5.71.0

Features

• choose smarter default for uniqueName when using a output.library which includes placeholders
• add support for expressions with in of a imported binding
• generate UMD code with arrow functions when possible

Bugfixes

• fix source map source names for ContextModule to be relative
• fix chunkLoading option in module module
• fix edge case where evaluateExpression returns null
• retain optional chaining in imported bindings
• include runtime code for the base URI even if not using chunk loading
• don't throw errors in persistent caching when importing node.js builtin modules via ESM
• fix crash when using lazy-once Context modules
• improve handling of context modules with multiple contexts
• fix race condition HMR chunk loading when importing chunks during HMR updating
• handle errors in runAsChild callback

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See the full diff on Github. The new version differs by 35 commits:

• 5.71.0
• Merge pull request #15578 from webpack/feat/catch-error-in-run-as-child
• Merge pull request #15586 from webpack/bugfix/chunk-load-during-hmr
• Merge pull request #15611 from webpack/bugfix/esm-build-deps
• support node.js builtin modules in esm build dependencies
• fix egde case where a HMR chunk is incorrectly downloaded when loading a unchanged chunk during HMR downloading
• Merge pull request #15585 from webpack/refactor/support-context-in-dependency
• fix discussions
• Merge pull request #15536 from webpack/fix/issue-15518
• Merge pull request #15551 from webpack/fix/issue-15545
• Merge pull request #15577 from webpack/support-node-prefix-in-build-deps
• add test case
• support context in Dependency
• catch error in runAsChild callback
• support node: prefix in esm build dependencies
• support arrow function in umd
• Merge pull request #15455 from webpack/feature/support-in-operator
• fix allDeps list
• Merge pull request #15481 from webpack/fix/base-uri
• Merge pull request #15327 from webpack/fix/dont-count-optional-chaining-in-import-specifier
• Merge pull request #15524 from CommanderRoot/rm-deprecated-substr
• Merge pull request #15531 from webpack/fix/evaluate-expression-api
• fix parser.evaluteExpression api
• Merge pull request #15002 from TrickyPi/fix-14927
• Replace deprecated String.prototype.substr()
• handle possible side effect
• use global chunkLoading option
• Merge pull request #15480 from webpack/fix/module-chunk-loading
• Merge pull request #15413 from cool-little-fish/fix-15274
• remove arguments, replace whole expression
• fix asiSafe
• fix context
• add base uri runtime module if chunkLoading=false
• fix chunk loading
• improve dependency

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