This project attempts to provide a set of tools to help the modular development of high-level front-end applications.

There're two tools available. One of them is a SCM helper (maven plugin) which allows to create front-end projects distribution packages. The second one is a JSP tag library that provides an easy way to load JavaScript resources in a page context, referencing resources from several locations.

The current release of these tools include the following features:

JavaScript Compressor Maven Plugin

• Flexible JavaScript source compression using the YUICompressor as compression backend.
• Selective bundle generation with compression capability.

jsBundle Tag Library

• JavaScript includes from classpath.
• Multiple includes in a single tag.
• Bundle generation from classpath, filesystem and network resources.
• Compression for bundles and classpath resources.

For information about the tools usage, please refer to the documentation in the wiki pages.

Features in the next release:

• JavaScript testing plugin for maven.