How to use System.Web.Optimization Bundling with Nancy

Note: Microsoft.AspNet.Web.Optimization requires HttpContext, which is not available with self hosting.

1. IF you are using Nancy with OWIN, make sure you use

app.UseNancy(options => options.PassThroughWhenStatusCodesAre(HttpStatusCode.NotFound));

2. Install the Microsoft.AspNet.Web.Optimization Nuget Package
3. Setup your bundles in the ApplicationStartup Method of your Bootstrapper!

protected override void ApplicationStartup(TinyIoCContainer container, IPipelines pipelines) 
{
    BundleTable.Bundles.Add(new ScriptBundle().Add(....));
}

4. Add your respective folders to the StaticContentsConventions in the ConfigureConventions Method of the Bootstrapper

protected override void ConfigureConventions(NancyConventions nancyConventions)
{
    nancyConventions.StaticContentsConventions
        .Add(StaticContentConventionBuilder.AddDirectory("/Scripts"));
}

VERY IMPORTANT Don't forget to add the Urls you provided for the bundles here! if you used bundles.Add(new ScriptBundle("~/js/mycombinedjsfiles").AddDirectory("~/Scripts/myScripts")), you have to add /js to the StaticContentConventions too, else the Optimized versions will not work once you go into Release mode!

5. Add System.Web and System.Web.Optimization to your Razor Assemblies:

<razor disableAutoIncludeModelNamespace="false">
    <assemblies>
        <add assembly="System.Web.Optimization" />
        <add assembly="System.Web, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a" />
    </assemblies>
</razor>

Example application

https://github.com/stanislavromanov/NancyAspNETWebOptimizationExample