# vinyl-sourcemaps-apply Apply a source map to a vinyl file, merging it with preexisting source maps. ## Usage: ```javascript var applySourceMap = require('vinyl-sourcemaps-apply'); applySourceMap(vinylFile, sourceMap); ``` ### Example (Gulp plugin): ```javascript var through = require('through2'); var applySourceMap = require('vinyl-sourcemaps-apply'); var myTransform = require('myTransform'); module.exports = function(options) { function transform(file, encoding, callback) { // generate source maps if plugin source-map present if (file.sourceMap) { options.makeSourceMaps = true; } // do normal plugin logic var result = myTransform(file.contents, options); file.contents = new Buffer(result.code); // apply source map to the chain if (file.sourceMap) { applySourceMap(file, result.map); } this.push(file); callback(); } return through.obj(transform); }; ```