Managing jQuery plugin dependency in webpack

Question

I\'m using Webpack in my application, in which I create two entry points - bundle.js for all my JavaScript files/codes, and vendors.js for all libraries like jQuery and Reac

Answer 1

For global access to jquery then several options exist. In my most recent webpack project, I wanted global access to jquery so I added the following to my plugins declarations:

 plugins: [
    new webpack.ProvidePlugin({
      $: "jquery",
      jQuery: "jquery"
    })
  ]

This then means that jquery is accessible from within the JavaScript source code via global references $ and jQuery.

Of course, you need to have also installed jquery via npm:

$ npm i jquery --save

For a working example of this approach please feel free to fork my app on github