#Jurassic-Coffee ####.NET compiler for .coffee files using coffee-script.js & Jurassic

###1. install as a Nuget package: Download and install Nuget if you do not allready have it.

• Installs as a single JurassicCoffee.dll
• Adds a *.coffee HttpHandler to you web.config if you have one

>> Install-Package jurassic-coffee

###2. download and build it from source Always nice to have the latest version

###3. Download a pre-built binary note that it may be be an older version than that from source

var compiler = new CoffeeCompiler();
compiler.PreScriptLoadActions.Add(FileRouting.RouteToCorrectVersion);
compiler.PreScriptOutputActions.Add(FileNaming.AddBuildDate);
compiler.PreScriptOutputActions.Add(FileNaming.AddMinified);
compiler.PostcompilationActions.Add(YahooYuiCompressor.Compress);

includes desired coffee file into the compilation

sayhello.coffee

sayhello = (name)-> alert name

main.coffee

# require sayhello.coffee
sayhello 'charles'

embeds desired javascript file

default.coffee

#= require `./jquery-1.6.1.min.js`
$(document).ready -> 
  message = "JurassicCoffee!"
  h1 = $(document.createElement 'h1')
  h1.text message
  $('body').prepend h1    

JurassicCoffee.exe script.coffee //compiles into script.js
JurassicCoffee.exe script.coffee -o out.js //compiles into out.js
JurassicCoffee.exe script.coffee -c //YUI Compression enabled
JurassicCoffee.exe script.coffee -e coffee-script.nighlty.version.js //compile using custom version of coffee-script

• Compiles .coffee files into .js files
• Keeps track of .coffee and compiled .js files and only re-compiles when files are added, deleted or changed
• Keeps track of included files from "#= require" sprockets and re-compiles on changes

<appSettings>
	<!--relative to the server root-->
    <add key="JurassicCoffee.CompiledDirectory" value="compiled-coffee"/>
</appSettings>

<httpHandlers> 
    <add type="JurassicCoffee.Web.JurassicCoffeeHttpHandler,JurassicCoffee.Web" validate="false" path="*.coffee" verb="*" />
</httpHandlers>

    var compiler = new JurassicCoffee.Core.Compiler();

    //Compile test.coffee into test.js
    compiler.Compile("test.coffee");

    //Compiles coffeescript string into a javascript string
    var javascriptString = compiler.CompileString("helloworld -> 'hello world'");

    //Compiles inputstream into outputstream
    compiler.Compile(inputstream,outputstream);