Support for babel files

[schoenwaldnils]

Currently .babel.js files are getting ignored.
Is there a possible workaround?

[slavafomin]

Hello!

I'm not familiar with this file format, could you elaborate please?

If the file conforms to the documented format it should work fine, however, if you need it to work with some other format, you should create a feature request with comprehensive description of required functionality. Then we will be able to discuss it further.

Cheers!

[schoenwaldnils]

Hi,

this is for using ES2015 in your gulpfile.
A better explenation here: https://markgoodyear.com/2015/06/using-es6-with-gulp/

[slavafomin]

Well, I see.

I will look into it on first occasion. ES2015 is definitely the future, so I will make it a priority.

[schoenwaldnils]

Hi there, are there any updates on this enhancement?
I'm working a lot with gulp lately, and my gulpfile is way to big :D

[LNSD]

@schoenwaldnils I'm not sure what .babel.js files are talking about, but I'm using a babel gulpfile (gulpfile.babel.js) and this module is working well. 👍

[schoenwaldnils]

@LNSD are your required files for different tasks also written in ES6? I think that was my problem.

[LNSD]

Yes, they use ES6 syntax (for example I'm using import in stead of require()). The task files are not named whatever.babel.js. And it's working.

I've tried to use the export default function (gulp) {...}, but it doesn't work; so I kept the ES5 modules.export = function (gulp) {...}. I think is related to the way that this module import/requires tasks.

I hope I've helped.

[schoenwaldnils]

@LNSD I tried using it again, and the way you describe it, it works.
I just wonder why export default function doesn't work. If I want to write ES6, I want to use it all the way ^^

[markotom]

@LNSD @schoenwaldnils

This library uses node-require-directory to load tasks files. I recently sent this pull request troygoode/node-require-directory#31 to add support to ES6 exports.

I hope this helps eventually with this library!

[slavafomin]

Thank you for pinpointing the problem @markotom, I've commented on your PR. I will be glad if it will be accepted, it will make default exports possible with this module as well.

[kapooostin]

You should export const fn = (gulp, callback)... for a main task and export const deps = [] for dependent tasks.

[schoenwaldnils]

@kapooostin are you sure you're in the correct issue? export does not work at all (since I tested it the last time)