TargetableModule

TargetableModule

A module that third party code can modify.

When Webpack loads a module into its bundles, it processes the source code through a set of rules generated by Buildpack. A TargetableModule is a reference to that source file, meant to be passed to interceptors. Inside interceptors, extensions and projects can configure the TargetableModule to transform it in many ways.

Kind: global class

• TargetableModule
  • new TargetableModule(file, trackingOwner)
  • .addTransform(type, transformModule, options) ⇒ this
  • .flush() ⇒ Array.<TransformRequest>
  • .insertAfterSource(after, insert, [options]) ⇒ this
  • .insertBeforeSource(before, insert, [options]) ⇒ this
  • .prependSource(insert) ⇒ this
  • .spliceSource(instruction) ⇒ this

new TargetableModule(file, trackingOwner)

Create a TargetableModule representing a file.

targetableModule.addTransform(type, transformModule, options) ⇒ this

Add a transform request to this module’s queue. The fileToTransform of the transform request is automatically set to this module’s filename.

Kind: instance method of TargetableModule
Chainable

targetableModule.flush() ⇒ Array.<TransformRequest>

Empty this module’s queue of transforms, returning them as an array.

Kind: instance method of TargetableModule
Returns: Array.<TransformRequest> - An array of Transform requests.

targetableModule.insertAfterSource(after, insert, [options]) ⇒ this

Insert text into the module contents, immediately following the location of the search string if it is found.

Kind: instance method of TargetableModule
Chainable

targetableModule.insertBeforeSource(before, insert, [options]) ⇒ this

Insert text into the module contents, immediately before the location of the search string if it is found.

Kind: instance method of TargetableModule
Chainable

targetableModule.prependSource(insert) ⇒ this

Add text to the beginning of a file.

Kind: instance method of TargetableModule
Chainable

targetableModule.spliceSource(instruction) ⇒ this

Do any splice operation supported by splice-source-loader.

Kind: instance method of TargetableModule
Chainable

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Examples

Code examples for using the TargetableModule class.

Insert source code

The TargetableModule class contains functions that let you insert custom code into different areas in the source code.

const { Targetables } = require('@magento/pwa-buildpack')

module.exports = targets => {
    const targetableFactory = Targetables.using(targets);

    // Create a TargetableModule instance that points to the main.js source
    const MainComponent = targetableFactory.module(
        '@magento/venia-ui/lib/components/Main/main.js'
    );

    // Insert a console log message in the source
    MainComponent.insertAfterSource(
        'const Main = props => {\n',
        '\tconsole.log("Hello World");\n'
    );

}

The following example makes the following code modifications to main.js for the final bundle:

  const Main = props => {
+     console.log("Hello World");
      const { children, isMasked } = props;
      const classes = mergeClasses(defaultClasses, props.classes);

      const rootClass = isMasked ? classes.root_masked : classes.root;
      const pageClass = isMasked ? classes.page_masked : classes.page;

      useScrollLock(isMasked);

      return (
          <main className={rootClass}>
              <Header />
              <div className={pageClass}>{children}</div>
              <Footer />
          </main>
      );
  };

Splice code using instructions

The spliceSource() function is a low level code modification function that apply changes based on an instruction object. The insertAfterSource(), insertBeforeSource(), and prependSource() functions provide a simpler interface and are facade functions for spliceSource(). The first three functions can handle most modification use cases, but if you need to use spliceSource() to make changes, you must know how to create a splice instruction object.

Splice instruction object

A splice instruction object tells the spliceSource() function, how to change the source code. The instruction object properties describes what actions to take and where.

Instruction objects can only have one location property (at, before, after), but one or both action properties (insert, remove).

Splice instruction examples

Example 1: The following instruction object makes the same modification as the previous Insert source code example:

const instruction = {
    insert: '\tconsole.log("Hello World");\n',
    after: 'const Main = props => {\n'
}

MainComponent.spliceSource(instruction);

Example 2: This instruction object adds a comment after the default export statement in main.js:

const instruction = {
    after: 'export default Main;',
    insert: ' // Exports the main component',
}

MainComponent.spliceSource(instruction);

Example 3: These instructions add and remove code to refactor main.js so it destructures variables earlier in the code:

const destructureInstruction = {
    before: 'props =>',
    remove: 5,
    insert: '({ children, isMasked, propClasses })'
}

MainComponent.spliceSource(destructureInstruction);

const removeInstruction = {
    before: ' .   const { children, isMasked }',
    remove: 42
}

MainComponent.spliceSource(removeInstruction);

const rewriteInstruction = {
    after: 'mergeClasses(defaultClasses, ',
    remove: 7,
    insert: 'propC'
} 

MainComponent.spliceSource(rewriteInstruction);

Debugging source transformations

Debugging source transformation issues is tricky because the code you want to check will be in chunks and minified. Fortunately, PWA Studio’s Webpack configuration provides source maps for Chrome’s developer tools, which lets you view the modified code in your browser.

Debugging with Chrome developer tools

1. Start your development server and navigate to a page in your application that contains your modified code.

2. Right-click on the page and select Inspect to open Chrome’s web developer tools.

   

3. Select the Sources tab in the developer tools panel.

   

4. Open the file searcher by pressing Command+P on a Mac, or Contol+P on Windows or Linux.

   Type in the name of the file you modified, e.g. main.js.

   

5. After the file opens, look for your modifications and validate that they are correct.

   Here, you see the result of the modifications from the previous examples: