@itwin/core-webpack-tools

@itwin/core-webpack-tools

Copyright © Bentley Systems, Incorporated. All rights reserved. See LICENSE.md for license terms and full copyright notice.

The core-webpack-tools package contains a set of webpack loaders and plugins used to build iTwin.js backend and frontends.

The main entry point for building an iTwin.js backend is the @itwin/backend-webpack-tools package**.

This package contains the following Loaders and Plugins:

Loaders

Name	Description
strip-assert-loader	Removes all uses of @itwin/core-bentley assert() method from the webpack bundle.

Plugins

Name	Description
BackendDefaultsPlugin	Combines a set of Webpack plugins to use as defaults when building an iTwin.js backend. (Used in @itwin/backend-webpack-tools).
BanImportsPlugin	Bans any import that crosses the frontend/backend boundary
CopyBentleyStaticResourcesPlugin	Copies static resources from @bentley and itwin scoped packages into the output folder. Used to copy "assets", "public" and other resource files.
CopyExternalsPlugin	Copies all npm packages containing an external module (and their direct dependencies) to a node_modules directory next to the webpack output.
PrettyLoggingPlugin	Formats the output messages to print better when running within Azure DevOps Pipelines. Flags any warnings as errors when running a CI build.
WatchBackendPlugin	Reloads a frontend anytime its corresponding backend changes.