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frontend/webpack/webpack.compiler.js

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+import webpack from 'webpack'
+import config from '../config'
+import webpackConfig from './webpack.config'
+import fs from 'fs-extra'
+
+const logCompiler = (err, stats) => {
+  console.log(stats.toString({
+    chunks: false,
+    chunkModules: false,
+    colors: true
+  }))
+
+  const jsonStats = stats.toJson()
+
+  console.log('jsonStats.warnings', jsonStats)
+
+  if (err) {
+    console.log('Webpack compiler encountered a fatal error.', err)
+    process.exit(1)
+  }
+  else if (jsonStats.errors.length > 0) {
+    console.log('Webpack compiler encountered errors.')
+    process.exit(1)
+  }
+  else if (jsonStats.warnings.length > 0) {
+
+    console.log('Webpack compiler encountered warnings.')
+    process.exit(1)
+  }
+  else {
+    console.log('No errors or warnings encountered.')
+  }
+
+  console.log('Copy static assets to dist folder.')
+}
+
+const compiler = webpack(webpackConfig)
+// Build minify version
+compiler.run(logCompiler)
+
+// copy static to dist
+fs.copySync(`${config.path_client}/static`, config.path_dist)
+