gulp-sourcemaps

Sourcemap support for gulpjs.

Usage

All the examples here works with Gulp 4. To see examples related to Gulp 3, you can read them here.

Write inline source maps

Inline source maps are embedded in the source file.

Example:

1var gulp = require('gulp');
2var plugin1 = require('gulp-plugin1');
3var plugin2 = require('gulp-plugin2');
4var sourcemaps = require('gulp-sourcemaps');
5
6function javascript() {
7  gulp.src('src/**/*.js')
8    .pipe(sourcemaps.init())
9      .pipe(plugin1())
10      .pipe(plugin2())
11    .pipe(sourcemaps.write())
12    .pipe(gulp.dest('dist'));
13};
14
15
16exports.javascript = javascript;

All plugins between sourcemaps.init() and sourcemaps.write() need to have support for gulp-sourcemaps. You can find a list of such plugins in the wiki.

Write external source map files

To write external source map files, pass a path relative to the destination to sourcemaps.write().

Example:

1var gulp = require('gulp');
2var plugin1 = require('gulp-plugin1');
3var plugin2 = require('gulp-plugin2');
4var sourcemaps = require('gulp-sourcemaps');
5
6function javascript() {
7  gulp.src('src/**/*.js')
8    .pipe(sourcemaps.init())
9      .pipe(plugin1())
10      .pipe(plugin2())
11    .pipe(sourcemaps.write('../maps'))
12    .pipe(gulp.dest('dist'));
13};
14
15exports.javascript = javascript;

Load existing source maps

To load existing source maps, pass the option loadMaps: true to sourcemaps.init().

Example:

1var gulp = require('gulp');
2var plugin1 = require('gulp-plugin1');
3var plugin2 = require('gulp-plugin2');
4var sourcemaps = require('gulp-sourcemaps');
5
6function javascript() {
7  gulp.src('src/**/*.js')
8    .pipe(sourcemaps.init({loadMaps: true}))
9      .pipe(plugin1())
10      .pipe(plugin2())
11    .pipe(sourcemaps.write())
12    .pipe(gulp.dest('dist'));
13};
14
15exports.javascript = javascript;

Handle large files

To handle large files, pass the option largeFile: true to sourcemaps.init().

Example:

1var gulp = require('gulp');
2var plugin1 = require('gulp-plugin1');
3var plugin2 = require('gulp-plugin2');
4var sourcemaps = require('gulp-sourcemaps');
5
6function javascript() {
7  gulp.src('src/**/*.js')
8    .pipe(sourcemaps.init({largeFile: true}))
9      .pipe(plugin1())
10      .pipe(plugin2())
11    .pipe(sourcemaps.write())
12    .pipe(gulp.dest('dist'));
13};
14
15exports.javascript = javascript;

Handle source files from different directories

Use the base option on gulp.src to make sure all files are relative to a common base directory.

Example:

1var gulp = require('gulp');
2var plugin1 = require('gulp-plugin1');
3var plugin2 = require('gulp-plugin2');
4var sourcemaps = require('gulp-sourcemaps');
5
6function javascript() {
7gulp.src(['src/test.js', 'src/testdir/test2.js'], { base: 'src' })
8    .pipe(sourcemaps.init())
9      .pipe(plugin1())
10      .pipe(plugin2())
11    .pipe(sourcemaps.write('../maps'))
12    .pipe(gulp.dest('dist'));
13};
14
15exports.javascript = javascript;

Alter sources property on sourcemaps

The exported mapSources method gives full control over the source paths. It takes a function that is called for every source and receives the default source path as a parameter and the original vinyl file.

Example:

1function javascript() {
2  var stream = gulp.src('src/**/*.js')
3    .pipe(sourcemaps.init())
4      .pipe(plugin1())
5      .pipe(plugin2())
6      // be careful with the sources returned otherwise contents might not be loaded properly
7      .pipe(sourcemaps.mapSources(function(sourcePath, file) {
8        // source paths are prefixed with '../src/'
9        return '../src/' + sourcePath;
10      }))
11    .pipe(sourcemaps.write('../maps')
12    .pipe(gulp.dest('public/scripts'));
13};
14
15exports.javascript = javascript;

Generate Identity Sourcemap

The exported identityMap method allows you to generate a full valid source map encoding no changes (slower, only for Javascript and CSS) instead of the default empty source map (no mappings, fast). Use this option if you get missing or incorrect mappings, e.g. when debugging.

Example:

1function javascript() {
2  var stream = gulp.src('src/**/*.js')
3    .pipe(sourcemaps.init())
4      // An identity sourcemap will be generated at this step
5      .pipe(sourcemaps.identityMap())
6      .pipe(plugin1())
7      .pipe(plugin2())
8    .pipe(sourcemaps.write('../maps')
9    .pipe(gulp.dest('public/scripts'));
10};
11
12exports.javascript = javascript;

Init Options

• loadMaps

  Set to true to load existing maps for source files. Supports the following:

  • inline source maps
  • source map files referenced by a sourceMappingURL= comment
  • source map files with the same name (plus .map) in the same directory

• identityMap

  This option is deprecated. Upgrade to use our sourcemap.identityMap API.

Write Options

• addComment

  By default a comment containing / referencing the source map is added. Set this to false to disable the comment (e.g. if you want to load the source maps by header).

  Example:

  1function javascript() {
  2  var stream = gulp.src('src/**/*.js')
  3    .pipe(sourcemaps.init())
  4      .pipe(plugin1())
  5      .pipe(plugin2())
  6    .pipe(sourcemaps.write('../maps', {addComment: false}))
  7    .pipe(gulp.dest('dist'));
  8};
  9
  10exports.javascript = javascript;

• includeContent

  By default the source maps include the source code. Pass false to use the original files.

  Including the content is the recommended way, because it "just works". When setting this to false you have to host the source files and set the correct sourceRoot.

• sourceRoot

  Set the location where the source files are hosted (use this when includeContent is set to false). This is usually a URL (or an absolute URL path), not a local file system path. By default the source root is '' or in case destPath is set, the relative path from the source map to the source base directory (this should work for many dev environments). If a relative path is used (empty string or one starting with a .), it is interpreted as a path relative to the destination. The plugin rewrites it to a path relative to each source map.

  Example:

  1function javascript() {
  2  var stream = gulp.src('src/**/*.js')
  3    .pipe(sourcemaps.init())
  4      .pipe(plugin1())
  5      .pipe(plugin2())
  6    .pipe(sourcemaps.write({includeContent: false, sourceRoot: '/src'}))
  7    .pipe(gulp.dest('dist'));
  8};
  9
  10exports.javascript = javascript;

  Example (using a function):

  1function javascript() {
  2  var stream = gulp.src('src/**/*.js')
  3    .pipe(sourcemaps.init())
  4      .pipe(plugin1())
  5      .pipe(plugin2())
  6    .pipe(sourcemaps.write({
  7      includeContent: false,
  8      sourceRoot: function(file) {
  9        return '/src';
  10      }
  11     }))
  12    .pipe(gulp.dest('dist'));
  13};
  14
  15exports.javascript = javascript;

  Example (relative path):

  1function javascript() {
  2  var stream = gulp.src('src/**/*.js')
  3    .pipe(sourcemaps.init())
  4      .pipe(plugin1())
  5      .pipe(plugin2())
  6    .pipe(sourcemaps.write('.', {includeContent: false, sourceRoot: '../src'}))
  7    .pipe(gulp.dest('dist'));
  8};
  9
  10exports.javascript = javascript;

  In this case for a file written to dist/subdir/example.js, the source map is written to dist/subdir/example.js.map and the sourceRoot will be ../../src (resulting in the full source path ../../src/subdir/example.js).

• destPath

  Set the destination path (the same you pass to gulp.dest()). If the source map destination path is not a sub path of the destination path, this is needed to get the correct path in the file property of the source map. In addition, it allows to automatically set a relative sourceRoot if none is set explicitly.

• sourceMappingURLPrefix

  Specify a prefix to be prepended onto the source map URL when writing external source maps. Relative paths will have their leading dots stripped.

  Example:

  1function javascript() {
  2  var stream = gulp.src('src/**/*.js')
  3    .pipe(sourcemaps.init())
  4      .pipe(plugin1())
  5      .pipe(plugin2())
  6    .pipe(sourcemaps.write('../maps', {
  7      sourceMappingURLPrefix: 'https://asset-host.example.com/assets'
  8    }))
  9    .pipe(gulp.dest('public/scripts'));
  10};
  11
  12exports.javascript = javascript;

  This will result in a source mapping URL comment like sourceMappingURL=https://asset-host.example.com/assets/maps/helloworld.js.map.

• sourceMappingURL

  If you need full control over the source map URL you can pass a function to this option. The output of the function must be the full URL to the source map (in function of the output file).

  Example:

  1function javascript() {
  2  var stream = gulp.src('src/**/*.js')
  3    .pipe(sourcemaps.init())
  4      .pipe(plugin1())
  5      .pipe(plugin2())
  6    .pipe(sourcemaps.write('../maps', {
  7      sourceMappingURL: function(file) {
  8        return 'https://asset-host.example.com/' + file.relative + '.map';
  9      }
  10    }))
  11    .pipe(gulp.dest('public/scripts'));
  12};
  13
  14exports.javascript = javascript;

  This will result in a source mapping URL comment like sourceMappingURL=https://asset-host.example.com/helloworld.js.map.

• mapFile

  This option allows to rename the map file. It takes a function that is called for every map and receives the default map path as a parameter.

  Example:

  1function javascript() {
  2  var stream = gulp.src('src/**/*.js')
  3    .pipe(sourcemaps.init())
  4      .pipe(plugin1())
  5      .pipe(plugin2())
  6    .pipe(sourcemaps.write('../maps', {
  7      mapFile: function(mapFilePath) {
  8        // source map files are named *.map instead of *.js.map
  9        return mapFilePath.replace('.js.map', '.map');
  10      }
  11    }))
  12    .pipe(gulp.dest('public/scripts'));
  13};
  14
  15exports.javascript = javascript;

• mapSources

  This option is deprecated. Upgrade to use our sourcemap.mapSources API.

• charset

  Sets the charset for inline source maps. Default: utf8

• clone

  Clones the original file for creation of the map file. Could be important if file history is important. See file.clone() for possible options. Default: {deep:false, contents:false}

Plugin developers only:

• How to add source map support to plugins

  • Generate a source map for the transformation the plugin is applying
  • Important: Make sure the paths in the generated source map (file and sources) are relative to file.base (e.g. use file.relative).
  • Apply this source map to the vinyl file. E.g. by using vinyl-sourcemaps-apply. This combines the source map of this plugin with the source maps coming from plugins further up the chain.
  • Add your plugin to the wiki page

  Example:

  1var through = require('through2');
  2var applySourceMap = require('vinyl-sourcemaps-apply');
  3var myTransform = require('myTransform');
  4
  5module.exports = function(options) {
  6
  7  function transform(file, encoding, callback) {
  8    // generate source maps if plugin source-map present
  9    if (file.sourceMap) {
  10      options.makeSourceMaps = true;
  11    }
  12
  13    // do normal plugin logic
  14    var result = myTransform(file.contents, options);
  15    file.contents = new Buffer(result.code);
  16
  17    // apply source map to the chain
  18    if (file.sourceMap) {
  19      applySourceMap(file, result.map);
  20    }
  21
  22    this.push(file);
  23    callback();
  24  }
  25
  26  return through.obj(transform);
  27};

  • Verify sourcemaps are working

    See example below or refer to test/write.js

  Example:

  1var stream = plugin();
  2var init = sourcemaps.init();
  3var write = sourcemaps.write();
  4
  5init.pipe(stream).pipe(write);
  6
  7write.on('data', function (file) {
  8  assert(...);
  9  cb();
  10});
  11
  12init.write(new gutil.File(...));
  13init.end();

Debugging

All debugging output relies on visionmedia/debug. Follow the directions to set the environment variable $DEBUG.

For a few examples of debug you could use:

1  DEBUG='gulp-sourcemaps:*' #everything
2  DEBUG='gulp-sourcemaps:init' #init/index.js
3  DEBUG='gulp-sourcemaps:init:*' #init/index.internals.js
4  DEBUG='gulp-sourcemaps:write:' #write/index.js
5  DEBUG='gulp-sourcemaps:write:*' #write/index.internals.js
6  DEBUG='gulp-sourcemaps:write:,gulp-sourcemaps:init:**' #write/index.internals.js and init/index.internals.js