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[](http://travis-ci.org/survivejs/webpack-merge) [](https://codecov.io/gh/survivejs/webpack-merge)
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# webpack-merge - Merge designed for Webpack
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**webpack-merge** provides a `merge` function that concatenates arrays and merges objects creating a new object. If functions are encountered, it will execute them, run the results through the algorithm, and then wrap the returned values within a function again.
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This behavior is particularly useful in configuring webpack although it has uses beyond it. Whenever you need to merge configuration objects, **webpack-merge** can come in handy.
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There's also a webpack specific merge variant known as `merge.smart` that's able to take webpack specifics into account (i.e., it can flatten loader definitions).
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## Standard Merging
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### **`merge(...configuration | [...configuration])`**
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`merge` is the core, and the most important idea, of the API. Often this is all you need unless you want further customization.
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```javascript
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// Default API
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var output = merge(object1, object2, object3, ...);
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// You can pass an array of objects directly.
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// This works with all available functions.
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var output = merge([object1, object2, object3]);
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// Please note that where keys match,
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// the objects to the right take precedence:
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var output = merge(
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  { fruit: "apple", color: "red" },
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  { fruit: "strawberries" }
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);
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console.log(output);
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// { color: "red", fruit: "strawberries"}
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```
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### **`merge({ customizeArray, customizeObject })(...configuration | [...configuration])`**
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`merge` behavior can be customized per field through a curried customization API.
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```javascript
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// Customizing array/object behavior
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var output = merge(
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  {
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    customizeArray(a, b, key) {
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      if (key === 'extensions') {
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        return _.uniq([...a, ...b]);
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      }
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      // Fall back to default merging
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      return undefined;
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    },
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    customizeObject(a, b, key) {
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      if (key === 'module') {
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        // Custom merging
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        return _.merge({}, a, b);
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      }
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      // Fall back to default merging
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      return undefined;
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    }
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  }
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)(object1, object2, object3, ...);
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```
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For example, if the previous code was invoked with only `object1` and `object2`
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with `object1` as:
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```
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{
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    foo1: ['object1'],
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    foo2: ['object1'],
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    bar1: { object1: {} },
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    bar2: { object1: {} },
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}
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```
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and `object2` as:
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```
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{
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    foo1: ['object2'],
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    foo2: ['object2'],
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    bar1: { object2: {} },
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    bar2: { object2: {} },
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}
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```
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then `customizeArray` will be invoked for each property of `Array` type, i.e:
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```
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customizeArray(['object1'], ['object2'], 'foo1');
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customizeArray(['object1'], ['object2'], 'foo2');
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```
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and `customizeObject` will be invoked for each property of `Object` type, i.e:
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```
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customizeObject({ object1: {} }, { object2: {} }, bar1);
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customizeObject({ object1: {} }, { object2: {} }, bar2);
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```
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### **`merge.unique(<field>, <fields>, field => field)`**
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The first <field> is the config property to look through for duplicates.
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<fields> represents the values that should be unique when you run the field => field function on each duplicate.
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```javascript
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const output = merge({
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  customizeArray: merge.unique(
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    'plugins',
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    ['HotModuleReplacementPlugin'],
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    plugin => plugin.constructor && plugin.constructor.name
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  )
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})({
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  plugins: [
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    new webpack.HotModuleReplacementPlugin()
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  ]
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}, {
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  plugins: [
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    new webpack.HotModuleReplacementPlugin()
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  ]
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});
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// Output contains only single HotModuleReplacementPlugin now.
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```
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## Merging with Strategies
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### **`merge.strategy({ <field>: '<prepend|append|replace>''})(...configuration | [...configuration])`**
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Given you may want to configure merging behavior per field, there's a strategy variant:
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```javascript
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// Merging with a specific merge strategy
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var output = merge.strategy(
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  {
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    entry: 'prepend', // or 'replace', defaults to 'append'
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    'module.rules': 'prepend'
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  }
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)(object1, object2, object3, ...);
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```
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### **`merge.smartStrategy({ <key>: '<prepend|append|replace>''})(...configuration | [...configuration])`**
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The same idea works with smart merging too (described below in greater detail).
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```javascript
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var output = merge.smartStrategy(
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  {
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    entry: 'prepend', // or 'replace'
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    'module.rules': 'prepend'
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  }
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)(object1, object2, object3, ...);
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```
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## Smart Merging
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### **`merge.smart(...configuration | [...configuration])`**
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*webpack-merge* tries to be smart about merging loaders when `merge.smart` is used. Loaders with matching tests will be merged into a single loader value.
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Note that the logic picks up webpack 2 `rules` kind of syntax as well. The examples below have been written in webpack 1 syntax.
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**package.json**
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```json5
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{
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  "scripts": {
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    "start": "webpack-dev-server",
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    "build": "webpack"
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  },
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  // ...
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}
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```
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**webpack.config.js**
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```javascript
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var path = require('path');
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var merge = require('webpack-merge');
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var TARGET = process.env.npm_lifecycle_event;
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var common = {
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  entry: path.join(__dirname, 'app'),
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  ...
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  module: {
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    loaders: [
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      {
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        test: /\.css$/,
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        loaders: ['style', 'css'],
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      },
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    ],
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  },
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};
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if(TARGET === 'start') {
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  module.exports = merge(common, {
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    module: {
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      // loaders will get concatenated!
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      loaders: [
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        {
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          test: /\.jsx?$/,
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          loader: 'babel?stage=1',
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          include: path.join(ROOT_PATH, 'app'),
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        },
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      ],
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    },
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    ...
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  });
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}
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if(TARGET === 'build') {
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  module.exports = merge(common, {
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    ...
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  });
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}
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...
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```
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**Loader string values `loader: 'babel'` override each other.**
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```javascript
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merge.smart({
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  loaders: [{
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    test: /\.js$/,
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    loader: 'babel'
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  }]
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}, {
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  loaders: [{
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    test: /\.js$/,
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    loader: 'coffee'
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  }]
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});
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// will become
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{
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  loaders: [{
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    test: /\.js$/,
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    loader: 'coffee'
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  }]
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}
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```
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**Loader array values `loaders: ['babel']` will be merged, without duplication.**
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```javascript
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merge.smart({
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  loaders: [{
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    test: /\.js$/,
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    loaders: ['babel']
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  }]
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}, {
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  loaders: [{
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    test: /\.js$/,
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    loaders: ['coffee']
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  }]
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});
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// will become
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{
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  loaders: [{
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    test: /\.js$/,
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    // appended because Webpack evaluated these from right to left
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    // this way you can specialize behavior and build the loader chain
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    loaders: ['babel', 'coffee']
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  }]
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}
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```
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**Loader array values `loaders: ['babel']` can be reordered by including
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original loaders.**
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```javascript
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merge.smart({
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  loaders: [{
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    test: /\.js$/,
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    loaders: ['babel']
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  }]
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}, {
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  loaders: [{
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    test: /\.js$/,
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    loaders: ['react-hot', 'babel']
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  }]
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});
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// will become
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{
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  loaders: [{
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    test: /\.js$/,
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    // order of second argument is respected
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    loaders: ['react-hot', 'babel']
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  }]
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}
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```
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This also works in reverse - the existing order will be maintained if possible:
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```javascript
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merge.smart({
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  loaders: [{
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    test: /\.css$/,
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    use: [
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      { loader: 'css-loader', options: { myOptions: true } },
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      { loader: 'style-loader' }
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    ]
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  }]
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}, {
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  loaders: [{
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    test: /\.css$/,
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    use: [
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      { loader: 'style-loader', options: { someSetting: true } }
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    ]
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  }]
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});
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// will become
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{
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  loaders: [{
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    test: /\.css$/,
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    use: [
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      { loader: 'css-loader', options: { myOptions: true } },
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      { loader: 'style-loader', options: { someSetting: true } }
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    ]
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  }]
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}
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```
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In the case of an order conflict, the second order wins:
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```javascript
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merge.smart({
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  loaders: [{
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    test: /\.css$/,
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    use: [
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      { loader: 'css-loader' },
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      { loader: 'style-loader' }
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    ]
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  }]
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}, {
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  loaders: [{
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    test: /\.css$/,
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    use: [
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      { loader: 'style-loader' },
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      { loader: 'css-loader' }
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    ]
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  }]
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});
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// will become
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{
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  loaders: [{
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    test: /\.css$/,
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    use: [
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      { loader: 'style-loader' }
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      { loader: 'css-loader' },
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    ]
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  }]
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}
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```
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**Loader query strings `loaders: ['babel?plugins[]=object-assign']` will be overridden.**
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```javascript
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merge.smart({
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  loaders: [{
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    test: /\.js$/,
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    loaders: ['babel?plugins[]=object-assign']
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  }]
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}, {
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  loaders: [{
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    test: /\.js$/,
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    loaders: ['babel', 'coffee']
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  }]
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});
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// will become
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{
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  loaders: [{
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    test: /\.js$/,
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    loaders: ['babel', 'coffee']
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  }]
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}
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```
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**Loader arrays in source values will have loader strings merged into them.**
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```javascript
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merge.smart({
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  loaders: [{
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    test: /\.js$/,
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    loader: 'babel'
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  }]
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}, {
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  loaders: [{
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    test: /\.js$/,
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    loaders: ['coffee']
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  }]
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});
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// will become
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{
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  loaders: [{
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    test: /\.js$/,
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    // appended because Webpack evaluated these from right to left!
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    loaders: ['babel', 'coffee']
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  }]
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}
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```
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**Loader strings in source values will always override.**
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```javascript
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merge.smart({
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  loaders: [{
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    test: /\.js$/,
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    loaders: ['babel']
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  }]
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}, {
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  loaders: [{
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    test: /\.js$/,
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    loader: 'coffee'
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  }]
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});
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// will become
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{
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  loaders: [{
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    test: /\.js$/,
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    loader: 'coffee'
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  }]
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}
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```
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## Multiple Merging
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### **`merge.multiple(...configuration | [...configuration])`**
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Sometimes you may need to support multiple targets, *webpack-merge* will accept an object where each key represents the target configuration. The output becomes an *array* of configurations where matching keys are merged and non-matching keys are added.
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```javascript
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var path = require('path');
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var baseConfig = {
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    server: {
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      target: 'node',
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      output: {
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        path: path.resolve(__dirname, 'dist'),
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        filename: 'lib.node.js'
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      }
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    },
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    client: {
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      output: {
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        path: path.resolve(__dirname, 'dist'),
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        filename: 'lib.js'
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      }
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    }
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  };
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// specialized configuration
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var production = {
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    client: {
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      output: {
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        path: path.resolve(__dirname, 'dist'),
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        filename: '[name].[hash].js'
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      }
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    }
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  }
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module.exports = merge.multiple(baseConfig, production)
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```
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> Check out [SurviveJS - Webpack and React](http://survivejs.com/) to dig deeper into the topic.
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## Development
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1. `npm i`
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1. `npm run build`
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1. `npm run watch`
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Before contributing, please open an issue where to discuss.
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## License
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*webpack-merge* is available under MIT. See LICENSE for more details.
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