'bundle' script type not documented

[GHNewbiee]

I wonder if bundle script type should be mentioned in the documentation.

I have seen it to be used as:
"bundle:*": "@snowpack/plugin-parcel" or
"bundle:*": "@snowpack/plugin-webpack"

Both "bundle": "..." and "bundle:*": "..." are correct?

Tia

[FredKSchott]

@GHNewbiee thanks for posting! We're actually about to release a new version of Snowpack that includes updates to make this whole flow easier. See the new docs here: https://snowpack-git-plugin-docs.pikapkg.vercel.app/ & get the pre-release via npm install snowpack@next.

[GHNewbiee]

IMHO, I am not sure if the simplified config options (via @snowpack/plugin-build-script and @snowpack/plugin-run-script) do really simplify the whole situation or do make it more pseudo-simplified. I have the sense that the project does not simplify the project's customasation but it mutilates the ability to customise in favor of simplification.

BTW, is the following correct? Does the order play any role, especially in build script?

snowpack.config.json

{
  ...
  "plugins": [
    ["@snowpack/plugin-run-script",
      {
        "cmd": "tsc --noEmit",
        "watch": "$1 --watch"
      },
      {
        "cmd": "eslint 'src/**/*.{js,jsx,ts,tsx}'",
        "watch": "watch \"$1\" src"
      }
    ],
   ....
  ...
}

Tia

[FredKSchott]

You're right, I always forget that easier is subjective. I meant that it was designed to be easier to use, and hopefully its meeting that goal.

In your case, that would be:

  "plugins": [
    ["@snowpack/plugin-run-script",{
        "cmd": "tsc --noEmit",
        "watch": "$1 --watch"
    }],
    ["@snowpack/plugin-run-script",{
        "cmd": "eslint 'src/**/*.{js,jsx,ts,tsx}'",
        "watch": "watch \"$1\" src"
    }],
  ],

Which is a 1:1 equivalent to the old:

  "scripts": [
    "run:tsc": "tsc --noEmit",
    "run:tsc::watch": "$1 --watch",
    "run:eslint": "eslint 'src/**/*.{js,jsx,ts,tsx}'",
    "run:eslint::watch": "watch \"$1\" src",
  }

The difference is that the API is now documented as a part of the plugin docs, so that there's less "magic" around ::watch, what the name of the run:* command meant, etc.

[GHNewbiee]

Humble comments:

1. You do repeat the same plugin @snowpack/plugin-run-script, unless it is not a plugin, is it? I do not remember if I have ever met such a plugin repetition in the past. So, DRY principle is not fully followed.
2. scripts was more legible/readable than plugins:

• direct left alignment
• instant discovery/reading of main commands: tsc and eslint
• smaller occupied area
• faster focus of the eyes

3. less text by more than 25% (157 vs 197 characters)

Tia