Any JavaScript resource file can be transpiled to another JavaScript version using `resources.Babel` which takes for argument the resource object and an optional dict of options listed below. Babel uses the [babel cli](https://babeljs.io/docs/en/babel-cli).
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Hugo Pipe's Babel requires the `@babel/cli` and `@babel/core` JavaScript packages to be installed in the project or globally (`npm install -g @babel/cli@babel/core`) along with any Babel plugin(s) or preset(s) used (e.g., `npm install @babel/preset-env --save-dev`).
If you are using the Hugo Snap package, Babel and plugin(s) need to be installed locally within your Hugo site directory, e.g., `npm install @babel/cli @babel/core --save-dev` without the `-g` flag.
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### Options
config [string]
: Path to the Babel configuration file. Hugo will, by default, look for a `babel.config.js` in your project. More information on these configuration files can be found here: [babel configuration](https://babeljs.io/docs/en/configuration).
minified [bool]
: Save as much bytes as possible when printing
noComments [bool]
: Write comments to generated output (true by default)
compact [bool]
: Do not include superfluous whitespace characters and line terminators. Defaults to `auto` if not set.
