feat: add new external type "module-import" and use it by default for modules

declarations/WebpackOptions.d.ts

@@ -219,6 +219,7 @@ export type ExternalsType =
 	| "system"
 	| "promise"
 	| "import"
+	| "module-import"
 	| "script"
 	| "node-commonjs";
 /**

declarations/plugins/container/ContainerReferencePlugin.d.ts

@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ export type ExternalsType =
 	| "system"
 	| "promise"
 	| "import"
+	| "module-import"
 	| "script"
 	| "node-commonjs";
 /**

declarations/plugins/container/ModuleFederationPlugin.d.ts

@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ export type ExternalsType =
 	| "system"
 	| "promise"
 	| "import"
+	| "module-import"
 	| "script"
 	| "node-commonjs";
 /**

lib/ExternalModule.js

@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ const { register } = require("./util/serialization");
 /** @typedef {import("./util/fs").InputFileSystem} InputFileSystem */
 /** @typedef {import("./util/runtime").RuntimeSpec} RuntimeSpec */
 
-/** @typedef {{ attributes?: ImportAttributes }} ImportDependencyMeta */
+/** @typedef {{ attributes?: ImportAttributes, externalType: "import" | "module" | undefined }} ImportDependencyMeta */
 /** @typedef {{ layer?: string, supports?: string, media?: string }} CssImportDependencyMeta */
 
 /** @typedef {ImportDependencyMeta | CssImportDependencyMeta} DependencyMeta */
@@ -164,7 +164,10 @@ const getSourceForImportExternal = (
 	dependencyMeta
 ) => {
 	const importName = runtimeTemplate.outputOptions.importFunctionName;
-	if (!runtimeTemplate.supportsDynamicImport() && importName === "import") {
+	if (
+		!runtimeTemplate.supportsDynamicImport() &&
+		(importName === "import" || importName !== "module-import")
+	) {
 		throw new Error(
 			"The target environment doesn't support 'import()' so it's not possible to use external type 'import'"
 		);
@@ -575,7 +578,34 @@ class ExternalModule extends Module {
 					canMangle = true;
 				}
 				break;
+			case "script":
+				this.buildMeta.async = true;
+				EnvironmentNotSupportAsyncWarning.check(
+					this,
+					compilation.runtimeTemplate,
+					"external script"
+				);
+				break;
+			case "promise":
+				this.buildMeta.async = true;
+				EnvironmentNotSupportAsyncWarning.check(
+					this,
+					compilation.runtimeTemplate,
+					"external promise"
+				);
+				break;
 			case "module":
+			case "import":
+			case "module-import": {
+				const type =
+					externalType === "module-import" &&
+					this.dependencyMeta &&
+					/** @type {ImportDependencyMeta} */ (this.dependencyMeta).externalType
+						? /** @type {ImportDependencyMeta} */ (this.dependencyMeta)
+								.externalType
+						: externalType;
+
+				if (type === "module") {
 					if (this.buildInfo.module) {
 						if (!Array.isArray(request) || request.length === 1) {
 							this.buildMeta.exportsType = "namespace";
@@ -593,24 +623,9 @@ class ExternalModule extends Module {
 							canMangle = false;
 						}
 					}
-				break;
-			case "script":
-				this.buildMeta.async = true;
-				EnvironmentNotSupportAsyncWarning.check(
-					this,
-					compilation.runtimeTemplate,
-					"external script"
-				);
-				break;
-			case "promise":
-				this.buildMeta.async = true;
-				EnvironmentNotSupportAsyncWarning.check(
-					this,
-					compilation.runtimeTemplate,
-					"external promise"
-				);
-				break;
-			case "import":
+				}
+
+				if (type === "import") {
 					this.buildMeta.async = true;
 					EnvironmentNotSupportAsyncWarning.check(
 						this,
@@ -621,8 +636,11 @@ class ExternalModule extends Module {
 						this.buildMeta.exportsType = "namespace";
 						canMangle = false;
 					}
+				}
+
 				break;
 			}
+		}
 		this.addDependency(new StaticExportsDependency(true, canMangle));
 		callback();
 	}
@@ -718,15 +736,27 @@ class ExternalModule extends Module {
 					runtimeTemplate
 				);
 			}
+			case "script":
+				return getSourceForScriptExternal(request, runtimeTemplate);
+			case "module":
 			case "import":
+			case "module-import": {
+				const type =
+					externalType === "module-import" &&
+					dependencyMeta &&
+					/** @type {ImportDependencyMeta} */ (dependencyMeta).externalType
+						? /** @type {ImportDependencyMeta} */ (dependencyMeta).externalType
+						: externalType;
+
+				if (type === "import") {
 					return getSourceForImportExternal(
 						request,
 						runtimeTemplate,
 						/** @type {ImportDependencyMeta} */ (dependencyMeta)
 					);
-			case "script":
-				return getSourceForScriptExternal(request, runtimeTemplate);
-			case "module": {
+				}
+
+				if (type === "module") {
 					if (!(/** @type {BuildInfo} */ (this.buildInfo).module)) {
 						if (!runtimeTemplate.supportsDynamicImport()) {
 							throw new Error(
@@ -756,6 +786,9 @@ class ExternalModule extends Module {
 						/** @type {ImportDependencyMeta} */ (dependencyMeta)
 					);
 				}
+
+				break;
+			}
 			case "var":
 			case "promise":
 			case "const":

lib/ExternalModuleFactoryPlugin.js

@@ -118,8 +118,16 @@ class ExternalModuleFactoryPlugin {
 						dependency instanceof ImportDependency ||
 						dependency instanceof ContextElementDependency
 					) {
+						const externalType =
+							dependency instanceof HarmonyImportDependency
+								? "module"
+								: dependency instanceof ImportDependency
+									? "import"
+									: undefined;
+
 						dependencyMeta = {
-							attributes: dependency.assertions
+							attributes: dependency.assertions,
+							externalType
 						};
 					} else if (dependency instanceof CssImportDependency) {
 						dependencyMeta = {

lib/WebpackOptionsApply.js

@@ -286,7 +286,10 @@ class WebpackOptionsApply extends OptionsApply {
 					"library type \"modern-module\" is only allowed when 'experiments.outputModule' is enabled"
 				);
 			}
-			if (options.externalsType === "module") {
+			if (
+				options.externalsType === "module" ||
+				options.externalsType === "module-import"
+			) {
 				throw new Error(
 					"'externalsType: \"module\"' is only allowed when 'experiments.outputModule' is enabled"
 				);

lib/config/defaults.js

@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ const applyWebpackOptionsDefaults = (options, compilerIndex) => {
 			validExternalTypes.includes(options.output.library.type)
 			? /** @type {ExternalsType} */ (options.output.library.type)
 			: options.output.module
-				? "module"
+				? "module-import"
 				: "var";
 	});
 

schemas/WebpackOptions.json

@@ -1285,6 +1285,7 @@
         "system",
         "promise",
         "import",
+        "module-import",
         "script",
         "node-commonjs"
       ]

schemas/plugins/container/ContainerReferencePlugin.json

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
         "system",
         "promise",
         "import",
+        "module-import",
         "script",
         "node-commonjs"
       ]

schemas/plugins/container/ExternalsType.check.js

@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@
  * DO NOT MODIFY BY HAND.
  * Run `yarn special-lint-fix` to update
  */
-"use strict";function o(r,{instancePath:s="",parentData:m,parentDataProperty:t,rootData:e=r}={}){return"var"!==r&&"module"!==r&&"assign"!==r&&"this"!==r&&"window"!==r&&"self"!==r&&"global"!==r&&"commonjs"!==r&&"commonjs2"!==r&&"commonjs-module"!==r&&"commonjs-static"!==r&&"amd"!==r&&"amd-require"!==r&&"umd"!==r&&"umd2"!==r&&"jsonp"!==r&&"system"!==r&&"promise"!==r&&"import"!==r&&"script"!==r&&"node-commonjs"!==r?(o.errors=[{params:{}}],!1):(o.errors=null,!0)}module.exports=o,module.exports.default=o;
+"use strict";function o(m,{instancePath:r="",parentData:s,parentDataProperty:t,rootData:e=m}={}){return"var"!==m&&"module"!==m&&"assign"!==m&&"this"!==m&&"window"!==m&&"self"!==m&&"global"!==m&&"commonjs"!==m&&"commonjs2"!==m&&"commonjs-module"!==m&&"commonjs-static"!==m&&"amd"!==m&&"amd-require"!==m&&"umd"!==m&&"umd2"!==m&&"jsonp"!==m&&"system"!==m&&"promise"!==m&&"import"!==m&&"module-import"!==m&&"script"!==m&&"node-commonjs"!==m?(o.errors=[{params:{}}],!1):(o.errors=null,!0)}module.exports=o,module.exports.default=o;

schemas/plugins/container/ModuleFederationPlugin.json

@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@
         "system",
         "promise",
         "import",
+        "module-import",
         "script",
         "node-commonjs"
       ]

test/Defaults.unittest.js

@@ -920,7 +920,7 @@ describe("snapshots", () => {
 		+     "outputModule": true,
 		@@ ... @@
 		-   "externalsType": "var",
-		+   "externalsType": "module",
+		+   "externalsType": "module-import",
 		@@ ... @@
 		-       "dynamicImport": undefined,
 		-       "dynamicImportInWorker": undefined,

test/__snapshots__/Cli.basictest.js.snap

@@ -1030,6 +1030,7 @@ Object {
           "system",
           "promise",
           "import",
+          "module-import",
           "script",
           "node-commonjs",
         ],

test/configCases/externals/async-externals/index.js

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import value from "promise-external";
 import value2 from "module-promise-external";
 import value3 from "object-promise-external";
 import request from "import-external";
+import request2 from "module-import-external";
 import "./module.mjs";
 
 it("should allow async externals", () => {
@@ -9,6 +10,7 @@ it("should allow async externals", () => {
 	expect(value2).toBe(42);
 	expect(value3).toEqual({ default: 42, named: true });
 	expect(request).toBe("/hello/world.js");
+	expect(request2).toBe("/hello/world.js");
 });
 
 it("should allow to catch errors of async externals", () => {

test/configCases/externals/async-externals/webpack.config.js

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 module.exports = {
+	target: ["web", "es2020"],
 	output: {
 		libraryTarget: "commonjs-module",
 		importFunctionName: "((name) => Promise.resolve({ request: name }))"
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@ module.exports = {
 			"promise new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(() => resolve({ default: 42, named: true }), 100))",
 		"failing-promise-external":
 			"promise new Promise((resolve, reject) => setTimeout(() => reject(new Error('external reject')), 100))",
-		"import-external": ["import /hello/world.js", "request"]
+		"import-external": ["import /hello/world.js", "request"],
+		"module-import-external": ["module-import /hello/world.js", "request"]
 	}
 };

test/configCases/externals/concatenated-module/index.js

@@ -4,9 +4,12 @@ import fsPromises1 from "fs-promises";
 import fsPromises2 from "module-fs-promises";
 import path1 from "path";
 import path2 from "module-path";
+import url1 from "url";
+import url2 from "module-import-url";
 
 it("should be possible to import multiple module externals", () => {
 	expect(fs2).toBe(fs1);
 	expect(path2).toBe(path1);
 	expect(fsPromises2).toBe(fsPromises1);
+	expect(url1).toBe(url2);
 });

test/configCases/externals/concatenated-module/webpack.config.js

@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@ const config = o => ({
 			? ["node-commonjs fs", "promises"]
 			: "node-commonjs fs/promises",
 		"module-path": "module path",
-		path: "node-commonjs path"
+		path: "node-commonjs path",
+		"module-import-url": "module-import url",
+		url: "node-commonjs url"
 	},
 	optimization: {
 		concatenateModules: true,

test/configCases/externals/import-assertion/index.js

@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 import * as staticPkg from "./static-package.json" assert { type: "json" };
 import * as staticPkgStr from "./static-package-str.json" assert { "type": "json" };
+import * as staticPkgModuleImport from "./static-package-module-import.json" assert { type: "json" };
 
 it("should allow async externals", async () => {
 	expect(staticPkg.default.foo).toBe("static");
 	expect(staticPkgStr.default.foo).toBe("static-str");
+	expect(staticPkgModuleImport.default.foo).toBe("static");
 
 	const dynamicPkg = await import("./dynamic-package.json", {
 		assert: { type: "json" }
@@ -42,6 +44,12 @@ it("should allow async externals", async () => {
 	const reExportPkg = await import("./re-export.js");
 
 	expect(reExportPkg.foo).toBe("re-export");
+
+	const dynamicPkgModuleImport = await import("./dynamic-package-module-import.json", {
+		assert: { type: "json" }
+	})
+
+	expect(dynamicPkgModuleImport.default.foo).toBe("dynamic");
 });
 
 export * from "./re-export-directly.json" assert { type: "json" }

test/configCases/externals/import-assertion/webpack.config.js

@@ -60,6 +60,10 @@ module.exports = {
 		"./pkg.json": "import ./pkg.json",
 		"./pkg": "import ./pkg",
 		"./re-export.json": "module ./re-export.json",
-		"./re-export-directly.json": "module ./re-export-directly.json"
+		"./re-export-directly.json": "module ./re-export-directly.json",
+		"./static-package-module-import.json":
+			"module-import ./static-package.json",
+		"./dynamic-package-module-import.json":
+			"module-import ./dynamic-package.json"
 	}
 };

test/configCases/externals/import-attributes/index.js

@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 import * as staticPkg from "./static-package.json" with { type: "json" };
 import * as staticPkgStr from "./static-package-str.json" with { "type": "json" };
+import * as staticPkgModuleImport from "./static-package-module-import.json" with { "type": "json" };
 
 it("should allow async externals", async () => {
 	expect(staticPkg.default.foo).toBe("static");
 	expect(staticPkgStr.default.foo).toBe("static-str");
+	expect(staticPkgModuleImport.default.foo).toBe("static");
 
 	const dynamicPkg = await import("./dynamic-package.json", {
 		with: { type: "json" }
@@ -42,6 +44,12 @@ it("should allow async externals", async () => {
 	const reExportPkg = await import("./re-export.js");
 
 	expect(reExportPkg.foo).toBe("re-export");
+
+	const dynamicPkgModuleImport = await import("./dynamic-package-module-import.json", {
+		with: { type: "json" }
+	})
+
+	expect(dynamicPkgModuleImport.default.foo).toBe("dynamic");
 });
 
 export * from "./re-export-directly.json" with { type: "json" }

test/configCases/externals/import-attributes/webpack.config.js

@@ -60,6 +60,10 @@ module.exports = {
 		"./pkg.json": "import ./pkg.json",
 		"./pkg": "import ./pkg",
 		"./re-export.json": "module ./re-export.json",
-		"./re-export-directly.json": "module ./re-export-directly.json"
+		"./re-export-directly.json": "module ./re-export-directly.json",
+		"./static-package-module-import.json":
+			"module-import ./static-package.json",
+		"./dynamic-package-module-import.json":
+			"module-import ./dynamic-package.json"
 	}
 };

types.d.ts

@@ -2515,6 +2515,7 @@ declare interface Configuration {
 		| "jsonp"
 		| "system"
 		| "promise"
+		| "module-import"
 		| "script"
 		| "node-commonjs";
 
@@ -4631,6 +4632,7 @@ type ExternalsType =
 	| "jsonp"
 	| "system"
 	| "promise"
+	| "module-import"
 	| "script"
 	| "node-commonjs";
 declare interface FSImplementation {
@@ -5347,6 +5349,7 @@ type IgnorePluginOptions =
 type ImportAttributes = Record<string, string> & {};
 declare interface ImportDependencyMeta {
 	attributes?: ImportAttributes;
+	externalType?: "import" | "module";
 }
 declare interface ImportModuleOptions {
 	/**
@@ -8257,6 +8260,7 @@ declare interface ModuleFederationPluginOptions {
 		| "jsonp"
 		| "system"
 		| "promise"
+		| "module-import"
 		| "script"
 		| "node-commonjs";
 
@@ -14674,6 +14678,7 @@ declare interface WebpackOptionsNormalized {
 		| "jsonp"
 		| "system"
 		| "promise"
+		| "module-import"
 		| "script"
 		| "node-commonjs";