Please provide an example how to console.log "Hello World" through Plugin API [docs]

[projektorius96]

🙋 feature request

I was scrolling the docs for Parcel Plugin development, however Parcel docs provide only generic example how to extend .parcelrc . It's like Google docs for Chrome extension development without a simplest example how to make one, just the reference. I simply don't get it, guys, how do you think we will now how to put things in a right place a plugin to work ? We desperately need an example even the simplest one !

🤔 Expected Behavior

Consider your own provided example, but a little bit modified, just as follows:

// .parcelrc
{
  "extends": ["@parcel/config-default", "@placeholder/hello-world"]
}

😯 Current Behaviour

N/A

💁 Possible Solution

N/A

🔦 Context

N/A

💻 Examples

Following Parcel API docs I managed to find this, just at the top of the page as follows:

import {Parcel} from '@parcel/core';

let bundler = new Parcel({
  entries: 'a.js',
  defaultConfig: '@parcel/config-default'
});

Judging the code above, our so called @placeholder/hello-world plugin is merged into @parcel/config-default . Perhaps I get that part right, but then my question is as follows:

How to export @placeholder/hello-world and what signature to follow to get that Hello World printed but through means of Plugin API ? In other words, I don't see how @placeholder/hello-world reflects in the codebase, simply put – no example !

I am kindly requesting to update the docs with the example explaining how to hook our @placeholder/hello-world and what entry point to use (if any) in Parcel API config.

Cheers ♥

[projektorius96]

Inactive, so closing. Please re-open, if you need.

[mischnic]

In "defaultConfig" you should specify a parcelrc file or a config package as described on https://parceljs.org/plugin-system/configuration/.

The individual plugins are then specified in there