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The core-webpack-tools package contains a set of webpack loaders and plugins used to build iTwin.js backend and frontends.
The main entry point for building an iTwin.js backend is the @itwin/backend-webpack-tools package**.
This package contains the following Loaders and Plugins:
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| strip-assert-loader | Removes all uses of @itwin/core-bentley assert() method from the webpack bundle. |
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| BackendDefaultsPlugin | Combines a set of Webpack plugins to use as defaults when building an iTwin.js backend. (Used in @itwin/backend-webpack-tools). |
| BanImportsPlugin | Bans any import that crosses the frontend/backend boundary |
| CopyBentleyStaticResourcesPlugin | Copies static resources from @bentley and itwin scoped packages into the output folder. Used to copy "assets", "public" and other resource files. |
| CopyExternalsPlugin | Copies all npm packages containing an external module (and their direct dependencies) to a node_modules directory next to the webpack output. |
| PrettyLoggingPlugin | Formats the output messages to print better when running within Azure DevOps Pipelines. Flags any warnings as errors when running a CI build. |
| WatchBackendPlugin | Reloads a frontend anytime its corresponding backend changes. |