How can you compile angular templates with webpack?

All we need is an easy explanation of the problem, so here it is.

The idea is to have 1 JS file out of all html files.
and after just to use it via require:

templateUrl: require('./views/user-list.html')

Could you share you experience please?
I was googling for it and found several loaders for webpack but not sure what to use.

How to solve :

I know you bored from this bug, So we are here to help you! Take a deep breath and look at the explanation of your problem. We have many solutions to this problem, But we recommend you to use the first method because it is tested & true method that will 100% work for you.

Method 1

I decided to use ng-cache loader for webpack together with ES2015 syntax: it means import from instead of require.

Part of my webpack config:

module: {
    loaders: [
      { test: /\.js$/, loader: 'babel', include: APP },
      { test: /\.html$/, loader: 'ng-cache?prefix=[dir]/[dir]' },
    ]
  },

and example of directive with template:

import avatarTemplate from './views/avatar.html';

const avatar = function() {
  return {
    restrict: 'E',
    replace: true,
    scope: {
      user: '='
    },
    template: avatarTemplate
  }
};

export default avatar;

Method 2

your answer is right. However just offering alternative for it:

const avatar = function() {
  return {
    restrict: 'E',
    replace: true,
    scope: {
      user: '='
    },
    template: require("../path/to/file.html"),
  }
};

export default avatar;

Method 3

In Webpack.config file you can add main html like below

 plugins: [ 
new HtmlWebpackPlugin({
    template: 'index.html'
}),
new ExtractTextPlugin('bundle.css')

],
Include html-loader in package.json and use the below method in config block alone is enough.

$stateProvider.state('app', {
        url: '/app',
        template: require('html-loader!root/app/Common/templates/role.html'),
        controller: 'roleController'
    })

So all the partials will be bundled within the bundle.js itself.No need to add the loaders in webpack-config as well

Note: Use and implement method 1 because this method fully tested our system.
Thank you 🙂

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