Fixes

• Fixed type error with latest @types/node
• Fixed typescript types

Fixes

• Don't skip export generation for default reexport (#19463)
• Fixed module library export generation for reexport (#19459)
• Avoid module concatenation in child compilation for module library (#19457)
• Ensure HMR recover gracefully when CSS module with error
• Respect cause of any errors and errors of AggregateError in stats output
• Added missing @types/json-schema in types

Fixes

• Respect public path for ES modules
• Fixed generation of module for module library when mixing commonjs and esm modules
• Always apply FlagDependencyExportsPlugin for libraries where it required
• Faster logic for dead control flow
• Typescript types

Fixes

• Control dead flow for labeled and blockless statements

Fixes

• Fixed terminated state for if/else

Fixes

• Fixed dead control flow with deep nested if/else

Fixes

• Dead control flow for exotic cases

Fixes

• Dead control flow for many cases

Fixes

• Fixed a lot of types
• Fixed runtime error when using asset module as entrypoint and runtimeChunk
• JSON generator now preserves __proto__ property
• Fixed when entry module isn't executed when targeting webworker with a runtime chunk
• Do not duplicate modules with import attributes and reexport
• The module and module ESM libraries have been union and code generation has been improved
• Use a valid output path for errored asset modules
• Remove BOM from JavaScript and CSS files when loader was not used
• Create export for externals for module/modern-module library
• Export unprovided variables for commonjs-static library
• Forward semicolons from meta.webpackAST
• Use xxhash64 for cache.hashAlgorithm when experiments.futureDefaults enabled
• [CSS] Fixed profiling plugin for CSS
• [CSS] Avoid extra module.export output for CSS module

Features

• Add dead control flow check
• Handle new Worker(import.meta.url) and new Worker(new URL(import.meta.url)) syntax
• Added ability to generate custom error content for generators

Performance Improvements

• Fixed excessive calls of getAllReferences
• Optimize loc for monomorphic inline caching

Chores

• Switch on strict types for typescript

Fixes

• Avoid the deprecation message #19062 by @alexander-akait
• Should not escape CSS local ident in JS #19060 by @JSerFeng
• MF parse range not compatible with Safari #19083 by @alexander-akait
• Preserve filenameTemplate in new split chunk #19104 by @henryqdineen
• Use module IDs for final render order #19184 by @dmichon-msft
• Strip blob: protocol when public path is auto #19199 by @alexander-akait
• Respect output.charset everywhere #19202 by @alexander-akait
• Node async WASM loader generation #19210 by @ashi009
• Correct BuildInfo and BuildMeta type definitions #19200 by @inottn

Performance Improvements

• Improve FlagDependencyExportsPlugin for large JSON by depth #19058 by @hai-x
• Optimize assign-depths #19193 by @dmichon-msft
• Use startsWith for matching instead of converting the string to a regex #19207 by @inottn

Chores

• Bump nanoid from 3.3.7 to 3.3.8 #19063 by @dependabot
• Fixed incorrect typecast in DefaultStatsFactoryPlugin #19156 by @Andarist
• Improved readme.md by adding video links for understanding webpack #19101 by @Vansh5632
• Typo fix #19205 by @hai-x
• Adopt the new webpack governance model #18804 by @ovflowd

Features

• Implement /* webpackIgnore: true */ for require.resolve #19201 by @alexander-akait

Continuous Integration

• CI fix #19196 by @alexander-akait

New Contributors

• @Andarist made their first contribution in #19156
• @Vansh5632 made their first contribution in #19101
• @ashi009 made their first contribution in #19210
• @ovflowd made their first contribution in #18804

Full Changelog: v5.97.1...v5.98.0