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minimize
minimizeJavaScript

A Node.js HTML minifier focused on HTML5, offering high configurability and a pluggable architecture.

#server-side#html5#cli-tool
Stars161
Forks18
Last commit6 years ago
boon
boonRust

A cross-platform build tool for packaging LÖVE games into executables for Windows, macOS, and Linux.

#packaging#löve-framework#cli-tool
Stars161
Forks10
Last commit2 months ago
grunt-critical
grunt-criticalHTML

Grunt plugin to extract and inline critical-path CSS from HTML for improved page load performance.

#above-the-fold#critical-css#grunt
Stars155
Forks28
Last commit5 months ago
gulp-nunjucks
gulp-nunjucksJavaScript

A Gulp plugin to compile and precompile Nunjucks templates for static site generation and build pipelines.

#template#html-generation#nunjucks
Stars152
Forks20
Last commit8 months ago
gulp-remember
gulp-rememberJavaScript

A Gulp plugin that remembers and recalls files passed through it, enabling incremental builds with full file sets.

#stream-processing#gulp#file-caching
Stars149
Forks16
Last commit8 years ago
Less4j
Less4jJava

A Java-based compiler that translates Less CSS preprocessor code into regular CSS with full compatibility to less.js.

#java-library#css-variables#maven-plugin
Stars148
Forks44
Last commit3 years ago
gulp-hb
gulp-hbJavaScript

A Gulp plugin for compiling Handlebars templates into static HTML, designed as a sane static site generator.

#gulp#static-site-generator#hbs
Stars147
Forks13
Last commit6 years ago
Jekyll Starter Kit
Jekyll Starter KitJavaScript

A Yeoman generator that creates Jekyll-based Progressive Web Apps with modern tooling and automated workflows.

#generator#jekyll#progressive-web-app
Stars145
Forks21
Last commit3 years ago
Lake
LakeLua

A lightweight Lua-based build engine that interprets dependency rules for cross-platform compilation and automation.

#rake-inspired#make-alternative#dsl
Stars143
Forks17
Last commit10 years ago
FoBiS
FoBiSPython

A zero-configuration build system and package manager for modern Fortran projects with automatic dependency resolution.

#github-integration#open-source#oop
Stars143
Forks38
Last commit28 days ago
Html-minifier
Html-minifierC#

A fast command-line tool to minify HTML, Razor views, and Web Forms views by removing unnecessary whitespace and comments.

#web-forms#html-minification#performance-optimization
Stars138
Forks43
Last commit1 month ago
es6-jspm-gulp-boilerplate
es6-jspm-gulp-boilerplateJavaScript

A boilerplate for developing ES6+ applications using JSPM for package management and Gulp for build automation.

#gulp#sass#boilerplate
Stars136
Forks26
Last commit9 years ago
Deli
DeliSwift

Deli is a Swift dependency injection container that automatically generates DI containers and validates dependency graphs at build time.

#ios#software-architecture#dependency-injection
Stars136
Forks8
Last commit4 years ago
really-executable-jars-maven-plugin
really-executable-jars-maven-pluginJava

A Maven plugin that makes JAR files directly executable on Unix-like systems by prepending a shell script.

#packaging#devops#unix
Stars135
Forks30
Last commit2 months ago
angular-prerender
angular-prerenderJavaScript

A command line tool that simplifies prerendering static Angular apps by analyzing Angular CLI configs.

#static-site-generator#angular-cli#server-side-rendering
Stars127
Forks7
Last commit11 days ago
Pre-evaluate code at buildtime
Pre-evaluate code at buildtimeJavaScript

A Babel macro that pre-evaluates JavaScript code at build time, enabling build-time computations.

#developer-tools#code-pre-evaluation#performance-optimization
Stars126
Forks6
Last commit
broccoli-concat-analyser
broccoli-concat-analyserHTML

Analyzes bundle sizes and contents for broccoli-concat-based build chains with raw, uglified, and compressed metrics.

#asset-optimization#ember-addon#bundle-analyzer
Stars126
Forks14
Last commit
strip-css-comments
strip-css-commentsCSS

A Node.js module to remove comments from CSS with options to preserve important ones or use custom rules.

#minification#code-cleanup#npm-package
Stars125
Forks10
Last commit3 years ago
elm2nix
elm2nixHaskell

Convert Elm projects into Nix expressions for reproducible builds and dependency management.

#haskell#functional-programming#dependency-management
Stars124
Forks17
Last commit9 months ago
Vert.x Stack
Vert.x StackJava

A pre-configured Maven dependency management system for the Vert.x toolkit and its endorsed modules.

#version-management#reactive-programming#dependency-management
Stars122
Forks47
Last commit6 days ago
Makeicon
MakeiconGo

A command-line tool that generates mobile app icons in all required resolutions for iOS and Android.

#ios#icon-generation#android
Stars118
Forks9
Last commit8 years ago
Lesshint
LesshintJavaScript

A linting tool for enforcing clean and consistent code in Less stylesheets.

#developer-tools#linter#code-quality
Stars117
Forks48
Last commit4 years ago
Napalm
NapalmNix

A Nix-based tool for building npm packages and serving as a lightweight npm registry.

#hacktoberfest#npm#dependency-management
Stars117
Forks17
Last commit2 years ago
inline-critical
inline-criticalHTML

A Node.js tool that inlines critical CSS and asynchronously loads remaining stylesheets for faster page rendering.

#critical-css#critical-path#web-performance
Stars116
Forks12
Last commit1 year ago
electron-template
electron-templateJavaScript

A Leiningen template for creating Electron applications with ClojureScript and Reagent.

#clojurescript#reagent#leiningen-template
Stars116
Forks11
Last commit10 years ago
defs
defsJavaScript

Static scope analysis and transpilation of ES6 block-scoped const and let variables to ES3 var.

#transpiler#es3-compatibility#block-scoping
Stars114
Forks10
Last commit6 years ago
elm-webpack-4-starter
elm-webpack-4-starterElm

A Webpack 4 starter template for building Elm 0.19 single-page applications with modern tooling.

#spa#template#hot-reloading
Stars114
Forks8
Last commit1 year ago
gulp-jasmine
gulp-jasmineJavaScript

A Gulp plugin for running Jasmine 3 tests in Node.js with configurable reporters and options.

#javascript-testing#test-runner#unit-testing
Stars112
Forks40
Last commit4 years ago
geas
geasErlang

A tool that detects the runnable Erlang/OTP release window for a project by analyzing dependencies and function usage.

#version-checker#otp#dependency-management
Stars111
Forks5
Last commit8 days ago
ember-cli-postcss
ember-cli-postcssHandlebars

A PostCSS integration for Ember CLI that processes CSS with a wide range of plugins.

#autoprefixer#custom-properties#ember-addon
Stars109
Forks23
Last commit3 years ago
gatling-sbt-plugin
gatling-sbt-pluginScala

An SBT plugin for running Gatling load tests directly from your Scala build tool.

#load-testing#performance-testing#integration-testing
Stars108
Forks30
Last commit14 days ago
Crisper
CrisperJavaScript

A tool that extracts inline JavaScript from HTML files to enable Content Security Policy compliance.

#polymer#html-processing#security
Stars106
Forks22
Last commit8 years ago
gulp-riot
gulp-riotJavaScript

A Gulp plugin that compiles Riot.js .tag files into JavaScript for use in build pipelines.

#javascript-compiler#riotjs#frontend
Stars105
Forks10
Last commit7 years ago
ember-cli-autoprefixer
ember-cli-autoprefixerJavaScript

Automatically runs your Ember CLI project's styles through Autoprefixer for cross-browser CSS compatibility.

#autoprefixer#cross-browser#ember-cli
Stars103
Forks25
Last commit3 years ago
Gulp-vulcanize
Gulp-vulcanizeJavaScript

A Gulp plugin to concatenate Web Components into a single file using Vulcanize.

#web-components#concatenate#polymer
Stars101
Forks23
Last commit5 years ago
rebar3_hex
rebar3_hexErlang

A Rebar3 plugin providing providers to interact with Hex.pm for publishing and managing Erlang/Elixir packages.

#open-source-publishing#elixir#rebar3-plugin
Stars100
Forks48
Last commit5 days ago
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