How can I inject a build number with webpack?

Question

I\'d like to inject a build number and version information to my project as it\'s built with webpack. For example, so that my code can do something like:

var bui         


        

Answer 1

I would do more simpler, just use npm version patch (npm-version) (no plugin required)

package.json (Example path version before building)

{
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "scripts": {
    "build": "npm version patch && node build/build.js"
  }
}

So when you run npm run build this will patch the version (1.0.0 to 1.0.1 in your package.json)

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Bonus: You can also add this to your config (example config/prod.env.js)

'use strict'
const pkg = require('./package.json')
module.exports = {
  NODE_ENV: '"production"',
  VERSION: pkg.version
}

Then you can use process.env.VERSION anywhere in your our JS

Updated: Or just use process.env.npm_package_version without required to include package.json