LESS Middleware Setup for ./less source to ./public/css

app.js

/*
 * LESS-Middleware + Express 
 * Putting this here for now for reference later...
 *
 * LESS-Middleware Version 1.0.4
 * Express Version Version 4.9.8
 * - Caroline, 11/25/2014
 *
 * Dir structure...
 *  /sample-project
 *      /less
 *      /public
 *          /css
 *      ...etc...
 *
 */

var express         = require('express');
var path            = require('path');
var lessMiddleware  = require('less-middelware');

var app = express();

var lessConf = {
    destination: path.join(__dirname, 'public'),
    source = path.join(__dirname, 'less')
};

// =========== LESS Middleware

app.use(lessMiddle(
    lessConf.source
,   {   // options
        dest:   lessConf.destination
    ,   force:  true
    ,   debug:  true
    ,   preprocess: {
            path:   function(pathname, req) {
                var filename = path.basename(pathname);
                return path.join(lessConf.source, filename);
            }
        }
    }
));

// =========== Static Routes
app.use(express.static(path.join(__dirname, 'public')));