Overview

Assemble is a command line tool and developer framework used for rapid prototyping, static site generation, and more. It is used by developers and teams in over 170 countries. Assemble offers a powerful API for rendering templates with any node.js template engine. It can be used alongside other libraries such as generate, verb, and update for enhanced functionality.

Features

• Expressive, functional API
• Compatible with any web framework or CSS/HTML toolkit
• Support for streams, allowing the use of any gulp plugin
• Robust API for rendering templates with various node.js template engines
• Can be used as a base plugin
• Offers powerful features for rapid web development
• Can function as a standalone tool or be used alongside other libraries

Installation

To install assemble, follow these steps:

1. Install assemble using npm:

npm install --save assemble

2. Install assemble’s CLI:

npm install --global assemble-cli

3. Create an assemblefile.js in your project’s root directory. This file will contain the configuration for your assemble tasks.

4. Use the assemble CLI to run tasks:

assemble

Summary

Assemble is a versatile command line tool and developer framework that provides extensive features for rapid prototyping and static site generation. Its compatibility with various web frameworks and CSS/HTML toolkits, along with its robust API for rendering templates, make it a popular choice among developers. Additionally, its integration with libraries like generate and verb enhances its functionality further.