Enable bundling and minification in debug mode in ASP.NET MVC 4
asp.net Mvc-4asp.net Mvc-4 Problem Overview
I can't believe I cannot find other questions about this, but: how does one enable bundling in debug mode? I know how it is enabled for release mode, but in debug mode I cannot find a way to enable the bundling.
Is this even possible or am I missing something?
asp.net Mvc-4 Solutions
Solution 1 - asp.net Mvc-4
You can enable this by adding
BundleTable.EnableOptimizations = true;
in your RegisterBundles method (BundleConfig class in the App_Start folder).
check http://www.asp.net/mvc/tutorials/mvc-4/bundling-and-minification for more info
You could also change your web.config:
<system.web>
<compilation debug="false" />
</system.web>
But this would disable debug mode entirely so I would recommend the first option.
Finally, to get the best of both worlds, use the #if compiler directive like this:
#if DEBUG
BundleTable.EnableOptimizations = false;
#else
BundleTable.EnableOptimizations = true;
#endif
Solution 2 - asp.net Mvc-4
add BundleTable.EnableOptimizations = true;
in Application_Start()
method of Global.asax
file
Solution 3 - asp.net Mvc-4
In Global.asax add BundleConfig.RegisterBundles(BundleTable.Bundles);
protected void Application_Start()
{
AreaRegistration.RegisterAllAreas();
WebApiConfig.Register(GlobalConfiguration.Configuration);
FilterConfig.RegisterGlobalFilters(GlobalFilters.Filters);
RouteConfig.RegisterRoutes(RouteTable.Routes);
BundleConfig.RegisterBundles(BundleTable.Bundles); // add this
}
Solution 4 - asp.net Mvc-4
The official MS site states while Debugging it's not possible to enable it. I think the reason is, that it's easier to debug while it's disabled. If you want to test the Impact on your application you have to set <compilation debug="true" />
in the Web.config
@Hebe: To Quote the MS page
> It's easy to debug your JavaScript in a development environment (where the compilation Element in the Web.config file is set to debug="true" ) because the JavaScript files are not bundled or minified.