Copy static assets for your Phoenix app during development and deployment.

This project was created to manage static asset files. Paired with other standalone build tools like esbuild and tailwind, this can reduce your dependence on JavaScript-based build tools like Webpack.

configuration

Configuration

Before using the project, you must configure one or more profiles. Each profile defines a source and destination for the copy. In config/config.exs, add:

config :phoenix_copy,
  default: [
    source: Path.expand("source/", __DIR__),
    destination: Path.expand("destination/", __DIR__)
  ]

This defines a profile :default. You can define as many profiles as you wish. By using Path.expand/2, you may define the source and destination as paths relative to the configuration file.

direct-usage

Direct Usage

To copy files once, use run/1 with the name of the configured profile:

run(:default)

To watch for changes and continually copy files, use watch/1:

watch(:default)

Note that watch/1 will block execution.