A custom Rails generator that does the minimum to start integrating JavaScript/Webpack with Rails. Look into Webpacker for a more integrated solution.
There might be incompatibility issue between Foreman gem and the latest version of Thor. If encountered, run bundle update to revert to earlier version of Thor that works well with Foreman.
Create a new Rails project
$ rails new myapp
Add this line to your application's Gemfile:
gem 'webpack_integrator'And then execute:
$ bundle
Run generator
$ rails generate webpack_integrator:install
Notice the files and folders added to your rails directory. This is what you need to start developing front-end JS components in a separate client directory and bundle them using Webpack.
Finally, insert the following line in app/views/layouts/application.html.erb within the head tag
<%= javascript_include_tag '/webpack/index-bundle.js' %>To launch page, use foreman
$ foreman start -f Procfie.dev
Bug reports and pull requests are welcome on GitHub at /~https://github.com/alwesam/webpack_integrator. This project is intended to be a safe, welcoming space for collaboration, and contributors are expected to adhere to the Contributor Covenant code of conduct.
The gem is available as open source under the terms of the MIT License.
Everyone interacting in the WebpackIntegrator project’s codebases, issue trackers, chat rooms and mailing lists is expected to follow the code of conduct.