This is not a replacement for create-react-app by any means! It's just a way to startup a webpack project with basic configuration in seconds.
A new UI framework just came out, a new library, a new tool.. you want to test it but you need to config webpack and install lots of stuff in order to start.. ?
There's lots of webpack app generators, but this one won't make you cry.
Like create-react-app which is awesome but very opinionated... have you tried adding something to the webpack.config.js file? I know... you must eject everything in order to do so.
What if all I want to do is just write my code, maybe add a webpack plugin or a loader so I can run it in my browser?
babel to transform your ES6 code? OK!react? OK!I put all my opinions aside and focused on simplicity, and guess what? you don't need to eject anything in order to edit/add/remove something so you can just start writing your code! THAT'S - IT!
npm install -g create-wpapp
$ mkdir project
$ cd project
$ create-wpapp
? What is your app name? webpack-starter
? Select dev server port: 3001
? Choose app type: TypeScript
? Are you going to use React in your app? Yes
? Are you going to use css in your app? Yes
? Do you want to use SCSS preprocessor? Yes
? What is your name? Udi Talias
? What is your email? [email protected]
Creating a new webpack app in /Users/udidu/project...
...
All Done.
Run npm start to start the dev server
This will create a webpack project with dev server hmr in the following structure:
/project
|- node_modules
|- src
|- style
|- main.{css,scss} // Based on your selection
|- app.{js,ts,tsx} // Based on your selection
|- views
|- index.html
|- .gitignore
|- package.json
|- webpack.config.js
|- tsconfig.json // For a TypeScript project
Just run npm start to start the dev server.
Just fork, do what you want and create a pull request.
Just open one.
This tool will evolve from time to time... I know it's very simple but tests and more options will be added to the setup process so you can choose (or not) what you want in your dead simple webpack project!
Licensed under the MIT License (Basically - do anything you want license). See License for more details.