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Custom webpack builders for Angular build facade
Allow customizing build configuration without ejecting webpack configuration (ng eject
)
Table of Contents
- Usage
- Builders
- Custom Webpack Config Object
- Index Transform
- ES Modules (ESM) Support
- Verbose Logging
- Further Reading
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Quick guide
Prerequisites:
Usage
npm i -D @angular-builders/custom-webpack
- In your
angular.json
:
Where:"projects": { ... "[project]": { ... "architect": { ... "[architect-target]": { "builder": "@angular-builders/custom-webpack:[browser|server|karma|dev-server|extract-i18n]", "options": { ... }
- [project] is the name of the project to which you want to add the builder
- [architect-target] is the name of build target you want to run (build, serve, test etc. or any custom target)
- [browser|server|karma|dev-server|extract-i18n] one of the supported builders - browser, server, karma, dev-server or extract-i18n
- If
[architect-target]
is not one of the predefined targets (like build, serve, test etc.) then run it like this:
ng run [project]:[architect-target]
If it is one of the predefined targets, you can run it withng [architect-target]
For Example
- angular.json:
"projects": { ... "example-app": { ... "architect": { ... "build": { "builder": "@angular-builders/custom-webpack:browser", "options": { ... }
- Run the build:
ng build
Builders
- @angular-builders/custom-webpack:browser
- @angular-builders/custom-webpack:server
- @angular-builders/custom-webpack:karma
- @angular-builders/custom-webpack:dev-server
- @angular-builders/custom-webpack:extract-i18n
Custom Webpack browser
Extended @angular-devkit/build-angular:browser
builder that allows to specify additional webpack configuration (on top of the existing under the hood) and index.html
transformations.
The builder will run the same build as @angular-devkit/build-angular:browser
does with extra parameters that are specified in the provided webpack configuration. It will also run transformation on index.html
if specified.
Builder options:
- All the
@angular-devkit/build-angular:browser
options customWebpackConfig
: see belowindexTransform
: see below
angular.json
Example:
"architect": {
...
"build": {
"builder": "@angular-builders/custom-webpack:browser",
"options": {
"customWebpackConfig": {
"path": "./extra-webpack.config.js",
"mergeRules": {
"externals": "replace"
}
},
"indexTransform": "./index-html-transform.js",
"outputPath": "dist/my-cool-client",
"index": "src/index.html",
"main": "src/main.ts",
"polyfills": ["zone.js"],
"tsConfig": "src/tsconfig.app.json"
}
In this example externals
entry from extra-webpack.config.js
will replace externals
entry from Angular CLI underlying webpack config while all the rest will be appended. In addition index.html
will be modified by the function exported from ./index-html-transform.js
.
Custom Webpack dev-server
Enhanced @angular-devkit/build-angular:dev-server
builder that leverages the custom webpack builder to get webpack configuration.
Unlike the default @angular-devkit/build-angular:dev-server
it doesn't use @angular-devkit/build-angular:browser
configuration to run the dev server. Instead it uses customWebpackConfiguration
from browserTarget
and runs custom webpack dev server build.
Thus, if you use @angular-builders/custom-webpack:dev-server
along with @angular-builders/custom-webpack:browser
, ng serve
will run with custom configuration provided in the latter.
Example
angular.json
:
"architect": {
...
"build": {
"builder": "@angular-builders/custom-webpack:browser",
"options": {
"customWebpackConfig": {
"path": "./extra-webpack.config.js"
},
...
}
},
"serve": {
"builder": "@angular-builders/custom-webpack:dev-server",
"options": {
"browserTarget": "my-project:build"
}
}
In this example dev-server
will use custom-webpack:browser
builder, hence modified webpack config, when invoking the serve target.
Custom Webpack server
Extended @angular-devkit/build-angular:server
builder that allows to specify additional webpack configuration (on top of the existing under the hood) and index.html
transformations.
The builder will run the same build as @angular-devkit/build-angular:server
does with extra parameters that are specified in the provided webpack configuration.
Builder options:
- All the
@angular-devkit/build-angular:server
options customWebpackConfig
: see below
angular.json
Example:
"architect": {
...
"build": {
"builder": "@angular-builders/custom-webpack:server",
"options": {
"customWebpackConfig": {
"path": "./extra-webpack.config.js",
"mergeRules": {
"module": {
"rules": "prepend"
}
},
"replaceDuplicatePlugins": true
},
"outputPath": "dist/my-cool-server",
"main": "src/main.server.ts",
"tsConfig": "src/tsconfig.server.json"
}
In this example module.rules
entry from extra-webpack.config.js
will be prepended to module.rules
entry from Angular CLI underlying webpack config while all the rest will be appended.
Since loaders are evaluated from right to left this will effectively mean that the loaders you define in your custom configuration will be applied after the loaders defined by Angular CLI.
Custom Webpack karma
Extended @angular-devkit/build-angular:karma
builder that allows to specify additional webpack configuration (on top of the existing under the hood) and index.html
transformations.
The builder will run the same build as @angular-devkit/build-angular:karma
does with extra parameters that are specified in the provided webpack configuration.
Builder options:
- All the
@angular-devkit/build-angular:karma
options customWebpackConfig
: see below
angular.json
Example:
"architect": {
...
"test": {
"builder": "@angular-builders/custom-webpack:karma",
"options": {
"customWebpackConfig": {
"path": "./extra-webpack.config.js"
},
"main": "src/test.ts",
"polyfills": ["zone.js"],
"tsConfig": "src/tsconfig.spec.json",
"karmaConfig": "src/karma.conf.js",
}
Custom Webpack extract-i18n
Enhanced @angular-devkit/build-angular:extract-i18n
builder that leverages the custom webpack builder to get webpack configuration.
The builder uses customWebpackConfiguration
from browserTarget
to run the extraction process while taking into account changes in your custom webpack config.
Thus, if you use @angular-builders/custom-webpack:extract-i18n
along with @angular-builders/custom-webpack:browser
, ng extract-i18n
will run with custom configuration provided in the latter.
Example
angular.json
:
"architect": {
...
"build": {
"builder": "@angular-builders/custom-webpack:browser",
"options": {
"customWebpackConfig": {
"path": "./extra-webpack.config.js"
},
...
}
},
"extract-i18n": {
"builder": "@angular-builders/custom-webpack:extract-i18n",
"options": {
"browserTarget": "my-project:build"
}
}
In this example extract-i18n
will use custom-webpack:browser
builder, hence modified webpack config, when invoking the extract-i18n target.
Custom Webpack Config Object
This option defines your custom webpack configuration. If not specified at all, plain Angular build will run.
The following properties are available:
-
path
: path to the extra webpack configuration, defaults towebpack.config.js
. The configuration file can export either an object or a function. If it is an object it shall contain only modifications and additions, you don't have to specify the whole webpack configuration.
Thus, if you'd like to add some options tostyle-loader
(which already there because of default Angular configuration), you only have to specify this part of the loader:{ test: /\.css$/, use: [ { loader: 'style-loader', options: { // `style-loader` options here... } } ] }
The builder will take care of merging the delta with the existing configuration provided by Angular.
In more complicated cases you'd probably want to use a function instead of an object. -
mergeRules
: webpack config merge rules, as described here. Defaults to:{ module: { rules: { test: "match", use: { loader: "match", options: "merge", }, }, }, };
-
replaceDuplicatePlugins
: Defaults tofalse
. Iftrue
, the plugins in custom webpack config will replace the corresponding plugins in default Angular CLI webpack configuration. Iffalse
, the default behavior will be applied. Note that iftrue
, this option will overridemergeRules
forplugins
field.
Webpack configuration can be also written in TypeScript. In this case, it is the application's tsConfig
file which will be used by tsnode
for customWebpackConfig.ts
execution. Given the following example:
// extra-webpack.config.ts
import { Configuration } from 'webpack';
export default {
output: {
library: 'shop',
libraryTarget: 'umd',
},
} as Configuration;
Do not forget to specify the correct path to this file:
"customWebpackConfig": {
"path": "./extra-webpack.config.ts"
},
Merging Plugins Configuration:
If in your custom configuration you specify a plugin that is already added by Angular CLI then by default the two instances will be merged.
In case of the conflicts your configuration will override the existing one.
Thus, if you'd like to modify an existing plugin configuration, all you have to do is specify the delta you want to change.
For example, if you'd like to allow cyclic dependencies that include dynamic imports you only have to specify this single entry:
module.exports = {
plugins: [
new CircularDependencyPlugin({
allowAsyncCycles: true,
}),
],
};
Keep in mind though that if there are default values in the plugin's constructor, they would override the corresponding values in the existing instance. So these you have to set explicitly to the same values Angular sets.
You can check out an example for plugins merge in the unit tests and in this issue.
Custom Webpack Promisified Config
Webpack config can also export a Promise
object that resolves custom config. Given the following example:
// extra-webpack.config.js
const fs = require('fs');
const util = require('util');
const webpack = require('webpack');
const readFile = util.promisify(fs.readFile);
module.exports = readFile('./LICENSE', {
encoding: 'utf-8',
}).then(license => ({
plugins: [new webpack.BannerPlugin(license)],
}));
In this case, the behavior will be the same as when exporting a plain object — the resolved configuration will be merged with the base one.
Custom Webpack Config Function
If customWebpackConfig.path
file exports a function, the behaviour of the builder changes : no more automatic merge is applied, instead the function
is called with the base Webpack configuration and must return the new configuration.
The function is called with the base config, the builder options, and the target options as parameters.
TargetOptions
follows target
definition from this schema
and can be used to manipulate your build based on the build target.
In this case, mergeRules
and replaceDuplicatePlugins
options have no effect.
custom-webpack.config.js
example :
const webpack = require('webpack');
const pkg = require('./package.json');
module.exports = (config, options, targetOptions) => {
config.plugins.push(
new webpack.DefinePlugin({
APP_VERSION: JSON.stringify(pkg.version),
})
);
return config;
};
Alternatively, using TypeScript:
import { CustomWebpackBrowserSchema, TargetOptions } from '@angular-builders/custom-webpack';
import * as webpack from 'webpack';
import * as pkg from './package.json';
export default (
config: webpack.Configuration,
options: CustomWebpackBrowserSchema,
targetOptions: TargetOptions
) => {
config.plugins.push(
new webpack.DefinePlugin({
APP_VERSION: JSON.stringify(pkg.version),
})
);
return config;
};
It's also possible to export an asynchronous factory (factory that returns a Promise
object). Let's look at the following example:
// extra-webpack.config.js
const axios = require('axios');
const webpack = require('webpack');
async function getPortalVersion() {
const response = await axios.get('http://portal.com/version');
return response.data.version;
}
module.exports = async config => {
const version = await getPortalVersion();
config.plugins.push(
new webpack.DefinePlugin({
APP_VERSION: JSON.stringify(version),
})
);
return config;
};
Index Transform
Since Angular 8 index.html
is not generated as part of the Webpack build. If you want to modify your index.html
you should use indexTransform
option.
indexTransform
is a path (relative to workspace root) to a .js
or .ts
file that exports transformation function for index.html
.
Function signature is as following:
If indexTransform
is written in TypeScript, it is the application's tsConfig
file which will be use by tsnode
for indexTransform.ts
execution.
(options: TargetOptions, indexHtmlContent: string) => string | Promise<string>;
or, in other words, the function receives target options and original index.html
content (generated by Angular CLI) and returns a new content as string
or Promise
.
TargetOptions
follows target
definition from this schema and looks like this:
export interface Target {
configuration?: string;
project: string;
target: string;
}
It is useful when you want to transform your index.html
according to the build options.
Example
angular.json
:
"architect": {
...
"build": {
"builder": "@angular-builders/custom-webpack:browser",
"options": {
"indexTransform": "./index-html-transform.js"
...
}
index-html-transform.js
:
module.exports = (targetOptions, indexHtml) => {
const i = indexHtml.indexOf('</body>');
const config = `<p>Configuration: ${targetOptions.configuration}</p>`;
return `${indexHtml.slice(0, i)}
${config}
${indexHtml.slice(i)}`;
};
Alternatively, using TypeScript:
import { TargetOptions } from '@angular-builders/custom-webpack';
export default (targetOptions: TargetOptions, indexHtml: string) => {
const i = indexHtml.indexOf('</body>');
const config = `<p>Configuration: ${targetOptions.configuration}</p>`;
return `${indexHtml.slice(0, i)}
${config}
${indexHtml.slice(i)}`;
};
In the example we add a paragraph with build configuration to your index.html
. It is a very simple example without any asynchronous code but you can also return a Promise
from this function.
Full example here.
ES Modules (ESM) Support
Custom Webpack builder fully supports ESM.
- If your app has
"type": "module"
bothcustom-webpack.js
andindex-transform.js
will be treated as ES modules, unless you change their file extension to.cjs
. In that case they'll be treated as CommonJS Modules. Example. - For
"type": "commonjs"
(or unspecified type) bothcustom-webpack.js
andindex-transform.js
will be treated as CommonJS modules unless you change their file extension to.mjs
. In that case they'll be treated as ES Modules. Example. - If you want to use TS config in ESM app, you must set the loader to
ts-node/esm
when runningng build
. Also, in that casetsconfig.json
forts-node
no longer defaults totsConfig
from thebrowser
target - you have to specify it manually via environment variable. Example.
Note that tsconfig paths are not supported in TS configs within ESM apps. That is because tsconfig-paths do not support ESM.
Verbose Logging
Custom Webpack allows enabling verbose logging for configuration properties. This can be achieved by providing the verbose
object in builder options. Given the following example:
{
"builder": "@angular-builders/custom-webpack:browser",
"options": {
"customWebpackConfig": {
"verbose": {
"properties": ["entry"]
}
}
}
}
properties
is an array of strings that supports individual or deeply nested keys (output.publicPath
and plugins[0]
are valid keys). The number of times to recurse the object while formatting before it's logged is controlled by the serializationDepth
property:
{
"builder": "@angular-builders/custom-webpack:browser",
"options": {
"customWebpackConfig": {
"verbose": {
"properties": ["plugins[0]"],
"serializationDepth": 5
}
}
}
}