How to Make Webpack Case Sensitive?

To make webpack case sensitive, you can specify the caseSensitive option in the configuration file. By setting it to true, webpack will consider filepaths in a case-sensitive manner. This means that files with different casing will be treated as separate entities, allowing you to enforce consistent casing in your project. This option can be particularly useful when working on platforms or file systems where case sensitivity is important for correct behavior.

How to force webpack to treat filenames as case sensitive in development mode?

To force webpack to treat filenames as case sensitive in development mode, you can add the following configuration in your webpack configuration file:

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module.exports = {
  // other webpack configuration options
  watchOptions: {
    ignored: /[\\/]node_modules[\\/]/,
    poll: 1000,
    followSymlinks: false,
    aggregateTimeout: 500,
    ignored: /node_modules/, // ignore node_modules for file changes
    nocase: false // make watch mode case sensitive
  }
};

By setting the nocase option to false, webpack will treat filenames as case sensitive in watch mode. This will ensure that changes to files with different casing will trigger a reload during development.

How to make webpack case sensitive in Windows?

To make webpack case sensitive in Windows, you can add the following configuration in your webpack configuration file (webpack.config.js):

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module.exports = {
  // other webpack configurations here
  devServer: {
    watchOptions: {
      ignored: /node_modules/,
      poll: true,
      followSymlinks: true,
      aggregateTimeout: 300
    }
  }
};

By setting poll: true in the watchOptions of devServer, webpack will periodically poll for file changes and detect case changes in file names. This will make webpack case sensitive in Windows.

How to handle case sensitivity for modules in webpack?

You can handle case sensitivity for modules in Webpack by enforcing strict casing in your configuration. This can be done by setting the "caseSensitive" option to true in your resolve configuration. This will ensure that Webpack will match module paths with exact casing.

Here is an example of how you can enable case sensitivity in your Webpack configuration:

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module.exports = {
  // Other configurations...

  resolve: {
    caseSensitive: true
  }
};

By setting "caseSensitive" to true in your resolve configuration, Webpack will now enforce strict casing when resolving modules. This means that you will need to ensure that your module paths and imports are specified with the exact casing as they are in the file system. This can help prevent issues related to case sensitivity when building and running your application with Webpack.