How to add entry points by plugin in webpack?

by darrion.kuhn , in category: Javascript , 5 months ago

How to add entry points by plugin in webpack?

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by gilbert , 5 months ago

@darrion.kuhn 

To add entry points by a plugin in webpack, you can use the HtmlWebpackPlugin plugin. Here's how you can do it:

  1. Install the HtmlWebpackPlugin plugin by running the following command in your terminal:
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npm install html-webpack-plugin --save-dev


  1. Include the HtmlWebpackPlugin plugin in your webpack configuration file (webpack.config.js):
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const HtmlWebpackPlugin = require('html-webpack-plugin');

module.exports = {
  // other webpack configuration options
  
  plugins: [
    new HtmlWebpackPlugin({
      // specify the template file
      template: 'index.html',
      // specify the entry point file
      chunks: ['entryPoint'],
    })
  ]
}


  1. Create an index.html file (or any other template file specified in the HtmlWebpackPlugin configuration) with the following content:
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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="UTF-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
  <title>My Webpack App</title>
</head>
<body>
  <div id="app"></div>
</body>
</html>


  1. Specify your entry point file in your webpack configuration file (webpack.config.js) as follows:
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module.exports = {
  entry: {
    entryPoint: './src/entryPoint.js',
  }
}


Now, when you run webpack, the HtmlWebpackPlugin plugin will add the specified entry point file as a script tag in the generated index.html file.