CoffeeScript ============ 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 --------- The dev server will automatically compile coffeescript files that have changed. Simply start the server using: $ rake runserver Testing ------- We're also using Jasmine to unit-testing the JavaScript files. All the specs are written in CoffeeScript for the consistency. To access the test cases, start the server in debug mode, navigate to http://127.0.0.1:8000/_jasmine to see the test result.