asset-manifest-webpack-plugin v1.0.1

Asset Manifest Webpack Plugin

Webpack plugin for creating an asset manifest

Installation

npm i --save-dev asset-manifest-webpack-plugin

Usage

Example Webpack configuration:

var Webpack = require('webpack');
var AssetManifestPlugin = require('asset-manifest-webpack-plugin');
var Path = require('path');

var assetsPath = Path.join(__dirname, 'src/assets');

var webpackConfig = {
  resolve: {
    extensions: ['', '.js']
  },
  entry: {
    app: Path.join(assetsPath, 'app.js')
  },
  output: {
    path: Path.join(__dirname, 'public/assets'),
    publicPath: '/assets/',
    filename: '[name].[chunkhash].js'
  },
  module: {
    loaders: [{
      test: /\.js$/,
      exclude: /node_modules/,
      loader: 'babel-loader'
    }]
  },
  plugins: [
    new AssetManifestPlugin({
      outputFile: Path.join(assetsPath, 'manifest.json'),
      publicPath: '/assets/'
    })
  ]
};

module.exports = webpackConfig;

Example template helper:

import Handlebars from 'handlebars';
import manifest from './manifest';

Handlebars.registerHelper('asset', (filename) => {
  const asset = manifest.assets[filename];

  if (!asset) {
    throw new Error(`Unable to find ${filename} in asset manifest`);
  }

  return asset;
});