Laravel Mix is compatible with Webpack Cli

[dr5hn]

Hi bud team,

I think you need to update the comparison graph, as I see laravel mix is compatible with webpack cli.

https://laravel-mix.com/docs/6.0/cli#pass-options-to-webpack-cli

[kellymears]

laravel mix uses webpack-cli but that doesn't mean the user can.

in comparison, you can use bud as a helper lib in a normal webpack.config.js file run with webpack-cli directly:

// webpack.config.js

import {factory} from '@roots/bud'

/**
 * For info on configuring webpack with a function or promise:
 * {@link https://webpack.js.org/configuration/configuration-types/#exporting-a-promise}
 */
export default async env => {
  /**
   * Instantiate bud
   */
  const bud = await factory({mode: env.mode})

  /**
   * Set entrypoints and do other config as usual
   */
  bud.entry('app', 'index.js').minimize().splitChunks()

  /**
   * This is our final config object. Return it for webpack.
   */
  return await bud.build.make()
}

it's not an insignificant difference. imagine you have a pre-existing application already set up for webpack-cli (maybe even some gulp scripts on the side). you aren't forced to retool everything and you aren't required to use the bud cli at all. it should be a much more manageable transition.

approaching it from the opposite perspective: if you do have a bud.config.js file you can add a webpack.config.js file to your application root that exports the final config for direct use with webpack-cli:

import {get} from '@roots/bud'

export default async () => (await get()).build.make()

[dr5hn]

@kellymears Gotcha. Thanks for the explanation.

I believe we can also achieve the same by just installing webpack-cli (within the laravel mix project) and writing the same code within webpack.config.js

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