [ // some example files
				'grunt.js',
				'src/**/*.js'
			],
			exclude: [
				'**/ignore-*.js',
				'bananas.js'
			],
			directives: { // example directives
				browser: true,
				unparam: true,
				todo: true,
				predef: [ // array of pre-defined globals
					'jQuery'
				]
			},
			options: {
				junit: 'out/junit.xml', // write the output to a JUnit XML
				log: 'out/lint.log',
				jslintXml: 'out/jslint_xml.xml',
				errorsOnly: true // only display errors
			}
		}

	});

	grunt.registerTask('default', 'watch');
};

Release History

• 0.2.0 - Cleaned up your grunt.js file for you - moved all options into the jslint object
• 0.1.8 - Updating README.md to contain more verbose documentation, adding keywords to package.json
• 0.1.7 - Added an option to only report on errors
• 0.1.6 - Added an exclude option and added number of files in violation to standard output.

License

Copyright (c) 2012 Stephen Mathieson Licensed under the WTFPL license.