bootstrap.js

var fs = require('fs');
var path = require('path');
var WebpackIsomorphicTools = require('webpack-isomorphic-tools');

var isoToolsOptions = require('../../tasks/webpack/webpack-isomorphic-tools');
var babelOptions = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync('./.babelrc', 'utf8'));
// todo: describe
var pipingOptions = {
  hook: true,
  ignore: /(\/\.|~$|\.json|\.scss$)/i
};

// Register Babel require hook to compile ES2015 files on the fly.
require('babel-core/register')(babelOptions);

// Define isomorphic constants.
global.__CLIENT__ = false;
global.__SERVER__ = true;
global.__DEVELOPMENT__ = process.env.NODE_ENV !== 'production';

if (__DEVELOPMENT__) {
  if (!require('piping')(pipingOptions)) {
    // Use a top-level return to end the process without killing
    // the development process chain.
    return;
  }
}

// Uses webpack-isomorphic-tools to simplify server-side rendering.
// See <https://github.com/halt-hammerzeit/webpack-isomorphic-tools>.
// todo: test
global.webpackIsomorphicTools = new WebpackIsomorphicTools(isoToolsOptions)
  .development(__DEVELOPMENT__)
  .server(path.resolve(__dirname, '../..'), function() {
    require('../src/server');
  });