Overview

The Cookiecutter-webpackCircleCIBoilerplate is a tool that helps in setting up webpack 2 configuration with hot reloading, babel for es6 modules, react + redux for views and state, and karma + mocha + expect for testing. It provides a boilerplate template for creating a new project with the required configurations and dependencies.

Features

• Webpack 2 configuration: Allows for easy bundling and optimizing of JavaScript and other assets.
• Hot reloading: Instantly updates changes made to the code without having to reload the entire page.
• Babel for ES6 modules: Enables the use of modern JavaScript syntax and modular code organization.
• React + Redux: Provides a framework for building user interfaces and managing application state.
• Karma + Mocha + Expect: A testing setup for running unit tests and assertions.

Installation

1. Download cookiecutter to a global Python path.
2. In your project directory, run cookiecutter https://github.com/username/repo_name.
3. Answer the prompts that appear and then navigate into the newly created project directory.
4. Install the required npm packages by running npm install.
5. Start the server.
6. Open up http://localhost:8080 in your browser.
7. The React/Redux counter app should now be running with Redux DevTools. Refer to the generated README.md file for more information on the project structure.
8. You can also run the test suite to ensure everything is working correctly.

Summary

The Cookiecutter-webpackCircleCIBoilerplate is a tool that simplifies the setup process for creating a new project with webpack 2 configuration, hot reloading, Babel for ES6 modules, React + Redux for views and state management, and Karma + Mocha + Expect for testing. It provides a boilerplate template and guides users through the installation process. This tool is intended to improve productivity and make it easier to get started with building JavaScript applications.