Have CoffeeScript output a line as raw javascript?

Question

Is there a way to tell CoffeeScript to just ignore a certain line and output it as is?

I want this line to be included in the resulting javascript

#import './blah/blah'

But CoffeeScript is compiling it as a comment so it ends up as

//import './blah/blah'

I need it to not do that because the script is being used for Apple's UIAutomation Instrument to drive iPhone UI. UIAutomation recognizes special #import statements but not if they are getting turned into javascript comments.

Kurrajong

Answer 1

Enclose the statement with backicks (`)

`#import './blah/blah'`

You can use any JavaScript code that way.

Girosol

Is there a way to prevent it from adding the semicolon at the end? – Kurrajong

Answer 2

Doh, found the answer in the coffeescript docs

hi = `function() {
  return [document.title, "Hello JavaScript"].join(": ");
}`

Kurrajong