5.59.0

Features

• add /*#__PURE__*/ for Object() in generated code
• add RegExp and function support for managed/immutablePaths
• add hooks for multiple phases in module build
• improvements to experiments.buildHttp
  • allow to share cache
  • add allowlist
• add splitChunks.minSizeReduction option

Bugfixes

• fix memory caching for Data URLs
• fix crash in waitFor when modules are unsafe cached
• fix bug in build cycle detection

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See the full diff on Github. The new version differs by 21 commits:

• 5.59.0
• Merge pull request #14516 from webpack/feature/split-chunks-size-reduction
• add splitChunks.minSizeReduction
• Merge pull request #14510 from webpack/feature/build-http
• improve buildHttp
• Merge pull request #14512 from h4l/bugfix/false-build-cycle-error
• Merge pull request #14513 from webpack/feature/module-phases-hooks
• Merge pull request #14509 from webpack/feature/regexp-managed-paths
• add hooks during module build
• keep old test case too
• allow RegExp as managed and immutable paths
• fix build cycle detection in Compilation
• add failing test to reproduce issue #14379
• refactor load-module-cycle test loader
• Merge pull request #14507 from webpack/bugfix/14484
• Merge pull request #14473 from btea/fix-typo
• Merge pull request #14506 from webpack/bugfix/14176
• avoid waiting for add module since that is not used with unsafe cache
• fix missing restore of resourceResolveData
• Merge pull request #14492 from webpack/feat-add-pure-notation
• add pure notations to Object calls

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