coffee spawns own, uncontrollable child process

[paulpflug]

when using coffee as cmd the server is not restartable
workaround by using node with local coffe-script instead
(similar to here)

could be tested by comparing pid of child process on grunt/child side

without fix:
Starting background Express server pid of serverchild on grunt side: 3048 pid of serverchild on child side: 8812 Express server listening on port 9000 in development mode
with fix:
Starting background Express server You are using Coffee-script coffee does not allow a restart of the server found local coffee-script: ./node_modules/coffee-script/bin/coffee using nodejs with local coffe-script instead pid of serverchild on grunt side: 8416 pid of serverchild on child side: 8416 Express server listening on port 9000 in development mode

[paulpflug]

I changed it to only warn the user against the use of coffee
To support coffee-script, I implemented the cmdArgs option which was asked for in #44

[paulpflug]

Very similar to #47 >_<

[ericclemmons]

@paulpflug This is great work! Dumb question, but is it worth me putting in a coffee example in the Gruntfile.js?

[paulpflug]

Do you mean test? Then I would say no, because it is a bug of coffee.
If you really mean example, then I would say yes, because I love examples ;)

[ericclemmons]

Then yes, example :) I'd like to add one to this project's Gruntfile.js that shows the "right" way of doing it based on your PR.

[paulpflug]

I also committed an example to readme.md ;)

[ericclemmons]

Good enough for me. Shall I merge?

[paulpflug]

we should discuss the name of the new option..
#47 proposed "opts", which looks nicer than my "cmdArgs" ..

If you merge, you can close #37, #44, #47, #50 and #52
They are all fixed with the new option.

[ericclemmons]

I have to say, being able to merge this & close 5 issues sounds... good :)

[paulpflug]

Ok. I renamed cmdArgs to opts, which is clearer.. I think
So in my eyes you can merge.

[paulpflug]

When you are at it you could also merge #54, close #53 and make a new version ;)

[ericclemmons]

@paulpflug et. al. (did I use that right? :D)

v0.4.15 is out with this PR merged in. I hope it works great for you guys!