Agent skill

webpack

Provides comprehensive guidance for Webpack bundler including configuration, loaders, plugins, code splitting, optimization, and development setup. Use when the user asks about Webpack, needs to configure build pipelines, optimize bundles, or work with Webpack plugins and loaders.

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Install this agent skill to your Project

npx add-skill https://github.com/partme-ai/full-stack-skills/tree/main/skills/build-skills/webpack

SKILL.md

When to use this skill

Use this skill whenever the user wants to:

  • Bundle JavaScript, CSS, and assets with Webpack loaders and plugins
  • Configure multi-entry points, code splitting, caching, and optimization
  • Set up HMR with webpack-dev-server for development
  • Optimize production builds with tree shaking and minification

How to use this skill

Workflow

  1. Configure — define entry, output, loaders, and plugins in webpack.config.js
  2. Develop — run dev server with HMR for fast iteration
  3. Build — run production build with optimizations
  4. Analyze — inspect bundle size with webpack-bundle-analyzer

Quick Start Example

javascript
// webpack.config.js
const path = require('path');
const HtmlWebpackPlugin = require('html-webpack-plugin');
const MiniCssExtractPlugin = require('mini-css-extract-plugin');

module.exports = (env, argv) => {
  const isProd = argv.mode === 'production';

  return {
    entry: './src/index.js',
    output: {
      path: path.resolve(__dirname, 'dist'),
      filename: isProd ? '[name].[contenthash].js' : '[name].js',
      clean: true,
    },
    module: {
      rules: [
        {
          test: /\.jsx?$/,
          exclude: /node_modules/,
          use: 'babel-loader',
        },
        {
          test: /\.css$/,
          use: [
            isProd ? MiniCssExtractPlugin.loader : 'style-loader',
            'css-loader',
          ],
        },
        {
          test: /\.(png|svg|jpg|gif)$/,
          type: 'asset/resource',
        },
      ],
    },
    plugins: [
      new HtmlWebpackPlugin({
        template: './src/index.html',
      }),
      ...(isProd ? [new MiniCssExtractPlugin({
        filename: '[name].[contenthash].css',
      })] : []),
    ],
    optimization: {
      splitChunks: {
        chunks: 'all', // Extract vendor code into separate chunk
      },
    },
    devServer: {
      hot: true,
      port: 3000,
    },
    devtool: isProd ? 'source-map' : 'eval-source-map',
  };
};
bash
# Development with HMR
npx webpack serve --mode development

# Production build
npx webpack --mode production

# Analyze bundle
npx webpack --mode production --analyze

Code Splitting Example

javascript
// Lazy load a route/component
const loadDashboard = () => import(
  /* webpackChunkName: "dashboard" */
  './pages/Dashboard'
);

Best Practices

  • Order loaders correctly (right-to-left execution); use exclude: /node_modules/ for Babel
  • Enable splitChunks for vendor code extraction and tree shaking in production mode
  • Use content hashing ([contenthash]) for long-term caching
  • For new projects, consider Vite or Rspack for faster build times
  • Use webpack-bundle-analyzer to identify oversized chunks

Reference

Keywords

webpack, bundler, loader, plugin, code splitting, HMR, tree-shaking, optimization, build tool

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