Grunt is a very popular tool in the JavaScript community. It’s built on top of NodeJS, but it’s used even in most front-end only projects. So even if you don’t work with NodeJS, many JavaScript developers install NodeJS simply to use Grunt.
Grunt can achieve many common tasks such as minifying code, linting code, and transpiling code (e.g., changing CoffeeScript into JavaScript). The most common scenarios are achieved by using Grunt plugins which are installed through npm. In fact, developers often simply create GruntFile (a build file written using Grunt) that only uses common plugins and then they simply configure it with settings to match their own projects (e.g., writing a config.json file).
WebStorm 8 now helps you to run Grunt tasks.
Simply right-click on your GruntFile, select Open Grunt Console, and you’ll now be able to double-click a task in the Grunt tool window to run it.
Please watch the video below for more details:
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JetBrains WebStorm Team