More flexible NODE_ENV with DefinePlugin (#866)

* More flexible NODE_ENV with DefinePlugin * Fixed trailing space
caiqizhen · Mar 31, 2017 · b64264e · b64264e
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diff --git a/webpack.config.development.js b/webpack.config.development.js
@@ -118,9 +118,12 @@ export default merge(baseConfig, {
      *
      * NODE_ENV should be production so that modules do not perform certain
      * development checks
+     *
+     * By default, use 'development' as NODE_ENV. This can be overriden with
+     * 'staging', for example, by changing the ENV variables in the npm scripts
      */
     new webpack.DefinePlugin({
-      'process.env.NODE_ENV': JSON.stringify('development')
+      'process.env.NODE_ENV': JSON.stringify(process.env.NODE_ENV || 'development')
     }),
     // turn debug mode on.
     new webpack.LoaderOptionsPlugin({