Execute local file / Use local shell

[KuenzelIT]

Is there a possibility to execute a local file (like a sass-compiler) or use the local shell?

[redmunds]

@olsgreen wrote a Brackets extension for LESS (https://github.com/olsgreen/BracketLESS), so you should be able to do something similar for SASS.

[KuenzelIT]

Hey, thanks.

I thought about that and looked into it. But the LESS compiler is written in javascript, so it's not a problem to call it. The Sass compiler on the opposite is written in Ruby.

[redmunds]

Brackets has a built in nodejs server, so I think you can it to run Ruby. Take a look at the brackets/src/extensions/default/StaticServer extension as an example.

[KuenzelIT]

Thank you, I'll check it out.

[KuenzelIT]

Sorry, but I couldn't get any closer with the StaticServer extension. I also looked at a lot of other files, but still didn't find anything.

Do you have another idea or could you point me to a more precise direction?

[jasonsanjose]

There's an xUnit extension that has the ability to run a shell script from the project tree, the implementation is here https://github.com/dschaffe/brackets-xunit/blob/master/node/ProcessDomain.js.

Are you looking to develop your own extension or are you requesting that we add this feature to core?

[KuenzelIT]

Thanks for the hint.

Currently I want to write a little extension to execute a batch file (for running a phone gap app), but this could also be a really nice feature in bracket's core, so yes, it's also a request.

[KuenzelIT]

Hey again,

I finally got it to work with xunit and brackets-simple-node (https://github.com/joelrbrandt/brackets-simple-node) as templates. It's not finished, but I can execute a batch file at least.

Thanks for your help.

[dangoor]

We're working to make writing Node extensions easier. Using Node and Node's way of running external processes is definitely the easiest way to handle this kind of need.

[olsgreen]

@d33k4y Hey, how far a long are you with a SASS extension? I did start writing support for SASS into my extension, if anyone's writing another one I'll stop work? I'm probably 70% done.

[KuenzelIT]

Hey,
sorry but I never wrote a SASS extension, I just used that as an example (and because I made one for Notepad++).
So, keep up the good work. :)