Learning Webpack - Module Bundler

This training kit has been developed for those who:

• already have the basic knowledge of JavaScript.
• want to write JavaScript in modular way and bundle it for production use.

This training kit includes a set of example Webpack configurations which are listed in below Table of Content

Table of Contents

Eg.No.	Execution Command	Comments
1	webpack entry.js bundle.js	Webpack will read entry.js file to build bundle.js
2	webpack entry.js bundle.js -p	-p is used for bundle minification
2	webpack entry.js bundle.js -d	-d is used for bundle with source maps
3	webpack entry.js bundle.js --progress	Know the progress of building the bundle
3	webpack entry.js bundle.js --colors	Display text in colors
4	webpack entry.js bundle.js	we need the css-loader to process CSS files. We also need the style-loader to apply the styles in the CSS file. They need to be installed locally, without -g
5	webpack entry.js bundle.js --module-bind 'css=style!css'	This will simplify the CSS require path. Note: If you are using bash then use single quotes in Command. Please see webpack/webpack#1453 for more information
6	webpack	Webpack will read webpack.config.js from the root directory to build bundle.js
7	webpack --watch	Will keep a watch on files to automatically rebuild the bundle
7	webpack-dev-server	webpack-dev-server is a development server, it binds a small express server on localhost:8080 which serves your static assets as well as the bundle
8	webpack	Multiple entry files are allowed
9	webpack	Code splitting and loading files on demand, Open browser and try localhost:8080 see content-1 is loaded but not content-2, Now try execute localhost:8080/#load see content-1 and content-2 are both loaded
10	webpack	Shows how to load 3rd-party plugins
11	webpack	Shows how to load JSON file
12	webpack	Shows how to load raw file
13	webpack	Shows how to configure jshint & JSCS loaders for JavaScript linting
14	webpack	Shows how to load Handlebars templates file
15	webpack	Shows how to load LESS loader
16	webpack	Shows how to configure CSSLint loader for CSS linting
17	webpack	Shpws how to configure TypeScript loader for TS files

Contributors

Developed & maintained by author: Ashwin Hegde & Contributors

We appreciate all kinds of feedback and contributions. Thank you for using and supporting this project.

To request a feature, ask a question, or report errors, please send a pull-request on "develop" branch or post it on following link, or vote for the ones that are already registered.

https://github.com/Code-by-practice/learning-webpack/issues

License

The MIT License (MIT)

Copyright (c) 2016 Ashwin Hegde