Development Automation Tools

Installing Node.js and NPM

Windows

If you are not sure whether you already have running try this

Open up your command prompt
type node --version and you will see the current node version
type npm --version and you will see the current npm version

If you cannot see any versions follow the installation below:

Download the .msi installer from [http://nodejs.org/](node.js page)
Run the downloaded installer and follow the instructions
Restart your machine

Browsersync

Installation

Once you alredy have Node.js and NPM running you can easily installed NPM packages available on the net. Browsersync helps to automate cross browser and responsive testing. http://www.browsersync.io/

Open up your command prompt
Run npm install -g browser-sync command and wait for the installation to finish. Specifying -g will tell NPM to install the package globally so it can accessible from all your projects.

Usage

Open up your command prompt
Navigate to your project directory
Run browser-sync --server --files "css/*.css" "*.html"
Make sure your other devices are connected using the same network
Open using the IP address provided to view the pages