Allowing new major versions of outdated dependencies

[weaverryan]

Fixes #1029

A bit more work to do. For now, I'm focused only on the main dependencies (not the devDependencies).

You could argue that this will require a new major version of webpack-encore. However, there is a precedence for allowing major dependency upgrades on minor versions in the past: https://github.com/symfony/webpack-encore/releases/tag/v1.2.0. Assuming none of the libraries have underlying changes that are likely to affect users, I'd like to do that again. Edit: likely we should have a new major release.

Dependencies

• chalk: kept at v4 because v5 requires esm. v4 is stable.
• clean-webpack-plugin: 3->4 No breaking changes
• css-loader: 5->6: Min node to 12.3.0, other changes: CHANGELOG
• css-minimizer-webpack-plugin: 2->3 Min node to 12.3.0
• loader-utils: REMOVED
• mini-css-extract-plugin 1.5->2.2.1 Min node to 12.13.0, Webpack to 5.0.0, other changes: CHANGELOG

• pkg-up: Keeping version 3.1 because 4 requires esm.
• pretty-error: 3.0->4.0 Min node to 12.0
• resolve-url-loader 3.0->5.0 Min node to 12.0, postcss ^8.0, remove rework engine, other changes: CHANGELOG
• style-loader: 2->3 Min node to 12.13, Min webpack to 5.0 other changes: CHANGELOG
• yargs-parser: 20.2->21 Min node to 12.0

Dev Dependencies

• eslint: 7->8 Min node to 12.22
• eslint-webpack-plugin: 2.5->3 min node to 12. Min webpack 5
• fork-ts-checker-webpack-plugin: 5->6 CHANGELOG
• fs-extra: 9->10 Min node to 12. Potentially breaking changes: CHANGELOG
• http-server: 0.12->14 Min node to 12.
• less-loader: 7->10: Min node to 12. Min webpack to 5. less.webpackLoaderContext was removed, please use pluginManager.webpackLoaderContext
• mocha: 8->9: min node to 12. CHANGELOG
• postcss-loader: 4-5->6: min node to 12. min webpack to 5.
• preact: 8->10: CHANGELOG
• sass-loader: 9-10-11->12 min node to 12.13. Min webpack to 5
• sinon: 9->12
• strip-ansi: Need to keep 6 because 7 is esm only. Min node to 12
• stylus: 0.54->0.56
• stylus-loader: 3-4-5->6: Min node to 12.13. Min webpack to 5. Other breaking changes: CHANGELOG

• vue-loader: 16-17 No important changes: https://github.com/vuejs/vue-loader/blob/next/CHANGELOG.md#1700-2021-12-12

TODOs:

• A) Check CHANGELOG of each library to see what changes, if any, we need.
• B) Bump our CHANGELOG for changes people should watch out for
• C) Get tests passing

[tropicalraisel]

Based on Webpack's changelogs, there shouldn't be anything that stops jumping from v5.35 to v5.51.1.

[stof]

@weaverryan what is the state of this ?

[shadowc]

Adding some more info about packages:

• mini-css-extract-plugin: 1.5->2.2.1 Min node to 12.13.0, Webpack to 5.0.0, other changes: CHANGELOG
• pkg-up: Keeping version 3.1 because 4 requires esm.
• pretty-error: 3.0->4.0 Min node to 12.0
• resolve-url-loader 3.0->5.0 Min node to 12.0, postcss ^8.0, remove rework engine, other changes: CHANGELOG
• style-loader: 2->3 Min node to 12.13, Min webpack to 5.0 other changes: CHANGELOG
• yargs-parser: 20.2->21 Min node to 12.0

[shadowc]

More info about devDependencies:

• eslint: 7->8 Min node to 12.22
• eslint-webpack-plugin: 2.5->3 min node to 12. Min webpack 5
• fork-ts-checker-webpack-plugin: 5->6 CHANGELOG
• fs-extra: 9->10 Min node to 12. Potentially breaking changes: CHANGELOG
• http-server: 0.12->14 Min node to 12.
• less-loader: 7->10: Min node to 12. Min webpack to 5. less.webpackLoaderContext was removed, please use pluginManager.webpackLoaderContext
• mocha: 8->9: min node to 12. CHANGELOG
• postcss-loader: 4-5->6: min node to 12. min webpack to 5.
• preact: 8->10: CHANGELOG
• sass-loader: 9-10-11->12 min node to 12.13. Min webpack to 5
• sinon: 9->12
• strip-ansi: Need to keep 6 because 7 is esm only. Min node to 12
• stylus: 0.54->0.56
• stylus-loader: 3-4-5->6: Min node to 12.13. Min webpack to 5. Other breaking changes: CHANGELOG

[weaverryan]

This is now ready!