Balm Core (BalmJS)

Balm Core is the compiler core for BalmJS, an opinionated front-end workflow tool based on Gulp and webpack. It provides a structure-driven approach to building web apps with minimal configuration, handling tasks like PostCSS/Sass/Less compilation, CSS Autoprefixing, CSS sprites generation, ES2015+ transpilation via Babel, image optimization, and built-in BrowserSync dev server. Current stable version is 4.33.0, requiring Node >=20.10.0 or >=22.0.0. It ships with TypeScript declarations. Unlike generic task runners or bundlers, BalmJS enforces a specific project structure and convention over configuration, aiming for simplicity and consistency across projects. Release cadence is irregular. Supports both ESM and CommonJS modules.