webpack.config.cjs

const path = require("path");

module.exports = {
  mode: "development",
  entry: "./src/index.jsx",
  output: {
    path: path.join(__dirname, "public"),
    filename: "bundle.js",
  },
  resolve: {
    extensions: [".tsx", ".ts", ".js", ".jsx"],
  },
  module: {
    rules: [
      {
        test: /\.(ts|js)x?$/,
        // use: "ts-loader",
        exclude: /node_modules/,
        // loader: "babel-loader",
        use: {
          loader: "babel-loader",
          options: {
            presets: [
              "@babel/preset-env",
              "@babel/preset-react",
              "@babel/preset-typescript",
            ],
          },
        },
      },
      {
        test: /\.css$/,
        use: ["style-loader", "css-loader"],
      },
      {
        test: /\.(gif|png|avif|jpe?g)$/,
        use: [
          {
            loader: "file-loader",
            options: {
              name: "[name].[ext]",
              outputPath: "assets/images/",
            },
          },
        ],
      },
      {
        test: /\.html$/,
        use: ["html-loader"],
      },
    ],
  },
  // [devtool] this is an additional source map that will let the browser know what files are running our code.
  // Helps with error tracing. Without it we will not know where our errors are coming from because it will state that everything inside the bundle file.
  devtool: "eval-cheap-module-source-map",
  // [devServer] configuration for the live server including port
  devServer: {
    // [static] config for how what to serve
    static: {
      directory: path.join(__dirname, "public"),
    },
    compress: true,
    // [port] what port on our local machine to run the dev server
    port: 3000,
  },
};