# loader-utils
## Methods
### `getOptions`
Recommended way to retrieve the options of a loader invocation:
```javascript
// inside your loader
const options = loaderUtils.getOptions(this);
```
1. If `this.query` is a string:
- Tries to parse the query string and returns a new object
- Throws if it's not a valid query string
2. If `this.query` is object-like, it just returns `this.query`
3. In any other case, it just returns `null`
**Please note:** The returned `options` object is *read-only*. It may be re-used across multiple invocations.
If you pass it on to another library, make sure to make a *deep copy* of it:
```javascript
const options = Object.assign(
{},
defaultOptions,
loaderUtils.getOptions(this) // it is safe to pass null to Object.assign()
);
// don't forget nested objects or arrays
options.obj = Object.assign({}, options.obj);
options.arr = options.arr.slice();
someLibrary(options);
```
[clone](https://www.npmjs.com/package/clone) is a good library to make a deep copy of the options.
#### Options as query strings
If the loader options have been passed as loader query string (`loader?some¶ms`), the string is parsed by using [`parseQuery`](#parsequery).
### `parseQuery`
Parses a passed string (e.g. `loaderContext.resourceQuery`) as a query string, and returns an object.
``` javascript
const params = loaderUtils.parseQuery(this.resourceQuery); // resource: `file?param1=foo`
if (params.param1 === "foo") {
// do something
}
```
The string is parsed like this:
``` text
-> Error
? -> {}
?flag -> { flag: true }
?+flag -> { flag: true }
?-flag -> { flag: false }
?xyz=test -> { xyz: "test" }
?xyz=1 -> { xyz: "1" } // numbers are NOT parsed
?xyz[]=a -> { xyz: ["a"] }
?flag1&flag2 -> { flag1: true, flag2: true }
?+flag1,-flag2 -> { flag1: true, flag2: false }
?xyz[]=a,xyz[]=b -> { xyz: ["a", "b"] }
?a%2C%26b=c%2C%26d -> { "a,&b": "c,&d" }
?{data:{a:1},isJSON5:true} -> { data: { a: 1 }, isJSON5: true }
```
### `stringifyRequest`
Turns a request into a string that can be used inside `require()` or `import` while avoiding absolute paths.
Use it instead of `JSON.stringify(...)` if you're generating code inside a loader.
**Why is this necessary?** Since webpack calculates the hash before module paths are translated into module ids, we must avoid absolute paths to ensure
consistent hashes across different compilations.
This function:
- resolves absolute requests into relative requests if the request and the module are on the same hard drive
- replaces `\` with `/` if the request and the module are on the same hard drive
- won't change the path at all if the request and the module are on different hard drives
- applies `JSON.stringify` to the result
```javascript
loaderUtils.stringifyRequest(this, "./test.js");
// "\"./test.js\""
loaderUtils.stringifyRequest(this, ".\\test.js");
// "\"./test.js\""
loaderUtils.stringifyRequest(this, "test");
// "\"test\""
loaderUtils.stringifyRequest(this, "test/lib/index.js");
// "\"test/lib/index.js\""
loaderUtils.stringifyRequest(this, "otherLoader?andConfig!test?someConfig");
// "\"otherLoader?andConfig!test?someConfig\""
loaderUtils.stringifyRequest(this, require.resolve("test"));
// "\"../node_modules/some-loader/lib/test.js\""
loaderUtils.stringifyRequest(this, "C:\\module\\test.js");
// "\"../../test.js\"" (on Windows, in case the module and the request are on the same drive)
loaderUtils.stringifyRequest(this, "C:\\module\\test.js");
// "\"C:\\module\\test.js\"" (on Windows, in case the module and the request are on different drives)
loaderUtils.stringifyRequest(this, "\\\\network-drive\\test.js");
// "\"\\\\network-drive\\\\test.js\"" (on Windows, in case the module and the request are on different drives)
```
### `urlToRequest`
Converts some resource URL to a webpack module request.
> i Before call `urlToRequest` you need call `isUrlRequest` to ensure it is requestable url
```javascript
const url = "path/to/module.js";
if (loaderUtils.isUrlRequest(url)) {
// Logic for requestable url
const request = loaderUtils.urlToRequest(url);
} else {
// Logic for not requestable url
}
```
Simple example:
```javascript
const url = "path/to/module.js";
const request = loaderUtils.urlToRequest(url); // "./path/to/module.js"
```
#### Module URLs
Any URL containing a `~` will be interpreted as a module request. Anything after the `~` will be considered the request path.
```javascript
const url = "~path/to/module.js";
const request = loaderUtils.urlToRequest(url); // "path/to/module.js"
```
#### Root-relative URLs
URLs that are root-relative (start with `/`) can be resolved relative to some arbitrary path by using the `root` parameter:
```javascript
const url = "/path/to/module.js";
const root = "./root";
const request = loaderUtils.urlToRequest(url, root); // "./root/path/to/module.js"
```
To convert a root-relative URL into a module URL, specify a `root` value that starts with `~`:
```javascript
const url = "/path/to/module.js";
const root = "~";
const request = loaderUtils.urlToRequest(url, root); // "path/to/module.js"
```
### `interpolateName`
Interpolates a filename template using multiple placeholders and/or a regular expression.
The template and regular expression are set as query params called `name` and `regExp` on the current loader's context.
```javascript
const interpolatedName = loaderUtils.interpolateName(loaderContext, name, options);
```
The following tokens are replaced in the `name` parameter:
* `[ext]` the extension of the resource
* `[name]` the basename of the resource
* `[path]` the path of the resource relative to the `context` query parameter or option.
* `[folder]` the folder the resource is in
* `[query]` the queryof the resource, i.e. `?foo=bar`
* `[emoji]` a random emoji representation of `options.content`
* `[emoji:<length>]` same as above, but with a customizable number of emojis
* `[contenthash]` the hash of `options.content` (Buffer) (by default it's the hex digest of the md4 hash)
* `[<hashType>:contenthash:<digestType>:<length>]` optionally one can configure
* other `hashType`s, i. e. `sha1`, `md4`, `md5`, `sha256`, `sha512`
* other `digestType`s, i. e. `hex`, `base26`, `base32`, `base36`, `base49`, `base52`, `base58`, `base62`, `base64`
* and `length` the length in chars
* `[hash]` the hash of `options.content` (Buffer) (by default it's the hex digest of the md4 hash)
* `[<hashType>:hash:<digestType>:<length>]` optionally one can configure
* other `hashType`s, i. e. `sha1`, `md4`, `md5`, `sha256`, `sha512`
* other `digestType`s, i. e. `hex`, `base26`, `base32`, `base36`, `base49`, `base52`, `base58`, `base62`, `base64`
* and `length` the length in chars
* `[N]` the N-th match obtained from matching the current file name against `options.regExp`
In loader context `[hash]` and `[contenthash]` are the same, but we recommend using `[contenthash]` for avoid misleading.
Examples
``` javascript
// loaderContext.resourcePath = "/absolute/path/to/app/js/javascript.js"
loaderUtils.interpolateName(loaderContext, "js/[hash].script.[ext]", { content: ... });
// => js/9473fdd0d880a43c21b7778d34872157.script.js
// loaderContext.resourcePath = "/absolute/path/to/app/js/javascript.js"
// loaderContext.resourceQuery = "?foo=bar"
loaderUtils.interpolateName(loaderContext, "js/[hash].script.[ext][query]", { content: ... });
// => js/9473fdd0d880a43c21b7778d34872157.script.js?foo=bar
// loaderContext.resourcePath = "/absolute/path/to/app/js/javascript.js"
loaderUtils.interpolateName(loaderContext, "js/[contenthash].script.[ext]", { content: ... });
// => js/9473fdd0d880a43c21b7778d34872157.script.js
// loaderContext.resourcePath = "/absolute/path/to/app/page.html"
loaderUtils.interpolateName(loaderContext, "html-[hash:6].html", { content: ... });
// => html-9473fd.html
// loaderContext.resourcePath = "/absolute/path/to/app/flash.txt"
loaderUtils.interpolateName(loaderContext, "[hash]", { content: ... });
// => c31e9820c001c9c4a86bce33ce43b679
// loaderContext.resourcePath = "/absolute/path/to/app/img/image.gif"
loaderUtils.interpolateName(loaderContext, "[emoji]", { content: ... });
// => 👍
// loaderContext.resourcePath = "/absolute/path/to/app/img/image.gif"
loaderUtils.interpolateName(loaderContext, "[emoji:4]", { content: ... });
// => 🙍🏢📤🐝
// loaderContext.resourcePath = "/absolute/path/to/app/img/image.png"
loaderUtils.interpolateName(loaderContext, "[sha512:hash:base64:7].[ext]", { content: ... });
// => 2BKDTjl.png
// use sha512 hash instead of md4 and with only 7 chars of base64
// loaderContext.resourcePath = "/absolute/path/to/app/img/myself.png"
// loaderContext.query.name =
loaderUtils.interpolateName(loaderContext, "picture.png");
// => picture.png
// loaderContext.resourcePath = "/absolute/path/to/app/dir/file.png"
loaderUtils.interpolateName(loaderContext, "[path][name].[ext]?[hash]", { content: ... });
// => /app/dir/file.png?9473fdd0d880a43c21b7778d34872157
// loaderContext.resourcePath = "/absolute/path/to/app/js/page-home.js"
loaderUtils.interpolateName(loaderContext, "script-[1].[ext]", { regExp: "page-(.*)\\.js", content: ... });
// => script-home.js
// loaderContext.resourcePath = "/absolute/path/to/app/js/javascript.js"
// loaderContext.resourceQuery = "?foo=bar"
loaderUtils.interpolateName(
loaderContext,
(resourcePath, resourceQuery) => {
// resourcePath - `/app/js/javascript.js`
// resourceQuery - `?foo=bar`
return "js/[hash].script.[ext]";
},
{ content: ... }
);
// => js/9473fdd0d880a43c21b7778d34872157.script.js
```
### `getHashDigest`
``` javascript
const digestString = loaderUtils.getHashDigest(buffer, hashType, digestType, maxLength);
```
* `buffer` the content that should be hashed
* `hashType` one of `sha1`, `md4`, `md5`, `sha256`, `sha512` or any other node.js supported hash type
* `digestType` one of `hex`, `base26`, `base32`, `base36`, `base49`, `base52`, `base58`, `base62`, `base64`
* `maxLength` the maximum length in chars
## License
MIT (http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php)
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