aspnet-webpack middleware - conditional/triggered webpack build #1004

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fergalmoran · 2025-08-09T17:18:30Z

fergalmoran commented

2025-08-09 17:18:30 +00:00

Originally created by @Aleksanderis on 2/18/2017

webpack-dev-middleware works surprisingly well with ASP.NET, with just one BUT - it's more suited for front-end development, but not when I need to rebuild just back-end changes. If I do some changes in back-end, and there are no changes in front-end - first page load takes a lot, because it compiles webpack on each start.

I think it would be really great to make some option to rebuild webpack stack conditionally.
With current state of things to remain productive, I need to maintain two configurations - when I'm working on front-end and when I'm working on back-end (not speaking about webpack-watcher approach).

Just some high-level ideas how it could work:

I'm aware something like that might be achieved with webpack itself (using DLLPlugin, cached vendor chunks, etc). However I just don't want to trigger webpack build.
Detect if entry files weren't changed (probably also webpack itself related way).
Trigger webpack middleware logic by navigating to some special route.
Maybe it's already possible to do somehow?

*Originally created by @Aleksanderis on 2/18/2017* webpack-dev-middleware works surprisingly well with ASP.NET, with just one BUT - it's more suited for front-end development, but not when I need to rebuild just back-end changes. If I do some changes in back-end, and there are no changes in front-end - first page load takes a lot, because it compiles webpack on each start. I think it would be really great to make some option to rebuild webpack stack conditionally. With current state of things to remain productive, I need to maintain two configurations - when I'm working on front-end and when I'm working on back-end (not speaking about webpack-watcher approach). Just some high-level ideas how it could work: - I'm aware something like that might be achieved with webpack itself (using DLLPlugin, cached vendor chunks, etc). However I just don't want to trigger webpack build. - Detect if entry files weren't changed (probably also webpack itself related way). - Trigger webpack middleware logic by navigating to some special route. - Maybe it's already possible to do somehow?

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Reference: github/JavaScriptServices#1004