django-webpack-dev-server

Django Webpack Dev Server is a command line Django reusable app to setup configuration files for React. It uses webpack and webpack_dev_server to bundle your frontend code.

Installation

Install using pip

pip install django-webpack-dev-server

Package Supports

1. React (Javascript)
2. React (Typescript)

Quick start

1. Add ‘django_webpack_dev_server’ to your INSTALLED_APPS in
   settings.py like this:

       INSTALLED_APPS = [
           ...
           'django_webpack_dev_server',
       ]
   

2. Default django app name is frontend and template is javascript. You can provide your name and template by running
   python manage.py generate react --app_name your_app_name --template (javascript/typescript)

3. Run python manage.py generate react to create a django app with the default app_name and template.

4. Add the new django app to your INSTALLED_APPS setting like in step 1.

5. Add the path for the new django app in the urlpatterns of the project’s urls.py like this:

   from django.urls import path, include
   
   path("", include("your_app_name.urls")),
   

6. Run python manage.py runserver to start the django’s development
   server.

7. cd into the newly created django app and run npm start and go to
   (http://localhost:8080/).

8. Run npm run build to create a production build of your frontend code.

Important Links

1. Demo Video of the Package

2. Check out Tech with Tim’s Youtube Playlist for a detailed explanation in building Django and React Full Stack App.

3. Webpack Documentation

Contributions

If you find an issue or have a new feature then feel free to make a Pull Request. Your Contributions are always welcomed.

Running the Package in Development Mode

1. You can run the package in development mode by setting the “SOFTWARE_ENVIRONMENT_MODE” environment variable equal to “development”.

2. Now you can load assets from your local system and the new changes can be tested.

License

This project is provided under the MIT License.