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esbuild — JavaScript bundler and minifier built for speed. More information: <https://esbuild.github.io/api/#g

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Problem

How to use the esbuild command: JavaScript bundler and minifier built for speed. More information: <https://esbuild.github.io/api/#general-options>.

Solution

esbuild — JavaScript bundler and minifier built for speed. More information: <https://esbuild.github.io/api/#general-options>.

Bundle a JavaScript application and print to stdout:

esbuild --bundle {{path/to/file.js}}

Bundle a JSX application from stdin:

esbuild < {{path/to/file.jsx}} --bundle --outfile={{path/to/out.js}}

Bundle and minify a JSX application with source maps in production mode:

esbuild --bundle --define:{{process.env.NODE_ENV=\"production\"}} --minify --sourcemap {{path/to/file.js}}

Bundle a JSX application for a comma-separated list of browsers:

esbuild --bundle --minify --sourcemap --target={{chrome58,firefox57,safari11,edge16}} {{path/to/file.jsx}}

Bundle a JavaScript application for a specific node version:

esbuild --bundle --platform={{node}} --target={{node12}} {{path/to/file.js}}

Bundle a JavaScript application enabling JSX syntax in .js files:

esbuild --bundle app.js --loader:{{.js=jsx}} {{path/to/file.js}}

Bundle and serve a JavaScript application on an HTTP server:

esbuild --bundle --serve={{port}} --outfile={{index.js}} {{path/to/file.js}}

Bundle a list of files to an output directory:

esbuild --bundle --outdir={{path/to/output_directory}} {{path/to/file1 path/to/file2 ...}}

Code Snippets

Bundle a JavaScript application and print to `stdout`

esbuild --bundle {{path/to/file.js}}

Bundle a JSX application from `stdin`

esbuild < {{path/to/file.jsx}} --bundle --outfile={{path/to/out.js}}

Bundle and minify a JSX application with source maps in `production` mode

esbuild --bundle --define:{{process.env.NODE_ENV=\"production\"}} --minify --sourcemap {{path/to/file.js}}

Bundle a JSX application for a comma-separated list of browsers

esbuild --bundle --minify --sourcemap --target={{chrome58,firefox57,safari11,edge16}} {{path/to/file.jsx}}

Bundle a JavaScript application for a specific node version

esbuild --bundle --platform={{node}} --target={{node12}} {{path/to/file.js}}

Context

tldr-pages: common/esbuild

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