Jerome, Thanks a lot for your valuable input.
thanks, Jaysingh > Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2009 08:05:25 +0100 > Subject: Re: Minification of js files. > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > > Hello :) > > On Wed, Nov 4, 2009 at 5:42 AM, Jaysingh Samuel > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Hi, > > Instead of minifying each of the javascript file separately and then using, > > 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. > > 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 : > > 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 > > Pro and cons of option 1 are : > Pro : easy to do, easy to maintain > Cons : you have to run it after each update of you JS file(s), i.e it > is not done on the fly > > Pro and cons of option 2 are : > Pro : "minification" is done on the fly > Cons : longer to create (you have to write C code), harder to > maintain, will use much more server resources than option 1 > > It is up to you to make your decision based on your context. > > Hope that helps > > :) _________________________________________________________________ New Windows 7: Find the right PC for you. Learn more. http://windows.microsoft.com/shop
