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page_type: sample
products:
- office-sp
languages:
- javascript
- typescript
extensions:
contentType: tools
technologies:
- SharePoint Framework
createdDate: 1/1/2016 12:00:00 AM
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# Extending webpack in the SharePoint Framework toolchain
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## Summary
[Webpack ](https://webpack.github.io/ ) is a JavaScript module bundler that takes your JavaScript files and its dependencies and generates one or more JavaScript bundles so you can load different bundles for different scenarios.
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One common task you would want to add to the SharePoint Framework toolchain is to extend the webpack configuration with custom loaders and plugins.
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This sample shows how to use the webpack [markdown-loader ](https://www.npmjs.com/package/markdown-loader ) to preprocess markdown files to HTML string.
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Read the following documentation for detailed information on working with webpack loaders in SharePoint Framework:
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- [Extending webpack in the SharePoint Framework toolchain ](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/dev/spfx/toolchain/extending-webpack-in-build-pipeline )
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## Compatibility
![SPFx 1.3.0 ](https://img.shields.io/badge/SPFx-1.3.0-green.svg )
![Node.js v6 ](https://img.shields.io/badge/Node.js-v6-green.svg )
![Compatible with SharePoint Online ](https://img.shields.io/badge/SharePoint%20Online-Compatible-green.svg )
![Compatible SharePoint 2019 ](https://img.shields.io/badge/SharePoint%20Server%202019-Compatible-green.svg )
![Does not work with SharePoint 2016 (Feature Pack 2) ](https://img.shields.io/badge/SharePoint%20Server%202016%20(Feature%20Pack%202 )-Incompatible-red.svg)
![Local Workbench Compatible ](https://img.shields.io/badge/Local%20Workbench-Compatible-green.svg )
![Hosted Workbench Compatible ](https://img.shields.io/badge/Hosted%20Workbench-Compatible-green.svg )
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## Applies to
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* [SharePoint Framework Developer ](https://docs.microsoft.com/sharepoint/dev/spfx/sharepoint-framework-overview )
* [Office 365 developer tenant ](https://docs.microsoft.com/sharepoint/dev/spfx/set-up-your-developer-tenant )
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## Solution
Solution|Author(s)
--------|---------
js-extend-webpack | Chakkaradeep Chandran (@chakkaradeep)
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Updated to GA Version| Velin Georgiev ([@VelinGeorgiev](https://twitter.com/velingeorgiev))
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## Version history
Version|Date|Comments
-------|----|--------
1.0|January 25th, 2017|Initial release
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1.1|July 9th, 2017|Updated to GA Version
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## Disclaimer
**THIS CODE IS PROVIDED *AS IS* WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, MERCHANTABILITY, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT.**
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## Minimal Path to Awesome
- Clone this repository
- in the command line run:
- `npm install`
- `gulp serve`
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< img src = "https://telemetry.sharepointpnp.com/sp-dev-fx-webparts/samples/js-extend-webpack" / >