webpack.config.js

var path = require('path');
const MiniCssExtractPlugin = require('mini-css-extract-plugin');

module.exports = {
  entry: './src/index.js',
  output: {
    path: path.resolve(__dirname, 'build'),
    filename: 'index.js',
    libraryTarget: 'commonjs2' // THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT LINE! :mindblow: I wasted more than 2 days until realize this was the line most important in all this guide.
  },
  module: {
    rules: [
      {
        test: /\.js$/,
        include: path.resolve(__dirname, 'src'),
        exclude: /(node_modules|bower_components|build)/,
        use: {
          loader: 'babel-loader'
        }
      }
    ]
    // plugins: [new MiniCssExtractPlugin()]
  },
  externals: {
    react: 'commonjs react' // this line is just to use the React dependency of our parent-testing-project instead of using our own React.
  }
};