Compile Cache

Usage:

Assumption:

• Source files are in ./src.
• Source file extension is .iced.
• Client requests .js files.

var express = require('express');
var CompileCache = require('compilecache');
var ics = require('iced-coffee-script');

var compileCache = new CompileCache('./src', '.iced', function(fileContent, callback) {
  try {
    compiledContent = ics.compile(fileContent);
    callback(null, compiledContent);
  } catch (err) {
    callback(err, null);
  }
});

var app = express();

app.get('/js/:filename', function(req, res, next) {
  compileCache.get(req.params.filename, function(err, compiledContent) {
    if (err) return next();
      res.type('js');
      res.end(compiledContent);
  });
});

Caveats

compilecache uses Node fs.watch and therefor is unable to recursively watch directories.