Write Microfrontend Descriptor Json Plugin

Emits a JSON file that contains data passed through to it. Adds compiled hash.

Use Case

This NPM package is used to create an info.json file. An info.json file is used to load widgets as micro frontend. We are using this repository to assemble different widgets: https://github.com/spring-media/la-microfrontend-core

Its in use in (Meine Welt App)[https://github.com/spring-media/la-mw-app] to load different widgets.

Version

Please note that version > 2.x is only compatible with webpack 5. If your project is using webpack 4 please use a version < 2.

Usage

1// Add to your Webpack config file
2var path = require('path');
3var WriteDescriptorJsonPlugin = require('write-microfrontend-descriptor-json');
4
5module.exports = {
6  plugins: [new WriteDescriptorJsonPlugin()]
7};

1new WriteDescriptorJsonPlugin({
2    object: [object],
3    path: 'public',
4    // default output is info.json
5    filename: 'info.json',
6    pretty: true
7})

Release

To release a new version make sure you are on the main branch after merging your feature and run:

1  npm run release