Add a plugin to clear the terminal screen

## Name
TerminalClearPlugin

## Description
Clears the terminal output so that only the latest build information is displayed

## Options
- saveHistory {Boolean} true - indicates whether to keep the terminal history or not

README.md

@@ -156,6 +156,9 @@ import '@/icons/github.svg'
   - [stylelint-webpack-plugin](https://github.com/webpack-contrib/stylelint-webpack-plugin)
     - [StyleLint](https://github.com/stylelint/stylelint)
 
+- Terminal
+  - [TerminalClearPlugin](./config/plugins/clearTerminal.plugin.js)
+
 <br/>
 
 

config/plugins/README.md

@@ -13,3 +13,6 @@
 ## Stylelint
 - [stylelint-webpack-plugin](https://github.com/webpack-contrib/stylelint-webpack-plugin)
   - [StyleLint](https://github.com/stylelint/stylelint)
+
+## Terminal
+- [TerminalClearPlugin](./clearTerminal.plugin.js)

config/plugins/clearTerminal.plugin.js

@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+/**
+ * Class representing a webpack plugin for clearing the terminal screen.
+ *
+ * @requires webpack version >=4
+ * @version 1.0.0
+ * @author janeRivas <[email protected]>
+ * @license MIT
+ */
+class TerminalClearPlugin {
+  /**
+   * @param {Boolean} [saveHistory=true] - indicates whether to keep the terminal history or not
+   */
+  constructor({ saveHistory = true } = {  }) {
+    this.saveHistory = saveHistory
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Installs the plugin.
+   * https://webpack.js.org/contribute/writing-a-plugin/#basic-plugin-architecture
+   */
+  apply(compiler) {
+    compiler.hooks.beforeCompile.tapAsync('TerminalClearPlugin', (params, callback) => {
+      process.stdout.write(this.saveHistory ? '\x1B[H\x1B[2J' : '\x1B[2J\x1B[3J\x1B[H\x1Bc')
+      callback()
+    })
+  }
+}
+
+
+module.exports = new TerminalClearPlugin()

config/webpack/webpack.common.config.js

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ const { SOURCE_DIR } = require('../helpers')
 const htmlPlugin = require('../plugins/html.plugin.js')
 const eslintPlugin = require('../plugins/eslint.plugin.js')
 const stylelintPlugin = require('../plugins/stylelint.plugin.js')
+const clearTerminal = require('../plugins/clearTerminal.plugin.js')
 const javascriptLoader = require('../loaders/javascript.loader.js')
 const typescriptLoader = require('../loaders/typescript.loader.js')
 const nunjucksLoader = require('../loaders/nunjucks.loader.js')
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ module.exports = {
   },
   stats: { all: false },
   plugins: [
+    clearTerminal,
     ...htmlPlugin,
     eslintPlugin,
     stylelintPlugin