usage with grunt

There is a grunt plugin for using webpack and the webpack-dev-server: grunt-webpack.

It's pretty simple to use:

module.exports = function(grunt) {
	grunt.loadNpmTasks("grunt-webpack");
	grunt.initConfig({
		webpack: {
			options: {
				// configuration for all builds
			},
			build: {
				// configuration for this build
			}
		},
		"webpack-dev-server": {
			options: {
				webpack: {
					// configuration for all builds
				},
				// server and middleware options for all builds
			},
			start: {
				webpack: {
					// configuration for this build
				},
				// server and middleware options for this build
			}
		}
	});
};

Development

The best option for development is the webpack-dev-server, but it requires spawning a server. If this is not possible or too complex the normal build - watch cycle is possible too.

Example

Take a look at an example Gruntfile. It covers three modes:

• webpack-dev-server
• build - watch cycle
• production build

Example Gruntfile