ES6 modules implementation, how to load a json file

First of all you need to install json-loader:

npm i json-loader --save-dev

Then, there are two ways how you can use it:

1. In order to avoid adding json-loader in each import you can add to webpack.config this line:

   loaders: [
     { test: /\.json$/, loader: 'json-loader' },
     // other loaders 
   ]
   

   Then import json files like this

   import suburbs from '../suburbs.json';
   

2. Use json-loader directly in your import, as in your example:

   import suburbs from 'json!../suburbs.json';
   

Note:
In webpack 2.* instead of keyword loaders need to use rules.,

also webpack 2.* uses json-loader by default

*.json files are now supported without the json-loader. You may still use it. It’s not a breaking change.

v2.1.0-beta.28