webpack-multithread
v1.0.3
Run multiple webpack configurations parallel (using worker_threads underhood)
22/weekUpdated 2 years agoMITUnpacked: 12.9 KB
Published by Petro Holovetskyi
npm install webpack-multithreadwebpack-multithread
Speed up your webpack build/watch speed with webpack-multithread 🚀
The webpack-multithread enables the concurrent execution of multiple webpack configurations, distributing the workload across your processors to notably accelerate the build process.
It uses worker threads to work with multithreading.
> Not comperable with node-sass ⚠️
Get Started
Follow these steps to start using Webpack Multithread:
1. Installation
``sh
# with npm
npm i webpack-multithread --save-dev
# with yarn
yarn add webpack-multithread --dev
# with pnpm
pnpm add webpack-multithread -D
`
2. Create webpack.multithread.js file
`node
const path = require("path");
const WebpackMultithread = require("webpack-multithread");
const config = path.join(__dirname, "./webpack.config.js");
const webpackMultithread = new WebpackMultithread(config, {
cpus: 4, // How many CPUs it may use
retries: 2, // Retries before build fail
watchMode: true, // Turn on/off watch mode
// Options for webpack watcher
// https://webpack.js.org/configuration/watch/
watchOptions: {
aggregateTimeout: 200,
poll: 1000,
},
});
webpackMultithread.run();
`
> Your config file should export an array of configs ⚠️
3. Edit package.json
`json``
...
"scripts": {
"start": "NODE_ENV=development node ./config/webpack.multithread.js",
"build": "NODE_ENV=production node ./config/webpack.multithread.js"
...
}
...