parcel
TLDR
Start development server
$ parcel [index.html]
Build for production$ parcel build [index.html]
Specify output directory$ parcel build [index.html] --dist-dir [dist]
Watch mode without server$ parcel watch [index.html]
Specify port$ parcel [index.html] --port [3000]
Build library$ parcel build [src/index.js] --target [node]
SYNOPSIS
parcel [command] [options] entries...
DESCRIPTION
Parcel is a zero-configuration web application bundler. It supports JavaScript, CSS, HTML, images, and other assets out of the box with automatic transforms.
Parcel uses worker processes for parallel builds and has built-in dev server with HMR.
PARAMETERS
build
Production build.watch
Watch without server.serve
Development server (default).--dist-dir dir
Output directory.--port port
Dev server port.--target target
Build target.--no-cache
Disable cache.--no-source-maps
Disable source maps.
FEATURES
$ - Zero configuration
- Hot Module Replacement
- Code splitting
- Tree shaking
- TypeScript/JSX support
- CSS/SCSS/LESS support
- Hot Module Replacement
- Code splitting
- Tree shaking
- TypeScript/JSX support
- CSS/SCSS/LESS support
CAVEATS
Parcel 2 has different CLI than v1. Cache in .parcel-cache. May need @parcel/config-default.
HISTORY
Parcel was created by Devon Govett in 2017 as a zero-configuration alternative to webpack.
