A template for JS web applications

This template is configured with the latest LTS version of Node (v14).

Use npm start to start the dev server.

Use npm run build to create production build.

• The dev server runs on port 8080.
• The bundle is put in build folder.
• Babel presets are configured in babel.config.json.
• The main entrypoint is src/app.ts.
• The only included polyfills are from @babel/polyfill. Custom polyfills can be added in src/polyfill.js.
• The current config only supports css. CSS frameworks such as SASS and Less can be enabled in module.rules in webpack.common.js.

• webpack.common.js (shared config)
• webpack.dev.js
• webpack.prod.js

HtmlWebpackPlugin: Uses src/index.html as the main entrypoint for the project.

DefinePlugin: Defines the following environment variables:

FaviconsWebpackPlugin: Generates favorite icons from the image in src/images/favicon.png.

MiniCssExtractPlugin: Extracts the styling from JS files into css files.

CleanWebpackPlugin: Removes and cleans up the build folder before a new build.

BundleAnalyzerPlugin: Provides information and analytics on the generated bundle. It can be accessed on localhost:8081 and is only available in development mode.

• See tsconfig.json for customized features.
• Global types are in src/types/index.d.ts.

Use npm run lint to see a list of linting issues.

Use npm run lint:fix to fix those issues that can be handled automatically.

• See .prettierrc for Prettier configs.
• See .eslintrc for Eslint configs and .eslintignore for the ignored patterns.

Use npm run test to run the test units.

Use npm run test:watch to start the test runner in watch mode.

• See jest.config.js for customized features.
• Jest is called with coverage flag to report code coverage.
• Uses the following patterns to discover tests:
  • **/__tests__/**/*.[jt]s?(x)
  • **/?(*.)+(spec|test).[tj]s?(x)

Use npm run docs to generate docs.

• Configured in typedoc.json.
• Generated documentation is put in docs folder.

• Configured in .huskyrc and .lintstagedrc. The only check is eslint rules.

The repo has one Github workflow that checks the linting rules and runs the tests (see .github/workflows/test.yaml). There are issue and PR templates in .github.