Uglify game scripts on export?

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#1

When exporting the zip file with concatenate scripts enabled I see everything pretty much untouched…

I recommend:

  • Stripping debugger calls
  • Removing comments
  • Optimize & Uglify
  • Inline the entire file

Is it possible to do this via the editor?

#2

Not at the moment, no. It’s certainly something that we can do but there hasn’t been much demand for it yet.

#3

This is something I’d personally like to see added as well. :slight_smile:

I’d love to have these options:

  • Remove comments
  • Remove console.logs
  • Uglify the scripts
  • Lock the build to a specific domain name

I know all of these are possible with external tools, but having it built into the editor when exporting a build would be a great time saver!

#4

At the moment, the Editor does do the following on publish:

  • remove comments
  • inline (single line of code)
  • minify (variable names minified)
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#5

But it doesn’t do that when exporting the ZIP with concatenate scripts enabled right?

Even those 3 things would be time savers, but they need to be available when exporting a ZIP file!

#6

I believe the guys are now moving to Parcel application bundler, which will enable them to add those and other features to the builder.

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#7

Just did a test export build zip and it does it for me.

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If it doesn’t do it for you, can you give a sample of the output or the project/file for me to take a quick look at?

#8

The file __game-scripts.js contains all scripts without minification one after the other, separated by comments with the file name:

// levelAnnouncer.js
readable code …
// other.js
readable code …

No comments stripped, no inlining

I’m doing web downloads with these options:

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#9

Let me double check on a new user account, I wonder if things are different on a super user :thinking:

#10

Yes, I think it should be without minification for now. I believe it was enabled some time ago, but it was disabled due to reasons (dragons). On top of that the UI was missing a hint that the minification takes place. I believe the current way is a proper one, following the UI.

#11

Sorry, I can’t replicate this issue @dbhvk. New account with Personal plan gives me the following

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Can you share the project with me please (yaustar) as I would like to see if it’s user/account/project specific :thinking:

#12

Shared!

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#13

Thanks for that, that really helps!

Turns out that the use of any ES6 syntax stops the stripping and minification of that script.

Changing

setTimeout(() => {});

to

setTimeout(function() {});

‘Fixes’ the issue.

I will check with team if there’s anything we can do about that as I don’t feel like that is a good reason not to minify.

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