support using webpack.config.js instead

[webpack-contrib]

support using webpack.config.js instead

[sokra]

in your grunt config do require("./webpack.config.js")

{
  webpack: {
    someTarget: require("./webpack.config.js")
  }
}

or if you want to merge options

{
  webpack: {
    options: require("./webpack.config.js"),
    someTarget: {
      // do a production build
      // options are merged...
      plugins: [
        new webpack.optimize.UglifyJsPlugin()
      ]
    }
  }
}

[kellyrmilligan]

that is a valid option. I may still hit you up with a pull request. feel free either way to accept it or not.

[sokra]

It's simpler to write:

  webpack: {
    options: require("./webpack.config.js"),

than

  webpack: {
    options: {
      config: "webpack.config.js"
    }

[ansonlouis]

Maybe I'm missing something, but if I'm doing a grunt-watch and I change the webpack config, I'll have to restart the grunt watch/task from console for the new webpack config to actually be used. Is there a way to get watch to reload the config? Otherwise, an external grunt-webpack option for a config path where the task itself reloads the config on demand would be great.

[hgoebl]

It's clear when I read this, but I couldn't imagine doing so when I just was looking for an option. Maybe the README.md could tell about this shortcut?

[yaitskov]

If the same grunt file is used to install dependencies for webpack then plain require is impossible and loading configuration form file is very helpful.