docs(comments): comment config blocks in gruntfile

Help let newer people know what each config section is for

Author: eddiemonge

templates/common/Gruntfile.js

@@ -8,15 +8,24 @@
 // 'test/spec/**/*.js'
 
 module.exports = function (grunt) {
+
+  // Load grunt tasks automatically
   require('load-grunt-tasks')(grunt);
+
+  // Time how long tasks take. Can help when optimizing build times
   require('time-grunt')(grunt);
 
+  // Define the configuration for all the tasks
   grunt.initConfig({
+
+    // Project settings
     yeoman: {
       // configurable paths
       app: require('./bower.json').appPath || 'app',
       dist: 'dist'
     },
+
+    // Watches files for changes and runs tasks based on the changed files
     watch: {
       coffee: {
         files: ['<%%= yeoman.app %>/scripts/{,*/}*.coffee'],
@@ -49,17 +58,8 @@ module.exports = function (grunt) {
         ]
       }
     },
-    autoprefixer: {
-      options: ['last 1 version'],
-      dist: {
-        files: [{
-          expand: true,
-          cwd: '.tmp/styles/',
-          src: '{,*/}*.css',
-          dest: '.tmp/styles/'
-        }]
-      }
-    },
+
+    // The actual grunt server settings
     connect: {
       options: {
         port: 9000,
@@ -92,6 +92,20 @@ module.exports = function (grunt) {
         }
       }
     },
+
+    // Make sure code styles are up to par and there are no obvious mistakes
+    jshint: {
+      options: {
+        jshintrc: '.jshintrc',
+        reporter: require('jshint-stylish')
+      },
+      all: [
+        'Gruntfile.js',
+        '<%%= yeoman.app %>/scripts/{,*/}*.js'
+      ]
+    },
+
+    // Empties folders to start fresh
     clean: {
       dist: {
         files: [{
@@ -105,16 +119,21 @@ module.exports = function (grunt) {
       },
       server: '.tmp'
     },
-    jshint: {
-      options: {
-        jshintrc: '.jshintrc',
-        reporter: require('jshint-stylish')
-      },
-      all: [
-        'Gruntfile.js',
-        '<%%= yeoman.app %>/scripts/{,*/}*.js'
-      ]
+
+    // Add vendor prefixed styles
+    autoprefixer: {
+      options: ['last 1 version'],
+      dist: {
+        files: [{
+          expand: true,
+          cwd: '.tmp/styles/',
+          src: '{,*/}*.css',
+          dest: '.tmp/styles/'
+        }]
+      }
     },
+
+    // Compiles CoffeeScript to JavaScript
     coffee: {
       options: {
         sourceMap: true,
@@ -139,6 +158,8 @@ module.exports = function (grunt) {
         }]
       }
     },<% if (compassBootstrap) { %>
+
+    // Compiles Sass to CSS and generates necessary files if requested
     compass: {
       options: {
         sassDir: '<%%= yeoman.app %>/styles',
@@ -160,11 +181,8 @@ module.exports = function (grunt) {
         }
       }
     },<% } %>
-    // not used since Uglify task does concat,
-    // but still available if needed
-    // concat: {
-    //   dist: {}
-    // },
+
+    // Renames files for browser caching purposes
     rev: {
       dist: {
         files: {
@@ -177,19 +195,27 @@ module.exports = function (grunt) {
         }
       }
     },
+
+    // Reads HTML for usemin blocks to enable smart builds that automatically
+    // concat, minify and revision files. Creates configurations in memory so
+    // additional tasks can operate on them
     useminPrepare: {
       html: '<%%= yeoman.app %>/index.html',
       options: {
         dest: '<%%= yeoman.dist %>'
       }
     },
+
+    // Performs rewrites based on rev and the useminPrepage configuration
     usemin: {
       html: ['<%%= yeoman.dist %>/{,*/}*.html'],
       css: ['<%%= yeoman.dist %>/styles/{,*/}*.css'],
       options: {
         assetsDirs: ['<%%= yeoman.dist %>']
       }
     },
+
+    // The following *-min tasks produce minified files in the dist folder
     imagemin: {
       dist: {
         files: [{
@@ -210,31 +236,10 @@ module.exports = function (grunt) {
         }]
       }
     },
-    // By default, your `index.html` <!-- Usemin Block --> will take care of
-    // minification. This option is pre-configured if you do not wish to use
-    // Usemin blocks.
-    // cssmin: {
-    //   dist: {
-    //     files: {
-    //       '<%%= yeoman.dist %>/styles/main.css': [
-    //         '.tmp/styles/{,*/}*.css',
-    //         '<%%= yeoman.app %>/styles/{,*/}*.css'
-    //       ]
-    //     }
-    //   }
-    // },
-    // uglify: {
-    //   dist: {
-    //     files: {
-    //       '<%%= yeoman.dist %>/scripts/scripts.js': [
-    //         '<%%= yeoman.dist %>/scripts/scripts.js'
-    //       ]
-    //     }
-    //   }
-    // },
     htmlmin: {
       dist: {
         options: {
+          // Optional configurations that you can uncomment to use
           // removeCommentsFromCDATA: true,
           // collapseBooleanAttributes: true,
           // removeAttributeQuotes: true,
@@ -251,7 +256,28 @@ module.exports = function (grunt) {
         }]
       }
     },
-    // Put files not handled in other tasks here
+
+    // Allow the use of non-minsafe AngularJS files. Automatically makes it
+    // minsafe compatible so Uglify does not destroy the ng references
+    ngmin: {
+      dist: {
+        files: [{
+          expand: true,
+          cwd: '.tmp/concat/scripts',
+          src: '*.js',
+          dest: '.tmp/concat/scripts'
+        }]
+      }
+    },
+
+    // Replace Google CDN references
+    cdnify: {
+      dist: {
+        html: ['<%%= yeoman.dist %>/*.html']
+      }
+    },
+
+    // Copies remaining files to places other tasks can use
     copy: {
       dist: {
         files: [{
@@ -282,6 +308,8 @@ module.exports = function (grunt) {
         src: '{,*/}*.css'
       }
     },
+
+    // Run some tasks in parallel to speed up the build process
     concurrent: {
       server: [
         'coffee:dist',<% if (compassBootstrap) { %>
@@ -302,29 +330,43 @@ module.exports = function (grunt) {
         'htmlmin'
       ]
     },
+
+    // By default, your `index.html`'s <!-- Usemin block --> will take care of
+    // minification. These next options are pre-configured if you do not wish
+    // to use the Usemin blocks.
+    // cssmin: {
+    //   dist: {
+    //     files: {
+    //       '<%%= yeoman.dist %>/styles/main.css': [
+    //         '.tmp/styles/{,*/}*.css',
+    //         '<%%= yeoman.app %>/styles/{,*/}*.css'
+    //       ]
+    //     }
+    //   }
+    // },
+    // uglify: {
+    //   dist: {
+    //     files: {
+    //       '<%%= yeoman.dist %>/scripts/scripts.js': [
+    //         '<%%= yeoman.dist %>/scripts/scripts.js'
+    //       ]
+    //     }
+    //   }
+    // },
+    // concat: {
+    //   dist: {}
+    // },
+
+    // Test settings
     karma: {
       unit: {
         configFile: 'karma.conf.js',
         singleRun: true
       }
-    },
-    cdnify: {
-      dist: {
-        html: ['<%%= yeoman.dist %>/*.html']
-      }
-    },
-    ngmin: {
-      dist: {
-        files: [{
-          expand: true,
-          cwd: '.tmp/concat/scripts',
-          src: '*.js',
-          dest: '.tmp/concat/scripts'
-        }]
-      }
     }
   });
 
+
   grunt.registerTask('serve', function (target) {
     if (target === 'dist') {
       return grunt.task.run(['build', 'connect:dist:keepalive']);