BREAKING CHANGE: webpack < 5 used to include polyfills for node.js core modules by default

[venkatpoluri]

BREAKING CHANGE: webpack < 5 used to include polyfills for node.js core modules by default.
This is no longer the case. Verify if you need this module and configure a polyfill for it.

If you want to include a polyfill, you need to:
- add a fallback 'resolve.fallback: { "assert": require.resolve("assert/") }'
- install 'assert'
If you don't want to include a polyfill, you can use an empty module like this:
resolve.fallback: { "assert": false }

[ewoudenberg]

Thank you @venkatpoluri -- this is a bit out of my league -- can you help by providing a PR to fix this? -Thank you.

[JasonXian]

This is a Webpack build issue, not related to the package.

An easy fix here would be to install this plugin in any dependent application: https://www.npmjs.com/package/node-polyfill-webpack-plugin

[mattluttrell]

Another vote for a solution on this one.

My relevant package.json:
"@ionic/core": "^6.2.7",
"@ionic/vue": "^6.2.7",
"@types/json-diff": "^1.0.0", (thank you for this package)
"json-diff": "^1.0.6",
"vue": "^3.2.39",
"webpack": "^5.74.0"

[ewoudenberg]

Dear JSON-diff users:

If anyone can provide a pull request for this feature, I would be happy to merge and publish it. The proper fix for this is a bit beyond my JS tool chain skills.

Thank you,
Eric