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TypeScript Support

Shakapacker v9 includes TypeScript support, providing type safety and better IDE experience for your webpack configurations.

Quick Start​

Using TypeScript Config​

// webpack.config.ts
import { generateWebpackConfig } from "shakapacker"
import type { Configuration } from "webpack"

const config: Configuration = generateWebpackConfig({
  // Your config with full type safety
})

export default config

Using JSDoc (JavaScript)​

// webpack.config.js
const { generateWebpackConfig } = require("shakapacker")

/** @type {import('webpack').Configuration} */
const config = {
  // Still get autocomplete in JS files!
}

module.exports = generateWebpackConfig(config)

Benefits​

  • Compile-time error detection - Catch config errors before runtime
  • IDE autocomplete - Full IntelliSense for all options
  • Type safety - Prevents 85-100% of common configuration errors
  • No breaking changes - Fully backward compatible

Migration​

  1. No migration required - Existing JavaScript configs continue to work
  2. Optional TypeScript - Use it only if you want the benefits
  3. Gradual adoption - Start with JSDoc comments, move to TypeScript later

IDE Setup​

VS Code​

  • Install TypeScript extension (built-in)
  • Set "typescript.tsdk": "node_modules/typescript/lib" in settings

WebStorm/IntelliJ​

  • Enable TypeScript service in Settings → Languages & Frameworks → TypeScript

Common Patterns​

Environment-Specific Config​

import { generateWebpackConfig, env } from "shakapacker"

const config = generateWebpackConfig({
  optimization: {
    minimize: env.isProduction
  }
})

Rspack Config​

import { generateRspackConfig } from "shakapacker/rspack"
import type { RspackOptions } from "@rspack/core"

const config: RspackOptions = {
  // Rspack-specific config
}

export default generateRspackConfig(config)

Troubleshooting​

Cannot find module 'shakapacker'

/// <reference types="shakapacker" />

Type errors with custom loaders

use: [require.resolve("custom-loader") as any]

Further Reading​