# THIS GRUNT PLUGIN IS DEPRECATED SINCE THE RELEASE OF GRUNT.JS v0.4.0.

# PLEASE USE [`grunt-contrib-compass`](https://github.com/gruntjs/grunt-contrib-compass) FROM NOW ON.

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# grunt-compass [![Build Status](https://secure.travis-ci.org/kahlil/grunt-compass.png)](http://travis-ci.org/kahlil/grunt-compass)

This is a custom grunt.js multitask aka [gruntplugin](http://jsfiddle.net/cowboy/qzRjD/show/) that executes `compass compile` on the command line for you and prints the COMPASS output to `grunt.log.write()`.

## Dependencies

You need to have [node.js](http://nodejs.org/), [grunt.js](https://github.com/cowboy/grunt), [Ruby](http://www.ruby-lang.org/), [SASS](http://sass-lang.com/) and [Compass](http://compass-style.org/) installed for this to work.

## Installation & Options

1. Install this grunt plugin next to your project's grunt.js gruntfile with: `npm install grunt-compass`.
2. Call `grunt.loadNpmTasks( 'grunt-compass' )` in your gruntfile.
3. Configure `grunt watch` to watch your scss files and call the task(s).
	e.g.:

	```javascript
	watch: {
	    files: [ 'assets/scss/*.scss' ],
	    tasks: [ 'compass:dev', 'compass:prod' ]
	}
	```

4. Setup your SASS and CSS paths

	```javascript
    src: 'assets/scss',
    dest: 'assets/css'
	```

	`src` is the folder with sass or scss files and `dest` is the folder where the css files will be placed.

5. Use `specify` to specify certain files you want to compile:

    A single file.

    ```javascript
    specify: 'assets/scss/base.scss'
    ```

    Use globbing to match files, like:

    ```javascript
    specify: 'assets/scss/*.scss' // Match all scss files under `assets/scss` but not include files in subdirctory.
    specify: 'assets/scss/**/*.scss' // Match all scss files under `assets/scss` include files in subdirctory.
    ```

    See [minimatch](https://github.com/isaacs/minimatch) for more globbing usage.

    Note a SASS/SCSS file will be ignored if its filename begin with an underscore `_`. And all files you specify **MUST** be under the directory that you specified with `src`.

    See [SASS-partials](http://sass-lang.com/docs/yardoc/file.SASS_REFERENCE.html#partials).

6. Use `basePath` to specify the location in which to run Compass. Useful for when using grunt with multiple projects with seperate folder structures.

    ```javascript
    basePath: 'path/to/project/'
    ```

7. You can set your custom output style like this:

    ```javascript
    outputstyle: 'compressed'
    ```
8. You can disable line comments like this:

    ```javascript
    linecomments: false
    ```
9. If you have multiple compass tasks and you want to force compass compilation you can do this:

    ```javascript
    forcecompile: true
    ```
10. You can require ruby libraries before running commands like this:

    ```javascript
    require: 'animate-sass'
    ```

    or

    ```javascript
    require: [
      'animate-sass',
      'mylib'
    ]
    ```

11. You can add the `--debug-info` option for use with [FireSass](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/firesass-for-firebug/) like so:

    ```javascript
    debugsass: true
    ```

12. You can set the relative assets to `true` and set an image path for the Compass spriting feature:

    ```javascript
    images: '/path/to/images',
    relativeassets: true
    ```

13. You can run compass with bundle exec if you need to as well:

    ```javascript
    bundleExec: true
    ```

14. If you have a Compass configuration file, you can use it instead of or in addition to the options in your gruntfile:

    ```javascript
    config: '/path/to/config'
    ```

    If the path is not absolute, it is relative to the directory containing your gruntfile.

15. If you have a Compass configuration file, you set the environment variable for the config.rb file:

    ```javascript
    environment: 'production'
    ```

    Then use it in your config.rb like so:

    ```ruby
    output_style = ( environment == :production ) ? :compressed : :expanded
    ```

16. You can add a custom `IMPORT_PATH` folder, which makes files under the path findable by Sass's `@import` directive:

    ```javascript
    importPath: '/path/to/importPath'
    ```

17. `grunt compass-clean`

    Sometimes it can be faster to execute `compass clean` and recompile for production instead of doing `--force` compile.
    Now grunt-compass comes with a `grunt compass-clean` task that you can use when registering prod tasks in your gruntfile like:

    ```js
    grunt.registerTask( 'prod', [ 'compass-clean', 'compass:prod' ] );
    ```

18. Run "grunt watch" and edit some SASS files :)

# An Example Setup

```javascript
compass: {
    dev: {
        src: 'assets/scss',
        dest: 'assets/dev/css',
        linecomments: true,
        forcecompile: true,
        require: [
          'animate-sass',
          'mylib'
        ],
        debugsass: true,
        images: '/path/to/images',
        relativeassets: true
    },
    prod: {
        src: 'assets/scss',
        dest: 'assets/prod/css',
        outputstyle: 'compressed',
        linecomments: false,
        forcecompile: true,
        require: [
          'animate-sass',
          'mylib'
        ],
        debugsass: false,
        images: '/path/to/images',
        relativeassets: true
    }
}
```

# Contributing
In lieu of a formal styleguide, take care to maintain the existing coding style. Add unit tests for any new or changed functionality. Lint and test your code using [grunt](/gruntjs/grunt).

# Real World Examples

* [krzysu](https://github.com/krzysu) posted a Gist with his `compass compile` configuration [over here](https://gist.github.com/2917330).
* [javiervd](https://github.com/javiervd) kindly shares his grunt.js setup [over here](https://gist.github.com/2941501).

# Changelog

v0.3.8: basepath option added.

v0.3.6: @shama added grunt v0.4 compatibility and the grunt-contrib style of structuring gruntplugins. Also: first tests!

v0.3.2: add support for IMPORT_PATH

v0.3.1: adds compiling of single files or a minimatch path via the `src` option

v0.2.14: @nebelschwade added `fonts-dir` option and fixed issue with config.rb due to changes in last version.

v0.2.13: Added `grunt.template.process()` function to process `src` and `dest` paths. Suggested by @necolas in issue #9.

v0.2.12: The option to set the image path for spriting and the relativeassets to true have been added by @gcpantazis.

v0.2.11: @gcpantazis added the option to set the `--debug-info` flag for Sass, useful for integration with the FireSass debugger.

v0.2.10: Added 'gruntplugin' as a keyword in the package.json to get listed [here](http://jsfiddle.net/cowboy/qzRjD/show/).

v0.2.9: Ability to require a given ruby lib before running commands. Added by @FGRibreau.

v0.2.8: Added an option to force compilation of SASS files via the `--force` option.

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