Yeoman + Angular + Express = Full-stack

Gruntfile.js

'use strict';

module.exports = function (grunt) {
    // load all grunt tasks
    require('matchdep').filterDev('grunt-*').forEach(grunt.loadNpmTasks);

    // configurable paths
    var yeomanConfig = {
        app: 'app',
        dist: 'dist'
    };

    try {
        yeomanConfig.app = require('./component.json').appPath || yeomanConfig.app;
    } catch (e) {
    }

    grunt.initConfig({
        yeoman: yeomanConfig,
        express: {
            options: {
                port: process.env.PORT || 9000
            },
            dev: {
                options: {
                    script: 'server.js'
                }
            },
            prod: {
                options: {
                    script: 'server.js'
                }
            }
        },
        watch: {
            coffee: {
                files: ['<%= yeoman.app %>/scripts/{,*/}*.coffee'],
                tasks: ['coffee:dist']
            },
            coffeeTest: {
                files: ['test/spec/{,*/}*.coffee'],
                tasks: ['coffee:test']
            },
            compass: {
                files: ['<%= yeoman.app %>/styles/{,*/}*.{scss,sass}'],
                tasks: ['compass']
            },
            express: {
                files: [
                    '<%= yeoman.app %>/{,*//*}*.html',
                    '{.tmp,<%= yeoman.app %>}/styles/{,*//*}*.css',
                    '{.tmp,<%= yeoman.app %>}/scripts/{,*//*}*.js',
                    '<%= yeoman.app %>/images/{,*//*}*.{png,jpg,jpeg,gif,webp,svg}',
                    'server.js',
                    'server/{,*//*}*.{js,json}'
                ],
                tasks: ['express:dev'],
                options: {
                    livereload: true,
                    nospawn: true //Without this option specified express won't be reloaded
                }
            }
        },
        open: {
            server: {
                url: 'http://localhost:<%= express.options.port %>'
            }
        },
        clean: {
            dist: {
                files: [
                    {
                        dot: true,
                        src: [
                            '.tmp',
                            '<%= yeoman.dist %>/*',
                            '!<%= yeoman.dist %>/.git*'
                        ]
                    }
                ]
            },
            server: '.tmp'
        },
        jshint: {
            options: {
                jshintrc: '.jshintrc'
            },
            all: [
                'Gruntfile.js',
                '<%= yeoman.app %>/scripts/{,*/}*.js'
            ]
        },
        karma: {
            unit: {
                configFile: 'karma.conf.js',
                singleRun: true
            }
        },
        coffee: {
            dist: {
                files: [
                    {
                        expand: true,
                        cwd: '<%= yeoman.app %>/scripts',
                        src: '{,*/}*.coffee',
                        dest: '.tmp/scripts',
                        ext: '.js'
                    }
                ]
            },
            test: {
                files: [
                    {
                        expand: true,
                        cwd: 'test/spec',
                        src: '{,*/}*.coffee',
                        dest: '.tmp/spec',
                        ext: '.js'
                    }
                ]
            }
        },
        compass: {
            options: {
                sassDir: '<%= yeoman.app %>/styles',
                cssDir: '.tmp/styles',
                imagesDir: '<%= yeoman.app %>/images',
                javascriptsDir: '<%= yeoman.app %>/scripts',
                fontsDir: '<%= yeoman.app %>/styles/fonts',
                importPath: '<%= yeoman.app %>/components',
                relativeAssets: true
            },
            dist: {},
            server: {
                options: {
                    debugInfo: true
                }
            }
        },
        concat: {
            dist: {
                files: {
                    '<%= yeoman.dist %>/scripts/scripts.js': [
                        '.tmp/scripts/{,*/}*.js',
                        '<%= yeoman.app %>/scripts/{,*/}*.js'
                    ]
                }
            }
        },
        useminPrepare: {
            html: '<%= yeoman.app %>/index.html',
            options: {
                dest: '<%= yeoman.dist %>'
            }
        },
        usemin: {
            html: ['<%= yeoman.dist %>/{,*/}*.html'],
            css: ['<%= yeoman.dist %>/styles/{,*/}*.css'],
            options: {
                dirs: ['<%= yeoman.dist %>']
            }
        },
        imagemin: {
            dist: {
                files: [
                    {
                        expand: true,
                        cwd: '<%= yeoman.app %>/images',
                        src: '{,*/}*.{png,jpg,jpeg}',
                        dest: '<%= yeoman.dist %>/images'
                    }
                ]
            }
        },
        cssmin: {
            dist: {
                files: {
                    '<%= yeoman.dist %>/styles/main.css': [
                        '.tmp/styles/{,*/}*.css',
                        '<%= yeoman.app %>/styles/{,*/}*.css'
                    ]
                }
            }
        },
        htmlmin: {
            dist: {
                options: {
                    /*removeCommentsFromCDATA: true,
                     // https://github.com/yeoman/grunt-usemin/issues/44
                     //collapseWhitespace: true,
                     collapseBooleanAttributes: true,
                     removeAttributeQuotes: true,
                     removeRedundantAttributes: true,
                     useShortDoctype: true,
                     removeEmptyAttributes: true,
                     removeOptionalTags: true*/
                },
                files: [
                    {
                        expand: true,
                        cwd: '<%= yeoman.app %>',
                        src: ['*.html', 'views/*.html'],
                        dest: '<%= yeoman.dist %>'
                    }
                ]
            }
        },
        cdnify: {
            dist: {
                html: ['<%= yeoman.dist %>/*.html']
            }
        },
        ngmin: {
            dist: {
                files: [
                    {
                        expand: true,
                        cwd: '<%= yeoman.dist %>/scripts',
                        src: '*.js',
                        dest: '<%= yeoman.dist %>/scripts'
                    }
                ]
            }
        },
        uglify: {
            dist: {
                files: {
                    '<%= yeoman.dist %>/scripts/scripts.js': [
                        '<%= yeoman.dist %>/scripts/scripts.js'
                    ]
                }
            }
        },
        rev: {
            dist: {
                files: {
                    src: [
                        '<%= yeoman.dist %>/scripts/{,*/}*.js',
                        '<%= yeoman.dist %>/styles/{,*/}*.css',
                        '<%= yeoman.dist %>/images/{,*/}*.{png,jpg,jpeg,gif,webp,svg}',
                        '<%= yeoman.dist %>/styles/fonts/*'
                    ]
                }
            }
        },
        copy: {
            dist: {
                files: [
                    {
                        expand: true,
                        dot: true,
                        cwd: '<%= yeoman.app %>',
                        dest: '<%= yeoman.dist %>',
                        src: [
                            '*.{ico,txt}',
                            '.htaccess',
                            'components/**/*',
                            'images/{,*/}*.{gif,webp}',
                            'styles/fonts/*'
                        ]
                    }
                ]
            }
        }
    });

    grunt.registerTask('server', [
        'clean:server',
        'coffee:dist',
        'compass:server',
        'express:dev',
        'open',
        'watch'
    ]);

    grunt.registerTask('test', [
        'clean:server',
        'coffee',
        'compass',
        'karma'
    ]);

    grunt.registerTask('build', [
        'clean:dist',
        'jshint',
        'test',
        'coffee',
        'compass:dist',
        'useminPrepare',
        'imagemin',
        'cssmin',
        'htmlmin',
        'concat',
        'copy',
        'cdnify',
        'ngmin',
        'uglify',
        'rev',
        'usemin'
    ]);

    grunt.registerTask('default', ['build']);
};

package.json

{
    "name": "testapp",
    "version": "0.0.0",
    "dependencies": {
        "express": "~3.2.6"
    },
    "devDependencies": {
        "grunt": "~0.4.1",
        "grunt-contrib-copy": "~0.4.0",
        "grunt-contrib-concat": "~0.1.3",
        "grunt-contrib-coffee": "~0.6.4",
        "grunt-contrib-uglify": "~0.2.0",
        "grunt-contrib-compass": "~0.1.3",
        "grunt-contrib-jshint": "~0.3.0",
        "grunt-contrib-cssmin": "~0.5.0",
        "grunt-contrib-clean": "~0.4.0",
        "grunt-contrib-htmlmin": "~0.1.1",
        "grunt-contrib-imagemin": "~0.1.2",
        "grunt-bower-requirejs": "~0.4.1",
        "grunt-usemin": "~0.1.10",
        "grunt-rev": "~0.1.0",
        "grunt-karma": "~0.3.0",
        "grunt-open": "~0.2.0",
        "matchdep": "~0.1.1",
        "grunt-google-cdn": "~0.1.1",
        "grunt-ngmin": "~0.0.2",
        "grunt-contrib-watch": "~0.4.4",
        "grunt-express-server": "~0.4.0"
    },
    "engines": {
        "node": ">=0.8.0"
    }
}

server.js

/**
 * Module dependencies.
 */

var express = require('express')
    , http = require('http')
    , path = require('path');

var app = express();

// all environments
app.set('port', process.env.PORT || 3000);

app.use(express.favicon());
app.use(express.logger('dev'));
app.use(express.bodyParser());
app.use(express.methodOverride());
app.use(app.router);

// development only
if ('production' == app.get('env')) {
    app.use(express.static(path.join(__dirname, 'dist')));
} else {
    app.use(express.static(path.join(__dirname, 'app')));
    app.use(express.errorHandler());
}

http.createServer(app).listen(app.get('port'), function () {
    console.log("Express server listening on port %d in %s mode", app.get('port'), app.get('env'));
});