so my webpack has been working fine. I needed a different structure then the default so I placed the webpack files in a build folder. As per documentation I placed the --config option in the package json but I am still not able to access the file in the debugger.
Below is my setup:
"scripts": {
"dev": "webpack-dev-server --inline --progress --config build/webpack.dev.conf.js",
"local": "webpack-dev-server --inline --progress --config build/webpack.local.conf.js",
"start": "npm run dev",
"build": "node build/build.js",
"build_dev": "node build/build.dev.js",
"build_stg": "node build/build.stg.js",
"build_prod": "node build/build.prod.js",
},
When I run the command node-nightly --inspect ./node_modules/webpack/bin/webpack.js
I get the error:
No configuration file found and no output filename configured via CLI option.
A configuration file could be named 'webpack.config.js' in the current directory.
In terms of my file structure I have under the root, a folder named build it contains the webpack config files (I was not sure how the structure is written on SO)
Version usage:
"webpack": "^3.12.0"
node 9.3
--config is a property on webpack. You are trying to set a --config property on webpack-dev-server webpack-dev-server
You can move your devserver to your webpack.config.js file
devServer: {
inline: true,
progress: true
}
and then refer to your webpack.config.js file directly in npm like so:
webpack --config ./build/yourfile.config.js
you can give any name you wish to the config file if you are using --config property else webpack will always try to find webpack.config.js in your projects root directory.
ELSE
you can create a webpack.config.js in your root and switch between config version on runtime like so:
//webpack.config.js
const TARGET = process.env.npm_lifecycle_event;
if (TARGET === 'build') {
module.exports = require('./buildScripts/webpack.config.dev');
}
else if (TARGET === 'build:prod') {
module.exports = require('./buildScripts/webpack.config.prod');
}
and in package.json you need the appropriate targets to match npm_lifecycle_event.
//package.json
"scripts": {
"build": "webpack --watch",
"build:prod": "webpack",
}
So I'm working on a project using webpack and wanted to create a script on my package.json to run both dev and production mode from there. I'm a windows user and always use Concurrently to run multiple terminal tasks at the same time.
I set my package.json scripts like this:
"scripts": {
"start": "concurrently \"set NODE_ENV=\" \"webpack --watch\"",
"build": "concurrently \"set NODE_ENV=production\" \"webpack\""
},
The output of this in the terminal is:
set NODE_ENV= exited with code 0
Webpack is watching the files…
...
So basically webpack is working properly, but the variable is not being created/deleted. Both commands are failing.
If I run directly
set NODE_ENV=production
it works, so I'm a bit confused...
Any ideas?
Thanks a lot!
Change:
"start": "concurrently \"set NODE_ENV=\" \"webpack --watch\"",
"build": "concurrently \"set NODE_ENV=production\" \"webpack\""
to:
"start": "NODE_ENV= webpack --watch",
"build": "NODE_ENV=production webpack"
You cannot change the environment in one process and expect it to be changed in another started in parallel. You can only change the env of child processes and only on their startup. Child process always inherits the environment from the parent.
If the above doesn't work on Windows then use cross-env:
npm install --save-dev cross-env
and in package.json use:
"start": "cross-env NODE_ENV= webpack --watch",
"build": "cross-env NODE_ENV=production webpack"
Use Intellij IDEA's debug tool to webpack,
OS:MAC
npm script:
"scripts": {
"dev": " webpack-dev-server --inline --hot --display-error-details --content-base --config mvvm/build/webpack.dev.conf.js",
}
it tips:
To debug "build-distributor" script, make sure $NODE_DEBUG_OPTION string is specified as the first argument for node command you'd like to debug.
For example:
{ "start": "node $NODE_DEBUG_OPTION server.js" }
question:
Where to add this code（$NODE_DEBUG_OPTION ）？
Package.json configuration
First of all you have to create a new Debugging script like this:
"debug": "node $NODE_DEBUG_OPTION node_modules/.bin/webpack-dev-server --config ./path/to/webpack.config.js"
webpack configuration
You have to add this command line:
devtool: 'eval-source-map'
Editor configuration
and then you have to cofigurate your IDE:
and also this:
I want to setup nodemon to run the "prestart" script when server restarts, the reason, I'm using webpack and I want to build bundle.js every time a file changes, I'm not using webpack-dev-server cause I don't know how to set it up with an existing node app running, I got my backend on node.js, help on that will be appreciated.
The way I've been working is: run npm start every time I make a change on the code, but that too much effort.
Here's the scripts object at package.json so that you have an idea of what's going on:
"scripts": {
"bundle": "webpack --config webpack.config.js",
"prestart": "npm run bundle",
"start": "node server.js"
}
The way I've accomplished to do that is by creating a nodemon.json file with the exec property:
{
// ... Other conf (see an example in https://github.com/remy/nodemon/blob/master/doc/sample-nodemon.md)
"watch": [
"app" // Set your directories/files to watch
],
"exec": "npm run prestart && node server/index.js"
}
Thanks to an excellent answer by #McMath I now have webpack compiling both my client and my server. I'm now on to trying to make webpack --watch be useful. Ideally I'd like to have it spawn something like nodemon for my server process when that bundle changes, and some flavor of browsersync for when my client changes.
I realize it's a bundler/loader and not really a task runner, but is there some way to accomplish this? A lack of google results seems to indicate I'm trying something new, but this must have been done already..
I can always have webpack package to another directory and use gulp to watch it/copy it/browsersync-ify it, but that seems like a hack.. Is there a better way?
Install the following dependencies:
npm install npm-run-all webpack nodemon
Configure your package.json file to something as seen below:
package.json
{
...
"scripts": {
"start" : "npm-run-all --parallel watch:server watch:build",
"watch:build" : "webpack --watch",
"watch:server" : "nodemon \"./dist/index.js\" --watch \"./dist\""
},
...
}
After doing so, you can easily run your project by using npm start.
Don't forget config WatchIgnorePlugin for webpack to ignore ./dist folder.
Dependencies
npm-run-all - A CLI tool to run multiple npm-scripts in parallel or sequential.
webpack - webpack is a module bundler. Its main purpose is to bundle JavaScript files for usage in a browser, yet it is also capable of transforming, bundling, or packaging just about any resource or asset.
nodemon - Simple monitor script for use during development of a node.js app.
Faced the same problem and found the next solution - webpack-shell-plugin.
It
allows you to run any shell commands before or after webpack builds
So, thats my scripts in package.json:
"scripts": {
"clean": "rimraf build",
"prestart": "npm run clean",
"start": "webpack --config webpack.client.config.js",
"poststart": "webpack --watch --config webpack.server.config.js",
}
If I run 'start' script it launches next script sequence: clean -> start -> poststart.
And there is part of 'webpack.server.config.js':
var WebpackShellPlugin = require('webpack-shell-plugin');
...
if (process.env.NODE_ENV !== 'production') {
config.plugins.push(new WebpackShellPlugin({onBuildEnd: ['nodemon build/server.js --watch build']}));
}
...
"onBuildEnd" event fires only once after first build, rebuilds are not trigger "onBuildEnd", so nodemon works as intended
I like the simplicity of nodemon-webpack-plugin
webpack.config.js
const NodemonPlugin = require('nodemon-webpack-plugin')
module.exports = {
plugins: [new NodemonPlugin()]
}
then just run webpack with the watch flag
webpack --watch
In addition to #Ling's good answer:
If you want to build your project once, before you watch it with nodemon, you can use a webpack compiler hook. The plugin's code triggers nodemon in the done hook once after webpack has finished its compilation (see also this helpful post).
const { spawn } = require("child_process")
function OnFirstBuildDonePlugin() {
let isInitialBuild = true
return {
apply: compiler => {
compiler.hooks.done.tap("OnFirstBuildDonePlugin", compilation => {
if (isInitialBuild) {
isInitialBuild = false
spawn("nodemon dist/index.js --watch dist", {
stdio: "inherit",
shell: true
})
}
})
}
}
}
webpack.config.js:
module.exports = {
...
plugins: [
...
OnFirstBuildDonePlugin()
]
})
package.json:
"scripts": {
"dev" : "webpack --watch"
},
Hope, it helps.
There's no need to use plugins here. You could try running multiple nodemon instances like below. Try modifying the following script for your use case, and see if it works for you:
"scripts": {
"start": "nodemon --ignore './public/' ./bin/www & nodemon --ignore './public/' --exec 'yarn webpack'",
"webpack": "webpack --config frontend/webpack.config.js"
}
You don't need any plugins to use webpack and nodemon, just use this scripts on your package.json
"scripts": {
"start": "nodemon --ignore './client/dist' -e js,ejs,html,css --exec 'npm run watch'",
"watch": "npm run build && node ./server/index.js",
"build": "rimraf ./client/dist && webpack --bail --progress --profile"
},
#Ling has an answer very close to being correct. But it errors the first time somebody runs watch. You'll need to modify the solution as so to prevent errors.
Run npm install npm-run-all webpack nodemon
Create a file called watch-shim.js in your root. Add the following contents, which will create a dummy file and directory if they're missing.
var fs = require('fs');
if (!fs.existsSync('./dist')) {
fs.mkdir('./dist');
fs.writeFileSync('./dist/bundle.js', '');
}
Setup your scripts as so in package.json. This will only run watch if the watch-shim.js file runs successfully. Thereby preventing Nodemon from crashing due to missing files on the first run.
{
...
"scripts": {
"start": "npm run watch",
"watch": "node watch-shim.js && npm-run-all --parallel watch:server watch:build",
"watch:build": "webpack --progress --colors --watch",
"watch:server": "nodemon \"./dist/bundle.js\" --watch \"./dist/*\""
}
...
},
Assuming nodemon server.js touch the server.js file afterEmit:
// webpack.config.js
module.exports = {
// ...
plugins: [
// ...,
// 👇
apply: (compiler) => {
compiler.hooks.afterEmit.tap('AfterEmitPlugin', (compilation) => {
require('child_process').execSync('touch server.js') // $ touch server.js
});
}
]
}
I tried most of the solution provided above. I believe the best one is to use nodemon-webpack-plugin .
It is very simple to use i.e. just add
const NodemonPlugin = require('nodemon-webpack-plugin')
to webpack file with
new NodemonPlugin() as your plugin.
Below are the scripts to use it:
"scripts": {
"watch:webpack-build-dev": "webpack --watch --mode development",
"clean-db": "rm -rf ./db && mkdir -p ./db",
"local-dev": "npm run clean-db && npm run watch:webpack-build-dev"
...
}
After this you can simply run npm run local-dev.
Adding a module to development is usually not as bad as adding to a production one. And mostly you will be using it for the development anyway.
This also doesn't require any additional package like nodemon or npm-run-all etc.
Also nodemon-webpack-plugin only works in watch mode.