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| author | David Mehren | 2019-10-25 20:52:15 +0200 |
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| committer | David Mehren | 2019-10-25 20:52:15 +0200 |
| commit | b714baa36ee3317082dac71a166986d6afb35b07 (patch) | |
| tree | e6c7f6e90fcac8e3e50d40d1db92a89d28a71dae /docs | |
| parent | 20a67e3446723231961043bffeb5a7b974e891c0 (diff) | |
Improve webpack dev documentation
Signed-off-by: David Mehren <dmehren1@gmail.com>
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| -rw-r--r-- | docs/dev/webpack.md | 9 |
1 files changed, 8 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/docs/dev/webpack.md b/docs/dev/webpack.md index b05fd1d3..3d35b28a 100644 --- a/docs/dev/webpack.md +++ b/docs/dev/webpack.md @@ -7,7 +7,14 @@ about it on [the webpack website](https://webpack.js.org/). Here's how we're using it: ## `webpack.common.js` -This file contains all common definition for chunks and plugins, that are needed by the whole app. +This file contains all common definitions for chunks and plugins that are needed by the whole app. + +The various entrypoints under the `entry` key define groups of files (npm packages or .css/.js files directly from this project) that need to be included together to be useful. +The `index` group for example bundles all javascript files and libraries used for the note editor. + +Entrypoints are referenced in the `plugins` section. +The `HtmlWebpackPlugin` uses templates in `public/views/includes` to include the path to the generated resources in new templates under `public/views/build`. These templates are then used by the backend to serve HTML to the browser. + **TODO:** Document which entry points are used for what. |