webpack.dev.js

const HtmlWebPackPlugin = require('html-webpack-plugin')
const { CleanWebpackPlugin } = require('clean-webpack-plugin')
const FaviconsWebpackPlugin = require('favicons-webpack-plugin')

module.exports = {
    entry: './src/client/index.js',
    mode: 'development',
    devtool: 'source-map',
    stats: 'verbose',
    // Outputs all functions to a client library
    // Necessary only if more than 1 JavaScript file
    output: {
        libraryTarget: 'var',
        library: 'Client'
    },
    module: {
        rules: [
            {
                test: /\.js$/,
                exclude: /node_modules/,
                loader: 'babel-loader'
            },
            {
                test: /\.scss$/,
                use: ['style-loader', 'css-loader', 'sass-loader']
            },
            {
                test: /\.png$|\.jpg$/,
                loader: 'file-loader',
                options: {
                    name: '[name].[ext]',
                    outputPath: 'icons'
                }
            },
            {
                test: /\.html$/,
                loader: 'html-loader'
            },
        ]
    },
    plugins: [
        new HtmlWebPackPlugin({
            template: "./src/client/views/index.html",
            filename: "./index.html",
        }),
        new CleanWebpackPlugin({
            // Simulate the removal of files
            dry: false,
            // Write Logs to Console
            verbose: true,
            // Automatically remove all unused webpack assets on rebuild
            cleanStaleWebpackAssets: true,
            protectWebpackAssets: false
        }),
        new FaviconsWebpackPlugin('./src/client/icons/favicon.ico'),
    ]
}