Extracting sass as css using webpack

Question

First. I know questions like this were asked, but I am missing something to understand them. I am trying to compile scss to css. And I would like webpack to basically do the same as sass app.scss : app.css. I tried to configure it using extract-text-webpack-plugin, but I am doing something wrong or missing smth.

It worked if I include(app.scss) in app.js but this makes no sense because if anyone has disabled JavaScript the styles won't work.

This is my webpack.config.js file. I have no idea how to do it.

const webpack = require("webpack");
const ExtractTextPlugin = require("extract-text-webpack-plugin");
var jsConfig = {
  entry: "./_dev/scripts/app.js",
  output: { filename: "./scripts/bundle.js" },
  module: {
    rules: [
      {
        test: /\.js$/,
        exclude: /node_modules/,
        loader: "babel-loader"
      }
    ]
  }
};

var scssConfig = {
  entry: "./_dev/scss/app.scss",
  output: { filename: "./content/app.css" },
  module: {
    rules: [
      {
        test: /\.scss$/,
        use: ExtractTextPlugin.extract({
          fallback: "style-loader",
          use: "css-loader"
        })
      }
    ]
  },
  plugins: [
    new ExtractTextPlugin({filename:"./_dev/scss/app.scss"}),
  ]
};

var config = [scssConfig, jsConfig];

module.exports = config;

Edit: I also found this. This series would have helped with all my questions so if you have similar questions make sure to read it before asking!

https://codeburst.io/simple-beginner-guide-for-webpack-2-0-from-scratch-part-v-495dba627718

margaretkru · Accepted Answer · 2018-01-07T13:43:39.673

You need to include your app.scss for webpack to be able to find your scss references because webpack will traverse your project and apply loaders to all files it can find through references starting from app.js recursively down. If you don't have references to app.scss somewhere in the project webpack can't find it and it won't build it. So in the entry of you project (assume it is app.js) you need to do this:

import 'relative/path/to/styles/app.scss';

But it doesn't mean that those who don't have js enabled won't receive your styles. You need to include app.scss only for the build phase of your project, after that your styles will be included in html and will be loaded even for those without js enabled.

webpack concepts section explains how webpack finds dependencies based on your entry point building its internal graph of dependencies.

Update:

There is a way that allows you to not add your app.scss in your js. You can include multiple files in your entry object in your webpack config. Here is an example of how configuration might look in your case:

const webpack = require("webpack");
const ExtractTextPlugin = require("extract-text-webpack-plugin");
var config = {
  entry: {
     main: [
        "./_dev/scripts/app.js", 
        "./_dev/scss/app.scss"
     ],
  },
  output: { 
    path: './scripts',
    filename:  "bundle.js" 
  },
  module: {
    rules: [
      {
        test: /\.js$/,
        exclude: /node_modules/,
        loader: "babel-loader"
      },
      {
        test: /\.(css|scss)/,
        use: ExtractTextPlugin.extract({
          fallback: "style-loader",
          use: ['css-loader', 'sass-loader']
        })
      }
    ]
  },
  plugins: [
    new ExtractTextPlugin("./_dev/scss/app.scss"),
  ]
};

module.exports = config;

More information available on SO question webpack-multiple-entry-points-sass-and-js.

You also have incorrect configuration of ExtractTextPlugin in webpack. You are placing the whole path in the option for filename, which is not correct. In your case it should look like this:

plugins: [
    new ExtractTextPlugin("./_dev/scss/app.css"),
  ]

I thought I was doing it. Could please you give me a code example? — Alex Ironside, Jan 07 '18 at 13:02
So in my app.js I put `require('./path.to/app.scss'`? And where does the `.css` file go? — Alex Ironside, Jan 07 '18 at 13:07
yes, `require` if you don't use `imports`. Updated with more config for `ExtractTextPlugin`. — margaretkru, Jan 07 '18 at 13:12
sorry, answered a bit too fast. I see you wanted to separate `js` and `scss` entries in you `webpack` config, there is a way to do this and then you don't need to include `scss` files in your `js`. See the update with corrected configuration. — margaretkru, Jan 07 '18 at 13:39
I actually neded to do this: `plugins: [new ExtractTextPlugin("./content/app.css")]` but other than that it works perfectly, Thank you! — Alex Ironside, Jan 07 '18 at 21:11
Glad to help :) I didn't know that you can have `webpack` config with separate objects for `js` and `css`, so I learnt something new from the question and our discussion :) — margaretkru, Jan 07 '18 at 21:17

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