@storybook/builder-webpack5

What is @storybook/builder-webpack5?

The @storybook/builder-webpack5 npm package is a builder for Storybook that uses Webpack 5 as its core bundling engine. It allows developers to configure Storybook to use Webpack 5 for building and serving their UI component stories. This package is particularly useful for projects that have already migrated to Webpack 5, ensuring compatibility and taking advantage of the latest features offered by Webpack.

What are @storybook/builder-webpack5's main functionalities?

Custom Webpack Configuration

Allows users to provide a custom Webpack configuration to be used by Storybook. This can include custom loaders, plugins, and other Webpack-specific settings.

{
  "stories": ["./src/**/*.stories.@(js|jsx|ts|tsx)"]
  "addons": ["@storybook/addon-links", "@storybook/addon-essentials"],
  "core": {
    "builder": "@storybook/builder-webpack5"
  },
  "webpackFinal": (config) => {
    // Custom webpack configuration
    return config;
  }
}

Performance Optimizations

Enables performance optimizations such as lazy compilation to improve the development experience by speeding up build and reload times.

{
  "core": {
    "builder": {
      "name": "@storybook/builder-webpack5",
      "options": {
        "lazyCompilation": true
      }
    }
  }
}

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README

Builder-Webpack5

Builder implemented with webpack5 and webpack5-compatible loaders/plugins/config, used by @storybook/core-server to build the preview iframe.

webpack4 is the default. To configure your Storybook to run webpack5, install @storybook/manager-webpack5 and @storybook/builder-webpack5 as dev dependencies then update your .storybook/main.js configuration.

module.exports = {
  core: {
    builder: 'webpack5',
  },
};