1# loader-utils
2
3## Methods
4
5### `getOptions`
6
7Recommended way to retrieve the options of a loader invocation:
8
9```javascript
10// inside your loader
11const options = loaderUtils.getOptions(this);
12```
13
141. If `this.query` is a string:
15	- Tries to parse the query string and returns a new object
16	- Throws if it's not a valid query string
172. If `this.query` is object-like, it just returns `this.query`
183. In any other case, it just returns `null`
19
20**Please note:** The returned `options` object is *read-only*. It may be re-used across multiple invocations.
21If you pass it on to another library, make sure to make a *deep copy* of it:
22
23```javascript
24const options = Object.assign(
25	{},
26	defaultOptions,
27	loaderUtils.getOptions(this) // it is safe to pass null to Object.assign()
28);
29// don't forget nested objects or arrays
30options.obj = Object.assign({}, options.obj);
31options.arr = options.arr.slice();
32someLibrary(options);
33```
34
35[clone](https://www.npmjs.com/package/clone) is a good library to make a deep copy of the options.
36
37#### Options as query strings
38
39If the loader options have been passed as loader query string (`loader?some&params`), the string is parsed by using [`parseQuery`](#parsequery).
40
41### `parseQuery`
42
43Parses a passed string (e.g. `loaderContext.resourceQuery`) as a query string, and returns an object.
44
45``` javascript
46const params = loaderUtils.parseQuery(this.resourceQuery); // resource: `file?param1=foo`
47if (params.param1 === "foo") {
48	// do something
49}
50```
51
52The string is parsed like this:
53
54``` text
55                             -> Error
56?                            -> {}
57?flag                        -> { flag: true }
58?+flag                       -> { flag: true }
59?-flag                       -> { flag: false }
60?xyz=test                    -> { xyz: "test" }
61?xyz=1                       -> { xyz: "1" } // numbers are NOT parsed
62?xyz[]=a                     -> { xyz: ["a"] }
63?flag1&flag2                 -> { flag1: true, flag2: true }
64?+flag1,-flag2               -> { flag1: true, flag2: false }
65?xyz[]=a,xyz[]=b             -> { xyz: ["a", "b"] }
66?a%2C%26b=c%2C%26d           -> { "a,&b": "c,&d" }
67?{data:{a:1},isJSON5:true}   -> { data: { a: 1 }, isJSON5: true }
68```
69
70### `stringifyRequest`
71
72Turns a request into a string that can be used inside `require()` or `import` while avoiding absolute paths.
73Use it instead of `JSON.stringify(...)` if you're generating code inside a loader.
74
75**Why is this necessary?** Since webpack calculates the hash before module paths are translated into module ids, we must avoid absolute paths to ensure
76consistent hashes across different compilations.
77
78This function:
79
80- resolves absolute requests into relative requests if the request and the module are on the same hard drive
81- replaces `\` with `/` if the request and the module are on the same hard drive
82- won't change the path at all if the request and the module are on different hard drives
83- applies `JSON.stringify` to the result
84
85```javascript
86loaderUtils.stringifyRequest(this, "./test.js");
87// "\"./test.js\""
88
89loaderUtils.stringifyRequest(this, ".\\test.js");
90// "\"./test.js\""
91
92loaderUtils.stringifyRequest(this, "test");
93// "\"test\""
94
95loaderUtils.stringifyRequest(this, "test/lib/index.js");
96// "\"test/lib/index.js\""
97
98loaderUtils.stringifyRequest(this, "otherLoader?andConfig!test?someConfig");
99// "\"otherLoader?andConfig!test?someConfig\""
100
101loaderUtils.stringifyRequest(this, require.resolve("test"));
102// "\"../node_modules/some-loader/lib/test.js\""
103
104loaderUtils.stringifyRequest(this, "C:\\module\\test.js");
105// "\"../../test.js\"" (on Windows, in case the module and the request are on the same drive)
106
107loaderUtils.stringifyRequest(this, "C:\\module\\test.js");
108// "\"C:\\module\\test.js\"" (on Windows, in case the module and the request are on different drives)
109
110loaderUtils.stringifyRequest(this, "\\\\network-drive\\test.js");
111// "\"\\\\network-drive\\\\test.js\"" (on Windows, in case the module and the request are on different drives)
112```
113
114### `urlToRequest`
115
116Converts some resource URL to a webpack module request.
117
118> i Before call `urlToRequest` you need call `isUrlRequest` to ensure it is requestable url
119
120```javascript
121const url = "path/to/module.js";
122
123if (loaderUtils.isUrlRequest(url)) {
124  // Logic for requestable url
125  const request = loaderUtils.urlToRequest(url);
126} else {
127  // Logic for not requestable url
128}
129```
130
131Simple example:
132
133```javascript
134const url = "path/to/module.js";
135const request = loaderUtils.urlToRequest(url); // "./path/to/module.js"
136```
137
138#### Module URLs
139
140Any URL containing a `~` will be interpreted as a module request. Anything after the `~` will be considered the request path.
141
142```javascript
143const url = "~path/to/module.js";
144const request = loaderUtils.urlToRequest(url); // "path/to/module.js"
145```
146
147#### Root-relative URLs
148
149URLs that are root-relative (start with `/`) can be resolved relative to some arbitrary path by using the `root` parameter:
150
151```javascript
152const url = "/path/to/module.js";
153const root = "./root";
154const request = loaderUtils.urlToRequest(url, root); // "./root/path/to/module.js"
155```
156
157To convert a root-relative URL into a module URL, specify a `root` value that starts with `~`:
158
159```javascript
160const url = "/path/to/module.js";
161const root = "~";
162const request = loaderUtils.urlToRequest(url, root); // "path/to/module.js"
163```
164
165### `interpolateName`
166
167Interpolates a filename template using multiple placeholders and/or a regular expression.
168The template and regular expression are set as query params called `name` and `regExp` on the current loader's context.
169
170```javascript
171const interpolatedName = loaderUtils.interpolateName(loaderContext, name, options);
172```
173
174The following tokens are replaced in the `name` parameter:
175
176* `[ext]` the extension of the resource
177* `[name]` the basename of the resource
178* `[path]` the path of the resource relative to the `context` query parameter or option.
179* `[folder]` the folder the resource is in
180* `[query]` the queryof the resource, i.e. `?foo=bar`
181* `[emoji]` a random emoji representation of `options.content`
182* `[emoji:<length>]` same as above, but with a customizable number of emojis
183* `[contenthash]` the hash of `options.content` (Buffer) (by default it's the hex digest of the md5 hash)
184* `[<hashType>:contenthash:<digestType>:<length>]` optionally one can configure
185  * other `hashType`s, i. e. `sha1`, `md5`, `sha256`, `sha512`
186  * other `digestType`s, i. e. `hex`, `base26`, `base32`, `base36`, `base49`, `base52`, `base58`, `base62`, `base64`
187  * and `length` the length in chars
188* `[hash]` the hash of `options.content` (Buffer) (by default it's the hex digest of the md5 hash)
189* `[<hashType>:hash:<digestType>:<length>]` optionally one can configure
190  * other `hashType`s, i. e. `sha1`, `md5`, `sha256`, `sha512`
191  * other `digestType`s, i. e. `hex`, `base26`, `base32`, `base36`, `base49`, `base52`, `base58`, `base62`, `base64`
192  * and `length` the length in chars
193* `[N]` the N-th match obtained from matching the current file name against `options.regExp`
194
195In loader context `[hash]` and `[contenthash]` are the same, but we recommend using `[contenthash]` for avoid misleading.
196
197Examples
198
199``` javascript
200// loaderContext.resourcePath = "/absolute/path/to/app/js/javascript.js"
201loaderUtils.interpolateName(loaderContext, "js/[hash].script.[ext]", { content: ... });
202// => js/9473fdd0d880a43c21b7778d34872157.script.js
203
204// loaderContext.resourcePath = "/absolute/path/to/app/js/javascript.js"
205// loaderContext.resourceQuery = "?foo=bar"
206loaderUtils.interpolateName(loaderContext, "js/[hash].script.[ext][query]", { content: ... });
207// => js/9473fdd0d880a43c21b7778d34872157.script.js?foo=bar
208
209// loaderContext.resourcePath = "/absolute/path/to/app/js/javascript.js"
210loaderUtils.interpolateName(loaderContext, "js/[contenthash].script.[ext]", { content: ... });
211// => js/9473fdd0d880a43c21b7778d34872157.script.js
212
213// loaderContext.resourcePath = "/absolute/path/to/app/page.html"
214loaderUtils.interpolateName(loaderContext, "html-[hash:6].html", { content: ... });
215// => html-9473fd.html
216
217// loaderContext.resourcePath = "/absolute/path/to/app/flash.txt"
218loaderUtils.interpolateName(loaderContext, "[hash]", { content: ... });
219// => c31e9820c001c9c4a86bce33ce43b679
220
221// loaderContext.resourcePath = "/absolute/path/to/app/img/image.gif"
222loaderUtils.interpolateName(loaderContext, "[emoji]", { content: ... });
223// => ��
224
225// loaderContext.resourcePath = "/absolute/path/to/app/img/image.gif"
226loaderUtils.interpolateName(loaderContext, "[emoji:4]", { content: ... });
227// => ��������
228
229// loaderContext.resourcePath = "/absolute/path/to/app/img/image.png"
230loaderUtils.interpolateName(loaderContext, "[sha512:hash:base64:7].[ext]", { content: ... });
231// => 2BKDTjl.png
232// use sha512 hash instead of md5 and with only 7 chars of base64
233
234// loaderContext.resourcePath = "/absolute/path/to/app/img/myself.png"
235// loaderContext.query.name =
236loaderUtils.interpolateName(loaderContext, "picture.png");
237// => picture.png
238
239// loaderContext.resourcePath = "/absolute/path/to/app/dir/file.png"
240loaderUtils.interpolateName(loaderContext, "[path][name].[ext]?[hash]", { content: ... });
241// => /app/dir/file.png?9473fdd0d880a43c21b7778d34872157
242
243// loaderContext.resourcePath = "/absolute/path/to/app/js/page-home.js"
244loaderUtils.interpolateName(loaderContext, "script-[1].[ext]", { regExp: "page-(.*)\\.js", content: ... });
245// => script-home.js
246
247// loaderContext.resourcePath = "/absolute/path/to/app/js/javascript.js"
248// loaderContext.resourceQuery = "?foo=bar"
249loaderUtils.interpolateName(
250  loaderContext,
251  (resourcePath, resourceQuery) => {
252    // resourcePath - `/app/js/javascript.js`
253    // resourceQuery - `?foo=bar`
254
255    return "js/[hash].script.[ext]";
256  },
257  { content: ... }
258);
259// => js/9473fdd0d880a43c21b7778d34872157.script.js
260```
261
262### `getHashDigest`
263
264``` javascript
265const digestString = loaderUtils.getHashDigest(buffer, hashType, digestType, maxLength);
266```
267
268* `buffer` the content that should be hashed
269* `hashType` one of `sha1`, `md5`, `sha256`, `sha512` or any other node.js supported hash type
270* `digestType` one of `hex`, `base26`, `base32`, `base36`, `base49`, `base52`, `base58`, `base62`, `base64`
271* `maxLength` the maximum length in chars
272
273## License
274
275MIT (http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php)
276