@push.rocks/gulp-function is a tiny, typed Gulp plugin for running your own sync or async functions inside a Gulp object stream without changing the files that flow through it. Use it when a pipeline needs custom side effects: logging, validation, deployment calls, metrics, cache invalidation, or any project-specific action that does not deserve a full custom Gulp plugin.

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Install

pnpm add -D @push.rocks/gulp-function

What It Does

Gulp streams are great at moving Vinyl files through transforms. Sometimes you need to run code at a specific point in that stream while leaving every file untouched. @push.rocks/gulp-function gives you three small helpers for that:

forEach(fn): run fn(file, enc) for every file and pass the file on after the function resolves.
forFirst(fn): run fn(file, enc) only for the first file and pass all files through.
atEnd(fn): pass all files through immediately, then run fn(null, null) once when the stream flushes.

The default export exposes the same behavior as gulpFunction(fnOrFns, mode), where mode is 'forEach', 'forFirst', or 'atEnd'. The default export also accepts an array of functions and runs them in parallel for the selected mode.

Quick Start

import gulp from 'gulp';
import { forEach } from '@push.rocks/gulp-function';

interface IVinylFile {
  path: string;
  relative: string;
}

export const logFiles = () =>
  gulp.src('./src/**/*.ts')
    .pipe(forEach<IVinylFile>(async (file) => {
      if (!file) return;
      console.log(`Processing ${file.relative}`);
    }))
    .pipe(gulp.dest('./dist'));

The function can return a promise or a plain value. If it throws or rejects, the transform reports the error to Gulp and the pipeline fails normally.

API

`forEach(func)`

Runs func(file, enc) for every Vinyl file in the stream. The file is pushed onward only after func has completed.

import { forEach } from '@push.rocks/gulp-function';

gulp.src('./content/**/*.md')
  .pipe(forEach(async (file) => {
    console.log(file?.relative);
  }))
  .pipe(gulp.dest('./public'));

`forFirst(func)`

Runs func(file, enc) only for the first file. This is useful for one-time setup that should still be triggered by a stream.

import { forFirst } from '@push.rocks/gulp-function';

gulp.src('./assets/**/*')
  .pipe(forFirst(async (file) => {
    console.log(`Starting asset pipeline with ${file?.relative}`);
  }))
  .pipe(gulp.dest('./dist/assets'));

`atEnd(func)`

Runs func(null, null) once after all files have passed through. This is ideal for final notifications, summary output, or flushing external state.

import { atEnd, forEach } from '@push.rocks/gulp-function';

let fileCount = 0;

gulp.src('./src/**/*')
  .pipe(forEach(() => {
    fileCount++;
  }))
  .pipe(atEnd(async () => {
    console.log(`Handled ${fileCount} files`);
  }))
  .pipe(gulp.dest('./dist'));

Default Export

import gulpFunction from '@push.rocks/gulp-function';

gulp.src('./src/**/*')
  .pipe(gulpFunction([
    async (file) => console.log(file?.relative),
    async () => console.log('side effect complete')
  ], 'forEach'));

Supported TypeScript exports:

TExecutionMode: 'forEach' | 'forFirst' | 'atEnd'
TGulpFunctionEncoding: BufferEncoding | string | null
TGulpFunctionResult: PromiseLike<unknown> | unknown
IPromiseFunction<TFile = unknown>: (file?: TFile | null, enc?: TGulpFunctionEncoding) => TGulpFunctionResult

Behavior Notes

Files are passed through unchanged.
Async functions are awaited before the relevant transform or flush callback completes.
forEach and forFirst receive the current file and stream encoding.
atEnd receives null for both arguments because no single file is active during flush.
Arrays passed to the default export are executed with Promise.all.
Non-Error thrown values are normalized to Error instances before being passed to Gulp.

Testing and Build

pnpm test
pnpm run build

License and Legal Information

This repository contains open-source code licensed under the MIT License. A copy of the license can be found in the LICENSE file.

Please note: The MIT License does not grant permission to use the trade names, trademarks, service marks, or product names of the project, except as required for reasonable and customary use in describing the origin of the work and reproducing the content of the NOTICE file.

Trademarks

This project is owned and maintained by Task Venture Capital GmbH. The names and logos associated with Task Venture Capital GmbH and any related products or services are trademarks of Task Venture Capital GmbH or third parties, and are not included within the scope of the MIT license granted herein.

Use of these trademarks must comply with Task Venture Capital GmbH's Trademark Guidelines or the guidelines of the respective third-party owners, and any usage must be approved in writing. Third-party trademarks used herein are the property of their respective owners and used only in a descriptive manner, e.g. for an implementation of an API or similar.

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@push.rocks/gulp-function