run tasks in series to speed up startup time

src/meta.js

@@ -61,11 +61,9 @@ var async = require('async'),
 			async.apply(plugins.clearRequireCache),
 			async.apply(plugins.reload),
 			async.apply(plugins.reloadRoutes),
-			function(next) {
-				async.parallel([
+			async.apply(Meta.css.minify),
 			async.apply(Meta.js.minify, 'nodebb.min.js'),
 			async.apply(Meta.js.minify, 'acp.min.js'),
-					async.apply(Meta.css.minify),
 			async.apply(Meta.sounds.init),
 			async.apply(Meta.templates.compile),
 			async.apply(auth.reloadRoutes),
@@ -74,8 +72,6 @@ var async = require('async'),
 				templates.flush();
 				next();
 			}
-				], next);
-			}
 		], function(err) {
 			if (!err) {
 				emitter.emit('nodebb:ready');

src/meta/css.js

@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ module.exports = function(Meta) {
 		});
 	}
 
-	Meta.css.commitToFile = function(filename) {
+	Meta.css.commitToFile = function(filename, callback) {
 		var file = (filename === 'acpCache' ? 'admin' : 'stylesheet') + '.css';
 
 		fs.writeFile(path.join(__dirname, '../../public/' + file), Meta.css[filename], function(err) {
@@ -160,6 +160,8 @@ module.exports = function(Meta) {
 				winston.error('[meta/css] ' + err.message);
 				process.exit(0);
 			}
+
+			callback();
 		});
 	};
 
@@ -195,7 +197,11 @@ module.exports = function(Meta) {
 
 				// Save the compiled CSS in public/ so things like nginx can serve it
 				if (nconf.get('isPrimary') === 'true') {
-					Meta.css.commitToFile(destination);
+					return Meta.css.commitToFile(destination, function() {
+						if (typeof callback === 'function') {
+							callback(null, result.css);
+						}
+					});
 				}
 
 				if (typeof callback === 'function') {

src/meta/js.js

@@ -89,6 +89,8 @@ module.exports = function(Meta) {
 			return;
 		}
 
+		winston.verbose('[meta/js] Minifying ' + target);
+
 		var forkProcessParams = setupDebugging();
 		var minifier = Meta.js.minifierProc = fork('minifier.js', [], forkProcessParams);
 
@@ -119,11 +121,12 @@ module.exports = function(Meta) {
 					});
 				}
 
-				Meta.js.commitToFile(target);
-
+				Meta.js.commitToFile(target, function() {					
 					if (typeof callback === 'function') {
 						callback();
 					}
+				});
+
 				break;
 			case 'error':
 				winston.error('[meta/js] Could not compile ' + target + ': ' + message.message);
@@ -185,7 +188,7 @@ module.exports = function(Meta) {
 		}
 	};
 
-	Meta.js.commitToFile = function(target) {
+	Meta.js.commitToFile = function(target, callback) {
 		fs.writeFile(path.join(__dirname, '../../public/' + target), Meta.js.target[target].cache, function (err) {
 			if (err) {
 				winston.error('[meta/js] ' + err.message);
@@ -194,6 +197,7 @@ module.exports = function(Meta) {
 
 			winston.verbose('[meta/js] ' + target + ' committed to disk.');
 			emitter.emit('meta:js.compiled');
+			callback();
 		});
 	};
 

src/webserver.js

@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ function initializeNodeBB(callback) {
 			plugins.init(app, middleware, next);
 		},
 		function(next) {
-			async.parallel([
+			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'),