ekit-minify

library0.2.1jsnpmunverified

A minifier for JS, CSS, HTML, and images (including base64 encoding for images in CSS), extended from the original 'minify' package. Version 0.2.1 is the current stable release, last updated in 2012. It relies on UglifyJS, clean-css, html-minifier, and css-b64-images as backend tools, which must be installed separately. Primarily designed for Node.js >=0.4.0, with both CLI and programmatic API. Compared to modern alternatives (e.g., terser, cssnano, html-minifier-terser), it is outdated and lacks active maintenance.

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ekit-minify

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Install & Compatibility

Where this runs

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Code

Verified usage

Verified import paths — ran on the pinned version, not inferred.

minify

✓ import minify from 'minify'

✗ const minify = require('minify')

ES module import; CommonJS also works.

optimize

✓ import { optimize } from 'minify'

✗ const optimize = require('minify').optimize

Named export available; also accessible via default export.

MinFolder

✓ import { MinFolder } from 'minify'

✗ const MinFolder = require('minify').MinFolder

Variable containing folder name for minimized files.

Demonstrates basic usage of the minify.optimize API to minify JS, CSS, HTML, and optionally convert images to base64.

import minify from 'minify'; // Minify a single JavaScript file minify.optimize('script.js', { callback: function(chunk) { console.log('Minified content:', chunk); } }); // Minify multiple files minify.optimize(['style.css', 'index.html']); // With image base64 conversion in CSS minify.optimize([{ 'style.css': { img: true, merge: true } }, 'index.html']);

Debug

Known issues

deprecatedPackage last updated in 2012; no longer maintained.

fix

Migrate to modern toolchains like esbuild, terser, cssnano, or html-minifier-terser.

affects: >=0.0.0

gotchaBackend minifiers (uglify-js, clean-css, html-minifier, css-b64-images) are not bundled and must be installed separately.

fix

Run 'npm install uglify-js clean-css html-minifier css-b64-images' before using ekit-minify.

affects: >=0.0.0

gotchaThe 'optimize' callback receives a single chunk argument (string), not the typical error-first format.

fix

Use callback(chunk) instead of callback(err, chunk).

affects: >=0.0.0

breakingThe 'MinFolder' property may return 'min/' or '/' depending on directory creation success; inconsistent across platforms.

fix

Avoid relying on MinFolder and specify custom output paths.

affects: >=0.1.0

Errors

Common errors & fixes

Error: Cannot find module 'uglify-js'

Optional backend dependencies not installed.

fix

Run 'npm install uglify-js clean-css html-minifier css-b64-images'.

TypeError: callback is not a function

When passing options object without a callback property.

fix

Ensure options object includes a callback function, e.g., { callback: (chunk) => { ... } }.

ReferenceError: minify is not defined

Using require or import incorrectly (e.g., missing default import or wrong path).

fix

Use 'import minify from 'minify'' (for ESM) or 'const minify = require('minify')' (for CJS).

Upgrade

Version history

0.2.1latest on npm

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Dependencies

uglify-jsoptionalRequired for JavaScript minification

clean-cssoptionalRequired for CSS minification

html-minifieroptionalRequired for HTML minification

css-b64-imagesoptionalRequired for image base64 encoding in CSS

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Resources

githubhttps://github.com/henrytao-me/ekit-minify ↗

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homepagehttps://github.com/henrytao-me/ekit-minify ↗