evanw / evanw/esbuild

[Feature] Manual chunks

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Description

Similar to Rollup's [`manualChunks`](https://rollupjs.org/guide/en/#outputmanualchunks) option, where you can define custom common chunks

```json
{
"manualChunks": {
"common": ["react", "react-dom"]
}
}
```

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Research direction

Start by reading the linked Rollup manualChunks documentation and compare its behavior with esbuild's current chunking options. Define how the shown manualChunks mapping should affect the generated bundles and verify the result with a small React and react-dom example. Done means named common chunks are produced according to the configuration.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript, react
Domain
build-system
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
30/100

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