laravel-webpack-cleanup-plugin

This webpack plugin cleans up the extraneous files from the webpack's output path.

Since it runs when the compile process is finished, it is useful when building on production to remove the assets created by previous builds.

npm i -SD laravel-webpack-cleanup-plugin

⚠️ Beware! This plugins actually delete files. Make sure it's safe for your app to delete files not generated by webpack. Use the exclude option if you want to keep files that are not webpack assets.

Usage

Install via npm:

npm i -SD laravel-webpack-cleanup-plugin

Then add the plugin to the plugins array in your webpack's config, e.g.:

// webpack.config.js
import LaravelWebpackCleanupPlugin from 'laravel-webpack-cleanup-plugin';
const config = {
  output: {
    path: "/my/output/path" // absolute path
  },
  // ...
  plugins: [
    new LaravelWebpackCleanupPlugin('build/assets/js')
  ]
}
export default config;

Options

• Specify the manifest.json file.

// Default manifest file "assets/build/rev-manifest.json"
new LaravelWebpackCleanupPlugin('build/assets/js', {
  manifest: 'assets/build/rev-manifest.json',
})

• If you want to keep some files in the output path, e.g. a stats.json file generated from some other plugins.

// Do not delete `stats.json`, `important.json`, and everything in `folder`
new LaravelWebpackCleanupPlugin('build/assets/js', {
  exclude: ["stats.json", "important.js"],
})

• To mute the console output, use the quiet option:

new LaravelWebpackCleanupPlugin('build/assets/js', {
  quiet: true,
})

• To print the list of the files that will be deleted without actually deleting them, use the preview option:

new LaravelWebpackCleanupPlugin('build/assets/js', {
  preview: true,
})