Allow multiple preload scripts

[paulantoine2]

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.

My application contain 2 BrowserWindows that need 2 different preload scripts, unfortunately, only app/api/preload.ts is bundled in build commands.

Describe the solution you'd like

Select all files in a folder or allow a configuration to declare preload files in workspace.json
Like

"preload": ["apps/desktop/src/app/api/preload.ts", ...]

Describe alternatives you've considered

I added a custom wepack config for the build command :

module.exports = (config) => {
  config.entry = {
    ...config.entry,
    scrapping: 'apps/desktop/src/app/api/other_preload.ts',
  };
  return config;
};

But I can't find an alternative for the make command.

[bennymeg]

Done.
Will be added to the next minor release.

[EchopixUser]

Does the fix mean the other preload scripts must be named preload.<anything>.ts? I am having troubles getting this to work on v11.4.0. The ts file is not compiled to js and bundled in the dist at all.

[loicbtd]

Does the fix mean the other preload scripts must be named preload.<anything>.ts? I am having troubles getting this to work on v11.4.0. The ts file is not compiled to js and bundled in the dist at all.

Same behavior on my project. Should we do something special to include multiple api/preload.*.ts to the build ?

(I updated the package from v11.1.3 to v11.4.0 to get this feature)

Thanks in advance.

[bennymeg]

Does the fix mean the other preload scripts must be named preload.{anything}.ts?

Yes.

Should we do something special to include multiple api/preload.*.ts to the build ?

Create a custom webpack configuration file like @paulantoine2 suggested:

module.exports = (config) => {
  config.entry = {
    ...config.entry,
    other_preload: 'apps/desktop/src/app/api/preload.other.ts',
  };
  return config;
};

[bennymeg]

I think I did not made a good decision about the preload script naming.
I'm thinking about making a breaking change on v12 to use the following schema:
<anything>.preload.ts seems like a better naming convention.