v5.98.0

[TheLarkInn]

Fixes

• Avoid the deprecation message fix: avoid the deprecation message #19062 by @alexander-akait
• Should not escape CSS local ident in JS fix: should not escape css local ident in js #19060 by @JSerFeng
• MF parse range not compatible with Safari fix: mf parse range not compat with safari #19083 by @alexander-akait
• Preserve filenameTemplate in new split chunk fix: preserve filenameTemplate in new split chunk #19104 by @henryqdineen
• Use module IDs for final render order (fix) Use module ids for final render order #19184 by @dmichon-msft
• Strip blob: protocol when public path is auto fix: strip blob: protocol when public path is auto #19199 by @alexander-akait
• Respect output.charset everywhere fix: respect output.charset everywhere #19202 by @alexander-akait
• Node async WASM loader generation fix: node async wasm loader generation #19210 by @ashi009
• Correct BuildInfo and BuildMeta type definitions fix(types): correct BuildInfo and BuildMeta type definitions #19200 by @inottn

Performance Improvements

• Improve FlagDependencyExportsPlugin for large JSON by depth perf: improve FlagDependencyExportsPlugin for large JSON by depth #19058 by @hai-x
• Optimize assign-depths (perf) optimize assign-depths #19193 by @dmichon-msft
• Use startsWith for matching instead of converting the string to a regex perf: use startsWith for matching instead of converting the string to a regex #19207 by @inottn

Chores

• Bump nanoid from 3.3.7 to 3.3.8 chore(deps): bump nanoid from 3.3.7 to 3.3.8 #19063 by @dependabot
• Fixed incorrect typecast in DefaultStatsFactoryPlugin chore: fixed incorrect typecast in DefaultStatsFactoryPlugin #19156 by @Andarist
• Improved readme.md by adding video links for understanding webpack Improved readme.md by adding video links for understanding webpack #19101 by @Vansh5632
• Typo fix chore: typo #19205 by @hai-x
• Adopt the new webpack governance model chore: adopt the new webpack governance model #18804 by @ovflowd

Features

• Implement /* webpackIgnore: true */ for require.resolve feat: implement /* webpackIgnore: true */ for require.resolve #19201 by @alexander-akait

Continuous Integration

• CI fix ci: fix #19196 by @alexander-akait

New Contributors

• @Andarist made their first contribution in chore: fixed incorrect typecast in DefaultStatsFactoryPlugin #19156
• @Vansh5632 made their first contribution in Improved readme.md by adding video links for understanding webpack #19101
• @ashi009 made their first contribution in fix: node async wasm loader generation #19210
• @ovflowd made their first contribution in chore: adopt the new webpack governance model #18804

Full Changelog: v5.97.1...v5.98.0

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This discussion was created from the release v5.98.0.

[ovflowd]

First contribution and straight to TSC 😆