add dependencyType to externals function data

declarations/WebpackOptions.d.ts

@@ -2743,6 +2743,10 @@ export interface ExternalItemFunctionData {
 	 * Contextual information.
 	 */
 	contextInfo?: import("../lib/ModuleFactory").ModuleFactoryCreateDataContextInfo;
+	/**
+	 * The category of the referencing dependencies.
+	 */
+	dependencyType?: string;
 	/**
 	 * Get a resolve function with the current resolver options.
 	 */

lib/ExternalModuleFactoryPlugin.js

@@ -172,13 +172,14 @@ class ExternalModuleFactoryPlugin {
 								cb
 							);
 						} else {
+							const dependencyType = dependency.category || "";
 							const promise = externals(
 								{
 									context,
 									request: dependency.request,
+									dependencyType,
 									contextInfo,
 									getResolve: options => (context, request, callback) => {
-										const dependencyType = dependency.category || "";
 										const resolveContext = {
 											fileDependencies: data.fileDependencies,
 											missingDependencies: data.missingDependencies,

schemas/WebpackOptions.json

@@ -807,6 +807,10 @@
           "type": "object",
           "tsType": "import('../lib/ModuleFactory').ModuleFactoryCreateDataContextInfo"
         },
+        "dependencyType": {
+          "description": "The category of the referencing dependencies.",
+          "type": "string"
+        },
         "getResolve": {
           "description": "Get a resolve function with the current resolver options.",
           "instanceof": "Function",

types.d.ts

@@ -3617,6 +3617,11 @@ declare interface ExternalItemFunctionData {
 	 */
 	contextInfo?: ModuleFactoryCreateDataContextInfo;
 
+	/**
+	 * The category of the referencing dependencies.
+	 */
+	dependencyType?: string;
+
 	/**
 	 * Get a resolve function with the current resolver options.
 	 */