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+var gulp = require('gulp');
+var watch = require("gulp-watch");
+var concat = require("gulp-concat");
+var rename = require("gulp-rename");
+var wrap = require("gulp-wrap");
+
+var _ = require("lodash");
+
+//Less + css
+var postcss = require('gulp-postcss');
+var less = require('gulp-less');
+var autoprefixer = require('autoprefixer');
+var cssnano = require('cssnano');
+
+
+/***************************************************************
+Helper functions
+***************************************************************/
+function processJs(files, out) {
+    console.log("Compiling JS:" + files + " to " + out);
+
+    return gulp.src(files)
+     .pipe(concat(out))
+     .pipe(wrap('(function(){\n"use strict";\n<%= contents %>\n})();'))
+     .pipe(gulp.dest(root + targets.js));
+}
+
+function processLess(files, out) {
+    console.log("Compiling LESS:" + files + " to " + out);
+
+    var processors = [
+         autoprefixer,
+         cssnano
+    ];
+
+    return gulp.src(files)
+        .pipe(less())
+        .pipe(postcss(processors))
+        .pipe(rename(out))
+        .pipe(gulp.dest(root + targets.css));
+}
+
+/***************************************************************
+Paths and destinations
+Each group is iterated automatically in the setup tasks below
+***************************************************************/
+var sources = {
+    
+    //less files used by backoffice and preview
+    //processed in the less task
+    less: {
+        installer: { files: ["src/less/installer.less"], out: "installer.css" },
+        preview: { files: ['src/less/canvas-designer.less', 'src/less/helveticons.less'], out: "canvasdesigner.css" },
+        umbraco: { files: ["src/less/belle.less"], out: "umbraco.css" }
+    },
+    
+    //js files for backoffie
+    //processed in the js task
+    js: {
+        preview: { files: ["src/canvasdesigner/**/*.js"], out: "umbraco.canvasdesigner.js" },
+        installer: { files: ["src/installer/**/*.js"], out: "umbraco.installer.js" },
+        
+        controllers: { files: ["src/views/**/*.controller.js"], out: "umbraco.controllers.js" },
+        directives: { files: ["src/common/directives/**/*.js"], out: "umbraco.directives.js" },
+        filters: { files: ["src/common/filters/**/*.js"], out: "umbraco.filters.js" },
+        resources: { files: ["src/common/resources/**/*.js"], out: "umbraco.resources.js" },
+        services: { files: ["src/common/services/**/*.js"], out: "umbraco.services.js" },
+        security: { files: ["src/common/security/**/*.js"], out: "umbraco.security.js" }
+    },
+
+    //selectors for copying all views into the build
+    //processed in the views task
+    views:{
+        umbraco: {files: ["src/views/**/*html"], folder: "/"},
+        preview: { files: ["src/canvasdesigner/**/*.html"], folder: "../preview"},
+        installer: {files: ["src/installer/steps/*.html"], folder: "/install"}
+    },
+
+    //globs for file-watching
+    globs:{
+        views: "src/views/**/*html",
+        less: "src/less*.less",
+        js: "src/*.js",
+        lib: "lib/**/*.*, lib-bower/**/*.*",
+        assets: "src/assets/**"    
+    }
+};
+
+var root = "../__BUILD/umbraco/";
+var targets = {
+    js: "js",
+    lib: "lib",
+    views: "views",
+    css: "assets/css",
+    assets: "assets"
+};
+
+
+/**************************
+ * Runs the default tasks for the project to prepare backoffice files
+ **************************/
+var defaultTasks = ["dependencies","js", "less", "views"];
+gulp.task("default", defaultTasks);
+
+
+/**************************
+ * Task processes and copies all dependencies, either installed by bower, npm or stored locally in the project
+ **************************/
+gulp.task('dependencies', function () { 
+
+    //bower component specific copy rules
+    //this is to patch the sometimes wonky rules these libs are distrbuted under
+
+    //Tinymce
+    gulp.src("bower_components/tinymce/plugins/**")
+        .pipe(gulp.dest(root + targets.lib + "/tinymce/plugins/"));
+
+    //font-awesome
+    gulp.src("bower_components/font-awesome/{fonts,css}/*")
+        .pipe(gulp.dest(root + targets.lib + "/font-awesome"));
+
+    //copy over libs which are not on bower (/lib) and 
+    //libraries that have been managed by bower-installer (/lib-bower)
+    gulp.src(sources.globs.lib)
+     .pipe(gulp.dest(root + targets.lib));
+
+    //Copies all static assets into /root / assets folder 
+    //css, fonts and image files
+    gulp.src(sources.globs.assets)
+        .pipe(gulp.dest(root + targets.assets));
+
+    // Copies all the less files related to the preview into their folder
+    //these are not pre-processed as preview has its own less combiler client side
+    gulp.src("src/canvasdesigner/editors/*.less")
+        .pipe(gulp.dest(root + targets.assets + "/less"));     
+});
+
+
+/**************************
+ * Copies all angular JS files into their seperate umbraco.*.js file
+ **************************/
+gulp.task('js', function () { 
+
+  gulp.src(sources.globs.js)
+     .pipe(gulp.dest(root + targets.js));
+
+    return _.forEach(sources.js, function (group) {
+        processJs(group.files, group.out);
+    });
+});
+
+gulp.task('less', function () {
+    
+    gulp.src(sources.globs.assets)
+     .pipe(gulp.dest(targets.assets));
+
+    return _.forEach(sources.less, function (group) {
+        processLess(group.files, group.out);
+    });
+});
+
+
+gulp.task('views', function () {
+
+    return _.forEach(sources.views, function (group) {
+        gulp.src(group.files)
+            .pipe(gulp.dest(root + targets.views + group.folder));
+    });
+   
+});
+
+
+gulp.task('watch', defaultTasks, function () {
+
+    //Setup a watcher for all groups of javascript files
+    _.forEach(sources.js, function (group) {
+        if(group.watch !== false){
+            watch(group.files, { ignoreInitial: true }, function () {
+                processJs(group.files, group.out);
+            });
+        }
+    });
+
+    //watch all less files and trigger the less task
+    watch(sources.globs.less, { ignoreInitial: true }, function () {
+        gulp.run(['less']);
+    });
+
+    //watch all views - copy single file changes
+    watch(sources.globs.views)
+        .pipe(gulp.dest(root + targets.views));
+
+    //watch all app js files that will not be merged - copy single file changes
+    watch(sources.globs.js)
+        .pipe(gulp.dest(root + targets.js));    
+});
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