gulpfile.js

var elixir = require('laravel-elixir');

/*
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 | FRONT-END DIRECTIONS:
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 |
 | 1. Run 'npm install' to install Gulp && Elixir
 | 2. Create '.bowerrc' in root directory, see (https://gist.github.com/alexhernandez/c3b0d97538f5869d7f86)
 | 3. Create 'elixir.json' in root directory, see (https://gist.github.com/alexhernandez/963c188f23e14e33929e)
 | 4. Run 'bower init' followed by "bower install {package-name} --save"
 | 5. Run any of the following: 'gulp', 'gulp watch', 'gulp --production'
 |
 */

var bowerPath = './vendor/bower_components';

// Get Bower Package Paths
var paths = {
    'jquery': bowerPath + '/jquery/dist/',
    'bootstrap': bowerPath + '/bootstrap-sass/assets/',
    'fontawesome': bowerPath + '/font-awesome/'
}

// Begin Elixir Project
elixir(function(mix) {

    // Add Styles to project
    mix.copy(paths.bootstrap + 'stylesheets', 'resources/assets/bootstrap-sass')
        .copy(paths.fontawesome + 'css/font-awesome.css', 'resources/css/font-awesome.css');

    // Add Fonts to project
    mix.copy(paths.fontawesome + 'fonts', 'public/fonts');

    // Add Scripts to project
    mix.copy(paths.jquery + 'jquery.js', 'resources/js/jquery.js')
        .copy(paths.bootstrap + 'javascripts/bootstrap.js', 'resources/js/bootstrap.js');

    // Merge Styles
    mix.styles([
        'font-awesome.css'
    ],'public/css/components.css', 'resources/css');

    // Merge Scripts
    mix.scripts([
        'jquery.js',
        'bootstrap.js'
    ],'public/js/app.js', 'resources/js');

    // Compile SASS
    mix.sass('app.scss');

    // Run Tests
    mix.phpUnit();

});