The Grunt action is used to run node.js tasks specified in a GruntFile.
Name
A friendly name for this action (will be displayed in the actions workflow area).
Enabled
Determines if this action will be run within the relevant stage.
Grunt File
The path and file name of the Grunt file which defines the tasks to run. Leave blank to use the gruntfile.js file located in Base Path.
Base Path
An alternate base path. By default, all file paths are relative to the Grunt File.
Tasks
A space separated list of tasks to run. Leave this black to run all tasks.
Task Directories
Additional directory paths to scan for tasks and task related files. Relative paths will be anchored to the workspace folder.
Using
The Using drop down is populated with any property collector whose namespace matches the pattern defined by the Grunt Action. The pattern for this action is ^Grunt.*
If you create a property collector for this action, make sure you select the Path Finder PlugIn type and give it a name that will match the pattern above in blue.
For more in-depth explanations on property collectors see Managing Property Collectors.
Alternatively, you can select the Custom option from the Using drop down list and specify a path in the resulting input field that will be displayed. Please read Why it's a good idea to use a property collector before using this option.
Options
NPM PlugIns
Names of Grunt plugins to load tasks form. These plugins must be installed locally via npm, and must be relative to the Gruntfile.
Variables
Additional variables to pass to your Grunt script. Specify one name and value pair per line.
Force your way past warnings
Tick this to use the --force argument to ignore warnings
Log standard output
Tick this to log output from the Grunt command line
Verbose logging
Tick this to pass the --verbose argument to get more detailed output from the Grunt command line.
Debug logging
Tick this to pass the --debug argument to get more diagnostic output from the Grunt command line.
Pre-install Grunt to base path using NPM
Grunt needs to be installed the the base path before the tasks can be run. Tick this to automatically install Grunt before running the Grunt command line. Leave this cleared if you are installing Grunt with a separate preceding NPM action
Environment Variables
Multiple environment variables can be defined - one per line. These are set before the Grunt command line is run.