Is it possible write a gulpfile in es6?

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Question: How can I write my gulp file in ES6 so I can use import instead of require and use => syntax over

Answer 1

Basically, what you need to install using npm is gulp, gulp-babel and babel-resent-env, add "env" to your .babelrc presets array, and use a gulpfile.babel.js file.

npm install gulp-babel --save-dev

Some of the answers mentioned babel-core, babel-preset-es2015, etc. The Babel official setup guide with Gulp is to use gulp-babel only, while gulp-babel has dependencies modules including babel-core so you don't need to install it separately.

About preset, you need to use a preset to make Babel actually do something, which is called Preset Env that automatically determines the Babel plugins you need based on your supported environments.

npm install babel-preset-env --save-dev 

and in .babelrc file

{
  "presets": ["env"]
}