esbuild for MSBuild
Get Started
$ dotnet add package ESBuild.MSBuildReadme
(ES|MS)Build
ESBuild.MSBuild is a NuGet package which wraps esbuild, enabling frontend builds without Node or NPM.
Usage
Add a package reference and ESBuild items to your csproj. Each entry point will be bundled and converted into a Content item, which will be published and (if you are using ASP.NET Core) included as a static web asset, accessible at _content/<Your.Project.Name>/<bundle.name>. Example:
<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Web">
<PropertyGroup>
<TargetFramework>net10.0</TargetFramework>
</PropertyGroup>
<ItemGroup>
<PackageReference Include="ESBuild.MSBuild" Version="0.25.4.*" />
<ESBuild Include="index.ts" Minify="true" />
<ESBuild Include="app.css" />
<ESBuild Include="global/*.css" Group="global.css" />
</ItemGroup>
</Project>
API
For more complex scenarios, these MSBuild properties are available.
| Property | Default | Description | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
ESBuildBinaryPath | Platform-specific. | Location of esbuild or esbuild.exe. | For low-level integration - use it to run esbuild yourself, or change it to run a custom version. |
ESBuildEcho | False | Whether to log esbuild invocations. | Set to true to display generated commandlines. |