chartjs#3182 Gulp task to generate bower.json file

.gitignore

@@ -6,3 +6,4 @@
 
 .DS_Store
 .idea
+bower.json

.travis.yml

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ script:
   - gulp test
   - gulp coverage
   - gulp package
+  - gulp bower
   - cat ./coverage/lcov.info | ./node_modules/.bin/coveralls
 
 notifications:

docs/00-Getting-Started.md

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ anchor: getting-started
 
 ### Download Chart.js
 
-You can download the latest version of [Chart.js on GitHub](https://github.com/chartjs/Chart.js/releases/latest) or just use these [Chart.js CDN](https://cdnjs.com/libraries/Chart.js) links. 
+You can download the latest version of [Chart.js on GitHub](https://github.com/chartjs/Chart.js/releases/latest) or just use these [Chart.js CDN](https://cdnjs.com/libraries/Chart.js) links.
 If you download or clone the repository, you must run `gulp build` to generate the dist files. Chart.js no longer comes with prebuilt release versions, so an alternative option to downloading the repo is **strongly** advised.
 
 ### Installation
@@ -18,24 +18,12 @@ npm install chart.js --save
 
 #### bower
 
-Bower support has been dropped since version 2.2.0 but you can still use Chart.js with Bower thanks to [bower-npm-resolver](https://www.npmjs.com/package/bower-npm-resolver).
-
-First, add the resolver in your .bowerrc file:
-```json
-{
-  "resolvers": [
-    "bower-npm-resolver"
-  ]
-}
-```
-
-Then:
-
 ```bash
-npm install -g bower-npm-resolver
-bower install npm:chart.js --save
+bower install Chart.js --save
 ```
 
+> Note: Bower native support has been reintroduced at version 2.2.3 (prevously dropped at version 2.2.0).
+
 ### Selecting the Correct Build
 
 Chart.js provides two different builds that are available for your use. The `Chart.js` and `Chart.min.js` files include Chart.js and the accompanying color parsing library. If this version is used and you require the use of the time axis, [Moment.js](http://momentjs.com/) will need to be included before Chart.js.

gulpfile.js

@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ var testFiles = [
   '!./test/defaultConfig.tests.js',
 ];
 
+gulp.task('bower', bowerTask);
 gulp.task('build', buildTask);
 gulp.task('package', packageTask);
 gulp.task('coverage', coverageTask);
@@ -65,9 +66,26 @@ gulp.task('library-size', librarySizeTask);
 gulp.task('module-sizes', moduleSizesTask);
 gulp.task('_open', _openTask);
 gulp.task('dev', ['server', 'default']);
-
 gulp.task('default', ['build', 'watch']);
 
+/**
+ * Generates the bower.json manifest file which will be pushed along release tags.
+ * Bower native support has been reintroduced starting version 2.2.3.
+ * Specs: https://github.com/bower/spec/blob/master/json.md
+ */
+function bowerTask() {
+  var json = JSON.stringify({
+      name: package.name,
+      description: package.description,
+      homepage: package.homepage,
+      license: package.license,
+      version: package.version,
+      main: outDir + "Chart.js"
+    }, null, 2);
+
+  return file('bower.json', json, { src: true })
+    .pipe(gulp.dest('./'));
+}
 
 function buildTask() {