The reason for the output file being JSON is to allow more versatility in regards to which language/frameworks are capable of reading it.

npm install --save git-commit-info-webpack-plugin

To run with default options, modify your Webpack config file(s):

const GitCommitInfoWebpackPlugin = require("git-commit-info-webpack-plugin");

// ------

module.exports = {
  module: {
    // ------
  },
  plugins: [
    new GitCommitInfoWebpackPlugin()
  ]
}

Additionally, options may be specified:

new GitCommitInfoWebpackPlugin({
  pathToFile: './',
  filename: 'git.json'
})

|Name|Type|Description| |:--:|:--:|:----------| |pathToFile|{String}|Path to folder that will contain the output file. This folder must already exist during Webpack's "afterEmit" compiler hook.| |filename|{String}|Name of the JSON output file.|

A JSON file will be created with the following key-value pairs:

|Key|Description|Example| |:-:|:---------:|:------| |branch_name|Current Git branch name|feature/my_new_feature| |last_commit_date|Datetime of latest commit|2019-02-06T06:10:03.000Z| |last_commit_author|Author of latest commit|eli.wendlick| |last_commit_hash|Full hash of latest commit|154e57fca206014c30ccf6f520f0e918cc1f4256|