[BUG] Update from 5.x to 7.x throws error when deployed

[corby]

What / Why

I just upgraded from semver@5.x to semver@latest and now my react app crashes
Seems to be related to the lazyRequire function.
Looks like webpack is optimizing out the functions.

When

import semver from "semver";
....
this.isAppValid = ver => {
return semver.valid(ver) !== null;
}

Where

semver_sync:2 Uncaught Error: Cannot find module './functions/valid'
at webpackEmptyContext (semver_sync:2)
at lazyRequire (index.js:3)
at Object.get [as valid] (index.js:10)
at StrapTable.eval [as isAppVerValid] (userOverview.jsx:409)

How

Current Behavior

crash

Steps to Reproduce

This only happens when I run webpack to build a deployment package (mode doesn't matter, happens in both production and development modes)

Expected Behavior

work like 5.x

[isaacs]

Use this:

import semver from "semver/preload.js";

[corby]

That hack worked. thanks.
But it's still a hack.
is there a way to handle this so I don't have to use undocumented code to use the library with webpack?

[tomquas]

fwiw, i upgraded from 6.3.0 and had the same issue. i'd also prefer to not apply 'special knowledge' via importing semver/preload... thx

[isaacs]

It was in the changelog, but I updated the readme as well on 70d9fb3.

[isaacs]

But it's still a hack.

It's... not a hack tho? It's very much intended for this exact purpose, that's why it's there.