The generate-file-plugin for WebPack lets you create a static file by running a javascript file as part of your build. This can be used to output a custom index.html or manifest.json.
Installation
npm install --save-dev --save-exact generate-file-plugin
// webpack.config.js
var GenerateFilePlugin = require('generate-file-plugin');
...
plugins: [
new GenerateFilePlugin('index.html.js')
]
// index.html.js
module.exports = "<!doctype html><body>" +
"The current version is " + module.compilation.hash +
"</body>";
## Options
new GenerateFilePlugin(filename, options)
* `filename` is the name of the javascript file to run, relative to the webpack context.
* `options.to` is the name of the output file to create, relative to the build directory.
If not specified the default value of `options.to` is calculated by removing
one file extension from `filename` (e.g. `index.html.js` becomes `index.html`)
## Usage
You can use multiple `GenerateFilePlugin`s if you want to generate multiple files,
each should be a javascript file that sets `module.exports` to a string. That
string will be written verbatim to the output file.
Within the module being compiled this plugin sets `module.compilation` to the
current WebPack compilation. This is particularly useful if you want to use
`compilation.assets` or `compilation.hash` as part of the file you output.
## Limitations
* Currently the file has to be pure javascript and executable by node, it would
be nice to allow you to run programs compiled by webpack (cf. the
static-render-webpack-plugin)
* Currently only the top-level file is watched for changes, files included
transitively will not trigger a re-build.