clean-webpack-plugin

constructor

constructor(options?: Options);

method apply

apply: (compiler: Compiler) => void;

method handleDone

handleDone: (stats: Stats) => void;

method handleInitial

handleInitial: (compilation: Compilation) => void;

• Initially remove files from output directory prior to build.

  Only happens once.

  Warning: It is recommended to initially clean your build directory outside of webpack to minimize unexpected behavior.

method removeFiles

removeFiles: (patterns: string[]) => void;

property cleanAfterEveryBuildPatterns

cleanAfterEveryBuildPatterns?: string[];

• Removes files after every build (including watch mode) that match this pattern. Used for files that are not created directly by Webpack.

  Use !negative patterns to exclude files

  default: []

property cleanOnceBeforeBuildPatterns

cleanOnceBeforeBuildPatterns?: string[];

• Removes files once prior to Webpack compilation Not included in rebuilds (watch mode)

  Use !negative patterns to exclude files

  default: ['**/*']

property cleanStaleWebpackAssets

cleanStaleWebpackAssets?: boolean;

• Automatically remove all unused webpack assets on rebuild

  default: true

property dangerouslyAllowCleanPatternsOutsideProject

dangerouslyAllowCleanPatternsOutsideProject?: boolean;

• Allow clean patterns outside of process.cwd()

  requires dry option to be explicitly set

  default: false

property dry

dry?: boolean;

• Simulate the removal of files

  default: false

property protectWebpackAssets

protectWebpackAssets?: boolean;

• Do not allow removal of current webpack assets

  default: true

property verbose

verbose?: boolean;

• Write Logs to Console (Always enabled when dry is true)

  default: false