Tired of waiting for your JavaScript and TypeScript builds to complete? Do traditional bundlers feel like they're stuck in the slow lane? Enter esbuild.do, a powerful service that puts the incredible speed of esbuild at your fingertips through a simple, accessible API. While esbuild is famous for its core bundling and minification capabilities, esbuild.do unlocks a world of advanced features to supercharge your development workflow.
As you can see from the typical esbuild example:
import { build } from 'esbuild'
build({
entryPoints: ['src/index.ts'],
bundle: true,
outfile: 'dist/index.js',
}).catch(() => process.exit(1))
This is the foundation, bundling an entry point into an output file. But esbuild.do goes further.
esbuild.do wraps the core esbuild engine, providing a convenient API layer that allows you to integrate its speed into various scenarios. Think of it as accessing a lightning-fast build environment without the need for direct installation and configuration.
While the basic build command is your starting point, esbuild boasts a rich feature set that significantly impacts build performance and output optimization. esbuild.do aims to expose these capabilities through its API, allowing you to leverage them without the overhead of managing the esbuild binary yourself.
Let's delve into some of the powerful features you can explore with esbuild and, consequently, via the esbuild.do API:
Splitting Bundles (Code Splitting): For larger applications, sending one giant JavaScript file to the browser can impact performance. esbuild supports code splitting, breaking your code into smaller, more manageable chunks that can be loaded on demand. This is crucial for improving initial page load times. esbuild.do will empower you to define these splitting strategies through its API.
Minification and Optimization Control: While basic minification is a core esbuild feature, you often need granular control. esbuild allows you to configure how code is minified, including options for keeping or removing comments, whitespace, and more. esbuild.do's API will give you this level of customization.
Handling Different File Types: Beyond JavaScript and TypeScript, modern web development involves CSS, images, and other assets. esbuild has loaders to handle these file types, allowing you to bundle them alongside your code. A robust esbuild.do API will offer ways to configure these loaders.
Source Maps: Essential for debugging, source maps allow you to see your original code in the browser's developer tools even after it's been bundled and minified. esbuild generates high-quality source maps, and esbuild.do will provide options to enable and configure them.
Plugins: One of esbuild's strengths is its plugin ecosystem. Plugins allow you to extend esbuild's functionality, integrating with other tools and workflows. While direct plugin execution might be outside the immediate scope of a simple API wrapper, esbuild.do could potentially offer access to commonly used or pre-configured plugins.
Incremental Builds: For development workflows, rebuilding everything every time you make a small change is inefficient. esbuild supports incremental builds, where it only rebuilds what's necessary. This is a powerful feature for significantly speeding up development iterations, and we anticipate esbuild.do to offer this capability through its API or SDK.
While you can certainly use esbuild directly to access these advanced features, esbuild.do offers a compelling alternative:
What is esbuild.do?
esbuild.do provides a simple API wrapper around the powerful esbuild bundler, allowing you to integrate its speed and capabilities into your existing workflows and applications without direct installation.
How do I use esbuild.do?
You can access esbuild.do through a simple HTTP API or a dedicated SDK, depending on your preferred development environment and use case.
Why is esbuild so fast?
esbuild is renowned for its incredible build speeds compared to other bundlers, leading to faster development cycles and more efficient CI/CD pipelines.
Does esbuild.do support all esbuild features?
While esbuild.do leverages esbuild's core functionalities for bundling and building, the specific features and configurations available will be detailed in our API documentation.
esbuild.do isn't just about basic bundling; it's about unlocking the full potential of esbuild through a convenient and accessible API. By leveraging the advanced features discussed above, you can streamline your build process, optimize your output, and drastically reduce build times. Explore the esbuild.do documentation to see how you can integrate these powerful capabilities into your projects and experience the future of lightning-fast builds.