Kddimitrov/fix worker loader cachable

src/index.js

@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ module.exports.pitch = function pitch(request) {
         throw new Error("Only usable with webpack");
     }
 
-    this.cacheable(false);
     const callback = this.async();
     const options = loaderUtils.getOptions(this) || {};
     const compilerOptions = this._compiler.options || {};
@@ -89,22 +88,38 @@ module.exports.pitch = function pitch(request) {
     }
 
     new SingleEntryPlugin(this.context, `!!${request}`, "main").apply(workerCompiler);
-
-    const subCache = `subcache ${__dirname} ${request}`;
     const plugin = { name: "WorkerLoader" };
 
-    workerCompiler.hooks.compilation.tap(plugin, compilation => {
-        if (compilation.cache) {
-            compilation.cache = compilation.cache[subCache] || {};
-        }
+    workerCompiler.hooks.thisCompilation.tap(plugin, compilation => {
+        /**
+         * A dirty hack to disable HMR plugin in childCompilation:
+         * https://github.com/webpack/webpack/blob/4056506488c1e071dfc9a0127daa61bf531170bf/lib/HotModuleReplacementPlugin.js#L154
+         *
+         * Once we update to webpack@4.40.3 and above this can be removed:
+         * https://github.com/webpack/webpack/commit/1c4138d6ac04b7b47daa5ec4475c0ae1b4f596a2
+         */
+        compilation.hotUpdateChunkTemplate = null;
     });
 
-    workerCompiler.runAsChild((err, entries) => {
+    workerCompiler.runAsChild((err, entries, childCompilation) => {
         if (err) {
             return callback(err);
         }
 
         if (entries[0]) {
+            const fileDeps = Array.from(childCompilation.fileDependencies);
+            this.clearDependencies();
+            fileDeps.map(fileName => {
+                this.addDependency(fileName);
+            });
+            /**
+             * Clears the hash of the child compilation as it affects the hash of the parent compilation:
+             * https://github.com/webpack/webpack/blob/4056506488c1e071dfc9a0127daa61bf531170bf/lib/Compilation.js#L2281
+             *
+             * If we don't clear the hash an emit of runtime.js and an empty [somehash].hot-update.json will happen on save without changes.
+             * This will restart the NS application.
+             */
+            childCompilation.hash = "";
             const workerFile = entries[0].files[0];
             this._compilation.workerChunks.push(workerFile);
             const workerFactory = getWorker(workerFile);

src/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "nativescript-worker-loader",
-  "version": "0.9.5",
+  "version": "0.10.0",
   "author": "NativeScript team",
   "description": "nativescript worker loader module for webpack",
   "scripts": {