feat(webpack-cli): add --no-hot flag

packages/webpack-cli/README.md

@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ Options
   -t, --target string      Sets the build target
   -w, --watch              Watch for files changes
   -h, --hot                Enables Hot Module Replacement
+  --no-hot                 Disables Hot Module Replacement
   -s, --sourcemap string   Determine source maps to use
   --prefetch string        Prefetch this request
   -j, --json               Prints result as JSON

packages/webpack-cli/lib/utils/cli-flags.js

@@ -155,6 +155,14 @@ module.exports = {
             description: 'Enables Hot Module Replacement',
             link: 'https://webpack.js.org/concepts/hot-module-replacement/',
         },
+        {
+            name: 'no-hot',
+            usage: '--no-hot',
+            type: Boolean,
+            group: ADVANCED_GROUP,
+            description: 'Disables Hot Module Replacement',
+            link: 'https://webpack.js.org/concepts/hot-module-replacement/',
+        },
         {
             name: 'sourcemap',
             usage: '--sourcemap <sourcemap | eval>',

test/no-hot/no-hot.test.js

@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+'use strict';
+const { run } = require('../utils/test-utils');
+const { stat, readFile } = require('fs');
+const { resolve } = require('path');
+describe('no-hot flag', () => {
+    it('shoul,d be successful when --no-hot is passed', (done) => {
+        const { stderr, stdout } = run(__dirname, ['--no-hot']);
+        expect(stderr).toBeFalsy();
+        expect(stdout).toBeTruthy();
+        expect(stdout).not.toContain('webpack/runtime/hot module replacement');
+
+        stat(resolve(__dirname, './bin/main.js'), (err, stats) => {
+            expect(err).toBe(null);
+            expect(stats.isFile()).toBe(true);
+            done();
+        });
+        readFile(resolve(__dirname, './bin/main.js'), 'utf-8', (err, data) => {
+            expect(err).toBe(null);
+            // check for absence of special functions invoked by HMR plugin only
+            expect(data).not.toContain('/* webpack/runtime/hot module replacement */');
+            done();
+        });
+    });
+
+    it('should warn when --hot and --no-hot both are passed', (done) => {
+        const { stderr, stdout } = run(__dirname, ['--hot', '--no-hot']);
+        expect(stderr).toContain(
+            '[webpack-cli] You provided both --hot and --no-hot. We will use only the last of these flags that you provided in your CLI arguments',
+        );
+        expect(stdout).toBeTruthy();
+
+        stat(resolve(__dirname, './bin/main.js'), (err, stats) => {
+            expect(err).toBe(null);
+            expect(stats.isFile()).toBe(true);
+            done();
+        });
+        readFile(resolve(__dirname, './bin/main.js'), 'utf-8', (err, data) => {
+            expect(err).toBe(null);
+            // check for absence of special functions invoked by HMR plugin only
+            expect(data).not.toContain('/* webpack/runtime/hot module replacement */');
+            done();
+        });
+    });
+});

test/no-hot/src/index.js

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+console.log('no-hot test');

test/no-hot/webpack.config.js

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+module.exports = {
+    mode: 'development',
+    stats: 'verbose',
+};

test/serve/basic/serve-basic.test.js

@@ -37,6 +37,13 @@ describe('basic serve usage', () => {
             expect(stderr).toHaveLength(0);
         });
 
+        it('uses no-hot flag', async () => {
+            const { stdout, stderr } = await runServe(['--port', port, '--no-hot'], testPath);
+            expect(stdout).toContain('main.js');
+            expect(stdout).not.toContain('hot/dev-server.js');
+            expect(stderr).toHaveLength(0);
+        });
+
         it('uses hot flag and progress flag', async () => {
             const { stdout, stderr } = await runServe(['--port', port, '--hot', '--progress'], testPath);
             expect(stdout).toContain('main.js');

test/serve/with-custom-port/serve-custom-config.test.js

@@ -53,5 +53,16 @@ describe('serve with devServer in config', () => {
             expect(stdout).toContain(`http://0.0.0.0:${port}`);
             expect(stderr).toBeFalsy();
         });
+
+        it('Passing no-hot flag works alongside other server config', async () => {
+            const { stdout, stderr } = await runServe(['--port', port, '--no-hot'], testPath);
+            // Should output the correct bundle file
+            expect(stdout).toContain('main.js');
+            // HMR is not being used
+            expect(stdout).not.toContain('hot/dev-server.js');
+            // Runs at correct host and port
+            expect(stdout).toContain(`http://0.0.0.0:${port}`);
+            expect(stderr).toBeFalsy();
+        });
     }
 });