Meteor: Aggregate multiple javascript files into one?

Question

Drupal has an option to "aggregate" (that is, to combine) multiple js or css files into one, to reduce the number of files going over the network.

Does Meteor have something similar? Obviously for development it is nicer to have the files all separate. But on production it would be great to have them bundled (and minified).

Answer 1

Yes.

Meteor uses separate files on the development server and combines and minifies js and css files on the production server.

For an example view the source of http://meteor.com.

As a bonus, Meteor has Smart Packages that compile various preprocessors, including:

• LESS
• Stylus
• CoffeeScript

By using the Smart Packages preprocessors, you are free to write the code or styles in your preferred language and Meteor will convert it to javascript or css, on demand.