Support for glob imports (import.meta.glob)

[chenjiahan]

What problem does this feature solve?

Vite supports importing multiple modules from the file system via the special import.meta.glob function:

const modules = import.meta.glob('./dir/*.js')

Rspack supports dynamic import with dynamic paths, but glob imports can import a subset of matching modules more explicitly. So it would be nice if Rspack can support glob imports too.

What does the proposed API of configuration look like?

Same API as Vite provides: https://vitejs.dev/guide/features.html#glob-import

• ref: https://twitter.com/patak_dev/status/1732667993039986994

[chenjiahan]

@hardfist do you think it's time to beyond webpack?

[chenjiahan]

A related issue: webpack/webpack#15833

[hardfist]

webpack supports require.context for sync glob import

[chenjiahan]

import.meta is part of the ECMAScript standard but require.context is a webpack-only API.

I just found webpack has supported import.meta.webpackContext and Rspack also supports it: #4466

We should document this and recommend users to use import.meta.webpackContext instead of require.context.