# asfktz/autodll-webpack-plugin

Webpack's DllPlugin without the boilerplate

Repository: https://github.com/asfktz/autodll-webpack-plugin
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/autodll-webpack-plugin
Language: JavaScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2019-11-02T06:07:09+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3357, "days_push": 2496, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1448, forks 78 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:45.472612+00:00)

## What it is
A webpack plugin that wraps DllPlugin and DllReferencePlugin to pre-bundle vendor dependencies without boilerplate, dramatically reducing build and rebuild times. It is effectively obsolete now that webpack 5 has built-in persistent caching.

## Use cases
- speed up webpack dev server rebuilds
- pre-bundle npm vendor dependencies
- reduce webpack build time
- use DllPlugin without boilerplate
- cache third-party modules in webpack 2-4

## When to choose
- you're stuck on webpack 2-4 and need faster builds
- you want DllPlugin benefits without manual config

## When to avoid
- you're on webpack 5, which has built-in caching
- starting a new project
- you need actively maintained tooling

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: maintenance
- function: build-tool, caching, developer-tools
- domain: web-development, frontend, developer-tools, performance
- platform: -
- tags: webpack-plugin, dll, build-performance, obsolete, nodejs, javascript

## Member repositories
- asfktz/autodll-webpack-plugin (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:45.472612+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:36:02.984042+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/asfktz/autodll-webpack-plugin (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:45.472612+00:00, sha 5dcaddeb7348)
  - registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/autodll-webpack-plugin (fetched 2026-08-29T11:45:55.002996+00:00, sha 5d0b3eb13c79)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.