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CoffeeScript
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This folder contains the CoffeeScript file that will be compiled to the static
directory. By default, we're compile and merge all the files ending `.coffee`
into `static/js/application.js`.
Install the Compiler
--------------------
CoffeeScript compiler are written in JavaScript. You'll need to install Node and
npm (Node Package Manager) to be able to install the CoffeeScript compiler.
### Mac OS X
Install Node via Homebrew, then use npm:
$ brew install node
$ curl http://npmjs.org/install.sh | sh
$ npm install -g git://github.com/jashkenas/coffee-script.git
(Note that we're using the edge version of CoffeeScript for now, as there was
some issue with directory watching in 1.3.1.)
Try to run `coffee` and make sure you get a coffee prompt.
### Debian/Ubuntu
Conveniently, you can install Node via `apt-get`, then use npm:
$ sudo apt-get install nodejs npm &&
$ sudo npm install -g git://github.com/jashkenas/coffee-script.git
Compiling
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The dev server will automatically compile coffeescript files that have changed.
Simply start the server using:
$ rake runserver
Testing
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We use Jasmine to unit-test the JavaScript files. See `docs/internal/testing.md` for details.