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Upgrading ts-loader 2 to 3

Breaking2.3.7 → 3.5.0Breaking1Deprecated1New5Changed2Fixed4Other1

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1 breaking change.

In plain terms
  • The old setting for choosing the base folder is gone; use the new `context` setting instead.
  • If you are stuck on TypeScript 2.3 or older and hit this bug, you can still set entryFileCannotBeJs to true, but the option is now deprecated and will likely be removed in the next major version.
Must act 2 items need code or config changes

Adds micromatch ^3.1.4.

Installs 126 packages in all (was 28).

What you must change

Breaking1
Replaces the contextAsConfigBasePath option with a new context option.
contextAsConfigBasePathcontext
3.3.0GitHub ReleaseSummarizedView source

Deprecations to plan for

Deprecated1
Deprecates the entryFileCannotBeJs option, a workaround for TypeScript 2.3 and below affected by the allowJs @types issue.
entryFileCannotBeJs
3.0.3GitHub ReleaseSummarizedView source