upgrade to babel 7

.babelrc

@@ -1,15 +1,21 @@
 {
   "presets": [
-    ["env", {
+    ["@babel/preset-env", {
       "targets": {
         "node": "current",
         "browsers": ["last 2 versions"]
        }
     }],
-    "stage-2",
-    "react"
+    "@babel/preset-react"
   ],
   "plugins": [
+    ["@babel/plugin-proposal-decorators", {
+      "legacy": true
+    }],
+    ["@babel/plugin-proposal-class-properties", {
+      "loose": true
+    }],
+    "@babel/plugin-syntax-dynamic-import",
     "universal-import"
   ]
 }

README.md

@@ -90,6 +90,10 @@ directory.
 The following changes have been implemented in the course of developing
 the template.
 
+### 2.5.0
+* Switched to babel 7
+* Switched to nodemon for watch mode
+
 ### 2.4.0
 * CSS chunking is back, thanks to the now webpack 4 compliant version of [extract-css-chunks-webpack-plugin](https://github.com/faceyspacey/extract-css-chunks-webpack-plugin)
   * Special thanks to [@zackljackson](https://github.com/zackljackson) for making this possible
@@ -132,7 +136,6 @@ since the former is not supported with webpack 4 anymore
 The following features are planned for future upgrades of the template.
 If there are any request, feel free to open an issue or a pull request.
 
-- [ ] Upgrade to babel 7, once it is stable
 - [ ] Provide service worker template branch
 - [ ] Provide fully features PWA example in a separate repository
 - [ ] Extend this list ;-)

nodemon.json

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+  "verbose": true,
+  "execMap": {
+    "js": "babel-node"
+  },
+  "watch": [
+    "src/index.js"
+  ]
+}