"Writing a loader": document why loaders can't be simple functions #2549
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A note to clarify why loaders can't be simple functions, as per webpack/webpack#119, webpack/webpack#698 will save would-be loader authors a lot of grief.
I've spent some time digging through the docs for an explanation of why something that, at first impression, should work — the ability to specify a loader as a function — does indeed not work.
(This is complicated by the fact that mini-css-extract-plugin seems — but in fact, does not — use such a pattern)
A short note on why you can't just send functions as loaders would have been very helpful on the Writing a loader page.
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