v5.79.0

New Features

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

Bugfixes

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

Developer Experience

• Fix broken links and typos found in examples by @snitin315 in #16937
• Export more Externals Option types by @snitin315 in #12774

Contributor Experience

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

New Contributors

• @chenjiahan made their first contribution in #16925
• @karlhorky made their first contribution in #16419
• @zookatron made their first contribution in #16301

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