feat: support shorter string value for output.distPath

e2e/cases/assets/custom-dist-path-string/index.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+import { expect, test } from '@e2e/helper';
+
+test('should set `output.distPath` to a string', async ({ build }) => {
+  const rsbuild = await build();
+  const files = rsbuild.getDistFiles();
+  const filenames = Object.keys(files);
+  expect(
+    filenames.some((filename) =>
+      filename.includes('dist-custom/static/js/index.js'),
+    ),
+  ).toBeTruthy();
+});

e2e/cases/assets/custom-dist-path-string/rsbuild.config.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+import { defineConfig } from '@rsbuild/core';
+
+export default defineConfig({
+  output: {
+    filenameHash: false,
+    distPath: 'dist-custom',
+  },
+});

e2e/cases/assets/custom-dist-path-string/src/index.js

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+// empty

e2e/cases/assets/emit-assets/rsbuild.config.ts

@@ -5,11 +5,7 @@ export default defineConfig({
     filenameHash: false,
   },
   environments: {
-    web: {
-      output: {
-        target: 'web',
-      },
-    },
+    web: {},
     node: {
       output: {
         target: 'node',

e2e/cases/cli/config-loader/rsbuild.config.auto.mts

@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@ import distPathJson from './path.json';
 
 export default {
   output: {
-    distPath: {
-      root: distPathJson.distPath,
-    },
+    distPath: distPathJson.distPath,
   },
 } satisfies RsbuildConfig;

e2e/cases/cli/config-loader/rsbuild.config.mts

@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ import type { RsbuildConfig } from '@rsbuild/core';
 
 export default {
   output: {
-    distPath: {
-      root: 'dist-custom',
-    },
+    distPath: 'dist-custom',
   },
 } satisfies RsbuildConfig;

e2e/cases/cli/custom-config/custom.config.mjs

@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ import { defineConfig } from '@rsbuild/core';
 
 export default defineConfig({
   output: {
-    distPath: {
-      root: 'dist-custom',
-    },
+    distPath: 'dist-custom',
   },
 });

e2e/cases/cli/function-config/rsbuild.config.ts

@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ import { defineConfig } from '@rsbuild/core';
 
 export default defineConfig(({ env, command }) => ({
   output: {
-    distPath: {
-      root: `dist-${env}-${command}`,
-    },
+    distPath: `dist-${env}-${command}`,
   },
 }));

e2e/cases/cli/load-import-meta-env/rsbuild.config.ts

@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@ import { defineConfig } from '@rsbuild/core';
 
 export default defineConfig({
   output: {
-    distPath: {
-      root: `dist/${import.meta.env.FOO}`,
-    },
+    distPath: `dist/${import.meta.env.FOO}`,
   },
 });

e2e/cases/cli/load-node-env/rsbuild.config.ts

@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ import { defineConfig } from '@rsbuild/core';
 
 export default defineConfig({
   output: {
-    distPath: {
-      root: `dist/${process.env.NODE_ENV}`,
-    },
+    distPath: `dist/${process.env.NODE_ENV}`,
   },
 });

e2e/cases/cli/load-process-env/rsbuild.config.ts

@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ import { defineConfig } from '@rsbuild/core';
 
 export default defineConfig({
   output: {
-    distPath: {
-      root: `dist/${process.env.FOO}`,
-    },
+    distPath: `dist/${process.env.FOO}`,
   },
 });

e2e/cases/cli/node-env/rsbuild.config.mjs

@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ import { defineConfig } from '@rsbuild/core';
 
 export default defineConfig({
   output: {
-    distPath: {
-      root: process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production' ? 'dist-prod' : 'dist-dev',
-    },
+    distPath: process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production' ? 'dist-prod' : 'dist-dev',
   },
 });

e2e/cases/cli/reload-config/index.test.ts

@@ -20,11 +20,6 @@ rspackTest(
       dev: {
         writeToDisk: true,
       },
-      output: {
-        distPath: {
-          root: 'dist',
-        },
-      },
       server: { port: ${await getRandomPort()} }
     };`,
     );
@@ -40,9 +35,7 @@ rspackTest(
         writeToDisk: true,
       },
       output: {
-        distPath: {
-          root: 'dist-2',
-        },
+        distPath: 'dist-2',
       },
       server: { port: ${await getRandomPort()} }
     };`,

e2e/cases/cli/specified-environment/rsbuild.config.mjs

@@ -4,16 +4,12 @@ export default defineConfig({
   environments: {
     web1: {
       output: {
-        distPath: {
-          root: 'dist/web1',
-        },
+        distPath: 'dist/web1',
       },
     },
     web2: {
       output: {
-        distPath: {
-          root: 'dist/web2',
-        },
+        distPath: 'dist/web2',
       },
     },
   },

e2e/cases/config/debug-mode/index.test.ts

@@ -23,9 +23,7 @@ test('should generate config files in debug mode when build', async ({
   const rsbuild = await build({
     config: {
       output: {
-        distPath: {
-          root: distRoot,
-        },
+        distPath: distRoot,
       },
     },
   });
@@ -52,9 +50,7 @@ test('should generate config files in debug mode when dev', async ({
   const rsbuild = await dev({
     config: {
       output: {
-        distPath: {
-          root: distRoot,
-        },
+        distPath: distRoot,
       },
     },
     page,

e2e/cases/config/inspect-config/index.test.ts

@@ -96,11 +96,7 @@ rspackTest(
       cwd: __dirname,
       config: {
         environments: {
-          web: {
-            output: {
-              target: 'web',
-            },
-          },
+          web: {},
           node: {
             output: {
               target: 'node',

e2e/cases/environments/basic/index.test.ts

@@ -7,11 +7,7 @@ test('should build successfully with multiple environments', async ({
   await buildPreview({
     config: {
       environments: {
-        web: {
-          output: {
-            target: 'web',
-          },
-        },
+        web: {},
         node: {
           output: {
             target: 'node',
@@ -32,11 +28,7 @@ test('should serve successfully in dev with multiple environments', async ({
   await dev({
     config: {
       environments: {
-        web: {
-          output: {
-            target: 'web',
-          },
-        },
+        web: {},
         node: {
           output: {
             target: 'node',

e2e/cases/environments/build-custom-dist/rsbuild.config.ts

@@ -10,9 +10,7 @@ export default defineConfig({
     web1: {
       output: {
         filenameHash: false,
-        distPath: {
-          root: 'dist/web1',
-        },
+        distPath: 'dist/web1',
       },
     },
   },

e2e/cases/environments/plugins/rsbuild.config.ts

@@ -18,9 +18,7 @@ export default defineConfig({
       output: {
         assetPrefix: 'auto',
         filenameHash: false,
-        distPath: {
-          root: 'dist/web1',
-        },
+        distPath: 'dist/web1',
       },
     },
   },

e2e/cases/environments/serve-assets-custom-dist/rsbuild.config.ts

@@ -15,9 +15,7 @@ export default defineConfig({
         },
       },
       output: {
-        distPath: {
-          root: 'dist/web1',
-        },
+        distPath: 'dist/web1',
       },
     },
     web2: {
@@ -30,9 +28,7 @@ export default defineConfig({
         },
       },
       output: {
-        distPath: {
-          root: 'dist/web2',
-        },
+        distPath: 'dist/web2',
       },
     },
   },

e2e/cases/output/clean-dist-path/index.test.ts

@@ -53,9 +53,7 @@ test('should not clean dist path if it is outside root', async ({ build }) => {
   const rsbuild = await build({
     config: {
       output: {
-        distPath: {
-          root: '../node_modules',
-        },
+        distPath: '../node_modules',
       },
     },
   });

e2e/cases/output/copy/index.test.ts

@@ -8,9 +8,7 @@ test('should copy asset to dist folder correctly', async ({ build }) => {
   await build({
     config: {
       output: {
-        distPath: {
-          root: 'dist-1',
-        },
+        distPath: 'dist-1',
         copy: [{ from: '../../../assets' }],
       },
     },
@@ -39,9 +37,7 @@ test('should copy asset to dist sub-folder correctly', async ({ build }) => {
   await build({
     config: {
       output: {
-        distPath: {
-          root: 'dist-1',
-        },
+        distPath: 'dist-1',
         copy: [{ from: '../../../assets', to: 'foo' }],
       },
     },
@@ -90,9 +86,7 @@ test('should merge copy config correctly', async ({ build }) => {
   await build({
     config: {
       output: {
-        distPath: {
-          root: 'dist-4',
-        },
+        distPath: 'dist-4',
       },
       plugins: [rsbuildPlugin(), rsbuildPlugin2()],
     },

e2e/cases/output/manifest/index.test.ts

@@ -65,9 +65,7 @@ test('should generate manifest file when target is node', async ({ build }) => {
   const rsbuild = await build({
     config: {
       output: {
-        distPath: {
-          root: 'dist-1',
-        },
+        distPath: 'dist-1',
         target: 'node',
         manifest: true,
         filenameHash: false,
@@ -97,9 +95,7 @@ test('should always write manifest to disk when in dev', async ({ dev }) => {
   const rsbuild = await dev({
     config: {
       output: {
-        distPath: {
-          root: 'dist-dev',
-        },
+        distPath: 'dist-dev',
         manifest: true,
         filenameHash: false,
       },

e2e/cases/plugin-api/plugin-after-build-hook/index.test.ts

@@ -40,11 +40,7 @@ rspackTest(
       config: {
         plugins: [plugin],
         environments: {
-          web: {
-            output: {
-              target: 'web',
-            },
-          },
+          web: {},
           node: {
             output: {
               target: 'node',

e2e/cases/plugin-api/plugin-process-assets-by-environments/rsbuild.config.ts

@@ -6,16 +6,13 @@ export default defineConfig({
   environments: {
     web: {
       output: {
-        target: 'web',
         filenameHash: false,
       },
     },
     node: {
       output: {
         target: 'node',
-        distPath: {
-          root: 'dist/server',
-        },
+        distPath: 'dist/server',
       },
     },
   },

e2e/cases/plugin-api/plugin-transform-by-environments/rsbuild.config.ts

@@ -3,17 +3,11 @@ import { myPlugin } from './myPlugin';
 export default {
   plugins: [myPlugin],
   environments: {
-    web: {
-      output: {
-        target: 'web',
-      },
-    },
+    web: {},
     node: {
       output: {
         target: 'node',
-        distPath: {
-          root: 'dist/server',
-        },
+        distPath: 'dist/server',
       },
     },
   },