[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #43731: Use Webpack + NPM scripts to build all the things

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#43731: Use Webpack + NPM scripts to build all the things
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 Reporter:  omarreiss         |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  task (blessed)    |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal            |   Milestone:  Future Release
Component:  Build/Test Tools  |     Version:
 Severity:  normal            |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch         |     Focuses:
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Comment (by herregroen):

 Replying to [comment:26 joyously]:
 > Replying to [comment:23 herregroen]:
 > > I think it's possible to separate the bootstrap to a commons file,
 however this comes with the trade-off that this bootstrap file would need
 to be additionally loaded on every single page that has JS.
 > >
 > > Given the minimal increase I personally feel keeping this simpler is
 preferable right now.
 >
 > How does this affect the JS that plugins get when they use core script
 handles for dependencies?

 A commons file should itself be listed as a dependency of each core script
 that relies on it so this would be loaded correctly as long as the core
 script handles are used.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/43731#comment:27>
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