Extending Webpack

[muddlebee]

task runner which runs our various tasks of compiling JS, bundling it and reloading browser on change.

[tocttou]

There is webpack already included in the project. Extend it instead.

https://github.com/Cloud-CV/IDE/blob/master/webpack.config.js

[tocttou]

As you can see, it already transpiles [1] and bundles JS and other assets also [2]:

1: https://github.com/Cloud-CV/IDE/blob/master/webpack.config.js#L10
2: https://github.com/Cloud-CV/IDE/blob/master/webpack.config.js#L7

To restart the server on file change, you may use: https://webpack.github.io/docs/webpack-dev-server.html

[muddlebee]

thanks @tocttou

[muddlebee]

@tocttou noob question. changes in the files related to frontend are not reflected back. tried running webpack --watch.? Extending this webpack config might help ?

[tocttou]

I am not sure why webpack --watch does not work for you. It should create new files. Make sure you are refreshing by doing Ctrl + F5 instead of F5 to force the browser to fetch actual files instead of the cached ones.

[virajprabhu]

@anweshknayak Is this fixed? Like @tocttou said, running webpack with watch + refresh ignoring cache should work fine. Meanwhile I'll add watch to the webpack config.

[muddlebee]

@virajprabhu @tocttou thanks. It is working now :)