more progress on #5211

install/web.js

@@ -124,11 +124,6 @@ function launch(req, res) {
 }
 
 function compileLess(callback) {
-	if ((nconf.get('from-file') || '').indexOf('less') !== -1) {
-		winston.info('LESS compilation skipped');
-		return callback(false);
-	}
-
 	fs.readFile(path.join(__dirname, '../public/less/install.less'), function (err, style) {
 		if (err) {
 			return winston.error('Unable to read LESS install file: ', err);
@@ -145,11 +140,6 @@ function compileLess(callback) {
 }
 
 function compileJS(callback) {
-	if ((nconf.get('from-file') || '').indexOf('js') !== -1) {
-		winston.info('Client-side JS compilation skipped');
-		return callback(false);
-	}
-
 	var scriptPath = path.join(__dirname, '..');
 	var result = uglify.minify(scripts.map(function (script) {
 		return path.join(scriptPath, script);

loader.js

@@ -173,11 +173,6 @@ function forkWorker(index, isPrimary, isRestart) {
 	process.env.isCluster = ports.length > 1 ? true : false;
 	process.env.port = ports[index];
 
-	// If primary node restarts, there's no need to mark it primary any longer (isPrimary used on startup only)
-	if (isPrimary && isRestart) {
-		args.push('--from-file', 'js,clientLess,acpLess,tpl');
-	}
-
 	var worker = fork('app.js', args, {
 		silent: silent,
 		env: process.env

src/meta/css.js

@@ -81,25 +81,35 @@ module.exports = function (Meta) {
 				acpSource += '\n@import (inline) "..' + path.sep + 'public/vendor/colorpicker/colorpicker.css";\n';
 				acpSource += '\n@import (inline) "..' + path.sep + 'public/vendor/jquery/css/smoothness/jquery-ui.css";';
 
-				var fromFile = nconf.get('from-file') || '';
-				
 				async.series([
-					function (next) {
-						if (fromFile.match('clientLess')) {
-							winston.info('[minifier] Compiling front-end LESS files skipped');
-							return Meta.css.getFromFile(path.join(__dirname, '../../public/stylesheet.css'), 'cache', next);
+					async.apply(minify, source, paths, 'cache'),
+					async.apply(minify, acpSource, paths, 'acpCache')
+				], function (err, minified) {
+					if (err) {
+						return callback(err);
 					}
 
-						minify(source, paths, 'cache', next);
-					},
-					function (next) {
-						if (fromFile.match('acpLess')) {
-							winston.info('[minifier] Compiling ACP LESS files skipped');
-							return Meta.css.getFromFile(path.join(__dirname, '../../public/admin.css'), 'acpCache', next);
+					// Propagate to other workers
+					if (process.send) {
+						process.send({
+							action: 'css-propagate',
+							cache: minified[0],
+							acpCache: minified[1]
+						});
 					}
 
-						minify(acpSource, paths, 'acpCache', next);
-					}
+					emitter.emit('meta:css.compiled');
+
+					callback();
+				});
+			});
+		});
+	};
+
+	Meta.css.getFromFile = function(callback) {
+		async.series([
+			async.apply(Meta.css.loadFile, path.join(__dirname, '../../public/stylesheet.css'), 'cache'),
+			async.apply(Meta.css.loadFile, path.join(__dirname, '../../public/admin.css'), 'acpCache')
 		], function (err, minified) {
 			if (err) {
 				return callback(err);
@@ -109,8 +119,8 @@ module.exports = function (Meta) {
 			if (process.send) {
 				process.send({
 					action: 'css-propagate',
-							cache: fromFile.match('clientLess') ? Meta.css.cache : minified[0],
-							acpCache: fromFile.match('acpLess') ? Meta.css.acpCache : minified[1]
+					cache: Meta.css.cache,
+					acpCache: Meta.css.acpCache
 				});
 			}
 
@@ -118,8 +128,6 @@ module.exports = function (Meta) {
 
 			callback();
 		});
-			});
-		});
 	};
 
 	function getStyleSource(files, prefix, extension, callback) {
@@ -166,7 +174,7 @@ module.exports = function (Meta) {
 		});
 	};
 
-	Meta.css.getFromFile = function (filePath, filename, callback) {
+	Meta.css.loadFile = function (filePath, filename, callback) {
 		winston.verbose('[meta/css] Reading stylesheet ' + filePath.split('/').pop() + ' from file');
 
 		fs.readFile(filePath, function (err, file) {

src/meta/templates.js

@@ -17,14 +17,9 @@ var searchIndex = {};
 
 Templates.compile = function (callback) {
 	callback = callback || function () {};
-	var fromFile = nconf.get('from-file') || '';
 
-	if (nconf.get('isPrimary') === 'false' || fromFile.match('tpl')) {
-		if (fromFile.match('tpl')) {
+	if (nconf.get('isPrimary') === 'false') {
 		emitter.emit('templates:compiled');
-			winston.info('[minifier] Compiling templates skipped');
-		}
-
 		return callback();
 	}
 

src/webserver.js

@@ -84,16 +84,8 @@ module.exports.listen = function (callback) {
 
 function initializeNodeBB(callback) {
 	winston.info('initializing NodeBB ...');
-
-	var skipJS;
-	var fromFile = nconf.get('from-file') || '';
 	var middleware = require('./middleware');
 
-	if (fromFile.match('js')) {
-		winston.info('[minifier] Minifying client-side JS skipped');
-		skipJS = true;
-	}
-
 	async.waterfall([
 		async.apply(meta.themes.setupPaths),
 		function (next) {
@@ -116,10 +108,13 @@ function initializeNodeBB(callback) {
 		},
 		function (next) {
 			async.series([
-				async.apply(meta.templates.compile),
-				async.apply(!skipJS ? meta.js.minify : meta.js.getFromFile, 'nodebb.min.js'),
-				async.apply(!skipJS ? meta.js.minify : meta.js.getFromFile, 'acp.min.js'),
-				async.apply(meta.css.minify),
+				async.apply(function(next) {
+					emitter.emit('templates:compiled');
+					setImmediate(next);
+				}),
+				async.apply(meta.js.getFromFile, 'nodebb.min.js'),
+				async.apply(meta.js.getFromFile, 'acp.min.js'),
+				async.apply(meta.css.getFromFile),
 				async.apply(meta.sounds.init),
 				async.apply(languages.init),
 				async.apply(meta.blacklist.load)