yeoman · corbanbrook · Nov 12, 2013
diff --git a/lib/configwriter.js b/lib/configwriter.js
@@ -153,16 +153,18 @@ ConfigWriter.prototype.process = function(file, config) {
       context.inDir = block.searchPath[0];
     }
     self.forEachStep(block.type, function(writer, last) {
+      // Use the default 'generated' target unless a configuration target was specified
+      var target = block.target || 'generated';
 
       // If this is the last writer of the pipe, we need to output
       // in the destination directory
       context.outDir = last ? self.dest : path.join(self.staging, writer.name);
       context.last = last;
       config[writer.name] = config[writer.name] || {};
-      config[writer.name].generated = config[writer.name].generated || {};
+      config[writer.name][target] = config[writer.name][target] || {};
       context.options = config[writer.name];
-      // config[writer.name].generated = _.extend(config[writer.name].generated, writer.createConfig(context, block));
-      config[writer.name].generated = deepMerge(config[writer.name].generated, writer.createConfig(context, block));
+      // config[writer.name][target] = _.extend(config[writer.name][target], writer.createConfig(context, block));
+      config[writer.name][target] = deepMerge(config[writer.name][target], writer.createConfig(context, block));
       context.inDir = context.outDir;
       context.inFiles = context.outFiles;
       context.outFiles = [];

diff --git a/lib/file.js b/lib/file.js
@@ -35,15 +35,20 @@ var fs = require('fs');
 //
 var getBlocks = function (content) {
   // start build pattern: will match
-  //  * <!-- build:[target] output -->
-  //  * <!-- build:[target](alternate search path) output -->
+  //  * <!-- build:[type] output -->
+  //  * <!-- build:[type]:[target] output -->
+  //  * <!-- build:[type](alternate search path) output -->
+  //  * <!-- build:[type]:[target](alternate search path) output -->
+
   // The following matching param are set when there's match
   //   * 0 : the whole matched expression
-  //   * 1 : the target (ie. type)
-  //   * 2 : the alternate search path
-  //   * 3 : the output
+  //   * 1 : the type (ie. js, css)
+  //   * 2 : an optional configuration target
+  //   * 3 : the alternate search path
+  //   * 4 : the output
   //
-  var regbuild = /<!--\s*build:(\w+)(?:\(([^\)]+)\))?\s*([^\s]+)\s*-->/;
+  var regbuild = /<!--\s*build:(\w+)(?::(\w+))?(?:\(([^\)]+)\))?\s*([^\s]+)\s*-->/;
+
   // end build pattern -- <!-- endbuild -->
   var regend = /<!--\s*endbuild\s*-->/;
 
@@ -62,13 +67,13 @@ var getBlocks = function (content) {
     if (build) {
       block = true;
       // Handle absolute path (i.e. with respect to the server root)
-      // if (build[3][0] === '/') {
+      // if (build[4][0] === '/') {
       //   startFromRoot = true;
-      //   build[3] = build[3].substr(1);
+      //   build[4] = build[4].substr(1);
       // }
       last = {
         type: build[1],
-        dest: build[3],
+        dest: build[4],
         startFromRoot: startFromRoot,
         indent: indent,
         searchPath: [],
@@ -77,8 +82,13 @@ var getBlocks = function (content) {
       };
 
       if (build[2]) {
+        // Optional configuration target
+        last.target = build[2];
+      }
+
+      if (build[3]) {
         // Alternate search path
-        last.searchPath.push(build[2]);
+        last.searchPath.push(build[3]);
       }
     }
     // Check IE conditionals

diff --git a/test/fixtures/optional_configuration_target.html b/test/fixtures/optional_configuration_target.html
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+    <head>
+        <link rel="stylesheet" href="styles/main.css">
+        <script src="scripts/vendor/modernizr.min.js"></script>
+    </head>
+    <body>
+
+    <!-- build:js:thirdparty scripts/thirdparty.js -->
+    <script src="scripts/bar.js"></script>
+    <script src="scripts/baz.js"></script>
+    <!-- endbuild -->
+</body>
+</html>
diff --git a/test/test-file.js b/test/test-file.js
@@ -148,5 +148,12 @@ describe('File', function() {
     assert.equal('(min-width:980px)', file.blocks[0].media);
   });
 
+  it('should detect an optional configuration target', function() {
+    var filename = __dirname + '/fixtures/optional_configuration_target.html';
+    var file = new File(filename);
+    assert.equal(1, file.blocks.length);
+    assert.ok(file.blocks[0].target);
+    assert.equal('thirdparty', file.blocks[0].target);
+  });
 
 });