# ronami/minipack

📦 A simplified example of a modern module bundler written in JavaScript

Repository: https://github.com/ronami/minipack
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/minipack
Language: JavaScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: javascript, parcel-bundler, webpack, example, browserify, modules, commonjs, es6-modules, module-bundler, es2015
Last push: 2021-02-14T14:51:03+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3128, "days_push": 2026, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3300, forks 325 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:55.683474+00:00)

## What it is
Minipack is a simplified, heavily commented implementation of a modern JavaScript module bundler, intended to teach how tools like Webpack, Parcel, and Browserify work under the hood. It is a small educational codebase rather than a production bundler.

## Use cases
- learn how module bundlers work internally
- understand how webpack bundles javascript modules
- study how commonjs and es6 modules are resolved and bundled
- see how an ast is used to build a dependency graph
- teach frontend build tooling concepts
- build your own module bundler from scratch

## When to choose
- you want to understand bundler internals with readable, commented code
- you are teaching or learning how webpack-like tools transform modules into a bundle
- you want a minimal reference implementation before reading webpack or parcel source

## When to avoid
- you need a production bundler for a real project
- you need features like code splitting, tree shaking, or plugins
- you expect active maintenance or updates

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: maintenance
- function: build-tool, parser, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools, web-development, frontend, education, tutorials
- platform: -
- tags: module-bundler, educational, webpack, commonjs, es6-modules, ast, babel, nodejs, javascript

## Member repositories
- ronami/minipack (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:55.683474+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 2026-08-29T18:42:57.242517+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/ronami/minipack (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:55.683474+00:00, sha e6f3fd7d9ada)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.