esbuild-html-plugin v1.0.1

esbuild-html-plugin

An esbuild plugin that generates an HTML file.

This esbuild plugin allows the creation of an HTML file featuring output URLs of bundled assets, while supporting customization of head and body elements. The esbuild's minify option handles minification.

Installation

npm install esbuild-html-plugin

Usage Example

import * as esbuild from 'esbuild';

await esbuild.build({
  entryPoints: [`app.ts`],
  bundle: true,
  minify: true,
  outdir: `dist`,
  publicPath: `/static`,
  plugins: [
    htmlPlugin({
      outfile: `index.html`,

      createHeadElements: () => [
        `<meta charset="utf-8" />`,
        `<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" />`,
        `<title>Example</title>`,
      ],

      createBodyElements: (outputUrls) =>
        outputUrls
          .filter((outputUrl) => outputUrl.endsWith(`.js`))
          .map((outputUrl) => `<script src="${outputUrl}"></script>`),
    }),
  ],
});

Options

outfile (required)

The output file's name for the generated HTML. This name will be combined with the outdir or the dirname of the outfile from the esbuild options.

{
  outfile: `index.html`,
}

language (optional)

The language attribute for the HTML tag.

{
  language: `en`,
}

createHeadElements (optional)

A function that receives the output URLs of the bundled assets and returns an array of strings representing the custom head elements.

{
  createHeadElements: (outputUrls) =>
    outputUrls
      .filter((outputUrl) => outputUrl.endsWith(`.css`))
      .map((outputUrl) => `<link rel="stylesheet" href="${outputUrl}">`),
}

createBodyElements (optional)

A function that receives the output URLs of the bundled assets and returns an array of strings representing the custom body elements.

{
  createBodyElements: (outputUrls) =>
    outputUrls
      .filter((outputUrl) => outputUrl.endsWith(`.js`))
      .map((outputUrl) => `<script src="${outputUrl}"></script>`),
}