#Context

• Type: string
• Default:process.cwd()

The context configuration is used to set the base directory for Rspack builds.

context is an absolute path that is used as the base path for relative paths in Rspack configurations such as entry and output.

By default, Rspack uses the current working directory of the Node.js process as the base directory. In most cases, it is recommended to set a base directory manually, rather than relying on the current working directory of Node.js.

#Example

For example, you can use __dirname as the base directory:

import { dirname } from 'node:path';
import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url';

const __dirname = dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url));

export default {
  context: __dirname,
  entry: {
    main: './src/index.js',
  },
};

module.exports = {
  context: __dirname,
  entry: {
    main: './src/index.js',
  },
};

In the above example, the main entry will be resolved based on the path.join(__dirname, './src/index.js') path.

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