Adds an expand option

README.md

@@ -62,6 +62,20 @@ replace: {
 }
 ```
 
+Here's another example using the *expand* option
+
+```javascript
+replace: {
+  another_example: {
+    src: ['build/**/*.html'],
+    dest: 'dist/',                   // filepaths will be exanded fully in this directory
+    replacements: [{
+      from: /[0-9]{1,2}\/[0-9]{1,2}\/[0-9]{2,4}/g,
+      to: "<%= grunt.template.today('dd/mm/yyyy') %>"
+    }]
+  }
+}
+```
 
 
 ## API reference
@@ -75,6 +89,9 @@ name anything you like.
 
 [multitask]: https://github.com/gruntjs/grunt/wiki/Configuring-tasks#task-configuration-and-targets
 
+### expand
+
+*expand* will fully expand src file paths in the destination directory
 
 ### src
 

lib/grunt-text-replace.js

@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ var grunt = require('grunt');
 var path = require('path');
 var gruntTextReplace = {};
 
-
 exports.replace = function (settings) {
   gruntTextReplace.replace(settings);
 }
@@ -21,24 +20,28 @@ exports.replaceFileMultiple = function (settings) {
   return gruntTextReplace.replaceFileMultiple(settings)
 }
 
-
-
 gruntTextReplace = {
   replaceFileMultiple: function (settings) {
+
     var sourceFiles = grunt.file.expand(settings.src);
+
     sourceFiles.forEach(function (pathToSource) {
       gruntTextReplace.replaceFile({
+        options: settings.options,
         src: pathToSource,
+        origSrc: settings.origSrc,
         dest: settings.dest,
         replacements: settings.replacements
       });
     });
   },
 
   replaceFile: function (settings) {
+
     var pathToSourceFile = settings.src;
-    var pathToDestinationFile = this.getPathToDestination(pathToSourceFile, settings.dest);
+    var pathToDestinationFile = this.getPathToDestination(pathToSourceFile, settings.dest, settings);
     var replacements = settings.replacements;
+
     var isThereAGenuineReplacement = replacements.reduce(function (previous, current) { 
       return previous || (current.from !== current.to) 
     }, false);
@@ -70,12 +73,13 @@ gruntTextReplace = {
   },
 
   replace: function (settings) {
-    var src = grunt.file.expand(settings.src || []);
     var dest = settings.dest;
     var overwrite = settings.overwrite;
     var replacements = settings.replacements;
     var isDestinationDirectory = (/\/$/).test(dest);
+    var src = isDestinationDirectory ? grunt.file.expand(settings.src || []) : settings.src;
     var initialWarnCount = grunt.fail.warncount;
+    var options = settings.options;
 
     if (typeof dest === 'undefined' &&
         typeof src === 'undefined' &&
@@ -90,8 +94,11 @@ gruntTextReplace = {
     } else if ((isDestinationDirectory === false && src.length > 1) && overwrite !== true) {
       grunt.warn(gruntTextReplace.errorMessages.multipleSourceSingleDestination);
     } else if (grunt.fail.warncount - initialWarnCount === 0) {
+
       gruntTextReplace.replaceFileMultiple({
+        options: options,
         src: src,
+        origSrc: settings.src,
         dest: dest,
         replacements: replacements
       });
@@ -115,15 +122,30 @@ gruntTextReplace = {
       "file, make sure there is only one source file"
   },
 
-  getPathToDestination: function (pathToSource, pathToDestinationFile) {
+  getPathToDestination: function (pathToSource, pathToDestinationFile, settings) {
     var isDestinationDirectory = (/\/$/).test(pathToDestinationFile);
     var fileName = path.basename(pathToSource);
     var newPathToDestination;
-    if (typeof pathToDestinationFile === 'undefined') {
+    var srcPath, omitDirs = '';
+
+    if (typeof pathToDestinationFile === 'undefined'){
       newPathToDestination = pathToSource;
+    } else if(settings.options && settings.options.hasOwnProperty('expand') && settings.options.expand === true){
+
+      settings.origSrc.forEach(function(src){
+        srcPath = src.substr(0, pathToSource.lastIndexOf('/'));
+        srcPath.split('/').forEach(function(dir){
+          if(!/\*/g.test(dir)){
+            omitDirs += dir + '/';
+          }
+        });
+      });
+      return pathToSource.replace(omitDirs, pathToDestinationFile.toString());
+
     } else {
       newPathToDestination = pathToDestinationFile + (isDestinationDirectory ? fileName : '');
     }
+
     return newPathToDestination;
   },
 
@@ -184,4 +206,4 @@ gruntTextReplace = {
     return isProcessTemplateTrue ? grunt.template.process(string) : string;
   }
 
-}
+}

tasks/text-replace.js

@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@ var gruntTextReplace = require('../lib/grunt-text-replace');
 
 module.exports = function(grunt) {
 
-
-
   // Please see the grunt documentation for more information regarding task
   // creation: https://github.com/gruntjs/grunt/blob/devel/docs/toc.md
 
@@ -23,7 +21,8 @@ module.exports = function(grunt) {
         src: this.data.src,
         dest: this.data.dest,
         overwrite: this.data.overwrite,
-        replacements: this.data.replacements
+        replacements: this.data.replacements,
+        options: this.data.options
       });
     });
 };