Introduction to Webpacker
Explore the basics of Webpacker in Rails 6, including its setup and configuration for managing JavaScript and CSS assets. Understand how to use Webpacker with different frameworks, trigger compilations, and manage assets during development and deployment for efficient front-end workflows.
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As Rails 6 developers, our primary interaction with webpack is going to be through the Webpacker tool provided by Rails. In this chapter, I’ll talk about using Webpacker in development, and also how to customize it when you want additional features.
The Webpacker gem is a default part of a new Rails 6 installation, which means Webpacker goes in the Gemfile, and by default, the webpack:install task is run when the app ...