Add WebpackStaticImagesPlugin to handle static image processing

config/plugins.js

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ const BundleAnalyzerPlugin = require('webpack-bundle-analyzer').BundleAnalyzerPl
 const WebpackImageSizesPlugin = require('./webpack-image-sizes-plugin')
 const WebpackThemeJsonPlugin = require('./webpack-theme-json-plugin')
 const SpriteHashPlugin = require('./webpack-sprite-hash-plugin')
+const WebpackStaticImagesPlugin = require('./webpack-static-images-plugin')
 
 module.exports = {
 	get: function (mode) {
@@ -85,6 +86,12 @@ module.exports = {
 				defaultImageFormat: 'jpg', // Generated image format (jpg, png, webp, avif)
 				silence: true, // Suppress console output
 			}),
+			new WebpackStaticImagesPlugin({
+				inputDir: 'src/img/static',
+				outputDir: 'dist/images',
+				quality: 80,
+				silence: false, // Suppress console output
+			}),
 		]
 
 		if (mode === 'production') {

config/webpack-static-images-plugin.js

@@ -0,0 +1,125 @@
+const fs = require('fs')
+const path = require('path')
+
+// Try to require sharp, fallback gracefully if not available
+let sharp
+try {
+	sharp = require('sharp')
+} catch (error) {
+	console.warn('⚠️ Sharp not available. WebP conversion will be disabled.')
+}
+
+/**
+ * Webpack plugin to copy and automatically convert static images in a folder to WebP.
+ */
+class WebpackStaticImagesPlugin {
+	/**
+	 * Creates an instance of WebpackStaticImagesPlugin.
+	 *
+	 * @param {Object} [options={}] - Configuration options
+	 * @param {string} [options.inputDir='src/img/static'] - Input directory
+	 * @param {string} [options.outputDir='dist/images'] - Output directory
+	 * @param {number} [options.quality=80] - WebP compression quality
+	 * @param {boolean} [options.silence=false] - Disable console output
+	 */
+	constructor(options = {}) {
+		this.options = {
+			inputDir: 'src/img/static',
+			outputDir: 'dist/images',
+			quality: 80,
+			silence: false,
+			...options,
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Logs a message to the console if silence option is not enabled.
+	 */
+	log(level, ...args) {
+		if (!this.options.silence) {
+			console[level](...args)
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Entry point for Webpack.
+	 */
+	apply(compiler) {
+		if (!sharp) {
+			return
+		} // If Sharp is not installed, silently cancel.
+
+		// Use afterEmit to ensure that Webpack has created the dist folder.
+		compiler.hooks.afterEmit.tapPromise('WebpackStaticImagesPlugin', async (compilation) => {
+			const { context } = compiler
+			const inputPath = path.resolve(context, this.options.inputDir)
+			const outputPath = path.resolve(context, this.options.outputDir)
+
+			// Check if the source directory exists.
+			if (!fs.existsSync(inputPath)) {
+				this.log('warn', `⚠️ Source directory not found: ${inputPath}`)
+				return
+			}
+
+			// Create the output directory if it doesn't exist.
+			if (!fs.existsSync(outputPath)) {
+				fs.mkdirSync(outputPath, { recursive: true })
+			}
+
+			try {
+				this.log('log', '🔄 Starting static images processing...')
+				await this.processImages(inputPath, outputPath)
+				this.log('log', '🎉 Static images processing completed!')
+			} catch (error) {
+				this.log('error', '❌ Error during static images processing:', error)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Processes the images in the directory.
+	 */
+	async processImages(inputPath, outputPath) {
+		const files = fs.readdirSync(inputPath)
+		const promises = []
+		let count = 0
+
+		for (const file of files) {
+			// Only process JPG and PNG files.
+			if (file.match(/\.(png|jpe?g)$/i)) {
+				const filePath = path.join(inputPath, file)
+				const fileName = path.parse(file).name
+
+				// Create the output paths.
+				const outputOriginal = path.join(outputPath, file)
+				const outputWebp = path.join(outputPath, `${fileName}.webp`)
+
+				// Prepare the Sharp instances.
+				// (Sharp returns Promises, it is crucial to wait for them.)
+				const copyPromise = sharp(filePath).toFile(outputOriginal)
+				const webpPromise = sharp(filePath).webp({ quality: this.options.quality }).toFile(outputWebp)
+
+				// Group the two actions for this file.
+				const filePromise = Promise.all([copyPromise, webpPromise])
+					.then(() => {
+						this.log('log', `  ✅ Converted: ${file} (+ .webp version)`)
+					})
+					.catch((err) => {
+						this.log('error', `  ❌ Error on ${file}:`, err.message)
+					})
+
+				promises.push(filePromise)
+				count++
+			}
+		}
+
+		// Wait for all images to be generated before returning to Webpack.
+		if (count > 0) {
+			await Promise.all(promises)
+		} else {
+			this.log('log', '  ℹ️ No images to process in the directory.')
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+module.exports = WebpackStaticImagesPlugin