grunt-font-awesome-vars

Simple file read/write plugin to update the font-awesome variables.less file @fa-font-path (i.e. for use with Bower to install font-awesome - which you then need to edit variables.less to the correct font-path. This plugin automates that process - both for the first time and in case you update the font-awesome bower plugin or want other developers to use bower install and have it "just work" without having to remember to edit the variables.less file after each install/update).

Getting Started

This plugin requires Grunt ~0.4.1

If you haven't used Grunt before, be sure to check out the Getting Started guide, as it explains how to create a Gruntfile as well as install and use Grunt plugins. Once you're familiar with that process, you may install this plugin with this command:

npm install grunt-font-awesome-vars --save-dev

Once the plugin has been installed, it may be enabled inside your Gruntfile with this line of JavaScript:

grunt.loadNpmTasks('grunt-font-awesome-vars');

Font Awesome Vars task

Usage Examples

Gruntfile.js

    fontAwesomeVars: {
        main: {
            variablesLessPath: 'variables.less',
            fontPath: '../bower_components/font-awesome/fonts'		//NOTE: this must be relative to FINAL, compiled .css file - NOT the variables.less file! For example, this would be the correct path if the compiled css file is main.css which is in 'src/build' and the font awesome font is in 'src/bower_components/font-awesome/fonts' - since to get from main.css to the fonts directory, you first go back a directory then go into bower_components > font-awesome > fonts.
        }
    }

Development

See https://npmjs.org/doc/developers.html for notes on publishing npm modules in general.

• run grunt to ensure no issues
• bump version number in package.json
• update CHANGELOG.md (and potentially this README.md) file
• git commit changes
• npm publish
• push to github (to update there as well)

TODO

• support SCSS/SASS?