docs(configuration) : Add more option to resolve.alias

[jeffin143]

describe your changes...
add alias to false (ignore) and alias to array, Handling : #3178

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[jeffin143]

friendly ping @montogeek :)

Thanks

[EugeneHlushko]

Types must be added after field declaration

[jeffin143]

@EugeneHlushko : friendly ping :)

[EugeneHlushko]

Hi @jeffin143
Thank you for update!

Also, sorry for late response, although i think this is not ready yet, please see my comments

[EugeneHlushko]

I am not really clear from reading it, what exactly happens, webpack won't bundle it? e.g. import will not result in an error and its value will be undefined? e.g.

import x from './ignored-module';

console.log(x); // undefined

Or no?

Also text can be improved:

Suggested change

	`resolve.alias` when set to `false` will ignore a module.
	Setting `resolve.alias` to `false` will tell webpack to ignore a module.

[anikethsaha]

resolve.alias always takes object I guess.
The changes you are recommending is fit for resolve.alias[key],
cause the changes are recommending

resolve: {
  alias: "string";
  or;
  alias: false;
}

Which I think is not a valid.
it should be

resolve: {
  alias: {
    _: string; // or false
  }
}

So the description is not describing that. Could you make those changes ?

[EugeneHlushko]

You are completely right, great spot!

[jeffin143]

An array of strings is possible , so it could be any of object and array of strings

https://github.com/webpack/webpack/blob/21a80704ed4478fbfb07d1b786738c18b4f194bf/schemas/WebpackOptions.json#L2016

https://github.com/webpack/webpack/blob/21a80704ed4478fbfb07d1b786738c18b4f194bf/declarations/WebpackOptions.d.ts#L1089

Edit : It is array of object

[jeffin143]

The all confusion was created because of

https://github.com/webpack/webpack/blob/21a80704ed4478fbfb07d1b786738c18b4f194bf/schemas/WebpackOptions.json#L2022

Resolve.alias.alias

The second alias accepts string bool or [string]

[EugeneHlushko]

Hi @jeffin143
Can you please have a look at this one?

[jeffin143]

Hi @jeffin143
Can you please have a look at this one?

sure I will take a look it this week, completely went of the list

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[EugeneHlushko]

just two minor things left

[EugeneHlushko]

It's still in beta, lets just say 5 here too?

[jeffin143]

Done, Let's get this merged, It has been sitting here for almost 6 months now :)

[EugeneHlushko]

Thanks!