Minify inline javascript during build for ASP.net?

Question

We have a handful of ASP.net pages that include more than 50+ lines of javascript specific to that page. We'd like to minify that javascript during our CruiseControl build process.

We already use the YUI Compressor to compress our full javascript and css files. But we can't figure out how to do the Inline javascript.

Is there an MSBuild task to spin through asp.net pages and minify the javascript?

Answer 1

There is an interesting blog and NuGet package called undleMinifyInlineJsCss to handle this

http://weblogs.asp.net/imranbaloch/archive/2012/07/25/bundling-and-minifying-inline-css-and-js.aspx

Answer 2

I would extract javascript into methods and move them into .js files. and call the functions instead with the relevant parameters from the pages. Not a complicated procedure and much easier to maintain (less code). You can also benefit from client side content caching.

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Also: Not sure if it helps but Google's Closure looks really good.

http://code.google.com/closure/

Compression options: http://code.google.com/closure/compiler/docs/api-tutorial3.html

Available as Java executable or web service.