Feature request: Multiple renderer builds

[beorn]

The electron-esbuild.config file currently has one mainConfig and one rendererConfig prop, but in bigger Electron apps it is normal to run different kinds of chrome processes as microservices (some as windowless background/server processes), each with its own build (entrypoint), and so there is a need to support multiple renderer builds.

See for example electron-forge's webpack config.

To be super flexible there are many different build setups that may be required - see parcel-bundler/parcel#2492 (comment)

[Kiyozz]

Thank for your request.

I think I can acomplish this by allowing multiple configs, transforming mainConfig into mainConfigs array.

I could add a new option to bundle additional file too (imgs, html, etc).

[volny]

Hi, thank you for creating this project, it is very much needed given the lack of quality alternatives.
I agree with OP that support for multiple renderer processes is absolutely essential for building non-trivial apps.
Is there a plan to add this in the near future?

[Kiyozz]

Hi, this is a feature I would like to add to electron-esbuild. I already started to work on it, but I prioritize other features, and now on standby. I cannot provide any ETA yet.

[jmeinke]

Hey @Kiyozz thank you so much for your electron-esbuild library. We have decided to use it and switched from the old unmaintained electron-webpack to your library. We'd also be interested in this feature. So a 👍 from me!