How can I automatically compress and minimize Java

Question

So I have an ASP.NET MVC app that references a number of javascript files in various places (in the site master and additional references in several views as well).

I'd like to know if there is an automated way for compressing and minimizing such references into a single .js file where possible. Such that this ...

<script src="<%= ResolveUrl("~") %>Content/ExtJS/Ext.ux.grid.GridSummary/Ext.ux.grid.GridSummary.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src="<%= ResolveUrl("~") %>Content/ExtJS/ext.ux.rating/ext.ux.ratingplugin.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src="<%= ResolveUrl("~") %>Content/ExtJS/ext-starslider/ext-starslider.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src="<%= ResolveUrl("~") %>Content/ExtJS/ext.ux.dollarfield.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src="<%= ResolveUrl("~") %>Content/ExtJS/ext.ux.combobox.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src="<%= ResolveUrl("~") %>Content/ExtJS/ext.ux.datepickerplus/ext.ux.datepickerplus-min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src="<%= ResolveUrl("~") %>Content/ExtJS/SessionProvider.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src="<%= ResolveUrl("~") %>Content/ExtJS/TabCloseMenu.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src="<%= ResolveUrl("~") %>Content/ActivityViewer/ActivityForm.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src="<%= ResolveUrl("~") %>Content/ActivityViewer/UserForm.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src="<%= ResolveUrl("~") %>Content/ActivityViewer/SwappedGrid.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src="<%= ResolveUrl("~") %>Content/ActivityViewer/Tree.js" type="text/javascript"></script>

... could be reduced to something like this ...

<script src="<%= ResolveUrl("~") %>Content/MyViewPage-min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>

Thanks

Answer 1

I know this is an old question, but it came up first as I was doing some minification searches. I would recommend using Gruntjs, http://gruntjs.com. It is a complete web build tool.

Answer 2

As others have suggested, you'd be best off creating a static minified build. Alternatively, there's a version of YUICompressor available for .NET here: http://www.codeplex.com/YUICompressor