esbuild-plugin-babel-cjs

esbuild-plugin-babel-cjs

Babel plugin for esbuild.

First, check if esbuild supports the transform you need (it's faster).
If not, you can add the Babel plugin you need with this plugin.

Install

npm install esbuild-plugin-babel-cjs -D

Use

esbuild.config.js

const esbuild = require('esbuild');
const babel = require('esbuild-plugin-babel');

esbuild
    .build({
        entryPoints: ['index.js'],
        bundle: true,
        outfile: 'main.js',
        plugins: [babel()],
        // target: ['es5'] // if you target es5 with babel, add this option
    })
    .catch(() => process.exit(1));

package.json

{
    "scripts": {
        "start": "node esbuild.config.js"
    }
}

Configure

esbuild.config.js

babel({
    filter: /.*/,
    namespace: '',
    config: {} // babel config here or in babel.config.json
});

babel.config.json

{
    "sourceMaps": "inline",
    "presets": [...],
    "plugins": [...]
}

Check

esbuild-serve   →   Serve with live reload for esbuild.

esbuild-plugin-pipe   →   Pipe esbuild plugins output.

esbuild-plugin-svg   →   Svg files import plugin for esbuild.

esbuild-plugin-postcss-literal   →   PostCSS tagged template literals plugin for esbuild.