Webpack progress using node.js API

Question

Is there currently a way to access webpack\'s progress while using the node.js API? I\'m familiar with the --progress flag using the CLI.

Answer 1

The Webpack CLI uses the ProgressPlugin to log the progress of a compilation.

var ProgressPlugin = require('webpack/lib/ProgressPlugin');

var compiler = webpack(config);

compiler.apply(new ProgressPlugin(function(percentage, msg) {
  console.log((percentage * 100) + '%', msg);
}));

compiler.run(function(err, stats) {
  // ...
});

Here is a link to the Compiler documentation and the ProgressPlugin documentation.