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https://github.com/frankwallis/WebpackAspnetMiddleware

Webpack development middleware for ASP.NET 5
https://github.com/frankwallis/WebpackAspnetMiddleware

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Webpack development middleware for ASP.NET 5

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# Webpack Aspnet Middleware

Development file-server and hot-reload middleware for [ASP.NET](https://github.com/aspnet) applications built with [Webpack](https://github.com/webpack/webpack)

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# Overview

WebpackAspnetMiddleware is an ASP.NET clone of the popular [webpack-dev-middleware](https://github.com/webpack/webpack-dev-middleware) and [webpack-hot-middleware](https://github.com/glenjamin/webpack-hot-middleware) NodeJS packages. It come in 3 parts: The **WebpackService**, the **DevServer** middleware and the **HotReload** middleware.

The WebpackService starts NodeJS using the [JavaScriptServices](https://github.com/aspnet/JavaScriptServices) package, and communicates with webpack using an accompanying npm package [webpack-aspnet-middleware](https://www.npmjs.com/package/webpack-aspnet-middleware). This package sets up a two-way asynchronous communication channel which enables the WebpackService to send commands directly to webpack and receive notifications when new files are emitted.

The DevServer middleware serves up all the files produced by the webpack instance, and the HotReload middleware notifies the client when files change. In the browser the [webpack-hot-middleware](https://github.com/glenjamin/webpack-hot-middleware) client library is used with no changes.

# Instructions
1) Add the [Redouble.AspNet.Webpack](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Redouble.Aspnet.Webpack/) NuGet package to your project dependencies:
```xml



...
```

2) Install the [webpack-aspnet-middleware](https://www.npmjs.com/package/webpack-aspnet-middleware) NodeJS package:
```sh
npm install webpack-aspnet-middleware --save-dev
```

3) Add the necessary services and middleware to your ASP.NET startup module:
```cs
public void ConfigureServices(IServiceCollection services)
{
/* these are the default values */
services.AddWebpack(
configFile: "webpack.config.js", // relative to project directory
publicPath: "/webpack/", // should match output.publicPath in your webpack config
webRoot: "./wwwroot", // relative to project directory
logLevel: WebpackLogLevel.Normal, // None, ErrorsOnly, Minimal, Normal or Verbose
envParam: null // the 'env' param passed to webpack.config.js,
// if not set the current environment name is passed
);
}

public void Configure(IApplicationBuilder app, IHostingEnvironment env, ILoggerFactory loggerFactory)
{
app.UseWebpackDevServer(); // necessary
app.UseWebpackHotReload(); // optional

app.UseStaticFiles();
app.UseMvc(routes => routes.MapRoute(name: "default", template: "{controller=Home}/{action=Index}/{id?}"));
}
```

4) *Optional:* configure hot-reloading in your webpack configuration file:

a) Ensure Webpack ```mode``` is set to 'development' and add the hot reloading plugin:
```js
mode: 'development',
plugins: [
new webpack.HotModuleReplacementPlugin()
]
```
b) Add the hot reloading client to the ```entry``` array:
```js
entry: [ 'webpack-aspnet-middleware/client', './index' ],
```
5) Start ASP.NET:
```sh
$ dotnet run
```

# Example

```sh
git clone https://github.com/frankwallis/WebpackAspnetMiddleware
cd WebpackAspnetMiddleware/Calculator
npm install
dotnet restore
dotnet run
```
Open up [localhost:5000](http://localhost:5000) in your browser and then try editing ```Calculator/Scripts/calculator.tsx```.

# Troubleshooting

First verify that webpack works when run from the command line.