fix(config): default output.module to true when using module library type by Pcmhacker-piro · Pull Request #22064 · webpack/webpack

Pcmhacker-piro · 2026-09-11T20:42:35Z

Summary

Setting output.library.type (or entry[name].library.type) to module or modern-module previously left output.module defaulted to false. Because output.module was false, output.iife defaulted to true, causing webpack to emit export statements inside an IIFE (() => { ... export default ...; })(). This caused runtime SyntaxError: Unexpected token 'export' and failed Terser minification in production.

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Defaults output.module to true in lib/config/defaults.js when output.library.type or any entry library.type is module or modern-module.
Throws a descriptive configuration error in lib/WebpackOptionsApply.js when output.module is explicitly disabled with a module library.
Dispatches test runner .mjs executions to ESM when library type is module or modern-module.

Fixes #22061.

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Unit tests in test/Defaults.unittest.js
Integration test in test/configCases/library/module-default-output-module/

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New Features
- Module and modern-module libraries now automatically enable module output by default.
- Builds using these library types now provide clearer validation when module output is explicitly disabled.
- Universal and modern module bundles are correctly executed as ES modules during testing.

…type When output.library.type (or an entry library.type) is set to 'module' or 'modern-module', output.module must default to true so that webpack does not emit export statements wrapped inside an IIFE. Also throws a descriptive configuration error if output.module is explicitly set to false with a module library type. Fixes webpack#22061.

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The change makes output.module default to true for module and modern-module library types. It rejects explicit output.module: false for these types and adds unit, configuration, and ESM runner coverage.

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Module output default resolution `lib/config/defaults.js`	The defaults now detect `module` and `modern-module` library types on top-level output and entries. These types set `output.module` to `true` by default.
Incompatible option validation `lib/WebpackOptionsApply.js`, `.changeset/008-library-module-output-default.md`	Webpack now throws a specific error when either module library type is combined with `output.module: false`. A patch changeset documents the behavior.
Module output execution coverage `test/Defaults.unittest.js`, `test/configCases/library/module-default-output-module/*`, `test/harness/runner/index.js`	Tests cover default resolution, validation errors, module bundle execution, and ESM runner selection for `.mjs` bundles.

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Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Medium

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aryanraj45 · 2026-09-11T20:45:47Z

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+Default `output.module` to `true` when using `library.type: "module"` or `"modern-module"`, and throw if `output.module` is explicitly disabled.


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Reduce the changeset sentence to 80 characters or fewer.

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-Default `output.module` to `true` when using `library.type: "module"` or `"modern-module"`, and throw if `output.module` is explicitly disabled. +Enable module output by default and reject invalid module library config.

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Default `output.module` to `true` when using `library.type: "module"` or `"modern-module"`, and throw if `output.module` is explicitly disabled.

Enable module output by default and reject invalid module library config.

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alexander-akait · 2026-09-12T15:24:23Z

Thanks for the report and the patch — the regression is real, and the direction here is right.

Closing in favour of #22071, which covers the places a module / modern-module library type can also be declared: output.libraryTarget, and output.enabledLibraryTypes as ModuleFederationPlugin / ContainerPlugin leave it. Both emit the same IIFE-wrapped export on main today.

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output.library.type: 'module' defaults output.module to false, emitting invalid JavaScript (export inside IIFE) #22061

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fix(config): default output.module to true for module library types #22071

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fix(config): default output.module to true when using module library type #22063

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