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Summary

Adds a first-class deno build target (target: "deno", with versions like deno2 / deno1.40, resolved the same way as node14.5). It emits ESM by default and is treated as a node + web platform, so it slots into the existing universal handling.

Deno-specific behavior:

  • node.js built-ins are externalized with the required node: specifier (Deno does not resolve bare fs), for both import and require/createRequire.
  • Deno's own import protocols — npm:, jsr:, node:, http(s):// — are kept external (resolved by the runtime), even if the web externals preset is disabled.
  • version-gated features follow Deno's history (e.g. import.meta.dirname/filename only for Deno ≥ 1.40).

The default runtime intentionally uses the web-standard APIs Deno implements natively (import(), fetch, import.meta.url) rather than proprietary Deno.* calls, since those are the idiomatic and optimal paths under Deno.

What kind of change does this PR introduce?

feat

Did you add tests for your changes?

Yes. test/Defaults.unittest.js gains target: "deno" and target: "deno1.40" snapshots, and test/configCases/deno/* covers node-builtin node: externals, code splitting, protocol externals (npm:/jsr:/https:, stubbed offline), import.meta.dirname, web+node globals, and the Deno global. Runtime-agnostic cases run in the Node integration suite; cases needing the Deno runtime are gated to it.

Does this PR introduce a breaking change?

No. It only adds a new opt-in target value and a new externalsPresets.deno.

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

The target configuration docs should list the new deno / deno[X[.Y]] value, and the externals docs should mention the externalsPresets.deno preset.

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AI (Claude Code) was used to help map where target properties thread through lib/, draft the implementation and tests, and verify behavior with local builds and the test suite. All changes were reviewed and validated locally (yarn tsc, targeted jest runs, lint/format) before submitting.


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Add a `deno` build target that emits ESM and treats node.js built-in
modules as external, baking in the `node:` specifier that Deno requires
(for both `import` and `require`/createRequire). Deno is a node+web
platform, so web specifiers (npm:, jsr:, http(s)://) stay external too.

- target.js: deno target properties (ESM-first, globalThis, fetch wasm)
- defaults: default experiments.outputModule for deno, deno externals
  preset, deno resolve condition and loader target
- DenoTargetPlugin: externalize node core modules as node:-prefixed
- tests: configCases/deno/* gated to the Deno runtime + Defaults snapshot
Accept `deno[X[.Y]]` (e.g. deno2, deno1.40) like the node target, and
resolve version-dependent features per version: import.meta.dirname and
import.meta.filename are emitted natively only for Deno >= 1.40.
DenoTargetPlugin now keeps npm:, jsr: and http(s):// specifiers external
(alongside node:), so they stay external on the deno target even when the
web externals preset is disabled — Deno resolves them at runtime.
…API test

- UniversalCompileAsyncWasmPlugin now reads the wasm binary via Deno.readFile
  when running under Deno, instead of falling into the browser fetch branch or
  the Node-only bare 'fs' import (which Deno can't resolve).
- Add a deno configCase asserting the Deno standard API global is preserved.
Deno defines `self`, so the universal wasm runtime already takes the
`fetch` branch, and Deno supports `fetch()` of `file:` URLs (since 1.16)
plus `WebAssembly.instantiateStreaming` - the recommended, streaming path.
The Deno.readFile branch was based on a wrong premise and lost streaming.
- Add configCases/deno/protocol-externals: builds a deno target importing
  via npm:, jsr: and https:// protocols and asserts they stay external
  (stubbed offline via test.config.js modules, so it runs without network).
- Make the deno cases emit ESM in the harness by setting experiments.outputModule
  explicitly (the harness picks the bundle extension before defaults apply).
- Feature-gate the runtime-agnostic deno cases on supportsGlobalThis so they
  run in the Node integration suite too; keep Deno-only cases on the Deno global.
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// Deno's own import protocols are resolved by the runtime, never bundled.
const DENO_PROTOCOLS = /^(?:npm|jsr|https?):/;

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Does Deno support using HTTP only? Because you're only adding support for HTTPS

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Good thing to check — it actually already covers both. The pattern is https?:, where the ? makes the s optional, so it matches http: and https: (same as the http(s):// noted in the changeset). Deno does support plain http:// imports too (commonly http://localhost in dev), so both are kept external here.


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MIT License http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php
Author Tobias Koppers @sokra

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Haha, wouldn’t that be your copyright?

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Good catch — that was boilerplate copied over from NodeTargetPlugin.js. Updated the header to Author Alexander Akait @alexander-akait.


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You should add that to the agents.md file

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Good idea — added a short Source file headers note under Coding Standards in AGENTS.md (CLAUDE.md is a symlink to it): new files get the MIT header with the Author line set to the actual author, not copied from another file.


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alexander-akait added a commit that referenced this pull request Jun 22, 2026
Align the bun target with the deno target work (#21247): populate
`compiler.platform.bun` (Compiler.js default + defaults platform object),
return `"bun"` from the loader-target default, and switch wasm loading to
the web-standard `fetch` runtime (Bun resolves `file:` URLs) instead of a
proprietary `Bun.file` path. Drops the now-unneeded BunCompileAsyncWasmPlugin
and `async-bun` wasm type; `bun:*` externals and the ESM defaults stay.
# Conflicts:
#	lib/config/defaults.js
#	schemas/WebpackOptions.check.js
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This PR is packaged and the instant preview is available (96b3b70).

Install it locally:

  • npm
npm i -D webpack@https://pkg.pr.new/webpack@96b3b70
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yarn add -D webpack@https://pkg.pr.new/webpack@96b3b70
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Add deno to the browserslist configCase externalsPresets snapshots and the
CLI flags snapshot (the new --externals-presets-deno option), matching the
externalsPresets.deno default introduced for the deno target.
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Performance Changes

Mode Benchmark BASE HEAD Efficiency
Memory benchmark "many-modules-esm", scenario '{"name":"mode-development","mode":"development"}' 1.2 MB 1.9 MB -40.02%
Memory benchmark "wasm-modules-async", scenario '{"name":"mode-development-rebuild","mode":"development","watch":true}' 189.2 KB 247.7 KB -23.63%
Memory benchmark "wasm-modules-sync", scenario '{"name":"mode-development-rebuild","mode":"development","watch":true}' 358.3 KB 130.6 KB ×2.7

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The ESM runner executes bundles in an isolated vm context that didn't
include Deno's runtime global, so the deno standard-api case saw
`typeof Deno === 'undefined'` under Deno. Pass the Deno global through,
like process/URL/TextEncoder.
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