Configuration Management

helix.yaml

The helix.yaml file located at the root of the project defines the core configuration options for the application.

Example:

name: 'demo-recipes'
          description: 'A demo app for recipe sharing.'
          version: '1.0.0'
          author: 'HeliXML'
          license: 'MIT'
          

This file is used to configure the following settings:

• name: The name of the application.
• description: A brief description of the application.
• version: The current version of the application.
• author: The author or organization responsible for the application.
• license: The license under which the application is distributed.

Source: helix.yaml

webpack.config.js

The webpack.config.js file located at the root of the project provides configuration for Webpack, a module bundler used to build the application.

Example:

const path = require('path');
          const HtmlWebpackPlugin = require('html-webpack-plugin');
          const CopyPlugin = require('copy-webpack-plugin');
          
          module.exports = {
            entry: './src/index.js',
            output: {
              filename: 'bundle.js',
              path: path.resolve(__dirname, 'dist'),
            },
            module: {
              rules: [
                {
                  test: /\.js$/,
                  exclude: /node_modules/,
                  use: {
                    loader: 'babel-loader',
                    options: {
                      presets: ['@babel/preset-env', '@babel/preset-react'],
                    },
                  },
                },
                {
                  test: /\.css$/,
                  use: ['style-loader', 'css-loader'],
                },
              ],
            },
            plugins: [
              new HtmlWebpackPlugin({
                template: './public/index.html',
                filename: 'index.html',
              }),
              new CopyPlugin({
                patterns: [{ from: 'public/assets', to: 'assets' }],
              }),
            ],
            devServer: {
              static: {
                directory: path.join(__dirname, 'public'),
              },
              compress: true,
              port: 9000,
            },
          };
          

This file is used to configure the following settings:

• entry: The entry point for the application.
• output: The output directory for the bundled application files.
• module: Rules for processing different file types.
• plugins: Plugins used to enhance the build process.
• devServer: Configuration for the development server.

Source: webpack.config.js