Features

• adds asset info for emitted assets
  • new methods allow easy emitting/updating of assets compilation.emitAsset/updateAsset (instead of accessing the Object compilation.assets)
  • 3 flags in asset info:
    • immutable: when set an asset can be cache infinitely
    • development: when set an asset is some kind of development tool (i. e. a SourceMap)
    • hotModuleReplacement: when set an asset is generated for an hot update
  • Stats expose info object in assets
  • String version of Stats show flags

The new version differs by 30 commits.

• 9c6b367 4.40.0
• e9e7a85 Merge pull request #9687 from webpack/feature/emit-asset
• 758269e add emit/updateAsset to Compilation
• 7f403e2 Merge pull request #9686 from webpack/dependabot/npm_and_yarn/types/node-10.14.18
• 93943ea chore(deps-dev): bump @types/node from 10.14.17 to 10.14.18
• f5e1e1e Merge pull request #9684 from webpack/dependabot/npm_and_yarn/typescript-3.6.3
• ea95059 chore(deps-dev): bump typescript from 3.6.2 to 3.6.3
• cd804cc Merge pull request #9683 from webpack/deps/jest-again
• a81cdcd upgrade jest dependencies
• 8ba7705 Merge pull request #9639 from webpack/dependabot/npm_and_yarn/typescript-3.6.2
• a736c3e update code for @enum breaking change
• 320b30b chore(deps-dev): bump typescript from 3.5.3 to 3.6.2
• 77cd3d0 Merge pull request #9664 from webpack/dependabot/npm_and_yarn/eslint-plugin-jest-22.17.0
• 3e72f36 chore(deps-dev): bump eslint-plugin-jest from 22.16.0 to 22.17.0
• b2b5b27 Merge pull request #9655 from webpack/dependabot/npm_and_yarn/webpack-dev-middleware-3.7.1

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Bugfixes

• convert "multiple assets emit to the same filename" error into a warning
• compare asset content when multiple assets emit to the same filename

The new version differs by 5 commits.

• e4c7d8c 4.40.1
• b69ad20 Merge pull request #9697 from webpack/bugfix/multiple-assets
• e41fab0 make multiple assets to the same filename a warning
• c5450b4 Merge pull request #9696 from sodatea/fix-size-limits
• 025c253 fix: check the asset's existence before running filter

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Bugfixes

• fix a bug where asset is undefined

The new version differs by 3 commits.

• d1fffd8 4.40.2
• 705a3f5 Merge pull request #9701 from Akryum/patch-1
• b4c7fd5 fix: check for asset nullity before fileFilter

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Developer Experience

• disallow cache group named test with shorthand syntax to point out a potential config error

Performance

• Improve performance of LimitChunkCountPlugin

The new version differs by 18 commits.

• 36e318b 4.41.0
• 494b223 Merge pull request #9728 from webpack/validation/potential-config-error-cache-groups
• 951bf0d Merge pull request #9727 from webpack/perf/limit-chunk-count
• b58560c 4.40.3
• 03b32d3 disallow shorthand cache groups syntax with cache group named test
• 6f1c685 Improve performance of LimitChunkCountPlugin a lot
• adfa484 Merge pull request #9724 from webpack/bugfix/serve-regression
• b151069 Merge pull request #9702 from weswigham/patch-1
• d89dc70 Merge pull request #9719 from hedgepigdaniel/perf/NormalModule-size
• 1c4138d HMR plugin should only affect the root compilation
• a97e8d6 Merge pull request #9709 from mbudde/patch-1
• 2aef0b6 Memoize NormalModule.size()
• b07d3b6 Merge pull request #9710 from webpack/dependabot/npm_and_yarn/eslint-plugin-prettier-3.1.1
• 9becbd4 chore(deps-dev): bump eslint-plugin-prettier from 3.1.0 to 3.1.1
• 465922f nit: Don't recompute filename hash

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Bugfixes

• fix incorrect request shortening when directory looks similar to parent directory
• fix crash when timezone is unknown

The new version differs by 40 commits.

• dcfda00 4.41.1
• 16d2628 Merge pull request #9799 from petetnt/petetnt-stats-fix
• 2260eca fix: Intl.DateTimeFormat can throw too
• 3d43f1e fix: Deal with undetected timeZone in Stats.js
• 8dc440e Merge pull request #9771 from webpack/dependabot/npm_and_yarn/react-16.10.2
• 421ae43 chore(deps-dev): bump react from 16.10.1 to 16.10.2
• 800c124 Merge pull request #9772 from webpack/dependabot/npm_and_yarn/react-dom-16.10.2
• e09dfff Merge pull request #9789 from webpack/dependabot/npm_and_yarn/typescript-3.6.4
• 13e7248 Merge pull request #9787 from webpack/dependabot/npm_and_yarn/eslint-plugin-jsdoc-15.10.0
• 02f5553 chore(deps-dev): bump typescript from 3.6.3 to 3.6.4
• 97e607c chore(deps-dev): bump eslint-plugin-jsdoc from 15.9.10 to 15.10.0
• 84f541f Merge pull request #9782 from webpack/dependabot/npm_and_yarn/enhanced-resolve-4.1.1
• b11e063 Merge pull request #9785 from webpack/dependabot/npm_and_yarn/types/node-10.14.21
• 1e30592 chore(deps-dev): bump @types/node from 10.14.19 to 10.14.21
• edfb782 chore(deps): bump enhanced-resolve from 4.1.0 to 4.1.1

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Bugfixes

• fix issue with invalide timezone

The new version differs by 11 commits.

• 11e94dd 4.41.2
• e928727 Merge pull request #9821 from petetnt/fix-stats-issue
• b3d7636 enable CI on webpack-4 branch
• 009e47c fix: Make timeZone initial value undefined in lib/Stats.js
• f523293 fix: Only add timeZone if toLocaleString throws with initial timeZone
• 42407cb Merge pull request #9811 from webpack/dependabot/npm_and_yarn/eslint-plugin-jsdoc-15.11.0
• 39b63b4 Merge pull request #9809 from webpack/dependabot/npm_and_yarn/eslint-plugin-jest-22.19.0
• 8b2b433 chore(deps-dev): bump eslint-plugin-jsdoc from 15.10.0 to 15.11.0
• d54ce2e chore(deps-dev): bump eslint-plugin-jest from 22.17.0 to 22.19.0
• 1a77333 Merge pull request #9797 from webpack/dependabot/npm_and_yarn/coveralls-3.0.7
• cf6de90 chore(deps-dev): bump coveralls from 3.0.6 to 3.0.7

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Security

• force upgrade terser-webpack-plugin dependency for security fix (not affecting webpack)

Funding

• add npm funding field to package.json

The new version differs by 5 commits.

• df9f3eb 4.41.3
• fe71d68 Merge pull request #10010 from webpack/funding
• b396d96 Merge pull request #10123 from pustovalov/webpack-4-serialize
• 29b2bdd Update terser-webpack-plugin to ^1.4.3
• bedb566 chore: funding field

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Bugfixes

• fix case where __webpack_require__.e is not a function when using module concatenation
• fix incorrect imported module when using sideEffects in a certain constellation of export names

Performance

• lazy-require Webassembly related modules for improved startup performance

The new version differs by 8 commits.

• dcc45dd 4.41.4
• ab4fa8d Merge pull request #10146 from liximomo/fix-sideEffects
• 1452d19 test: add test case
• 156a087 fix: prevent incorrectly redirect
• 5b8fbca Merge pull request #10132 from jeffin143/patch-9859
• e62512d Merge pull request #10133 from webpack/bugfix/issue-10104
• 77971bf backporting to webpack-4
• c81963b fixes #10104

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Bugfixes

• handle relative paths with webpack:// prefix in SourceMaps correctly
• fixes a non-determinism about providedExports with export * which caused changing module hashes and unnecessary HMR invalidation

The new version differs by 7 commits.

• 45ecebc 4.41.5
• 8a0dac1 Merge pull request #10185 from webpack/bugfix/non-deterministic-provided-exports
• 4e31587 Merge pull request #10183 from webpack/deps/update
• 3ec952f update dependencies in-range
• 8e4749e make order of exports in providedExports deterministic
• 0e5e8d9 Merge pull request #10181 from webpack/backport/webpack-source-map-prefix
• 6b9884e handle webpack:// prefix in SourceMap sources

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Bugfixes

• Windows network paths are considered as absolute paths
• fix hanging of FlagDependencyExportsPlugin when using export * in a circular matter

The new version differs by 12 commits.

• 71be3bf 4.41.6
• 0b8ef22 Merge pull request #10344 from webpack/bugfix/hang-circular-reexport
• 614ea54 only retrigger flagging exports in dependencies when exports really changed
• 627510d Merge pull request #10255 from jeffin143/fix-10247
• e826575 correct windows paths must use \ and not /
• 5e9f083 Merge pull request #10240 from jeffin143/fix-10217
• d8c74b6 fix: better handle absolute paths
• ef73991 update webpackOption.d.ts
• 2101892 add chunkid declaration
• 4bb706f Fix lint issue
• 2394136 added variable declarations in files where required
• 148c4be get rid of some hacks in declarations file for webpack-4

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Bugfixes

• Disable constant replacements in "use asm" scope
• Update schema to disallow functions for output.hotUpdateChunkFilename as this doesn't work
• Hoist exports in concatenated module to handle circular references with non-concatenated modules correctly
• Flag all modules as used in DLLs to fix missing exports

The new version differs by 11 commits.

• 29d851b 4.42.0
• 07a4b28 Merge pull request #10478 from webpack/bugfix/all-modules-dll
• c1aa9d4 flag all modules as used for Dll
• d147689 Merge pull request #10431 from webpack/bugfix/concat-circular-4
• d76761d hoist exports to the top of a concatenated module
• 534d78f Merge pull request #10393 from webpack/schema/disallow-function-hotchunkfilename
• d46ddc2 disallow function for output.hotUpdateChunkFilename
• 95409bd Merge pull request #10294 from ngg/asmjs-4
• 7a30012 spacing
• 284e97f add detectStrictMode method for backward-compat
• a7a07bc do not evaluate constants in asm.js, fix IIFE mode detection

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Bugfixes

• update webassemblyjs dependencies for instruction update
• update mkdirp dependency for security reasons

The new version differs by 7 commits.

• 71eb593 4.42.1
• 7bc38d6 Merge pull request #10580 from jeffin143/update-mkdirp
• a814ac9 update lockfile
• f110b6e UPDATE mkdirp
• 5f65ecb Merge pull request #10493 from jeffin143/fix-10489
• 994df0f Order dependencies alphabetically
• a06807b fix :10489 - Backport to webpack 4: wasm: v128 support

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Features

• add module.hot.invalidate() to HMR API

Dependencies

• push versions for forced security updates

The new version differs by 17 commits.

• c9d4ff7 4.43.0
• 9a2febd Merge pull request #10715 from webpack/hmr/invalidate-4
• a53bb8f add invalidate method to HMR
• 4c644bf Merge pull request #10518 from TechieForFun/webpack-4
• 9efaba2 Merge pull request #10571 from mjziolko/watchpack-vuln
• a704715 Merge pull request #10622 from webpack/ci/fix-azure
• 7f843e8 fix vm images in azure
• 9c23e18 Update watchpack to the most recent minor version to remove mimimist vulnerability.
• 499b537 revert unneccessary changes
• c9bb7a9 Update snapshots of tests
• 4023e8c Update package.json, yarn.lock
• 2ca966c Update package.json

There are 17 commits in total.

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