webpack-extension-manifest-plugin

> Creates manifest json file based on you config

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Why ?

Simplifies the development of cross-platform browser extension
- [x] Firefox
- [x] Chrome
- [x] EDGE
- [ ] Safari

Install

``bash
npm i -D webpack-extension-manifest-plugin
`

> Note: This project is compatible with node v10+

Usage

baseManifest.js
`js
export default {
name: 'my manifest'
};
`

webpack.config.js
`js
import WebpackExtensionManifestPlugin from 'webpack-extension-manifest-plugin';

module.exports = {
plugins: [
new WebpackExtensionManifestPlugin({
config: {
base: './baseManifest.js',
extend: {description: 'my description'}
},
pkgJsonProps: [
'version'
]
})
]
};

`
Create manifest.json with extend configs {name: 'my manifest', description: 'my description', version: '0.0.0'}

Options

$3


Type: Object
Default: {}
Description: Can take a ready-made configuration or filename (to fetch from) for the manifest file, or a set of parameters base, extend (both of which can be a filename or an object)

$3

Type: Boolean
Default: false
Description: Controls if the output should be minified

$3

Type: Array of strings`
Description: Adds specified properties from your package.json file into the manifest