Liferay NPM Bundler Improved

liferay-npm-bundler-improved is an unofficial, high-speed alternative to the official liferay-npm-bundler, designed to accelerate the development of Liferay portlets. Currently stable at version 1.5.1, its release cadence is feature-driven, with significant updates recently including beta phases for watch mode and localization. Key differentiators include drastically faster build times (around 0.1s on modern hardware) compared to the official bundler, an enhanced developer experience through a 'watch mode' with live instance replacement (primarily for Vite projects), comprehensive error reporting for common issues like missing `package.json` keys, and experimental localization support for `Liferay.Language.get()` functions within portlets. It also offers optional deployment automation and support for portlet instance configuration.