Node Native Loader

Module for loading native node files for webpack (including webpack@4 support).

Install

Add the package to the package.json file:

$ yarn add --dev awesome-node-loader

Usage

Update webpack.config.js file's rules:

module: {
  rules: [
    {
      test: /\.node$/,
      loader: "awesome-node-loader"
    }
  ];
}

Options

It is possible to adjust options:

module: {
  rules: [
    {
      test: /\.node$/,
      loader: "awesome-node-loader",
      options: {
        name: "[hex].[ext]",
        rewritePath: path.resolve(__dirname, "dist"),
        useDirname: false
      }
    }
  ];
}

name

This option allows to change the file name in the output directory. You can use all placeholders defined in the loader-utils package.

rewritePath

This option allows to set an absolute path. Note that it needs to remain undefined if you are building a package with embedded files. (Default is undefined)

useDirname

This option chooses between __dirname and path.dirname(process.execPath) when a relative rewritePath is passed. (Default is true)

envDir

When specified this changes the directory where the native module is located to the value of an environment variable on the running system. Useful, for example, when building AWS Lambda functions with serverless, where the environment variable LAMBDA_TASK_ROOT gives the top-level directory of the task. Note that this option overrides either setting of the useDirname option.

Example:

module: {
  rules: [
    {
      test: /\.node$/,
      loader: "awesome-node-loader",
      options: {
        envPath: "LAMBDA_TASK_ROOT"
      }
    }
  ];
}