Webpack: How to use prebuilt version of react and other libraries

Question

How can I use provided by React prebuilt version of a library, instead build it on every webpack's run?

Answer 1

The module.noParse option works for this. You can set it up like this:

const PATHS = {
  react: path.join(__dirname, 'node_modules/react/dist/react.min.js')
};

module.exports = {
  module: {
    noParse: [
      PATHS.react
    ]
  },
  resolve: {
    alias: {
      react: PATHS.react
    }
  }
};

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