Target

webpack can compile for multiple environments or targets. To understand what a target is in detail, read the concepts.

target

string

Tells webpack which environment the application is targeting. The following values are supported via WebpackOptionsApply:

target Description async-node Compile for usage in a Node.js-like environment (uses fs and vm to load chunks asynchronously) atom Alias for electron-main electron Alias for electron-main electron-main Compile for Electron for main process. electron-renderer Compile for Electron for renderer process, providing a target using JsonpTemplatePlugin, FunctionModulePlugin for browser environments and NodeTargetPlugin and ExternalsPlugin for CommonJS and Electron built-in modules. node Compile for usage in a Node.js-like environment (uses Node.js require to load chunks) node-webkit Compile for usage in WebKit and uses JSONP for chunk loading. Allows importing of built-in Node.js modules and nw.gui (experimental) web Compile for usage in a browser-like environment (default) webworker Compile as WebWorker

For example, when the target is set to "electron", webpack includes multiple electron specific variables. For more information on which templates and externals are used, you can refer to webpack’s source code.