Webstorm JSON minifier plugin/file watcher

Question

I'm working with WebStorm 8.0.4 from jetBrain.

We are manually editing a JSON file for the labels i18n. This file has the indents and the tabs. I would like to have it minify automatically, with a file watcher. Has anyone created a plugin or created the right file watcher?

Answer 1

You can try using json-minify:

• npm install -g json-minify

• create a new file watcher in WebStorm, like:

  Program: /path/to/json-minify/exec, like C:\Users\user.name\AppData\Roaming\npm\json-minify.cmd

  Arguments: $FileName$

  Working dir: $FileDir$

  Output paths to refresh: $FileNameWithoutExtension$.minified.json

Make sure to tick 'Create output file from stdout' checkbox