Update sanitize-html from 2.1.0 to 2.12.1 fails. Module parse failed: Unexpected token.

[ricdev]

To Reproduce

Step by step instructions to reproduce the behavior:

1. npm install
2. npm run build

Expected behavior

Clean build.

Describe the bug

Details

Version of Node.js:

16.18.1

Server Operating System:

MacOs Monterey 12.5.1. Github Actions script.

Additional context:

Relates to #592 (comment) and #592

[BoDonkey]

Two comments:

1. Node16 is past the EOL - you should upgrade to 18 or 20. This might solve your problem.
2. I'm not sure what the build script is. It isn't part of the core repo.
   I thought we had done something to pin the version of htmlparser2, but I can't find it in the changelog. My latest version is installing 8.0.1.

[josephrexme]

I'm seeing this same issue on node 20.8.0.

The problem occurred for me while trying sanitize-html@2.13.0

[BoDonkey]

Can you provide better steps to replicate the error? Again, there isn't a build script.

[Insomniak313]

As state here the issue (I'm having the same one) is your webpack version.
You should update to v5. However, im not really satisfied with the author's answer and I'm wondering whether htmlparser2 should have a devDependency on webpack ^5

[BoDonkey]

Thanks @Insomniak313! - I thought it was something with the version of htmlparser2.