asp.net-core Working with JavascriptServices Enabling webpack-dev-middleware for asp.net-core project
Example
Let's say you use Webpack for front end bundling. You can add webpack-dev-middleware to serve your statics through tiny and fast server. It allows you to automatically reload your assets when content has changed, serve statics in memory without continuously writing intermediate versions on disk.
Prerequisites
NuGet
Install-Package Microsoft.AspNetCore.SpaServices
npm
npm install --save-dev aspnet-webpack, webpack-dev-middleware, webpack-dev-server
Configuring
Extend Configure method in your Startup class
if (env.IsDevelopment())
{
app.UseWebpackDevMiddleware(new WebpackDevMiddlewareOptions()
{
ConfigFile = "webpack.config.js" //this is defualt value
});
}
