openedx / openedx/openedx-platform
Upgrade webpack `imports-loader` and `exports-loader` plugins to v5
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Description
We are currently using
"exports-loader": "0.6.4",
"imports-loader": "0.7.1",
In order to upgrade these to v5, we'll need to update our webpack config to support the new "options as object" syntax. This will more or less require reverse engineering how the old versions parse our current configuration strings and reproducing that with the new versions and new config structure.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by locating the webpack configuration that uses the current exports-loader 0.6.4 and imports-loader 0.7.1 strings. Compare how those strings are parsed with the v5 options-as-object syntax, then update the configuration while preserving its existing behavior. Done means both plugins are on v5 and the webpack build or relevant checks pass.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- webpack
- Domain
- build-system
- Issue type
- Refactor
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 42/100