Copy multiple specific files and folders to another directory using gulp

gulp, javascript

Solution

Moving the directories themselves

Based on Use gulp to select and move directories and their files, use `./` for the `base` option and make sure the paths are correct:

var files = [
  './app/**/*.*',
  './bin/**/*.*',
  './src/**/*.*',
  './tests/**/*.*',
  './var/',
  './vendor/',
  './composer.json'
];

gulp.task('distribute', function() {
  return gulp.src(files , { base: './' })
    .pipe(gulp.dest('dist'));
});

Moving the files within each directories

Don't use the `base` option and change your paths a little.

var files = [
  'app/**/*.*',
  'bin/**/*.*',
  'src/**/*.*',
  'tests/**/*.*',
  'var/',
  'vendor/',
  'composer.json'
];

gulp.task('distribute', function() {
    return gulp.src(files)
        .pipe(gulp.dest('./dist'));
});

Flexible way to threat each directory as a task

If you want to move the folder themselves, just make a task for each one using a task generator function.

function moveDirTask(dir, dest) {
    return function() {
        return gulp.src(`${dir}/**/*`)
            .pipe(gulp.dest(`${dest}/${dir}/`));
    };
}

gulp.task('move-app', moveDirTask('app', 'dest'));
gulp.task('move-bin', moveDirTask('bin', 'dest'));
gulp.task('move-src', moveDirTask('src', 'dest'));
gulp.task('move-tests', moveDirTask('tests', 'dest'));
// etc.

gulp.task('distribute', [
    'move-app',
    'move-bin',
    'move-src',
    'move-tests'
    // etc.
], function() {
    return gulp.src('composer.json')
        .pipe(gulp.dest('dest'));
});

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