Gruntfile.js

// Invoke 'strict' JavaScript mode
'use strict';

// Define the Grunt configuration method
module.exports = function(grunt) {
  // Initialize Grunt configuraiton
  grunt.initConfig({
    // Configure the grunt-env task
    env: {
      test: {
        NODE_ENV: 'test'
      },
      dev: {
        NODE_ENV: 'development'
      }
    },
    // Configure the grunt-nodemon task
    nodemon: {
      dev: {
        script: 'server.js',
        options: {
          ext: 'js,html',
          watch: ['server.js', 'config/**/*.js', 'app/**/*.js']
        }
      },
      debug: {
        script: 'server.js',
        options: {
          nodeArgs: ['--debug'],
          ext: 'js,html',
          watch: ['server.js', 'config/**/*.js', 'app/**/*.js']
        }
      }
    },
    // Configure the grunt-mocha-test task
    mochaTest: {
      src: 'app/tests/**/*.js',
      options: {
        reporter: 'spec'
      }
    },
    // Configure the grunt-karma task
    karma: {
      unit: {
        configFile: 'karma.conf.js'
      }
    },
    // Configure the grunt-protractor-runner task
    protractor: {
      e2e: {
        options: {
          configFile: 'protractor.conf.js'
        }
      }
    },
    // Configure the grunt-contrib-jshint task
    jshint: {
      all: {
        src: ['server.js', 'config/**/*.js', 'app/**/*.js', 'public/js/*.js', 'public/modules/**/*.js'],
        options: {
          node: true,
          predef: [
            "define",
            "require",
            "exports",
            "module",
            "describe",
            "before",
            "beforeEach",
            "after",
            "afterEach",
            "it",
            "inject",
            "expect"
          ]
        }
      }
    },
    // Configure the grunt-contrib-csslint task
    csslint: {
      all: {
        src: 'public/modules/**/*.css'
      }
    },
    // Configure the grunt-contrib-watch task
    watch: {
      js: {
        files: ['server.js', 'config/**/*.js', 'app/**/*.js', 'public/js/*.js', 'public/modules/**/*.js'],
        tasks: ['jshint']
      },
      css: {
        files: 'public/modules/**/*.css',
        tasks: ['csslint']
      }
    },
    // Configure the grunt-concurrent task
    concurrent: {
      dev: {
        tasks: ['nodemon', 'watch'],
        options: {
          logConcurrentOutput: true
        }
      },
      debug: {
        tasks: ['nodemon:debug', 'watch', 'node-inspector'],
        options: {
          logConcurrentOutput: true
        }
      }
    },
    // Configure the grunt-node-inspector task
    'node-inspector': {
      debug: {}
    }
  });

  // Load the external Grunt tasks
  grunt.loadNpmTasks('grunt-env');
  grunt.loadNpmTasks('grunt-nodemon');
  grunt.loadNpmTasks('grunt-mocha-test');
  grunt.loadNpmTasks('grunt-karma');
  grunt.loadNpmTasks('grunt-protractor-runner');
  grunt.loadNpmTasks('grunt-contrib-jshint');
  grunt.loadNpmTasks('grunt-contrib-csslint');
  grunt.loadNpmTasks('grunt-contrib-watch');
  grunt.loadNpmTasks('grunt-concurrent');
  grunt.loadNpmTasks('grunt-node-inspector');

  // Create the 'default' Grunt task
  grunt.registerTask('default', ['env:dev', 'lint', 'concurrent:dev']);

  // Create the 'debug' Grunt task
  grunt.registerTask('debug', ['env:dev', 'lint', 'concurrent:debug']);

  // Create the 'test' Grunt task
  grunt.registerTask('test', ['env:test', 'mochaTest', 'karma', 'protractor']);

  // Create the 'lint' Grunt task
  grunt.registerTask('lint', ['jshint', 'csslint']);
};