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webpack-build-notifier
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A Webpack plugin that generates OS notifications for build steps using node-notifier.
A Webpack plugin that uses the node-notifier package to display OS-level notifications for Webpack build events.
webpack-build-notifier can generate notifications for compilation warnings and errors, as well as notify you when the compilation process is triggered and completes successfully. Take a look at the Config Options to learn more about what webpack-build-notifier can do.
Are you tired of having to constantly switch between your IDE and terminal window to see whether your latest edits resulted in a failed build? Why didn't your latest changes get hot-loaded? Was there a syntax error or failed unit test? With this plugin, you will always be apprised of build problems without having to keep an eye on your terminal window.
To use, install the webpack-build-notifier package npm install webpack-build-notifier --save-dev
and add the plugin to your Webpack configuration file:
// webpack.config.js
const WebpackBuildNotifierPlugin = require('webpack-build-notifier');
module.exports = {
// ... snip ...
plugins: [
new WebpackBuildNotifierPlugin({
title: "My Webpack Project",
logo: path.resolve("./img/favicon.png"),
suppressSuccess: true, // don't spam success notifications
})
],
// ... snip ...
}
The notification title. Defaults to Webpack Build.
The absolute path to the project logo to be displayed as a content image in the notification. Optional.
The sound to play for notifications. Set to false to play no sound. Valid sounds are listedin the node-notifier project, here. Defaults to Submarine.
The sound to play for success notifications. Defaults to the value of the sound configuration option. Set to false to play no sound for success notifications. Takes precedence over the sound configuration option.
The sound to play for warning notifications. Defaults to the value of the sound configuration option. Set to false to play no sound for warning notifications. Takes precedence over the sound configuration option.
The sound to play for failure notifications. Defaults to the value of the sound configuration option. Set to false to play no sound for failure notifications. Takes precedence over the sound configuration option.
The sound to play for compilation notifications. Defaults to the value of the sound configuration option. Set to false to play no sound for compilation notifications. Takes precedence over the sound configuration option.
A function which is invoked when compilation starts. Optional. The function is passed one parameter:
suppressCompileStart
must be false
.A function which is invoked when compilation completes. Optional. The function is passed two parameters:
Defines when success notifications are shown. Can be one of the following values:
True to show the duration of a successful compilation, otherwise false (default).
True to suppress the warning notifications, otherwise false (default).
True to suppress the compilation started notifications (default), otherwise false.
True to activate (focus) the terminal window when a compilation error occurs. Note that this only works on Mac OSX (for now). Defaults to false. Regardless of the value of this config option, the terminal window can always be brought to the front by clicking on the notification.
The absolute path to the icon to be displayed for success notifications. Defaults to the included ./src/icons/success.png.
The absolute path to the icon to be displayed for warning notifications. Defaults to the included ./src/icons/warning.png.
The absolute path to the icon to be displayed for failure notifications. Defaults to the included ./src/icons/failure.png.
The absolute path to the icon to be displayed for compilation started notifications. Defaults to the included ./src/icons/compile.png.
A function which returns a formatted notification message on successful compilation. This function must return a String. The default formatter will display "Build successful!". Note that the message will always be limited to 256 characters.
A function which returns a formatted notification message on error or warning. The function is passed 4 parameters:
This function must return a String. The default messageFormatter will display the filename which contains the error/warning followed by the error/warning message. Note that the message will always be limited to 256 characters.
Any additional node-notifier options as documented in the node-notifier documentation. Note that options provided here will only be applied to the success/warning/error notifications (not the "compilation started" notification). The title, message, sound, contentImage (logo), and icon options will be ignored, as they will be set via the corresponding WebpackBuildNotifier config options (either user-specified or default).
A function called when the notification is clicked. By default it activates the Terminal application.
A function called when the notification times out and is closed. Undefined by default.
This project is written in TypeScript, and type declarations are included. You can take advantage of this if your project's webpack configuration is also using TypeScript (e.g. webpack.config.ts
).
// webpack.config.ts
import * as webpack from 'webpack'
import * as WebpackBuildNotifierPlugin from 'webpack-build-notifier';
const config: webpack.Configuration = {
// ... snip ...
plugins: [
new WebpackBuildNotifierPlugin({
title: "My Webpack Project",
logo: path.resolve("./img/favicon.png"),
suppressSuccess: true, // don't spam success notifications
})
],
// ... snip ...
};
export default config;
After publishing this package I discovered a couple other similar plugins that are worth looking into:
Given the purpose and similarities, this project probably could have been a fork of one of these.
View the changelog here.
FAQs
A Webpack plugin that generates OS notifications for build steps using node-notifier.
We found that webpack-build-notifier demonstrated a healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released less than a year ago. It has 1 open source maintainer collaborating on the project.
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