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diff --git a/docs/dev/webpack.md b/docs/dev/webpack.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..7b391f3a --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/dev/webpack.md @@ -0,0 +1,26 @@ +# Webpack Docs +## `webpack.common.js` +This file contains all common definition for chunks and plugins, that are needed by the whole app. + +**TODO:** Document which entry points are used for what. + +## `webpack.htmlexport.js` +Separate config for the "save as html" feature. +Packs all CSS from `public/js/htmlExport.js` to `build/html.min.css`. +This file is then downloaded by client-side JS and used to create the HTML. +See `exportToHTML()` in `public/js/extra.js`. + + +## `webpack.dev.js` +The development config uses both common configs, enables development mode and enables "cheap" source maps (lines only). +If you need more detailed source maps while developing, you might want to use the `source-maps` option. +See https://webpack.js.org/configuration/devtool/ for details. + +## `webpack.prod.js` +The production config uses both common configs and enables production mode. +This automatically enables various optimizations (e.g. UglifyJS). See https://webpack.js.org/concepts/mode/ for details. + +For the global app config, the name of the emitted chunks is changed to include the content hash. +See https://webpack.js.org/guides/caching/ on why this is a good idea. + +For the HTML export config, CSS minification is enabled. |