vim-minify

A small vim plugin to (un)minify your javascript and css code directly and fast in vim.

This plugin uses the API from javascript-minifier.com and cssminifier.com by Andrew Chilton.

Features

• Minifying complete css or javascript files or line-based minifying
• writes a file.min.extension file in the directory of the file (e.g. site.min.js in folder where site.js is)
• functions occurs only in JavaScript, CSS, HTML and PHP files
• uses well-working minifier API

Requriements

• curl
• internet connection

Usage

In JavaScript files

• :MinifyJS minifies your javascript code to filename.min.js
• :UnMinifyJS reformat to be human readable

In CSS files

• :MinifyCSS minifies your css code to filename.min.css
• :UnMinifyCSS reformat to be human readable

In JavaScript, CSS, HTML and PHP files

• :1,5Minjs minifies (embedded) javascript code (line 1 to 5)
• :1,5Mincss minifies (embedded) css code (line 1 to 5)

Installation

E.g. install plugin with vim-plug:

• In .vimrc: Plug 'Shadowsith/vim-minify'
• Open vim and execute :PlugInstall

Or put it in your .vim/bundle folder if you are using pathogen or vundle

Examples

Javascript

CSS

See also

• XML-fast.vim, vim-xml-minifier