1 files changed, 23 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/gulpfile.js b/gulpfile.js
index f4160c3..a1bfd3d 100644
--- a/gulpfile.js
+++ b/gulpfile.js
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 'use strict';
+var fs = require('fs');
 var gulp = require('gulp');
 var server = require('gulp-express');
+var spawn = require('child_process').spawn;
 var pkg = require('./package.json');
 
 gulp.task('server', function() {
@@ -12,5 +14,26 @@ gulp.task('server', function() {
     gulp.watch([pkg.main], [server.run]);
 });
 
+/** Creates a directory tree if it does not yet exist. */
+function makedirs(path) {
+    var dirPath = '.';
+    path.split('/').forEach(function(dir) {
+        dirPath += '/' + dir;
+        if (!fs.existsSync(dirPath)) {
+            fs.mkdirSync(dirPath);
+        }
+    });
+}
+
+gulp.task('mongod', function() {
+    makedirs('db/data');
+    // listen on localhost instead of wildcard for security reasons.
+    spawn('mongod', [
+        '--dbpath', 'db/data',
+        '--nounixsocket',
+        '--bind_ip', '127.0.0.1',
+    ]);
+});
+
 // Lazy me, make "gulp" the same as "gulp server" for now.
 gulp.task('default', ['server']);