Delete files and folders using Rollup.

This plugin is useful when you want to clean dist or other folders and files before bundling. It's using del package inside, check it for pattern examples and additional options.

# pnpm
pnpm add rollup-plugin-delete -D
# yarn
yarn add rollup-plugin-delete -D
# npm
npm install rollup-plugin-delete -D

// rollup.config.js
import del from 'rollup-plugin-delete'
export default {
  input: 'src/index.js',
  output: {
    file: 'dist/app.js'
  },
  plugins: [
    del({ targets: 'dist' })
  ]
}

There are some useful options:

A string or an array of patterns of files and folders to be deleted. Default is [].

// Folder
del({
  targets: 'build'
})
// Files
del({
  targets: 'dist/*.js'
})
// Multiple targets
del({
  targets: ['dist/*', 'images/*.webp']
})

Output removed files and folders to console. Default is false.

del({
  targets: 'dist/*',
  verbose: true
})

Rollup hook the plugin should use. Default is buildStart.

del({
  targets: 'dist/*',
  hook: 'buildEnd'
})

Type: boolean | Default: false

Delete items once. Useful in watch mode.

del({
  targets: 'dist/*',
  runOnce: true
})

All other options are passed to del package which is used inside.

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