javascript - How to load a task using loadNpmTask in gruntfile if module is in different directory -

trying load module: grunt.loadnpmtasks('grunt-express-server'); external directory.

get error: task .... not exist. have loaded it?

directory structure:

client/   node_modules   gruntfile dev_server/   node_modules/     grunt-express-server

so question is: how run grunt-task using node-module stored in external directory?

you need use grunt.task.loadtasks pointing task directory want load tasks.

in case:

grunt.loadtasks('../dev_server/node_modules/grunt-express-server/tasks');

if check grunt's master on github, @ line 325 of task.js requires taskfile (.../tasks/express.js) located in filepath passed parameter.

// load taskfile. fn = require(path.resolve(filepath))

edit

if you're wondering if can relocate grunt's path node_modules, check out question

Braziel