PluginStatswebpack-virtual-modules weekly downloads statistics
By sysgears (3 listings) · npm · Webpack plugins
Webpack Virtual Modules
webpack-virtual-modules has 25,679,806 recorded weekly downloads on npm, a decrease of 45.5% over the past 30 days.
It ranks #21 of 2,251 tracked npm listings by weekly downloads.
Over 90 days, weekly downloads changed by -48.0%.
PluginStats has 543 daily observations since Apr 23, 2025; the latest is from Oct 17, 2026.
About webpack-virtual-modules
Webpack Virtual Modules
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Webpack Virtual Modules is a plugin that allows for dynamical generation of in-memory virtual modules for JavaScript builds created with webpack. When virtual module is created all the parent virtual dirs that lead to the module filename are created too. This plugin supports watch mode meaning any write to a virtual module is seen by webpack as if a real file stored on disk has changed.
Installation
Use NPM or Yarn to install Webpack Virtual Modules as a development dependency:
Usage
You can use Webpack Virtual Modules with webpack 5, 4 and 3. The examples below show the usage with webpack 5 or 4. If you want to use our plugin with webpack 3, check out a dedicated doc:
• [Webpack Virtual Modules with Webpack 3]
Generating static virtual modules
Require the plugin in the webpack configuration file, then create and add virtual modules in the plugins array in the webpack configuration object:
You can now import your virtual modules anywhere in the application and use them:
Generating dynamic virtual modules
You can generate virtual modules _dynamically_ with Webpack Virtual Modules.
Here's an example of dynamic generation of a module. All you need to do is create new virtual modules using the plugin and add them to the plugins array. After that, you need to add a webpack hook. For using hooks, consult [webpack compiler hook documentation].
In other module or a Webpack plugin, you can write to the module module-foo whatever you need. After this write, webpack will "see" that module-foo.js has changed and will restart compilation.
More Examples
• [Swagger and JSDoc Example with Webpack 5] • [Swagger and JSDoc Example with Webpack 4] • [Swagger and JSDoc Example with Webpack 3]
API Reference
• [API Reference]
Inspiration
This project is inspired by [virtual-module-webpack-plugin].
License
Copyright © 2017 [SysGears INC]. This source code is licensed under the [MIT] license.
Description from the npm listing.
- webpack
- webpack-plugin
- virtual
- modules
Where webpack-virtual-modules sits in the listing
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Adoption over time
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Data source
Weekly downloads (trailing 7 complete days) come from the official npm downloads API. Downloads include CI and mirrors and are not equivalent to installs or users. npm publishes no ratings.
Listing: https://www.npmjs.com/package/webpack-virtual-modules. First seen Oct 16, 2026; last successful collection Oct 18, 2026. See the methodology.