garris/BackstopJS

Add a watch command

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#100 opened on Oct 1, 2015

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Description

Add gulp-watch to the project and add an explicit watch command. include a watchPath property in the config which conforms to a gulp-watch glob. If no watchPath property is set it should maybe default to project root with exceptions for common files and directories e.g. node_modules bower_components dist vendor build bower.json package.json or invisible files & directories. Documentation should be clear about this and include some tested glob boilerplate.

Contributor guide

Tech stack
javascript
Domain
testingcli
Issue type
feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
half day
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
mostly clear
Prerequisites
Node.jsGulp build systemBackstopJS basics
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
50
Research direction
Investigate the current BackstopJS configuration and gulp task structure by examining the gulpfile.js and config schema files. Determine where to add the watch task and how to integrate gulp watch. Review existing documentation for other commands to follow the pattern. Check for any previous discussions or PRs related to this feature.