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I'm trying to move from Gulp to Webpack. In Gulp I have task which copies all files and folders from /static/ folder to /build/ folder. How to do the same with Webpack? Do I need some plugin?
Requiring assets using the file-loader module is the way webpack is intended to be used (source). However, if you need greater flexibility or want a cleaner interface, you can also copy static files directly using my copy-webpack-plugin (npm, Github). For your static to build example:
const CopyWebpackPlugin = require('copy-webpack-plugin');
module.exports = {
context: path.join(__dirname, 'your-app'),
plugins: [
new CopyWebpackPlugin({
patterns: [
{ from: 'static' }
]
})
]
};
Compatibility note: If you're using an old version of webpack like webpack#4.x.x, use copy-webpack-plugin#6.x.x. Otherwise use latest.
You don't need to copy things around, webpack works different than gulp. Webpack is a module bundler and everything you reference in your files will be included. You just need to specify a loader for that.
So if you write:
var myImage = require("./static/myImage.jpg");
Webpack will first try to parse the referenced file as JavaScript (because that's the default). Of course, that will fail. That's why you need to specify a loader for that file type. The file- or url-loader for instance take the referenced file, put it into webpack's output folder (which should be build in your case) and return the hashed url for that file.
var myImage = require("./static/myImage.jpg");
console.log(myImage); // '/build/12as7f9asfasgasg.jpg'
Usually loaders are applied via the webpack config:
// webpack.config.js
module.exports = {
...
module: {
loaders: [
{ test: /\.(jpe?g|gif|png|svg|woff|ttf|wav|mp3)$/, loader: "file" }
]
}
};
Of course you need to install the file-loader first to make this work.
If you want to copy your static files you can use the file-loader in this way :
for html files :
in webpack.config.js :
module.exports = {
...
module: {
loaders: [
{ test: /\.(html)$/,
loader: "file?name=[path][name].[ext]&context=./app/static"
}
]
}
};
in your js file :
require.context("./static/", true, /^\.\/.*\.html/);
./static/ is relative to where your js file is.
You can do the same with images or whatever.
The context is a powerful method to explore !!
One advantage that the aforementioned copy-webpack-plugin brings that hasn't been explained before is that all the other methods mentioned here still bundle the resources into your bundle files (and require you to "require" or "import" them somewhere). If I just want to move some images around or some template partials, I don't want to clutter up my javascript bundle file with useless references to them, I just want the files emitted in the right place. I haven't found any other way to do this in webpack. Admittedly it's not what webpack originally was designed for, but it's definitely a current use case.
(#BreakDS I hope this answers your question - it's only a benefit if you want it)
Webpack 5 adds Asset Modules which are essentially replacements for common file loaders. I've copied a relevant portion of the documentation below:
asset/resource emits a separate file and exports the URL. Previously achievable by using file-loader.
asset/inline exports a data URI of the asset. Previously achievable by using url-loader.
asset/source exports the source code of the asset. Previously achievable by using raw-loader.
asset automatically chooses between exporting a data URI and emitting a separate file. Previously achievable by using url-loader with asset size limit.
To add one in you can make your config look like so:
// webpack.config.js
module.exports = {
...
module: {
rules: [
{
test: /\.(jpe?g|gif|png|svg|woff|ttf|wav|mp3)$/,
type: "asset/resource"
}
]
}
};
To control how the files get output, you can use templated paths.
In the config you can set the global template here:
// webpack.config.js
module.exports = {
...
output: {
...
assetModuleFilename: '[path][name].[hash][ext][query]'
}
}
To override for a specific set of assets, you can do this:
// webpack.config.js
module.exports = {
...
module: {
rules: [
{
test: /\.(jpe?g|gif|png|svg|woff|ttf|wav|mp3)$/,
type: "asset/resource"
generator: {
filename: '[path][name].[hash][ext][query]'
}
}
]
}
};
The provided templating will result in filenames that look like build/images/img.151cfcfa1bd74779aadb.png. The hash can be useful for cache busting etc. You should modify to your needs.
Above suggestions are good. But to try to answer your question directly I'd suggest using cpy-cli in a script defined in your package.json.
This example expects node to somewhere on your path. Install cpy-cli as a development dependency:
npm install --save-dev cpy-cli
Then create a couple of nodejs files. One to do the copy and the other to display a checkmark and message.
copy.js
#!/usr/bin/env node
var shelljs = require('shelljs');
var addCheckMark = require('./helpers/checkmark');
var path = require('path');
var cpy = path.join(__dirname, '../node_modules/cpy-cli/cli.js');
shelljs.exec(cpy + ' /static/* /build/', addCheckMark.bind(null, callback));
function callback() {
process.stdout.write(' Copied /static/* to the /build/ directory\n\n');
}
checkmark.js
var chalk = require('chalk');
/**
* Adds mark check symbol
*/
function addCheckMark(callback) {
process.stdout.write(chalk.green(' ✓'));
callback();
}
module.exports = addCheckMark;
Add the script in package.json. Assuming scripts are in <project-root>/scripts/
...
"scripts": {
"copy": "node scripts/copy.js",
...
To run the sript:
npm run copy
The way I load static images and fonts:
module: {
rules: [
....
{
test: /\.(jpe?g|png|gif|svg)$/i,
/* Exclude fonts while working with images, e.g. .svg can be both image or font. */
exclude: path.resolve(__dirname, '../src/assets/fonts'),
use: [{
loader: 'file-loader',
options: {
name: '[name].[ext]',
outputPath: 'images/'
}
}]
},
{
test: /\.(woff(2)?|ttf|eot|svg|otf)(\?v=\d+\.\d+\.\d+)?$/,
/* Exclude images while working with fonts, e.g. .svg can be both image or font. */
exclude: path.resolve(__dirname, '../src/assets/images'),
use: [{
loader: 'file-loader',
options: {
name: '[name].[ext]',
outputPath: 'fonts/'
},
}
]
}
Don't forget to install file-loader to have that working.
You can write bash in your package.json:
# package.json
{
"name": ...,
"version": ...,
"scripts": {
"build": "NODE_ENV=production npm run webpack && cp -v <this> <that> && echo ok",
...
}
}
Most likely you should use CopyWebpackPlugin which was mentioned in kevlened answer. Alternativly for some kind of files like .html or .json you can also use raw-loader or json-loader. Install it via npm install -D raw-loader and then what you only need to do is to add another loader to our webpack.config.js file.
Like:
{
test: /\.html/,
loader: 'raw'
}
Note: Restart the webpack-dev-server for any config changes to take effect.
And now you can require html files using relative paths, this makes it much easier to move folders around.
template: require('./nav.html')
I was stuck here too. copy-webpack-plugin worked for me.
However, 'copy-webpack-plugin' was not necessary in my case (i learned later).
webpack ignores root paths
example
<img src="/images/logo.png'>
Hence, to make this work without using 'copy-webpack-plugin'
use '~' in paths
<img src="~images/logo.png'>
'~' tells webpack to consider 'images' as a module
note:
you might have to add the parent directory of images directory in
resolve: {
modules: [
'parent-directory of images',
'node_modules'
]
}
Visit https://vuejs-templates.github.io/webpack/static.html
The webpack config file (in webpack 2) allows you to export a promise chain, so long as the last step returns a webpack config object. See promise configuration docs. From there:
webpack now supports returning a Promise from the configuration file. This allows to do async processing in you configuration file.
You could create a simple recursive copy function that copies your file, and only after that triggers webpack. E.g.:
module.exports = function(){
return copyTheFiles( inpath, outpath).then( result => {
return { entry: "..." } // Etc etc
} )
}
lets say all your static assets are in a folder "static" at the root level and you want copy them to the build folder maintaining the structure of subfolder, then
in your entry file) just put
//index.js or index.jsx
require.context("!!file?name=[path][name].[ext]&context=./static!../static/", true, /^\.\/.*\.*/);
In my case I used webpack for a wordpress plugin to compress js files, where the plugin files are already compressed and need to skip from the process.
optimization: {
minimize: false,
},
externals: {
"jquery": "jQuery",
},
entry: glob.sync('./js/plugin/**.js').reduce(function (obj, el) {
obj[path.parse(el).name] = el;
return obj
}, {}),
output: {
path: path.resolve(__dirname, './js/dist/plugin'),
filename: "[name].js",
clean: true,
},
That used to copy the js file as it is to the build folder. Using any other methods like file-loader and copy-webpack create issues with that.
Hope it will help someone.
I have a file in my project called test.js
I don't import/require it anywhere which means my webpack won't call babel-loader for that js file.
Question: what I want is to move test.js into /dist folder, but as a compiled/transpiled. What's the best practice for it?
What I tried: I tried to use a copy-webpack-plugin and use its transform parameters before copying the file, but I can't seem to find the good babel package.
{
from: 'test.js',
to: '/dist/test.js',
transform(content, path) {
//what do I write here?
},
}
The simplest approach I could think about is to use several entry points like this:
{
entry: {
a: "./your-main-stuff",
b: "./your-single-file",
},
output: {
path: path.join(__dirname, "dist"),
filename: "[name].js"
}
}
which will create your a.js main bundle and b.js file in __dirname/dist folder both transpiled provided you used corresponding loader(s).
And from copy-webpack-plugin docs section:
webpack-copy-plugin is not designed to copy files generated from the
build process; rather, it is to copy files that already exist in the
source tree, as part of the build process.
so it seems to be difficult (if possible) making it move transpiled files.
Update. If you want to output files into different folders w/o changing your src folder, additonal tools needed. For your case (just 1 file) I would write a simple script and add it into package.json script section combined with webpack call like:
"scripts": {
"dev": "webpack && babel path-to-script.js --out-file path-to-script-compiled.js"
}
Just like in the previous answer, initially I went with the "scripts" entry in package.json that runs babel. But for a number of reasons I wanted to use webpack 5 to do the job. So after failing with webpack-copy-plugin and a good amount of digging around I came to this solution:
let config = {
entry: [
glob.sync(srcDir + '/**/*.js') // get all .js files from the source dir
],
output : {
filename : '[name].rem.js', // webpack wants to bundle - it can bundle here ;)
path: outDir
},
resolve: {
alias: {
'app': appDir
}
},
plugins: [
new RemoveEmptyScriptsPlugin({extensions: ['js'], scriptExtensions: /\.rem\.js/}) // for all .js source files that get bundled remove the bundle .rem.js file
],
module: {
rules:[{
test: /\.jsx?$/,
type: 'asset/resource', // get webpack to take it out instead of bundling
generator: {
filename: ({filename}) => filename // return full file name so directory structure is preserved
},
use: {
loader: 'babel-loader',
options: {
targets: { node: 16 },
presets: [
['#babel/preset-env', { modules: 'commonjs' /* transpile import/export */}],
]
}
}
}]
}
};
// Since the code does not go through the full pipeline and imports are not getting resolved, aliases will remain in the code.
// To resolve them it takes to hack the aliases object into the babel config
config.module.rules[0].use.options.plugins.push(['babel-plugin-webpack-alias-7', {config: {resolve: {alias: config.resolve.alias}}}];
And it does a good job but beware that it takes to use the patched versions of the two plugins (unless the patches have been merged already)!
Recently, we've upgraded to ESLint 3.0.0 and started to receive the following message running the grunt eslint task:
> $ grunt eslint
Running "eslint:files" (eslint) task
Warning: No ESLint configuration found. Use --force to continue.
Here is the grunt-eslint configuration:
var lintTargets = [
"<%= app.src %>/**/*/!(*test|swfobject)+(.js)",
"test/e2e/**/*/*.js",
"!test/e2e/db/models/*.js"
];
module.exports.tasks = {
eslint: {
files: {
options: {
config: 'eslint.json',
fix: true,
rulesdir: ['eslint_rules']
},
src: lintTargets
}
}
};
What should we do to fix the error?
The error you are facing is because your configuration is not present.
To configure the eslint type
eslint --init
then configure as your requirement.
then execute the project again.
I've had the same error. It seems to need configuration.
Go to your project root & run in terminal
./node_modules/.bin/eslint --init
Try to swap config with configFile. Then :
Create eslint.json file and
Point the right location of it (relative to Gruntfile.js file)
Place some configuration in that file (eslint.json), i.e.:
.
{
"rules": {
"eqeqeq": "off",
"curly": "warn",
"quotes": ["warn", "double"]
}
}
for more examples, go here.
I hade the same problem with Gulp and running "gulp-eslint": "^3.0.1" version.
I had to rename config: to configFile in Gulp task
.pipe(lint({configFile: 'eslint.json'}))
For those having the same problem, this is how we've fixed it.
Following the Requiring Configuration to Run migration procedure, we had to rename eslint.json to .eslintrc.json which is one of the default ESLint config file names now.
We've also removed the config grunt-eslint option.
Create a new file on the root directory called .eslintrc.json file:
{
"parserOptions": {
"ecmaVersion": 6,
"sourceType": "module",
"ecmaFeatures": {
"jsx": true
}
},
"rules": {
"semi": "error"
}
}
Just follow the steps
1.create eslint config file name eslintrc.json
2.place the code as given below
gulp.src(jsFiles)
// eslint() attaches the lint output to the "eslint" property
// of the file object so it can be used by other modules.
.pipe(eslint({configFile: 'eslintrc.json'}))
// eslint.format() outputs the lint results to the console.
// Alternatively use eslint.formatEach() (see Docs).
.pipe(eslint.format())
// To have the process exit with an error code (1) on
// lint error, return the stream and pipe to failAfterError last.
.pipe(eslint.failAfterError());
Webpack
I had eslint.rc file in my root project directory but event though
I was getting error.
Solution was to add exclude property to "eslint-loader" rule config:
module.exports = {
// ...
module: {
rules: [
{
test: /\.js$/,
exclude: /node_modules/,
loader: "eslint-loader",
options: {
// eslint options (if necessary)
}
},
],
},
// ...
}
We faced this problem today and realized, that the issue was not caused inside the project that we were working on, but inside a package that we had a link on using the command:
yarn link
Which is a feature often useful to test out new features or when trying to debug an issue in a package that manifests itself in another project.
We solved it by either removing the link, or in case of ember.js disabling the developer mode of our addon package.
index.js
module.exports = {
isDevelopingAddon: function() {
return false;
},
...
}
gulp.task('eslint',function(){
return gulp.src(['src/*.js'])
.pipe(eslint())
.pipe(eslint.format())
});
`touch .eslintrc` instead of .eslint
these two steps may help you!
Run the command ember init.
When it asks for overwriting the existing file(s). Type n to skipping overwriting the file.
Now it will automatically create required files like .eslintrc, etc.
For me the same issue occurred when i copied my folder except dist, dist_production and node_modules folder to another system and tried running ember build.
We are starting to mix in some es6 modules and eslint justly complains when you use import/export when not using the sourceType: script
Parsing error: 'import' and 'export' may appear only with 'sourceType: module'at line 1 col 1
However if I change sourceType to module then every file that has 'use strict'; at the top gets flagged saying use strict isn't needed in modules.
The modules are my jsx files and my js files are POJ so I need both sourceTypes to be operating.
Any ideas on how to coerce eslint to behave with both modules and scripts? I would like to avoid running two seperate eslintrc files and rule sets just to have one be modules and the other be scripts.
As long as as your scripts have one extension and your modules have a different extension, then you can have two different configs.
// .eslintrc.json
{
// ...
// Your normal config goes here
// ...
}
Lint your normal scripts with eslint ., just like you've been doing. It defaults to sourceType: "script", pulls .eslintrc.json by default, and only lints *.js files by default.
// .eslintrc.modules.json
{
"extends": "./.eslintrc.json",
"parserOptions": {
"sourceType": "module"
},
// You can have additional module-specific config here if you want
}
Now you can lint just the modules using eslint --config .eslintrc.modules.json --ext .jsx ., which will pull the modules config, which is just an extension of the normal .eslintrc.json, and it will only lint the *.jsx files.
I've created the main file in the root folder with option sourceType: script.
When in a folder ./front file .eslintrc.json:
{
"extends": "../.eslintrc.json",
"parserOptions": {
"sourceType": "module"
}
}
There's a nicer approach now in eslint 4.1.0+:
module.exports = {
overrides: [
{
files: [ "rollup.config.js" ],
parserOptions: { sourceType: "module" },
}
]
};
You can also change rules or whatever you want, per-glob, in the overrides section.
There is a way to have your cake and eat it too, keeping all your files with the .js extension while disambiguating the sourceTypes of files.
First, like the other answers suggest, add an override for an alternate file extension:
{ "overrides":
[
{ "files": [ "*.js" ]
, "excludedFiles": "*unambiguous.js"
, "processor": "plugin-name/disambiguate" }
,
{ "files": [ "*.mjs" ]
, "parserOptions":
{ "sourceType": "module" } }
] }
Then comes the magic: make a super simple ESLint plugin like so
var module_regex = /\bimport\b|\bexport\b/
module .exports =
{ processors:
{ disambiguate:
{ preprocess: (_source_string, _file_path) => {
if (module_regex .test (_source_string)) {
return [
{ text: _source_string
, filename: 'unambiguous.mjs' } ] }
else {
return [
{ text: _source_string
, filename: 'unambiguous.js' } ] } } } } }
With this setup, after the ESLint plugin disambiguates your Javascript code, ESLint understands your sourceType just as its supposed to, with no changes to .js file extensions needed.
This fits well with the ESLint configuration/plugin model, and as a plugin you can even put the "overrides" in the plugin config so that all your base config needs is to do is to include the plugin, to make the disambiguation work.
May consider putting this up on npm sometime, hope this helps someone.
I'm trying to move from Gulp to Webpack. In Gulp I have task which copies all files and folders from /static/ folder to /build/ folder. How to do the same with Webpack? Do I need some plugin?
Requiring assets using the file-loader module is the way webpack is intended to be used (source). However, if you need greater flexibility or want a cleaner interface, you can also copy static files directly using my copy-webpack-plugin (npm, Github). For your static to build example:
const CopyWebpackPlugin = require('copy-webpack-plugin');
module.exports = {
context: path.join(__dirname, 'your-app'),
plugins: [
new CopyWebpackPlugin({
patterns: [
{ from: 'static' }
]
})
]
};
Compatibility note: If you're using an old version of webpack like webpack#4.x.x, use copy-webpack-plugin#6.x.x. Otherwise use latest.
You don't need to copy things around, webpack works different than gulp. Webpack is a module bundler and everything you reference in your files will be included. You just need to specify a loader for that.
So if you write:
var myImage = require("./static/myImage.jpg");
Webpack will first try to parse the referenced file as JavaScript (because that's the default). Of course, that will fail. That's why you need to specify a loader for that file type. The file- or url-loader for instance take the referenced file, put it into webpack's output folder (which should be build in your case) and return the hashed url for that file.
var myImage = require("./static/myImage.jpg");
console.log(myImage); // '/build/12as7f9asfasgasg.jpg'
Usually loaders are applied via the webpack config:
// webpack.config.js
module.exports = {
...
module: {
loaders: [
{ test: /\.(jpe?g|gif|png|svg|woff|ttf|wav|mp3)$/, loader: "file" }
]
}
};
Of course you need to install the file-loader first to make this work.
If you want to copy your static files you can use the file-loader in this way :
for html files :
in webpack.config.js :
module.exports = {
...
module: {
loaders: [
{ test: /\.(html)$/,
loader: "file?name=[path][name].[ext]&context=./app/static"
}
]
}
};
in your js file :
require.context("./static/", true, /^\.\/.*\.html/);
./static/ is relative to where your js file is.
You can do the same with images or whatever.
The context is a powerful method to explore !!
One advantage that the aforementioned copy-webpack-plugin brings that hasn't been explained before is that all the other methods mentioned here still bundle the resources into your bundle files (and require you to "require" or "import" them somewhere). If I just want to move some images around or some template partials, I don't want to clutter up my javascript bundle file with useless references to them, I just want the files emitted in the right place. I haven't found any other way to do this in webpack. Admittedly it's not what webpack originally was designed for, but it's definitely a current use case.
(#BreakDS I hope this answers your question - it's only a benefit if you want it)
Webpack 5 adds Asset Modules which are essentially replacements for common file loaders. I've copied a relevant portion of the documentation below:
asset/resource emits a separate file and exports the URL. Previously achievable by using file-loader.
asset/inline exports a data URI of the asset. Previously achievable by using url-loader.
asset/source exports the source code of the asset. Previously achievable by using raw-loader.
asset automatically chooses between exporting a data URI and emitting a separate file. Previously achievable by using url-loader with asset size limit.
To add one in you can make your config look like so:
// webpack.config.js
module.exports = {
...
module: {
rules: [
{
test: /\.(jpe?g|gif|png|svg|woff|ttf|wav|mp3)$/,
type: "asset/resource"
}
]
}
};
To control how the files get output, you can use templated paths.
In the config you can set the global template here:
// webpack.config.js
module.exports = {
...
output: {
...
assetModuleFilename: '[path][name].[hash][ext][query]'
}
}
To override for a specific set of assets, you can do this:
// webpack.config.js
module.exports = {
...
module: {
rules: [
{
test: /\.(jpe?g|gif|png|svg|woff|ttf|wav|mp3)$/,
type: "asset/resource"
generator: {
filename: '[path][name].[hash][ext][query]'
}
}
]
}
};
The provided templating will result in filenames that look like build/images/img.151cfcfa1bd74779aadb.png. The hash can be useful for cache busting etc. You should modify to your needs.
Above suggestions are good. But to try to answer your question directly I'd suggest using cpy-cli in a script defined in your package.json.
This example expects node to somewhere on your path. Install cpy-cli as a development dependency:
npm install --save-dev cpy-cli
Then create a couple of nodejs files. One to do the copy and the other to display a checkmark and message.
copy.js
#!/usr/bin/env node
var shelljs = require('shelljs');
var addCheckMark = require('./helpers/checkmark');
var path = require('path');
var cpy = path.join(__dirname, '../node_modules/cpy-cli/cli.js');
shelljs.exec(cpy + ' /static/* /build/', addCheckMark.bind(null, callback));
function callback() {
process.stdout.write(' Copied /static/* to the /build/ directory\n\n');
}
checkmark.js
var chalk = require('chalk');
/**
* Adds mark check symbol
*/
function addCheckMark(callback) {
process.stdout.write(chalk.green(' ✓'));
callback();
}
module.exports = addCheckMark;
Add the script in package.json. Assuming scripts are in <project-root>/scripts/
...
"scripts": {
"copy": "node scripts/copy.js",
...
To run the sript:
npm run copy
The way I load static images and fonts:
module: {
rules: [
....
{
test: /\.(jpe?g|png|gif|svg)$/i,
/* Exclude fonts while working with images, e.g. .svg can be both image or font. */
exclude: path.resolve(__dirname, '../src/assets/fonts'),
use: [{
loader: 'file-loader',
options: {
name: '[name].[ext]',
outputPath: 'images/'
}
}]
},
{
test: /\.(woff(2)?|ttf|eot|svg|otf)(\?v=\d+\.\d+\.\d+)?$/,
/* Exclude images while working with fonts, e.g. .svg can be both image or font. */
exclude: path.resolve(__dirname, '../src/assets/images'),
use: [{
loader: 'file-loader',
options: {
name: '[name].[ext]',
outputPath: 'fonts/'
},
}
]
}
Don't forget to install file-loader to have that working.
You can write bash in your package.json:
# package.json
{
"name": ...,
"version": ...,
"scripts": {
"build": "NODE_ENV=production npm run webpack && cp -v <this> <that> && echo ok",
...
}
}
Most likely you should use CopyWebpackPlugin which was mentioned in kevlened answer. Alternativly for some kind of files like .html or .json you can also use raw-loader or json-loader. Install it via npm install -D raw-loader and then what you only need to do is to add another loader to our webpack.config.js file.
Like:
{
test: /\.html/,
loader: 'raw'
}
Note: Restart the webpack-dev-server for any config changes to take effect.
And now you can require html files using relative paths, this makes it much easier to move folders around.
template: require('./nav.html')
I was stuck here too. copy-webpack-plugin worked for me.
However, 'copy-webpack-plugin' was not necessary in my case (i learned later).
webpack ignores root paths
example
<img src="/images/logo.png'>
Hence, to make this work without using 'copy-webpack-plugin'
use '~' in paths
<img src="~images/logo.png'>
'~' tells webpack to consider 'images' as a module
note:
you might have to add the parent directory of images directory in
resolve: {
modules: [
'parent-directory of images',
'node_modules'
]
}
Visit https://vuejs-templates.github.io/webpack/static.html
The webpack config file (in webpack 2) allows you to export a promise chain, so long as the last step returns a webpack config object. See promise configuration docs. From there:
webpack now supports returning a Promise from the configuration file. This allows to do async processing in you configuration file.
You could create a simple recursive copy function that copies your file, and only after that triggers webpack. E.g.:
module.exports = function(){
return copyTheFiles( inpath, outpath).then( result => {
return { entry: "..." } // Etc etc
} )
}
lets say all your static assets are in a folder "static" at the root level and you want copy them to the build folder maintaining the structure of subfolder, then
in your entry file) just put
//index.js or index.jsx
require.context("!!file?name=[path][name].[ext]&context=./static!../static/", true, /^\.\/.*\.*/);
In my case I used webpack for a wordpress plugin to compress js files, where the plugin files are already compressed and need to skip from the process.
optimization: {
minimize: false,
},
externals: {
"jquery": "jQuery",
},
entry: glob.sync('./js/plugin/**.js').reduce(function (obj, el) {
obj[path.parse(el).name] = el;
return obj
}, {}),
output: {
path: path.resolve(__dirname, './js/dist/plugin'),
filename: "[name].js",
clean: true,
},
That used to copy the js file as it is to the build folder. Using any other methods like file-loader and copy-webpack create issues with that.
Hope it will help someone.