webpack-build-report

webpack-build-report

Webpack plugin that make it able to save your build reports in an .md file after each build.

Example

webpack.config.js

// Import the plugin
const BuildReportPlugin = require('webpack-build-report')

// Let's say you build a library of React components. you build them one by one
const components = fs.readdirSync(`${SRC_DIR}/components/`)
const entries = {}

components.forEach(component => {
  const name = component.split('.')[0]
  entries[name] = `${SRC_DIR}/components/${name}`
})

// Add the plugin to your webpack config
const config = {
  entry: entries,
  plugins: [
    // other plugins ...,
    new BuildReportPlugin({
      assets: true,
      output: `${SRC_DIR}/doc/build-report.md`,
      ...
    })
  ]
}

// ...

module.exports = config

Configuration options

Option	Type	Default value	Description
append	bool	false	Appends the report to an existing .md file, based on the output option
assets	bool	true	Adds the assets stats to the final report
output	string	'build-report.md'	Tell the plugin where you want your report to be saved. Must be an .md file !
saveStats	bool	false	Saves the complete build stats in .build-stats.json, and allow your report to show comparisons to the last build

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After your build has finished, you'll find a build-report.md file, containing:

Build report

• Hash: 3776828640c3fab88ac5
• Version: webpack 1.14.0
• Time: 2813ms
• Generated on : December 17, 2016 4:48 PM

Assets list

Asset name	Asset size	Size difference
AlertIllustration.js	17.41 kB	+6.45 kB
Button.js	8.41 kB	-
Checkbox.js	7.26 kB	-
Loader.js	6.07 kB	-21.12 kB
Modal.js	15.93 kB	-
PhoneLoader.js	16.66 kB	-4.00 kB