Include ChunkManifest in HTML

[jakoblind]

When using code splitting for caching as described in this official guide you get a chunk manifest file generated by ChunkManifestPlugin that you should include in the HTML file. It would be nice if html-webpack-plugin could include it automatically.

Is it possible and a good idea? I am willing to help contributing but would need some input on where to start.

[jakoblind]

Or maybe this should be implemented as a separate plugin?

[jantimon]

I really like the idea - could we start with a seperate plugin for now and integrate it as a second step?

[csentis]

integrating inlining of chunks' mapping into HTML Webpack Plugin sounds very promising, as this would be a trusted one-stop solution.

Nonetheless, there already is a plugin taking care of inlining: https://github.com/jouni-kantola/inline-chunk-manifest-html-webpack-plugin. Works.

[jakoblind]

@csentis exactly what I was looking for. Thanks! I think we can close this issue then

[jouni-kantola]

After @csentis reached out (jouni-kantola/inline-chunk-manifest-html-webpack-plugin#1), I decided to publish the plugin to npm:
https://www.npmjs.com/package/inline-chunk-manifest-html-webpack-plugin
Thanks for feedback, @csentis!

@jantimon: The plugin is pretty naive, but please have a look at it and see if you find it useful.

[jouni-kantola]

I've now upgraded inline-chunk-manifest-html-webpack-plugin so that the chunk manifest can be inlined with a variable in the template (ex: https://github.com/jouni-kantola/webpack-output-by-build-type/blob/master/tmpl/index.ejs).

I didn't know this option existed until the following issue: jouni-kantola/inline-chunk-manifest-html-webpack-plugin#3.

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