v5.79.0

[TheLarkInn]

New Features

• webpack will now support simple destructuring scenarios for treeshaking namespaced imports and DefinePlugin by @vankop in support destructuring assignment in parser #16941

Bugfixes

• Truncate extremely long module names in DefaultStatsPrinter by @snitin315 in fix: limit module readable identifier length in stats #16882
• Add [contenthash] template support in DllPlugin's name option by @snitin315 in fix: support [contenthash] template in DllPlugin's name option #16935
• Fixed a bug where readRecords compiler hook was causing hangs in conjunction with the ReadRecordsPlugin by @snitin315 in fix: handle callback correctly in the readRecords compiler hook #16944
• webpack can now consume ESM bundles generated by webpack's esm output support by @vankop in consume bundled by webpack esm library #15608
• [CSS] - webpack now respects CSS's case-insensitivity with atTags like @MEDIA by @alexander-akait in fix: case insensivity in CSS #16915
• [CSS] - Fixes a bug where crossOriginLoading anonymous would not work when loading styles by @chenjiahan in fix: crossOriginLoading anonymous not work when loading styles #16925

Developer Experience

• Fix broken links and typos found in examples by @snitin315 in docs: fix broken link & typo in examples #16937
• Export more Externals Option types by @snitin315 & @zookatron in Export more types #12774

Contributor Experience

• Add new test case for ModuleFederationPlugin usage with shareScope option by @snitin315 in test: add case for ModuleFederationPlugin usage with shareScope option #16943
• Bump core-js from 3.20.3 to 3.30.0 by @dependabot in chore(deps-dev): bump core-js from 3.20.3 to 3.30.0 #16905
• Update all applicable local dependencies and devDependencies by @alexander-akait in chore: deps update #16919, chore: update terser #16924, chore: deps update #16936, chore: deps update #16968
• Update to Jest 29 by @alexander-akait in chore: update jest #16947

New Contributors

• @chenjiahan made their first contribution in fix: crossOriginLoading anonymous not work when loading styles #16925
• @karlhorky made their first contribution in Add NormalModuleReplacementPlugin argument type #16419
• @zookatron made their first contribution in fix: Add proper callback handling to Compiler readRecords function #16301

Full Changelog: v5.78.0...v5.79.0

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