django_runprocess 0.1.0

django_runprocess

This app allows you to run external applications along with the runserver command. This is useful for example to run automatic compilation of your sass/less files without having to manually run sass --watch.

Installation

pip install django_runprocess

Configuration

Add it to your INSTALLED_APPS:

INSTALLED_APPS = (
    ...
    'runprocess'
)

Add the commands you want to be executed in the RUNPROCESS_PROCESSES setting. For example, to automatically run sass --watch along with runserver, use the following:

SASS_DIR = os.path.join(STATIC_ROOT, 'sass')
CSS_DIR = os.path.join(STATIC_ROOT, 'css')

RUNPROCESS_PROCESSES = (
    ('sass', '--watch', '%s:%s' % (SASS_DIR, CSS_DIR)),
)