Installation

Installation is via npm:

npm install webpack -g

Compiling JavaScript

Give Webpack an entry point and an output file:

webpack ./app.js app.bundle.js

Creating a JavaScript module

We can define modules in JavaScript using the CommonJS syntax, as for Node:

cats.js

var cats = ['dave', 'henry', 'martha'];
module.exports = cats;

app.js

cats = require('./cats.js');
console.log(cats);

FURTHER READING

Recommended reading: Webpack your bags by Maxime Fabre - a very good introduction on how to setup a real-world project using Webpack.

• see [[CLI]] for the command line interface.
• see [[node.js API]] for the node.js interface.
• see [[Configuration]] for the configuration options.