linemanjs/lineman
Lineman helps you build fat-client JavaScript apps. It produces happiness by building assets, mocking servers, running specs on every file change observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
23/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 5155
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 1755
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1167 stars · 78 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Lineman is a Grunt-based project scaffold and build tool for fat-client JavaScript web apps, handling asset compilation, server mocking, and test running. It watches files and rebuilds/reruns specs on every change to streamline frontend development.
Use cases
- scaffold a new html/css/js webapp project
- build and concatenate frontend assets automatically
- mock a backend server while developing a fat-client app
- run javascript specs on every file change
- bootstrap a frontend project without configuring grunt by hand
When to choose
- you maintain or contribute to an existing lineman-based project
- you want a simple grunt-based scaffold for a classic fat-client JS app
When to avoid
- starting a new project - modern bundlers like Vite, webpack, or esbuild are actively maintained
- you need framework-specific tooling (React, Vue, Angular CLIs)
- you need long-term community support - the project is largely inactive
Facets
cli-tool · maturity maintenance
build-tool developer-tools testing mock-api web-development frontend developer-tools cli cross-platform grunt scaffold fat-client asset-pipeline coffeescript live-reload command-line nodejs
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/linemanjs/lineman · fetched 2026-08-28 · 580078cd9d36
- registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/lineman · fetched 2026-08-29 · 14afc58a4a2c
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| linemanjs/lineman | main | 23 |
For agents
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