# Using TypeScript with webpack

# webpack.config.js

install loaders npm install --save-dev ts-loader source-map-loader

tsconfig.json

{
  "compilerOptions": {
    "sourceMap": true,
    "noImplicitAny": true,
    "module": "commonjs",
    "target": "es5",
    "jsx": "react" // if you want to use react jsx
  }
}

module.exports = {
    entry: "./src/index.ts",
    output: {
        filename: "./dist/bundle.js",
    },

    // Enable sourcemaps for debugging webpack's output.
    devtool: "source-map",

    resolve: {
        // Add '.ts' and '.tsx' as resolvable extensions.
        extensions: ["", ".webpack.js", ".web.js", ".ts", ".tsx", ".js"]
    },

    module: {
        loaders: [
            // All files with a '.ts' or '.tsx' extension will be handled by 'ts-loader'.
            {test: /\.tsx?$/, loader: "ts-loader"}
        ],

        preLoaders: [
            // All output '.js' files will have any sourcemaps re-processed by 'source-map-loader'.
            {test: /\.js$/, loader: "source-map-loader"}
        ]
    },
    /*****************************
     *  If you want to use react * 
     ****************************/ 


    // When importing a module whose path matches one of the following, just
    // assume a corresponding global variable exists and use that instead.
    // This is important because it allows us to avoid bundling all of our
    // dependencies, which allows browsers to cache those libraries between builds.
    // externals: {
    //     "react": "React",
    //     "react-dom": "ReactDOM"
    // },
};