How can I exclude code path when bundling with webpack/browserify?

Question

I have a library that can be used with both node.js and the browser. I am using CommonJS then publishing for the web version using webpack. My code looks like this:

Answer 1

You may use IgnorePlugin for Webpack. If you are using a webpack.config.js file, use it like this:

var webpack = require('webpack')

var ignore = new webpack.IgnorePlugin(/^(canvas|mongoose|react)$/)

module.exports = {
  //other options goes here
  plugins: [ignore]
}

To push it further, you may use some flags like process.env.NODE_ENV to control the regex filter of IgnorePlugin