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[**Webpack**](https://webpack.github.io/) is a popular module bundler,
a tool for bundling application source code in convenient _chunks_
and for loading that code from a server into a browser.
[**Webpack**](https://webpack.github.io/)是一个广受欢迎的模块打包器,
这个工具用来把程序源码打包到一些方便易用的_块_中,以便把这些代码从服务器加载到浏览器中。
It's an excellent alternative to the *SystemJS* approach we use throughout the documentation.
In this guide we get a taste of Webpack and how to use it with Angular applications.
它是我们在文档中到处使用的*SystemJS*的一个优秀替代品。这篇指南会带我们尝尝Webpack的滋味,并学习如何在Angular程序中使用它。
## Table of contents
## 目录
[What is Webpack?](#what-is-webpack)
[什么是Webpack?](#what-is-webpack)
* [Entries and outputs](#entries-outputs)
* [入口与输出](#entries-outputs)
* [Loaders](#loaders)
* [加载器](#loaders)
* [Plugins](#plugins)
* [插件](#plugins)
[Configuring Webpack](#configure-webpack)
[配置Webpack](#configure-webpack)
* [Common configuration](#common-configuration)
* [公共配置](#common-configuration)
* [Development configuration](#development-configuration)
* [开发环境配置](#development-configuration)
* [Production configuration](#production-configuration)
* [生产环境配置](#production-configuration)
* [Test configuration](#test-configuration)
* [测试环境配置](#test-configuration)
[Trying it out](#try)
[试一下](#try)
[Conclusions](#conclusions)
[总结](#conclusions)
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## What is Webpack?
## 什么是Webpack?
Webpack is a powerful module bundler.
A _bundle_ is a JavaScript file that incorporate _assets_ that *belong* together and
should be served to the client in a response to a single file request.
A bundle can include JavaScript, CSS styles, HTML, and almost any other kind of file.
Webpack是一个强力的模块打包器。
所谓_包(bundle)_就是一个JavaScript文件,它把一堆_资源(assets)_合并在一起,以便它们可以在同一个文件请求中发回给客户端。
包中可以包含JavaScript、CSS样式、HTML以及很多其它类型的文件。
Webpack roams over your application source code,
looking for `import` statements, building a dependency graph, and emitting one (or more) _bundles_.
With plugin "loaders" Webpack can preprocess and minify different non-JavaScript files such as TypeScript, SASS, and LESS files.
Webpack会遍历你应用中的所有源码,查找`import`语句,构建出依赖图谱,并产出一个(或多个)_包_。
通过“加载器(loaders)”插件,Webpack可以对各种非JavaScript文件进行预处理和最小化(Minify),比如TypeScript、SASS和LESS文件等。
We determine what Webpack does and how it does it with a JavaScript configuration file, `webpack.config.js`.
我们通过一个JavaScript配置文件`webpack.config.js`来决定Webpack做什么以及如何做。
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### Entries and outputs
### 入口与输出
We feed Webpack with one or more *entry* files and let it find and incorporate the dependencies that radiate from those entries.
In this example, we start from the application's root file, `src/app.ts`:
我们给Webpack提供一个或多个*入口*文件,来让它查找与合并那些从这些入口点发散出去的依赖。
在下面这个例子中,我们的入口点是该应用的根文件`src/app.ts`:
+makeExample('webpack/ts-snippets/webpack.config.snippets.ts', 'one-entry', 'webpack.config.js (single entry)')(format=".")
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Webpack inspects that file and traverses its `import` dependencies recursively.
Webpack探查那个文件,并且递归遍历它的`import`依赖。
+makeExample('webpack/ts-snippets/webpack.config.snippets.ts', 'app-example', 'src/app.ts')(format=".")
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Here it sees that we're importing *@angular/core* so it adds that to its dependency list for (potential) inclusion in the bundle.
It opens *@angular/core* and follows _its_ network of `import` statements until it has build the complete dependency graph from `app.ts` down.
这里,Webpack看到我们正在导入*@angular/core*,于是就这个文件加入到它的依赖列表里,为(有可能)把该文件打进包中做准备。
它打开*@angular/core*并追踪由_该文件的_`import`语句构成的网络,直到构建出从`app.ts`往下的整个依赖图谱。
Then it **outputs** these files to the `app.js` _bundle file_ designated in configuration:
然后它把这些文件**输出**到当前配置所指定的_包文件_`app.js`中:
+makeExample('webpack/ts-snippets/webpack.config.snippets.ts', 'one-output', 'webpack.config.js (single output)')(format=".")
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This `app.js` output bundle is a single JavaScript file that contains our application source and its dependencies.
We'll load it later with a <script> tag in our index.html.
这个`app.js`输出包是个单一的JavaScript文件,它包含程序的源码及其所有依赖。
后面我们将在`index.html`中用`