node.js - How should I handle javascript-files in express.js? -

i use express.js create front-end application. want run javascript can't find way handle in docs. there solutions out there merge, compress, gzip , include javascripts? in middleman rubyonrails can include files:

//= require vendor/_slideout18 //= require vendor/_flickity //= require vendor/_sprint //= require fastclick //= require reqwest //= require js.cookie //= require utils/utils //= require modules/state //= require modules/navigation_button 

using koala-app, can prepend js-files other js-files:

// @koala-prepend "modules/alts.js" // @koala-prepend "modules/expandable.js" // @koala-prepend "modules/otherquestions.js" 

is there similar in node? prefer if didn't require external application, grunt.

maybe try express static middleware , express compress middleware

var express = require('express'); var app = express();  app.use(express.compress());  app.use(express.static(__dirname + '/public')); 

here 1 sample link

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for merge js files, here 1 module named merge-js used in 1 middleware of express add merge multiple js files according dependencies on each other , produce combined js file uglifying result.

app.use(require("merge-js").middleware({      src: __dirname + "/assets",      dest: __dirname + "/public"  })); 

in case, merge looks js files in /assets dir , compiles them /public dir.