Replace webpack-dev-middleware with our own improved version.

lib/middleware/webpack.js

@@ -1,22 +1,112 @@
-var webpackMiddleware = require('webpack-dev-middleware')
+var path = require('path')
+var url = require('url')
+
 var webpack = require('webpack')
+var mime = require('mime')
+var Promise = require('bluebird')
 var _ = require('lodash')
+var MemoryOutputFileSystem = require('webpack/lib/MemoryOutputFileSystem')
+var MemoryInputFileSystem =
+  require('webpack/node_modules/enhanced-resolve/lib/MemoryInputFileSystem')
 
-var webpackOptions = require('../../webpack.config.js')
+var logger = require('../util/logger')
+var lifecycle = require('../util/lifecycle')
+var globalOptions = require('../../webpack.config')
 
-var overrideOptions = {
+// Similar to webpack-dev-middleware, but integrates with our custom
-  debug: true,
+// lifecycle, behaves more like normal express middleware, and removes
-  devtool: 'eval'
+// all unnecessary features.
-}
+module.exports = function(options) {
+  var log = logger.createLogger('middleware:webpack')
+  options = _.defaults(options || {}, globalOptions)
 
-var finalOptions = _.assign(webpackOptions, overrideOptions)
+  var storage = Object.create(null)
+  var fs = new MemoryInputFileSystem(storage)
 
-module.exports = webpackMiddleware(webpack(finalOptions), {
+  var compiler = webpack(options)
-  noInfo: false,
+  compiler.outputFileSystem = new MemoryOutputFileSystem(storage)
-  quiet: false,
+
-  lazy: false,
+  var valid = false
-  publicPath: '/static/build/',
+  var queue = []
-  stats: {
+
-    colors: true
+  log.info('Creating bundle')
+  var watching = compiler.watch(options.watchDelay, function(err) {
+    if (err) {
+      log.fatal('Webpack had an error', err.stack)
+      lifecycle.fatal()
     }
-})
+  })
+
+  lifecycle.observe(function() {
+    watching.watcher.close()
+  })
+
+  function doneListener(stats) {
+    process.nextTick(function() {
+      if (valid) {
+        log.info(stats.toString(options.stats))
+
+        if (stats.hasErrors()) {
+          log.error('Bundle has errors')
+        }
+        else if (stats.hasWarnings()) {
+          log.warn('Bundle has warnings')
+        }
+        else {
+          log.info('Bundle is now valid')
+        }
+
+        queue.forEach(function(resolver) {
+          resolver.resolve()
+        })
+      }
+    })
+
+    valid = true
+  }
+
+  function invalidate() {
+    if (valid) {
+      log.info('Bundle is now invalid')
+      valid = false
+    }
+  }
+
+  compiler.plugin('done', doneListener)
+  compiler.plugin('invalid', invalidate)
+  compiler.plugin('compile', invalidate)
+
+  function bundle() {
+    if (valid) {
+      return Promise.resolve()
+    }
+    else {
+      log.info('Waiting for bundle to finish')
+      var resolver = Promise.defer()
+      queue.push(resolver)
+      return resolver.promise
+    }
+  }
+
+  return function(req, res, next) {
+    var parsedUrl = url.parse(req.url)
+
+    var target = path.join(
+      compiler.outputPath
+    , parsedUrl.pathname
+    )
+
+    bundle()
+      .then(function() {
+        try {
+          var body = fs.readFileSync(target)
+          res.set('Content-Type', mime.lookup(target))
+          res.end(body)
+        }
+        catch (err) {
+          return next()
+        }
+      })
+      .catch(next)
+  }
+}

lib/roles/app.js

@@ -45,6 +45,13 @@ module.exports = function(options) {
   io.set('browser client', false)
   io.set('transports', ['websocket'])
 
+  if (!options.disableWatch) {
+    app.use('/static/build', webpack({
+      debug: true
+    , devtool: 'eval'
+    }))
+  }
+
   app.use('/static/bower_components',
     express.static(pathutil.resource('bower_components')))
   app.use('/static/data', express.static(pathutil.resource('data')))
@@ -54,10 +61,6 @@ module.exports = function(options) {
   app.use(express.favicon(pathutil.resource(
     'bower_components/stf-graphics/logo/exports/STF-128.png')))
 
-  if (!options.disableWatch) {
-    app.use(webpack)
-  }
-
   app.use(express.cookieParser(options.secret))
   app.use(express.cookieSession({
     key: options.ssid

webpack.config.js

@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ module.exports = {
   , publicPath: '/static/build/'
   , filename: 'bundle.js'
   }
+, stats: {
+    colors: true
+  }
 , resolve: {
     modulesDirectories: [
       pathutil.resource('bower_components')