Broccoli

What it does

Build configuration

A project can specify its build in a Brocfile.js that exports a function returning a tree.checked 5 Oct 2026

Build definitions

A Brocfile.js in the project root exports a function that returns a tree describing the build.checked 11 Oct 2026

Builds

It is a fast, reliable asset pipeline that supports constant-time rebuilds and compact build definitions.checked 11 Oct 2026

CLI

The separate broccoli-cli package provides broccoli build and broccoli serve commands.checked 11 Oct 2026

Command line

The project documents broccoli build and broccoli serve commands through broccoli-cli.checked 5 Oct 2026

Integrations

The README lists broccoli-timepiece, grunt-broccoli, and grunt-broccoli-build for running Broccoli directly or through other tools.checked 5 Oct 2026

Intended users

The README describes Broccoli as comparable in scope to the Rails asset pipeline and intended for browser application assets.checked 11 Oct 2026

JavaScript support

Brocfile.js supports ES modules and CommonJS syntax.checked 5 Oct 2026

License

Broccoli is licensed under the MIT license.checked 11 Oct 2026

Plugins

Broccoli uses plugins to generate transformed trees, and the project points users to the broccoli-plugin keyword on npm to find them.checked 11 Oct 2026

Programmatic API

The Builder API can build a graph of Broccoli nodes into a build artifact and returns a Promise when the build completes.checked 5 Oct 2026

Programmatic use

The Builder class can build output from a graph of Broccoli nodes and returns a Promise when operations complete.checked 11 Oct 2026

Purpose

Broccoli is a browser compilation library and asset pipeline for applications that run in the browser.checked 11 Oct 2026

Rebuilds

The project describes Broccoli as supporting constant-time rebuilds and compact build definitions.checked 5 Oct 2026

Runtime

Broccoli runs on Node and is backend-agnostic.checked 11 Oct 2026

Security guidance

The project advises against running broccoli serve on a production server and recommends precompiling assets with broccoli build for a web server to serve.checked 11 Oct 2026

Support

The README directs users to GitHub issues for general questions or the relevant plugin repository for plugin questions.checked 11 Oct 2026

TypeScript

Broccoli supports Brocfile.ts files and provides type information for the build options object.checked 11 Oct 2026

TypeScript support

A Brocfile.ts can be parsed through ts-node, and Broccoli provides types for the build options object.checked 5 Oct 2026

Who it is for

The project describes itself as an asset pipeline for applications that run in the browser.checked 5 Oct 2026