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From: Jaysingh Samuel <jayasingh.samuel@hotmail.com>
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Subject: RE: Minification of js files.
Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2009 17:53:44 +0530
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Jerome=2C

Thanks a lot for your valuable input.=20

thanks=2C=20
Jaysingh=20


> Date: Wed=2C 4 Nov 2009 08:05:25 +0100
> Subject: Re: Minification of js files.
> From: jerome.renard@gmail.com
> To: modules-dev@httpd.apache.org
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> Hello :)
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> On Wed=2C Nov 4=2C 2009 at 5:42 AM=2C Jaysingh Samuel
> <jayasingh.samuel@hotmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Hi=2C
> > Instead of minifying each of the javascript file separately and then us=
ing=2C is there a way of embedding the jsmin/(stripping of the blank lines)=
 in the filter module of the apache so that the js file will be minified on=
 the fly.
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> Since there is a jsmin.c available here :
> http://www.crockford.com/javascript/jsmin.c I think you could bundle
> it in your module and use the JSMin API.
> However it might not make much sense to minify a javascript for every
> request. Do your Javascript files change that often ?
> I think you have to choose between the two following solutions :
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> 1. To pre minify javascript files by running a shell/ant/Make script
> calling jsmin and push them in your HTTP directory
> 2. To minify Javascript files by embedding jsmin.c in a custom output
> filter module so it is done on the fly
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> Pro and cons of option 1 are :
> Pro : easy to do=2C easy to maintain
> Cons : you have to run it after each update of you JS file(s)=2C i.e it
> is not done on the fly
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> Pro and cons of option 2 are :
> Pro : "minification" is done on the fly
> Cons : longer to create (you have to write C code)=2C harder to
> maintain=2C will use much more server resources than option 1
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> It is up to you to make your decision based on your context.
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> Hope that helps
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> :)
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