webpack v5.0.0-beta.22 Release Notes

Release Date: 2020-07-09 // almost 4 years ago
  • ๐Ÿ”‹ Features

    • ๐Ÿฑ throw error when trying to emit assets that only differ in casing
    • โž• add watchFileSystem to MultiCompiler
    • avoid tracking exports usage information for non-statically analyzable modules
    • ๐Ÿ— do not show harmony linking warnings/errors (export not found) when the imported module already has build errors

    ๐Ÿ›  Bugfixes

    • ๐Ÿ– handle snapshot creation failure in resolver cache
    • [Cli] fix conversion from string to number arguments
    • ๐Ÿ— use different approach of elimination build cycles in HotModuleReplacementPlugin
    • [Module Federation] providing modules do no override already loaded shared modules in the same version

    ๐Ÿ”„ Changes

    • do no track exports usage information in development

    Removals

    • โœ‚ remove ability to modify the compilation hash after the hash has been created
    • โœ‚ remove HotModuleReplacementPlugin multiStep mode