Add a task for fast builds with purs ide & webpack

README.md

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 # purescript-halogen-template
 
-[![Dependency status](https://img.shields.io/librariesio/github/slamdata/purescript-halogen-template.svg)](https://libraries.io/github/slamdata/purescript-halogen-template)
-
 This is a template for starting a fresh project using the [purescript-halogen](https://github.com/slamdata/purescript-halogen) library for declarative user interfaces.
 
 ## Prerequisites
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 If you open `dist/index.html` you should now have a basic working Halogen app.
 
-That's pretty much it. Have fun with Halogen!
+You can also use the command:
+
+``` shell
+npm run watch
+```
+
+To start a process that will watch the source files and trigger a reload whenever they are modified. Alternatively...
+
+## Fast watching with `purs ide`
+
+If you're using an editor that supports `purs ide` or running [`pscid`](https://github.com/kRITZCREEK/pscid) there's an option for getting near-instant builds of the app while you work on it:
+
+``` shell
+npm run watch-fast
+```
+
+This will start a watch process that uses [Webpack](https://github.com/webpack/webpack) to rebundle the app whenever the _output_ files are changed. Since `purs ide` rebuilds modules on save, this means you can use this much faster bundle-only rebuild script.
+
+:warning: `purs ide` only rebuilds one module at a time, so sometimes the bundle will end up in an inconsistent state, resulting in runtime errors. This occurs when a change is made in one module that breaks other modules that depend on it. The solution is to run a full build when a change like this is made, as the compiler will force you to resolve those errors.

entry.js

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+require("./output/Main").main();

package.json

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   "private": true,
   "scripts": {
     "build": "pulp build --to dist/app.js",
-    "watch": "pulp -w build --to dist/app.js"
+    "watch": "pulp -w build --to dist/app.js",
+    "watch-fast": "webpack --entry ./entry.js --output-filename dist/app.js --progress --watch"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "pulp": "^11.0.0",
-    "purescript": "^0.11.0",
-    "purescript-psa": "^0.5.0"
+    "pulp": "^12.0.1",
+    "purescript": "^0.11.6",
+    "purescript-psa": "^0.5.1",
+    "webpack": "^3.6.0"
   }
 }