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Version: v3

Command Line Interface (CLI)

stencil build

Builds a Stencil project. The flags below are the available options for the build command.

FlagDescriptionAlias
--ciRun a build using recommended settings for a Continuous Integration (CI) environment. Defaults the number of workers to 4, allows for extra time if taking screenshots via the tests and modifies the console logs.
--configPath to the stencil.config.ts file. This flag is not needed in most cases since Stencil will find the config. Additionally, a Stencil config is not required.-c
--debugAdds additional runtime code to help debug, and sets the log level for more verbose output.
--devRuns a development build.
--docs-readmeGenerate readme.md docs based on the component types, properties, methods, events, JSDocs, CSS Custom Properties, etc.
--es5Creates an ES5 compatible build. By default ES5 builds are not created during development in order to improve build times. However, ES5 builds are always created during production builds. Use this flag to create ES5 builds during development.
--logWrite logs for the stencil build into stencil-build.log. The log file is written in the same location as the config.
--prerenderPrerender the application using the www output target after the build has completed.
--prodRuns a production build which will optimize each file, improve bundling, remove unused code, minify, etc. A production build is the default, this flag is only used to override the --dev flag.
--max-workersMax number of workers the compiler should use. Defaults to use the same number of CPUs the Operating System has available.
--nextOpt-in to test the "next" Stencil compiler features.
--no-cacheDisables using the cache.
--no-openBy default the --serve command will open a browser window. Using the --no-open command will not automatically open a browser window.
--portPort for the Integrated Dev Server. Defaults to 3333.-p
--serveStarts the Integrated Dev Server.
--statsWrite stats about the project to stencil-stats.json. The stats file is written in the same location as the config.
--verboseLogs additional information about each step of the build.
--watchWatches files during development and triggers a rebuild when files are updated.

stencil test

Tests a Stencil project. The flags below are the available options for the test command.

FlagDescription
--specTests .spec.ts files using Jest.
--e2eTests .e2e.ts files using Puppeteer and Jest.
--no-buildSkips build process before running the tests. (You are expected to have built it beforehand).
--devtoolsOpens the dev tools panel in Chrome for end-to-end tests. Setting this flag will disable --headless
--headlessSets the headless mode to use in Chrome for end-to-end tests. --headless and --headless=true will enable the "old" headless mode in Chrome, that was used by default prior to Chrome v112. --headless=new will enable the new headless mode introduced in Chrome v112. See this article for more information on Chrome's new headless mode.

stencil

FlagDescription
--helpDisplay the help output explaining the different flags.
--versionPrints the current Stencil version.

stencil generate <sub-folder>

Starts the interactive component generator. You can specify one or more sub-folders to generate the component in.