josdejong/jsoneditor

Set up Babel/Webpack bundling

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#689 opened on Apr 9, 2019

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featurehelp wanted

Description

Right now, all code is still ES5 and we cannot use ES6+ features as this will break on older browsers. It would be great if we can set up bundling via Babel/Webpack bundling.

Anyone interested in picking this up?

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Tech stack
javascriptnodejs
Domain
build systemtooling
Issue type
feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
half day
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
clear
Prerequisites
Node.jsnpmWebpackBabel
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
65
Research direction
The issue requests setting up Babel and Webpack bundling to enable ES6+ features. The repository currently uses ES5. To start, check the existing `package.json` and any configuration files. Look for existing comments in the issue thread for any proposed configurations or constraints. The solution should create a `webpack.config.js` and `.babelrc` (or `babel.config.js`) and update scripts in `package.json`. Ensure compatibility with the existing codebase and test that the build works. There is no linked PR, so the work is unclaimed.