Recommended way to include bootstrap library in Ember.JS ember-cli App

Question

I am trying to install properly Twitter Bootstrap in my current ember-cli project. I did install bootstrap with bower :

bower install --save bootstrap

Now the library is downloded in /vendor/bootstrap/dist/(css|js|fonts) I tried what is mentioned here : http://ember-cli.com/#managing-dependencies replacing path and css files names but I get errors regarding the Brocfile.js file. I think the brocfile format has changed too much compared to the example.

I also tried to @import with the /app/styles/app.css file after moving the stylesheets in the /app/styles/ directory :

@import url('/assets/bootstrap.css');
@import url('/assets/bootstrap-theme.css');

But it did not work. The files are visible true dev server : http://localhost:4200/assets/bootstrap.css

Can someone throw me a bone here ?

Thx

Edit :

ember -v
ember-cli 0.0.23

brocfile.js

    /* global require, module */

var uglifyJavaScript = require('broccoli-uglify-js');
var replace = require('broccoli-replace');
var compileES6 = require('broccoli-es6-concatenator');
var validateES6 = require('broccoli-es6-import-validate');
var pickFiles = require('broccoli-static-compiler');
var mergeTrees = require('broccoli-merge-trees');

var env = require('broccoli-env').getEnv();
var getEnvJSON = require('./config/environment');

var p = require('ember-cli/lib/preprocessors');
var preprocessCss = p.preprocessCss;
var preprocessTemplates = p.preprocessTemplates;
var preprocessJs = p.preprocessJs;

module.exports = function (broccoli) {

  var prefix = 'caisse';
  var rootURL = '/';

  // index.html

  var indexHTML = pickFiles('app', {
    srcDir: '/',
    files: ['index.html'],
    destDir: '/'
  });

  indexHTML = replace(indexHTML, {
    files: ['index.html'],
    patterns: [{ match: /\{\{ENV\}\}/g, replacement: getEnvJSON.bind(null, env)}]
  });

  // sourceTrees, appAndDependencies for CSS and JavaScript

  var app = pickFiles('app', {
    srcDir: '/',
    destDir: prefix
  });

  app = preprocessTemplates(app);

  var config = pickFiles('config', { // Don't pick anything, just watch config folder
    srcDir: '/',
    files: [],
    destDir: '/'
  });

  var sourceTrees = [app, config, 'vendor'].concat(broccoli.bowerTrees());
  var appAndDependencies = mergeTrees(sourceTrees, { overwrite: true });

  // JavaScript

  var legacyFilesToAppend = [
    'jquery.js',
    'handlebars.js',
    'ember.js',
    'ic-ajax/dist/named-amd/main.js',
    'ember-data.js',
    'ember-resolver.js',
    'ember-shim.js',
    'bootstrap/dist/js/bootstrap.js'
  ];

  var applicationJs = preprocessJs(appAndDependencies, '/', prefix);

  applicationJs = compileES6(applicationJs, {
    loaderFile: 'loader/loader.js',
    ignoredModules: [
      'ember/resolver',
      'ic-ajax'
    ],
    inputFiles: [
      prefix + '/**/*.js'
    ],
    legacyFilesToAppend: legacyFilesToAppend,
    wrapInEval: env !== 'production',
    outputFile: '/assets/app.js'
  });

  if (env === 'production') {
    applicationJs = uglifyJavaScript(applicationJs, {
      mangle: false,
      compress: false
    });
  }

  // Styles

  var styles = preprocessCss(appAndDependencies, prefix + '/styles', '/assets');

  // Bootstrap Style integration
  var bootstrap = pickFiles('vendor', {
    srcDir: '/bootstrap/dist/css',
    files: [
      'bootstrap.css',
      'bootstrap-theme.css'
    ],
    destDir: '/assets/'
  });

//var bootstrap = preprocessCss(appAndDependencies, '/vendor/bootstrap/dist/css', '/assets');

  // Ouput

  var outputTrees = [
    indexHTML,
    applicationJs,
    'public',
    styles,
    bootstrap
  ];

  // Testing

  if (env !== 'production') {

    var tests = pickFiles('tests', {
      srcDir: '/',
      destDir: prefix + '/tests'
    });

    var testsIndexHTML = pickFiles('tests', {
      srcDir: '/',
      files: ['index.html'],
      destDir: '/tests'
    });

    var qunitStyles = pickFiles('vendor', {
      srcDir: '/qunit/qunit',
      files: ['qunit.css'],
      destDir: '/assets/'
    });

    testsIndexHTML = replace(testsIndexHTML, {
      files: ['tests/index.html'],
      patterns: [{ match: /\{\{ENV\}\}/g, replacement: getEnvJSON.bind(null, env)}]
    });

    tests = preprocessTemplates(tests);

    sourceTrees = [tests, 'vendor'].concat(broccoli.bowerTrees());
    appAndDependencies = mergeTrees(sourceTrees, { overwrite: true });

    var testsJs = preprocessJs(appAndDependencies, '/', prefix);

    var validatedJs = validateES6(mergeTrees([app, tests]), {
      whitelist: {
        'ember/resolver': ['default'],
        'ember-qunit': [
          'globalize',
          'moduleFor',
          'moduleForComponent',
          'moduleForModel',
          'test',
          'setResolver'
        ]
      }
    });

    var legacyTestFiles = [
      'qunit/qunit/qunit.js',
      'qunit-shim.js',
      'ember-qunit/dist/named-amd/main.js'
    ];

    legacyFilesToAppend = legacyFilesToAppend.concat(legacyTestFiles);

    testsJs = compileES6(testsJs, {
      // Temporary workaround for
      // https://github.com/joliss/broccoli-es6-concatenator/issues/9
      loaderFile: '_loader.js',
      ignoredModules: [
        'ember/resolver',
        'ember-qunit'
      ],
      inputFiles: [
        prefix + '/**/*.js'
      ],
      legacyFilesToAppend: legacyFilesToAppend,

      wrapInEval: true,
      outputFile: '/assets/tests.js'
    });

    var testsTrees = [qunitStyles, testsIndexHTML, validatedJs, testsJs];
    outputTrees = outputTrees.concat(testsTrees);
  }

  return mergeTrees(outputTrees, { overwrite: true });
};

Answer 1

You might want to check out ember-bootstrap, which will import the bootstrap assets automatically.

ember install ember-bootstrap

Moreover it adds a suite of native ember components to your app, that make working with bootstrap features much easier in ember. Check it out, although I am a bit biased, as I am the author of it! ;)

Answer 2

BASH:

bower install --save bootstrap

Brocfile.js:

app.import('vendor/bootstrap/dist/js/bootstrap.js');
app.import('vendor/bootstrap/dist/css/bootstrap.css');

The JS will be added to the app.js, which is linked by default, and the CSS will be added to assets/vendor.css, which as of May 14th, is also added by default.

For reference: http://www.ember-cli.com/#managing-dependencies

In response to @Joe's question surrounding fonts and other assets, I was unable to get the recommended app.import() method to work on the fonts. I instead opted for the merge-trees and static-compiler approach:

var mergeTrees = require('broccoli-merge-trees');
var pickFiles = require('broccoli-static-compiler');
var extraAssets = pickFiles('vendor/bootstrap/dist/fonts',{
    srcDir: '/', 
    files: ['**/*'],
    destDir: '/fonts'
});

module.exports = mergeTrees([app.toTree(), extraAssets]);

Answer 3

BASH:

bower install --save bootstrap

Brocfile.js:

/* global require, module */

...


app.import('bower_components/bootstrap/dist/css/bootstrap.css');
app.import('bower_components/bootstrap/dist/css/bootstrap.css.map', {
    destDir: 'assets'
});
app.import('bower_components/bootstrap/dist/fonts/glyphicons-halflings-regular.eot', {
    destDir: 'fonts'
});
app.import('bower_components/bootstrap/dist/fonts/glyphicons-halflings-regular.ttf', {
    destDir: 'fonts'
});
app.import('bower_components/bootstrap/dist/fonts/glyphicons-halflings-regular.svg', {
    destDir: 'fonts'
});
app.import('bower_components/bootstrap/dist/fonts/glyphicons-halflings-regular.woff', {
    destDir: 'fonts'
});
app.import('bower_components/bootstrap/dist/fonts/glyphicons-halflings-regular.woff2', {
    destDir: 'fonts'
});

app.import('bower_components/bootstrap/dist/js/bootstrap.js');

module.exports = app.toTree();

Answer 4

Update 3/30/15

plus ça change... I use ember-cli-bootstrap-sassy now, it seems to bring along minimum cruft while still letting me customize Bootstrap's variables.

---

Update 1/22/15

You should probably use Johnny's solution above instead of the lib I originally mentioned. I also like ember-cli-bootstrap-sass, because I can customize Bootstrap's variables directly in my project.

Original 7/11/14

If you're using a version of ember-cli that supports addons (0.35+, I believe), you can now use the ember-cli-bootstrap package. From the root of your app,

npm install --save-dev ember-cli-bootstrap

That's it!

Note: as @poweratom points out, ember-cli-bootstrap is somebody else's library which chooses to also include bootstrap-for-ember. Thus, this lib could get out of sync with official bootstrap version. However, I still find it a great way to get prototyping fast on a new project!

Answer 5

$> bower install --save bootstrap

Afterwards add following two lines to your ember-cli-builds.js (or Brocfile.js if you are using an older version of Ember.js):

app.import(app.bowerDirectory + '/bootstrap/dist/js/bootstrap.js');
app.import(app.bowerDirectory + '/bootstrap/dist/css/bootstrap.css');

And voilà, ready to go!

updated 08/18/2015: adapted to new scheme introduced in Ember.js 1.13

Answer 6

This is how I package vendor CSS files with Broccoli (which underpins Ember-cli).

 var vendorCss = concat('vendor', {
   inputFiles: [
     'pikaday/css/pikaday.css'
   , 'nvd3/nv.d3.css'
   , 'semantic-ui/build/packaged/css/semantic.css'
   ]
  , outputFile: '/assets/css/vendor.css'
  });

Where the vendor folder is where my Bower packages live. And assets is where I'm expecting my CSS to live. I'm assuming you've installed Bootstrap using Bower, which is the Ember-cli way.

Then in my index.html, I'm simply referencing that vendor.css file:

  <link href="/assets/css/vendor.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="all">

Cheers.

Answer 7

If you're using SASS (probably via ember-cli-sass), bower_components is automatically added to the lookup path. This means you can just use Bower and avoid the Brocfile/ember-cli-build file altogether.

Install the official SASS version of Bootstrap with Bower

bower install --save bootstrap-sass

then import the lib in app.scss. The nice thing about this is you can customize the variables before importing bootstrap:

$brand-primary: 'purple';

@import 'bower_components/bootstrap-sass/assets/stylesheets/bootstrap';

Answer 8

bower install --save bootstrap

in your brocfile.js:

app.import('bower_components/bootstrap/dist/js/bootstrap.js');
app.import('bower_components/bootstrap/dist/css/bootstrap.css');