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<a href="https://github.com/webpack/webpack">
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</a>
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</div>
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[![npm][npm]][npm-url]
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[![node][node]][node-url]
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[![deps][deps]][deps-url]
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[![tests][tests]][tests-url]
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[![coverage][cover]][cover-url]
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[![chat][chat]][chat-url]
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[![size][size]][size-url]
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# webpack-dev-middleware
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An express-style development middleware for use with [webpack](https://webpack.js.org)
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bundles and allows for serving of the files emitted from webpack.
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This should be used for **development only**.
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Some of the benefits of using this middleware include:
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- No files are written to disk, rather it handles files in memory
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- If files changed in watch mode, the middleware delays requests until compiling
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has completed.
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- Supports hot module reload (HMR).
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## Requirements
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This module requires a minimum of Node v6.9.0 and Webpack v4.0.0, and must be used with a
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server that accepts express-style middleware.
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## Getting Started
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First thing's first, install the module:
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```console
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npm install webpack-dev-middleware --save-dev
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```
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_Note: We do not recommend installing this module globally._
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## Usage
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```js
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const webpack = require('webpack');
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const middleware = require('webpack-dev-middleware');
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const compiler = webpack({
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// webpack options
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});
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const express = require('express');
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const app = express();
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app.use(
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middleware(compiler, {
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// webpack-dev-middleware options
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})
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);
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app.listen(3000, () => console.log('Example app listening on port 3000!'));
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```
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## Options
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The middleware accepts an `options` Object. The following is a property reference
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for the Object.
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_Note: The `publicPath` property is required, whereas all other options are optional_
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### methods
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Type: `Array`
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Default: `[ 'GET', 'HEAD' ]`
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This property allows a user to pass the list of HTTP request methods accepted by the server.
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### headers
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Type: `Object`
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Default: `undefined`
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This property allows a user to pass custom HTTP headers on each request. eg.
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`{ "X-Custom-Header": "yes" }`
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### index
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Type: `String`
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Default: `undefined`
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"index.html",
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// The index path for web server, defaults to "index.html".
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// If falsy (but not undefined), the server will not respond to requests to the root URL.
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### lazy
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Type: `Boolean`
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Default: `undefined`
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This option instructs the module to operate in 'lazy' mode, meaning that it won't
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recompile when files change, but rather on each request.
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### logger
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Type: `Object`
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Default: [`webpack-log`](https://github.com/webpack-contrib/webpack-log/blob/master/index.js)
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In the rare event that a user would like to provide a custom logging interface,
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this property allows the user to assign one. The module leverages
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[`webpack-log`](https://github.com/webpack-contrib/webpack-log#readme)
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for creating the [`loglevelnext`](https://github.com/shellscape/loglevelnext#readme)
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logging management by default. Any custom logger must adhere to the same
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exports for compatibility. Specifically, all custom loggers must have the
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following exported methods at a minimum:
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- `log.trace`
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- `log.debug`
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- `log.info`
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- `log.warn`
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- `log.error`
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Please see the documentation for `loglevel` for more information.
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### logLevel
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Type: `String`
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Default: `'info'`
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This property defines the level of messages that the module will log. Valid levels
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include:
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- `trace`
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- `debug`
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- `info`
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- `warn`
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- `error`
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- `silent`
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Setting a log level means that all other levels below it will be visible in the
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console. Setting `logLevel: 'silent'` will hide all console output. The module
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leverages [`webpack-log`](https://github.com/webpack-contrib/webpack-log#readme)
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for logging management, and more information can be found on its page.
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### logTime
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Type: `Boolean`
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Default: `false`
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If `true` the log output of the module will be prefixed by a timestamp in the
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`HH:mm:ss` format.
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### mimeTypes
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Type: `Object`
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Default: `null`
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This property allows a user to register custom mime types or extension mappings.
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eg. `mimeTypes: { 'text/html': [ 'phtml' ] }`.
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By default node-mime will throw an error if you try to map a type to an extension
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that is already assigned to another type. Passing `force: true` will suppress this behavior
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(overriding any previous mapping).
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eg. `mimeTypes: { typeMap: { 'text/html': [ 'phtml' ] } }, force: true }`.
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Please see the documentation for
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[`node-mime`](https://github.com/broofa/node-mime#mimedefinetypemap-force--false) for more information.
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### publicPath
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Type: `String`
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_Required_
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The public path that the middleware is bound to. _Best Practice: use the same
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`publicPath` defined in your webpack config. For more information about
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`publicPath`, please see
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[the webpack documentation](https://webpack.js.org/guides/public-path)._
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### reporter
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Type: `Object`
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Default: `undefined`
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Allows users to provide a custom reporter to handle logging within the module.
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Please see the [default reporter](/lib/reporter.js)
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for an example.
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### serverSideRender
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Type: `Boolean`
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Default: `undefined`
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Instructs the module to enable or disable the server-side rendering mode. Please
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see [Server-Side Rendering](#server-side-rendering) for more information.
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### stats
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Type: `Object`
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Default: `{ context: process.cwd() }`
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Options for formatting statistics displayed during and after compile. For more
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information and property details, please see the
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[webpack documentation](https://webpack.js.org/configuration/stats/#stats).
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### watchOptions
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Type: `Object`
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Default: `{ aggregateTimeout: 200 }`
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The module accepts an `Object` containing options for file watching, which is
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passed directly to the compiler provided. For more information on watch options
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please see the [webpack documentation](https://webpack.js.org/configuration/watch/#watchoptions)
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### writeToDisk
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Type: `Boolean|Function`
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Default: `false`
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If `true`, the option will instruct the module to write files to the configured
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location on disk as specified in your `webpack` config file. _Setting
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`writeToDisk: true` won't change the behavior of the `webpack-dev-middleware`,
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and bundle files accessed through the browser will still be served from memory._
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This option provides the same capabilities as the
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[`WriteFilePlugin`](https://github.com/gajus/write-file-webpack-plugin/pulls).
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This option also accepts a `Function` value, which can be used to filter which
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files are written to disk. The function follows the same premise as
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[`Array#filter`](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Array/filter)
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in which a return value of `false` _will not_ write the file, and a return value
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of `true` _will_ write the file to disk. eg.
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```js
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{
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writeToDisk: (filePath) => {
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return /superman\.css$/.test(filePath);
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};
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}
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```
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### fs
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Type: `Object`
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Default: `MemoryFileSystem`
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Set the default file system which will be used by webpack as primary destination of generated files. Default is set to webpack's default file system: [memory-fs](https://github.com/webpack/memory-fs). This option isn't affected by the [writeToDisk](#writeToDisk) option.
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**Note:** As of 3.5.x version of the middleware you have to provide `.join()` method to the `fs` instance manually. This can be done simply by using `path.join`:
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```js
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fs.join = path.join; // no need to bind
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```
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## API
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`webpack-dev-middleware` also provides convenience methods that can be use to
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interact with the middleware at runtime:
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### `close(callback)`
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Instructs a webpack-dev-middleware instance to stop watching for file changes.
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### Parameters
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#### callback
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Type: `Function`
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A function executed once the middleware has stopped watching.
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### `invalidate()`
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Instructs a webpack-dev-middleware instance to recompile the bundle.
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e.g. after a change to the configuration.
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```js
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const webpack = require('webpack');
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const compiler = webpack({ ... });
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const middleware = require('webpack-dev-middleware');
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const instance = middleware(compiler);
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app.use(instance);
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setTimeout(() => {
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// After a short delay the configuration is changed and a banner plugin is added
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// to the config
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compiler.apply(new webpack.BannerPlugin('A new banner'));
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// Recompile the bundle with the banner plugin:
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instance.invalidate();
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}, 1000);
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```
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### `waitUntilValid(callback)`
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Executes a callback function when the compiler bundle is valid, typically after
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compilation.
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### Parameters
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#### callback
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Type: `Function`
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A function executed when the bundle becomes valid. If the bundle is
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valid at the time of calling, the callback is executed immediately.
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```js
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const webpack = require('webpack');
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const compiler = webpack({ ... });
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const middleware = require('webpack-dev-middleware');
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const instance = middleware(compiler);
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app.use(instance);
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instance.waitUntilValid(() => {
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console.log('Package is in a valid state');
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});
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```
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## Known Issues
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### Multiple Successive Builds
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Watching (by means of `lazy: false`) will frequently cause multiple compilations
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as the bundle changes during compilation. This is due in part to cross-platform
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differences in file watchers, so that webpack doesn't loose file changes when
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watched files change rapidly. If you run into this situation, please make use of
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the [`TimeFixPlugin`](https://github.com/egoist/time-fix-plugin).
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## Server-Side Rendering
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_Note: this feature is experimental and may be removed or changed completely in the future._
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In order to develop an app using server-side rendering, we need access to the
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[`stats`](https://github.com/webpack/docs/wiki/node.js-api#stats), which is
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generated with each build.
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With server-side rendering enabled, `webpack-dev-middleware` sets the `stat` to
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`res.locals.webpackStats` and the memory filesystem to `res.locals.fs` before invoking the next middleware, allowing a
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developer to render the page body and manage the response to clients.
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_Note: Requests for bundle files will still be handled by
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`webpack-dev-middleware` and all requests will be pending until the build
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process is finished with server-side rendering enabled._
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Example Implementation:
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```js
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const webpack = require('webpack');
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const compiler = webpack({
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// webpack options
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});
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const isObject = require('is-object');
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const middleware = require('webpack-dev-middleware');
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// This function makes server rendering of asset references consistent with different webpack chunk/entry configurations
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function normalizeAssets(assets) {
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if (isObject(assets)) {
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return Object.values(assets);
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}
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return Array.isArray(assets) ? assets : [assets];
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}
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app.use(middleware(compiler, { serverSideRender: true }));
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// The following middleware would not be invoked until the latest build is finished.
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app.use((req, res) => {
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const assetsByChunkName = res.locals.webpackStats.toJson().assetsByChunkName;
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const fs = res.locals.fs;
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const outputPath = res.locals.webpackStats.toJson().outputPath;
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// then use `assetsByChunkName` for server-sider rendering
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// For example, if you have only one main chunk:
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res.send(`
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<html>
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<head>
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<title>My App</title>
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<style>
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${normalizeAssets(assetsByChunkName.main)
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.filter((path) => path.endsWith('.css'))
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.map((path) => fs.readFileSync(outputPath + '/' + path))
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.join('\n')}
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</style>
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</head>
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<body>
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<div id="root"></div>
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${normalizeAssets(assetsByChunkName.main)
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.filter((path) => path.endsWith('.js'))
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.map((path) => `<script src="${path}"></script>`)
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.join('\n')}
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</body>
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</html>
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`);
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});
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```
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## Support
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We do our best to keep Issues in the repository focused on bugs, features, and
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needed modifications to the code for the module. Because of that, we ask users
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with general support, "how-to", or "why isn't this working" questions to try one
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of the other support channels that are available.
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Your first-stop-shop for support for webpack-dev-server should by the excellent
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[documentation][docs-url] for the module. If you see an opportunity for improvement
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of those docs, please head over to the [webpack.js.org repo][wjo-url] and open a
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pull request.
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From there, we encourage users to visit the [webpack Gitter chat][chat-url] and
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talk to the fine folks there. If your quest for answers comes up dry in chat,
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head over to [StackOverflow][stack-url] and do a quick search or open a new
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question. Remember; It's always much easier to answer questions that include your
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`webpack.config.js` and relevant files!
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If you're twitter-savvy you can tweet [#webpack][hash-url] with your question
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and someone should be able to reach out and lend a hand.
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If you have discovered a :bug:, have a feature suggestion, or would like to see
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a modification, please feel free to create an issue on Github. _Note: The issue
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template isn't optional, so please be sure not to remove it, and please fill it
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out completely._
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## Contributing
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Please take a moment to read our contributing guidelines if you haven't yet done so.
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[CONTRIBUTING](./.github/CONTRIBUTING.md)
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## License
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[MIT](./LICENSE)
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[npm]: https://img.shields.io/npm/v/webpack-dev-middleware.svg
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[npm-url]: https://npmjs.com/package/webpack-dev-middleware
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[node]: https://img.shields.io/node/v/webpack-dev-middleware.svg
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[node-url]: https://nodejs.org
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[deps]: https://david-dm.org/webpack/webpack-dev-middleware.svg
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[deps-url]: https://david-dm.org/webpack/webpack-dev-middleware
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[tests]: https://dev.azure.com/webpack/webpack-dev-middleware/_apis/build/status/webpack.webpack-dev-middleware?branchName=master
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[tests-url]: https://dev.azure.com/webpack/webpack-dev-middleware/_build/latest?definitionId=8&branchName=master
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[cover]: https://codecov.io/gh/webpack/webpack-dev-middleware/branch/master/graph/badge.svg
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[cover-url]: https://codecov.io/gh/webpack/webpack-dev-middleware
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[chat]: https://badges.gitter.im/webpack/webpack.svg
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[chat-url]: https://gitter.im/webpack/webpack
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[size]: https://packagephobia.now.sh/badge?p=webpack-dev-middleware
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[size-url]: https://packagephobia.now.sh/result?p=webpack-dev-middleware
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[docs-url]: https://webpack.js.org/guides/development/#using-webpack-dev-middleware
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[hash-url]: https://twitter.com/search?q=webpack
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[middleware-url]: https://github.com/webpack/webpack-dev-middleware
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[stack-url]: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/webpack-dev-middleware
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[uglify-url]: https://github.com/webpack-contrib/uglifyjs-webpack-plugin
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[wjo-url]: https://github.com/webpack/webpack.js.org
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