@ui5/builder

What is @ui5/builder?

@ui5/builder is a Node.js-based tool for building UI5 projects. It provides a set of functionalities to build, optimize, and bundle UI5 applications and libraries. The tool is part of the UI5 Tooling ecosystem, which aims to provide a modular and extensible tooling infrastructure for UI5 development.

What are @ui5/builder's main functionalities?

Build UI5 Projects

This feature allows you to build UI5 projects by specifying the project configuration and destination path. The build process compiles and optimizes the project for deployment.

const { build } = require('@ui5/builder');

const project = { /* project configuration */ };

build({
  project,
  destPath: 'dist'
}).then(() => {
  console.log('Build successful');
}).catch((err) => {
  console.error('Build failed', err);
});

Custom Tasks and Extensions

You can define custom tasks and extensions to extend the build process. This feature allows you to add custom logic to the build pipeline.

const { taskRepository } = require('@ui5/builder');

const customTask = {
  name: 'customTask',
  task: async function({ workspace, dependencies, taskUtil }) {
    // Custom task logic
  }
};

taskRepository.addTask(customTask);

Middleware Integration

This feature allows you to integrate custom middleware into the build process. Middleware can be used to handle HTTP requests during the build process.

const { middlewareRepository } = require('@ui5/builder');

const customMiddleware = {
  name: 'customMiddleware',
  middleware: function({ resources, options }) {
    return function(req, res, next) {
      // Custom middleware logic
      next();
    };
  }
};

middlewareRepository.addMiddleware(customMiddleware);

Other packages similar to @ui5/builder

webpack

Webpack is a popular module bundler for JavaScript applications. It offers a wide range of plugins and loaders to handle different types of assets and optimize the build process. Compared to @ui5/builder, Webpack is more general-purpose and can be used for various types of projects, not just UI5.

gulp

Gulp is a toolkit for automating tasks in the development workflow. It uses a code-over-configuration approach and allows you to define tasks using JavaScript. Gulp is highly extensible and can be used for a variety of build tasks, similar to @ui5/builder, but it is not specifically tailored for UI5 projects.

grunt

Grunt is a JavaScript task runner that automates repetitive tasks like minification, compilation, and unit testing. It uses a configuration-over-code approach and has a large ecosystem of plugins. While Grunt can be used for building UI5 projects, it is more general-purpose compared to @ui5/builder.

README

ui5-builder

Modules for building UI5 projects
Part of the UI5 Tooling

Documentation

Can be found here: sap.github.io/ui5-tooling

Contributing

Please check our Contribution Guidelines.

Support

Please follow our Contribution Guidelines on how to report an issue.

Release History

See CHANGELOG.md.

Changelog

[v2.2.0] - 2020-09-02

Bug Fixes

• SapUiDefine call should not fail when there's no factory function (#491) 25c6a3c

Features

• Add generateResourcesJson task (#390) 021f439

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