How to add static json file to index.html?

[madelynnblue]

Using 0.4.2, I'd like to include a manifest.json file (for add-to-homescreen). So in index.html I add:

<link rel="manifest" href="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/src/manifest.json">

And I create a src/manifest.json file. Everything compiles, but the generated HTML has:

<link rel="manifest" href="[object Object]">

Some investigation shows that this is because it has parsed the JSON file instead of converted it into a static asset like it does for PNGs. How can I force it to just treat it like a static file with no fancy processing?

[gaearon]

This is a duplicate of #558, please track it instead. I expect to have a solution to it soon.

[gaearon]

I drafted a proposal to solve this in #703. Unless we find some fatal flaws, it should come out in 0.5.0. Let me know what you think!

[gaearon]

This is now supported in 0.5.0.

Read about using the new public folder.

See also migration instructions and breaking changes in 0.5.0.