path-replace-loader for webpack

Path replace loader for webpack. Replace a given base path with another path for dynamic module loading. Great for large applications with locally overridable modules.

Installation

$ npm install path-replace-loader

Usage

Read more about using loaders

Configuration

• path: Absolute original path to replace, e.g. __dirname/app/core
• replacePath: Absolute replacement path, e.g. __dirname/app/local

webpack config

module.exports = {
  module: {
    rules: [
      {
          test: /\.js$/,
          loader: 'path-replace-loader',
          exclude: /(node_modules)/,
          options: {
              path: 'ORIGINAL_PATH',
              replacePath: 'REPLACE_PATH'
          }
      }
    ]
  }
};

Example

Loader tries to load from local directory if file exists app/local/modules/auth

const authModule = require('app/core/modules/auth');

Babel + webpack

Make sure to include this in your .babelrc, if you want to use Babel with webpack

{
    "presets": [
        ["es2015", { "modules": false }]
    ]
}

Release History

• 2.0.0 - Bump packages and add webpack 3 support
• 1.0.0 - Add webpack 2 support
• 0.2.2 - Improve example
• 0.2.1 - Update README
• 0.2.0 - Use dependency to introduce file to webpack in order to make them watchable
• 0.1.0 - Initial release

MIT License