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New Features

• [CSS] - Add URL dependencies support to consume shared module via module federation by @snitin315 in https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/16945
• Allow webpack-cli to be in ESM by @alexander-akait in https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/17088
• Allow specifying "onPolicyCreationFailure" mode for trusted types by @Zlatkovsky in https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/16990

Bug Fixes

• [CSS] - Respect media/supports/layer from parent CSS module by @alexander-akait in https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/17115
• [CSS] - Add warning & support for any @import rules must precede all other rules by @alexander-akait in https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/17118
• [CSS] - Support handling #hash URL as external (similar to Parcel) by @alexander-akait in https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/17116
• Optimize numberHash.js performance by removing inner loops by @alexkuz in https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/17074
• Improve template string comparison algorithm by @An0nie in https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/17079

Tests & Contributor Experience

• [CSS] - Increase imports external test coverage by @alexander-akait in https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/17089
• Improve PR reliability via ignoring unstable coverage by @alexander-akait in https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/17106
• Update webpack types to support extends property in webpack (for webpack-cli) by @burhanuday in https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/17113

Developer Experience

• Increase type coverage and documentation for StringXor class. by @TheLarkInn in https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/17070
• Increase type coverage & docs for numberHash by @TheLarkInn in https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/17072
• Increase type coverage & docs for JavascriptParser by @TheLarkInn in https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/17094
• Increase type coverage & docs for BasicEvaluatedExpression by @TheLarkInn in https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/17096
• Increase type coverage for CSS module type by @alexander-akait in https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/17097
• Increase type coverage for JSON module type by @alexander-akait in https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/17095
• Increase type coverage & docs for multiple utility classes by @alexander-akait in https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/17107

Dependencies & Maintenance

• chore(deps-dev): bump lint-staged from 13.2.1 to 13.2.2 by @dependabot in https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/17075
• chore(deps-dev): bump eslint from 8.38.0 to 8.39.0 by @dependabot in https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/17052
• chore(deps-dev): bump assemblyscript from 0.27.3 to 0.27.4 by @dependabot in https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/17064
• chore(deps-dev): bump assemblyscript from 0.27.4 to 0.27.5 by @dependabot in https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/17109
• chore(deps-dev): bump @types/node from 18.16.2 to 18.16.3 by @dependabot in https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/17112
• chore(deps-dev): bump @types/node from 18.15.13 to 18.16.2 by @dependabot in https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/17084
• chore(deps-dev): bump webpack-cli from 5.0.1 to 5.0.2 by @dependabot in https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/17054
• chore(deps-dev): bump date-fns from 2.29.3 to 2.30.0 by @dependabot in https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/17111

New Contributors

• @An0nie made their first contribution in https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/17079
• @burhanuday made their first contribution in https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/17113
• @Zlatkovsky made their first contribution in https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/16990

Full Changelog: https://github.com/webpack/webpack/compare/v5.81.0...v5.82.0

New Features

• [CSS] - Increased CSS import support and new hooks included for CSS module creation by @alexander-akait in https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/17057
• Logging now added to DefinePlugin by @alexander-akait in https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/17048
• New ignoreBrowserWarnings option to ignore browser console warnings in ModuleFederation by @indeediansbrett in https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/16388

Bug Fixes

• [CSS] - Fix issue where vendor prefixed keyframes and animation was not supported in CSS modules by @alexander-akait in https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/16975
• Fix bug where AST was not properly handled by @quanru in https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/17032
• Fix automatic publicPath detection logic by @alexander-akait in https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/17047

Tests & Contributor Experience

• Rename provide to getOrInsert in MapHelpers and document it better by @TheLarkInn in https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/17060
• Increase test reliability for DefinePlugin @alexander-akait in https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/17062
• Add additional CI Pipeline to test main branches of first-party webpack dependencies by @alexander-akait in https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/17020
• Refactor tests to no longer use deprecated or legacy dependencies and APIs by @alexander-akait in https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/17033

Developer Experience

• Increase type coverage/documentation for ModuleFilenameHelpers by @TheLarkInn in https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/17045
• Increase type coverage/documentation for CommonJsExportsParserPlugin by @TheLarkInn in https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/17046
• Increase type coverage/documentation for binarySearchBounds.js by @TheLarkInn in https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/17058
• Export MemoryCacheOptions types by @romulof in https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/17055

Dependencies & Maintenance

• Add NodeJS v20 to CI Matrix by @alexander-akait in https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/17019
• Update Typescript to v5 by @alexander-akait in https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/16957
• Bump @types/estree from 1.0.0 to 1.0.1 by @dependabot in https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/17026
• Bump @types/node from 18.15.11 to 18.15.13 by @dependabot in https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/17038
• Bump assemblyscript from 0.27.2 to 0.27.3 by @dependabot in https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/17051
• Bump memfs from 3.5.0 to 3.5.1 by @dependabot in https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/17039
• Bump prettier from 2.8.7 to 2.8.8 by @dependabot in https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/17050
• Bump simple-git from 3.17.0 to 3.18.0 by @dependabot in https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/17066

New Contributors

• @quanru made their first contribution in https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/17032
• @romulof made their first contribution in https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/17055
• @indeediansbrett made their first contribution in https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/16388

Full Changelog: https://github.com/webpack/webpack/compare/v5.80.0...v5.81.0

New Features

• Support destructuring assignment in import.meta by @vankop in https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/16996
• Support treeshaking for destructuring assignment with AwaitExpression by @vankop in https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/16995
• Introduce errorsSpace, warningsSpace for more readable traces in stats by @vankop in https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/15450

Bug Fixes

• [CSS] - Fix runtime generation bug for merged CSS Chunks by @janlent1 in https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/16903
• [CSS] - Properly handle url()/src()/image-set()/image() by @alexander-akait in https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/16978
• ES Module webpack loaders are now supported @stefanprobst in https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/15198
• Fix spelling error for statement.finalizer in parser by @xiaoboost in https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/17016
• Fix non-deterministic moduleId assignment due to encountering NaN in sort function by @scameron in https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/16933
• [enhanced-resolve]: Support wildcards pattern with common suffix in package maps & imports/exports field by @bvanjoi in https://github.com/webpack/enhanced-resolve/pull/353

Tests & Contributor Experience

• [CSS] - Added test case for @supports field by @alexander-akait in https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/17011
• Add test for include option in BannerPlugin by @jeffin143 in https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/10736
• Remove finializer from cspell.json by @snitin315 in https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/17022

Developer Experience

• Adds the twitter badge by @yadunandanbhat in https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/15667
• Add wasm-bindgen example to example by @gthb in https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/14313
• Update grammar mistakes in examples by @ersachin3112 in https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/16988

Dependencies & Maintenance

• Bump core-js from 3.30.0 to 3.30.1 by @dependabot in https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/16983
• Bump @webassemblyjs by @alexander-akait in https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/17003
• Bump assemblyscript from 0.25.2 to 0.27.2 by @dependabot in https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/16959
• Bump enhanced-resolve to 5.13.0 by @TheLarkInn in https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/17024
• Included githubactions in the dependabot config by @neilnaveen in https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/15618
• Fix prettier by @alexander-akait in https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/16976

New Contributors

• @neilnaveen made their first contribution in https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/15618
• @yadunandanbhat made their first contribution in https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/15667
• @ersachin3112 made their first contribution in https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/16988
• @stefanprobst made their first contribution in https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/15198
• @xiaoboost made their first contribution in https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/17016
• @scameron made their first contribution in https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/16933

Full Changelog: https://github.com/webpack/webpack/compare/v5.79.0...v5.80.0

New Features

• webpack will now support simple destructuring scenarios for treeshaking namespaced imports and DefinePlugin by @vankop in https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/16941

Bugfixes

• Truncate extremely long module names in DefaultStatsPrinter by @snitin315 in https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/16882
• Add [contenthash] template support in DllPlugin's name option by @snitin315 in https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/16935
• Fixed a bug where readRecords compiler hook was causing hangs in conjunction with the ReadRecordsPlugin by @snitin315 & @zookatron in https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/16944
• webpack can now consume ESM bundles generated by webpack's esm output support by @vankop in https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/15608
• [CSS] - webpack now respects CSS's case-insensitivity with atTags like @MEDIA by @alexander-akait in https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/16915
• [CSS] - Fixes a bug where crossOriginLoading anonymous would not work when loading styles by @chenjiahan in https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/16925

Developer Experience

• Fix broken links and typos found in examples by @snitin315 in https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/16937
• Export more Externals Option types by @snitin315 in https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/12774

Contributor Experience

• Add new test case for ModuleFederationPlugin usage with shareScope option by @snitin315 in https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/16943
• Bump core-js from 3.20.3 to 3.30.0 by @dependabot in https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/16905
• Update all applicable local dependencies and devDependencies by @alexander-akait in https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/16919, https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/16924, https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/16936, https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/16968
• Update to Jest 29 by @alexander-akait in https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/16947

New Contributors

• @chenjiahan made their first contribution in https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/16925
• @karlhorky made their first contribution in https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/16419
• @zookatron made their first contribution in https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/16301

Full Changelog: https://github.com/webpack/webpack/compare/v5.78.0...v5.79.0

Features

• Implement amdContainer support for AMD libraries (Fixes #16561) by @long76 in https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/16562

Bugfixes

• [CSS] - Nested atRule's @media or @supports now properly are replaced with unique identifiers by @noreiller in https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/15812
• [CSS] - Fix bug where closing parenthesis in CSS were not properly parsed and compiled by @janlent1 in https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/16864
• Fix an issue where oneOf rule has been picked multiple times by @xiaoxiaojx in https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/16477
• Add createRequire support for node:module prefix by @alexander-akait in https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/16904
• Fix bug where self-referencing a package in a shared module failed by @weareoutman in https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/16685

Performance

• Make ErrorHelpers named functions; Add types by @TheLarkInn in https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/16893
• Introduce ModuleTypeConstants for plugins by @TheLarkInn in https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/16896
• Refactor memory footprint in string usages for multiple plugins by @TheLarkInn in https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/16894
• Add more module type constants, use them across codebase by @TheLarkInn in https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/16898

Contributor Experience

• Implement default PR Template to use GitHub Copilot for PR's integration and fix template name usage by @geromegrignon in https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/16890
• ci: update actions/cache to v3 by @armujahid in https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/16462
• webpack org Collaborators and Members now have funded GitHub Codespaces!

New Contributors

• @geromegrignon made their first contribution in https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/16890
• @armujahid made their first contribution in https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/16462
• @long76 made their first contribution in https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/16562
• @weareoutman made their first contribution in https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/16685

Full Changelog: https://github.com/webpack/webpack/compare/v5.77.0...v5.78.0

New Features

• Add a new output option, output.workerPublicPath by @thomastay in https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/16671

Developer Experience

• Improve resolve.extensions error message to suggest when "." is missing before the extension by @snitin315 in https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/16807

Contributor Experience

• Enable GitHub Copilot for PR's into default Pull Request Template by @TheLarkInn in https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/16881

New Contributors

• @thomastay made their first contribution in https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/16671

Full Changelog: https://github.com/webpack/webpack/compare/v5.76.3...v5.77.0

Bugfixes

• Non-javascript files will correctly not be imported when using experiments.outputModule (ES Module Output) by @snitin315 in https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/16809
• Limit console output progress bar length to 40 when no columns provided by @snitin315 in https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/16810
• Add missing NodeJS Builtin Modules support for inspector/promises, readline/promises, and stream/consumers by @ShenHongFei in https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/16841
• webpack bin/cli now properly respects NODE_PATH env variable by @snitin315 in https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/16808
• Improve typos in resolveResourceErrorHints by @snitin315 in https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/16806
• Add missing loaders token support to moduleFilenameTemplate function call by @pgoldberg in https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/16756
• Add gaurd condition for enabledLibraryTypes in internal ContainerPlugin by @PengBoUESTC in https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/16635

New Contributors

• @ShenHongFei made their first contribution in https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/16841
• @pgoldberg made their first contribution in https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/16756
• @PengBoUESTC made their first contribution in https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/16635

Full Changelog: https://github.com/webpack/webpack/compare/v5.76.2...v5.76.3

Bugfixes

• Fix bug where a missing semicolon in generated bundle output for publicPathRuntime would cause concatenated runtime errors by @snitin315 in https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/16811
• Remove redundant semicolons generated in bundle runtime code after onScriptComplete function by @ahaoboy in https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/16347
• Fix bug where RealContentHashPlugin was not respecting output.hashSalt's ability to cause a force recalculation of [contenthash] for emitted assets by @dmichon-msft #16789

Performance

• Improve memory and runtime performance of sourcemaps via hoisting Regular Expression literals to stored variables by @TheLarkInn in https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/15722
• Correct v8 deoptimization in ModuleGraph due to instance property declarations occurring outside of constructor by @snitin315 in https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/16830

Developer Experience

• Improved internal typings to match webpack-sources typings for Source instances by @snitin315 in https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/16805
• Update repo examples to include missing quotation by @snitin315 in https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/16812

New Contributors

• @ahaoboy made their first contribution in https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/16347

Full Changelog: https://github.com/webpack/webpack/compare/v5.76.1...v5.76.2

Fixed

• Added assert/strict built-in to NodeTargetPlugin

Revert

• Improve performance of hashRegExp lookup by @ryanwilsonperkin in https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/16759

Bugfixes

• Avoid cross-realm object access by @Jack-Works in https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/16500
• Improve hash performance via conditional initialization by @lvivski in https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/16491
• Serialize generatedCode info to fix bug in asset module cache restoration by @ryanwilsonperkin in https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/16703
• Improve performance of hashRegExp lookup by @ryanwilsonperkin in https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/16759

Features

• add target to LoaderContext type by @askoufis in https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/16781

Security

• CVE-2022-37603 fixed by @akhilgkrishnan in https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/16446

Repo Changes

• Fix HTML5 logo in README by @jakebailey in https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/16614
• Replace TypeScript logo in README by @jakebailey in https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/16613
• Update actions/cache dependencies by @piwysocki in https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/16493

New Contributors

• @Jack-Works made their first contribution in https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/16500
• @lvivski made their first contribution in https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/16491
• @jakebailey made their first contribution in https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/16614
• @akhilgkrishnan made their first contribution in https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/16446
• @ryanwilsonperkin made their first contribution in https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/16703
• @piwysocki made their first contribution in https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/16493
• @askoufis made their first contribution in https://github.com/webpack/webpack/pull/16781

Full Changelog: https://github.com/webpack/webpack/compare/v5.75.0...v5.76.0