(refactor) add static site build process

- This commit sets up a static site build process designed to eliminate the need for
  the front-end Django server. The build handles localization, Handlebars
  precompilation, and static asset management
- The following dev dependecies are introduced:
  - recursive-copy
  - js-yaml
  - node-gettext
  - gettext-parser
  - object-walk
  - handlebars
  - wax-on

Addresses: #655

src/base/static/js/views/app-view.js

@@ -288,11 +288,11 @@ module.exports = Backbone.View.extend({
       _.isUndefined(this.options.appConfig.list_enabled) ||
       this.options.appConfig.list_enabled
     ) {
-      this.listView = new PlaceListView({
-        el: "#list-container",
-        placeCollections: self.places,
-        placeConfig: this.options.placeConfig,
-      }).render();
+      // this.listView = new PlaceListView({
+      //   el: "#list-container",
+      //   placeCollections: self.places,
+      //   placeConfig: this.options.placeConfig,
+      // }).render();
     }
 
     // Cache panel elements that we use a lot

src/base/static/js/views/place-list-view.js

@@ -150,6 +150,8 @@ module.exports = Backbone.Marionette.CompositeView.extend({
       collection.on("add", self.addModel, self);
     });
 
+    console.log("!!!!", this.collection);
+
     this.itemsPerPage = 10;
     this.numItemsShown = this.itemsPerPage;
 

webpack.config.js

@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ var outputBasePath = path.resolve(__dirname, "www");
 const extractSCSS = new ExtractTextPlugin((process.env.NODE_ENV === "production") ? "[contenthash].bundle.css" : "bundle.css");
 const extractYML = new ExtractTextPlugin("config-en_US.js");
 
+
 module.exports = {
   entry: entryPoints,
   output: {