Function createCompiler

lib/webpack.js:81–126

(rawOptions, compilerIndex)

 * @returns {Compiler} a compiler
 */
const createCompiler = (rawOptions, compilerIndex) => {
	let options = getNormalizedWebpackOptions(rawOptions);
	applyWebpackOptionsBaseDefaults(options);

	/** @type {WebpackOptionsInterception=} */
	let interception;
	({ options, interception } = applyWebpackOptionsInterception(options));

	const compiler = new Compiler(
		/** @type {string} */ (options.context),
		options
	);
	new NodeEnvironmentPlugin({
		infrastructureLogging: options.infrastructureLogging
	}).apply(compiler);
	if (Array.isArray(options.plugins)) {
		for (const plugin of options.plugins) {
			if (typeof plugin === "function") {
				/** @type {WebpackPluginFunction} */
				(plugin).call(compiler, compiler);
			} else if (plugin) {
				plugin.apply(compiler);
			}
		}
	}
	const resolvedDefaultOptions = applyWebpackOptionsDefaults(
		options,
		compilerIndex
	);
	if (resolvedDefaultOptions.platform) {
		compiler.platform = resolvedDefaultOptions.platform;
	}
	if (options.validate) {
		compiler.hooks.validate.call();
	}
	compiler.hooks.environment.call();
	compiler.hooks.afterEnvironment.call();
	new WebpackOptionsApply().process(
		/** @type {WebpackOptionsNormalizedWithDefaults} */
		(options),
		compiler,
		interception
	);
	compiler.hooks.initialize.call();
	return compiler;
};

/**
 * Returns array of options.