openedx / openedx/frontend-base

Replace Webpack

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Dominant language
TypeScript
Stars
4
Forks
13
Avg merge
3h 21m
Merged PRs (30d)
10

Description

Investigate the possibility of using Vite or Rsbuild, based on community work done so far:

Vite: https://discuss.openedx.org/t/experiment-build-an-mfe-with-vite-instead-of-frontend-build-webpack/12702/7

Rsbuild: https://github.com/overhangio/tutor-mfe/pull/252

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by reading the linked Open edX discussion about building an MFE with Vite and the tutor-mfe pull request using Rsbuild. Investigate the feasibility of replacing Webpack with either option, and consider the work complete when a direction and its implications for frontend-base are documented.

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Assessment

Tech stack
typescript, vite, webpack
Domain
build-system, tooling
Issue type
Refactor
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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