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Pcmhacker-piro · 2026-09-12T09:16:35Z

Summary

In #22012 / commit 3a69d29, webpack added support for file:// URLs wherever options take an absolute path, converting them during options normalization in lib/config/normalization.js for options like context, output.path, snapshot.managedPaths, cacheDirectory, etc.

However, several other options that take "absolutePath": true per schemas/WebpackOptions.json were omitted from normalization:

module.noParse: NormalModule.applyNoParseRule compares content.startsWith(rule). Since content is a filesystem path and rule remained a file:// URL, they never matched, causing modules to be parsed unexpectedly.
resolve.restrictions & resolveLoader.restrictions: passed directly to enhanced-resolve as file:// URLs, causing resolution failures for allowed paths.
stats.context: passed to RequestShortener / contextify without normalization, causing broken relative paths.
dotenv.dir & experiments.buildHttp: passed to path utilities expecting filesystem paths.

This PR normalizes file URLs to filesystem paths for these options in lib/config/normalization.js.

Fixes #22057.

What kind of change does this PR introduce?

bugfix

Did you add tests for your changes?

Yes:

Unit tests in test/Normalization.unittest.js covering normalization of module.noParse, resolve.restrictions, resolveLoader.restrictions, stats.context, dotenv.dir, and experiments.buildHttp.
Integration config test in test/configCases/no-parse/file-url/ (gated with supportsFileUrlPaths() matching test/configCases/rule-set/file-url-condition/).

Does this PR introduce a breaking change?

No. Non-file-URL values, RegExps, and functions pass through unchanged.

If relevant, what needs to be documented once your changes are merged or what have you already documented?

n/a

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Bug Fixes
- File URLs are now consistently normalized to paths across supported configuration options, including module parsing, resolver restrictions, statistics context, dotenv settings, and HTTP build settings.
- Existing path, regular expression, and array-based configuration formats remain supported.
- Improved handling of loader resolution settings while preserving other configuration values.
Tests
- Added coverage confirming file URL support and correct parsing behavior for excluded modules.

Normalize file URLs to paths during options normalization in lib/config/normalization.js for module.noParse, resolve.restrictions, resolveLoader.restrictions, stats.context, dotenv.dir, and experiments.buildHttp. Closes webpack#22057

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Webpack now converts file URLs to filesystem paths for additional configuration options, including module.noParse, resolver restrictions, stats.context, dotenv.dir, and experiments.buildHttp. Unit and configuration tests cover conversion and no-parse behavior.

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File URL normalization

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Normalize path-based options `lib/config/normalization.js`, `.changeset/007-file-url-normalization.md`	File URLs are converted for `module.noParse`, `dotenv.dir`, build HTTP locations, resolver restrictions, loader restrictions, and `stats.context`.
Validate normalized and unchanged values `test/Normalization.unittest.js`	Tests verify file URL conversion and preservation of plain paths and regular expressions.
Verify file URL noParse behavior `test/configCases/no-parse/file-url/*`	The configuration test verifies that file-URL no-parse matches skip parsing, while other modules are parsed.

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Out of Scope Changes check	⚠️ Warning	The changes normalize `dotenv.dir` and `experiments.buildHttp.cacheLocation` and `lockfileLocation`, and add tests for them. `#22057` covers `module.noParse`, resolver restrictions, and `stats.context`;…	Remove the unrelated dotenv and buildHttp normalization and tests, or link an issue that requires those changes.
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alexander-akait · 2026-09-12T19:42:08Z

Closing this one — thanks for the report and the patch. #22057 is closed; any remaining file-URL normalization will be handled separately if we decide it's needed.

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File URLs in module.noParse, resolve.restrictions, and stats.context are not converted to filesystem paths #22057

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