gulp.dest() is not creating an output file

Question

I have the following code in a gulp task. It's not writing an output file.

  const player = {
    player: {
      src: 'x',
      tpl: '<style>%s</style>'
    }
  }
  gulp.src('.src/index.html')
    .pipe(replace(player))
    .pipe(gulp.dest('./app/));

Answer 1

This has one of those 'well duh' answers. You've left a slash out of your source path. It should be ./src/index.html. Since gulp.src() doesn't throw an error, it doesn't occur to you to check it.

Answer 2

There are two issues in your code.

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1. Incorrect path

Your first mistake is that you have gotten an incorrect path.

In the gulp.src() function, you are passing a path to a folder called .src. However, it is most likely supposed to be redirecting to ./src. See the code below for the solution.

gulp.src("./src/index.html");

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2. Missing end quote (")

Your other mistake is that you've forgotten to end your string in the .pipe() method (the second one).

The code below should work properly.

.pipe("./app/");

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In conclusion, there were two issues in your code.

1. Incorrect path
2. Missing end quote (")

When these two are fixed, your code should run correctly.