chore: code refactoring, invisible improvements, test this version with your projects

Author: webdiscus

CHANGELOG.md

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 # Change log
 
+## 4.0.0-beta.3 (2024-08-16)
+
+- chore: code refactoring, invisible improvements, test this version with your projects
+
 ## 4.0.0-beta.2 (2024-08-15)
 
 - fix: ERROR in RealContentHashPlugin in serv/watch mode after adding new import file
@@ -12,10 +16,12 @@
 
 ### BREAKING CHANGES
 
-- Drop supporting for Node.js < `v18`.\
-  The plugin works on the Node.js >= `v14.21.xx`, but we can't test the plugin with outdated Node.js versions,
-  because many actual dev dependencies requires current LTS Node.js >= v18.x.
-  Up-to-date versions of dependencies are very important because they contain `security updates`.
+- Minimum supported Node.js version `18+`.\
+  The plugin may works on the Node.js >= `16.20.0`, but we can't test the plugin with outdated Node.js versions.
+  GitHub CI test works only on Node.js >= 18.
+  Many actual dev dependencies requires Node.js >= 18.
+
+- Minimum supported Webpack version `5.81+`.
 
 - The plugin `option` property is not static anymore:
 

README.md

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 - Generates the [integrity](#option-integrity) attribute in the `link` and `script` tags.
 - Generates the [favicons](#favicons-bundler-plugin) of different sizes for various platforms.
 - You can create **own plugin** using the [Plugin Hooks](#plugin-hooks-and-callbacks).
-- Over 550 [tests](https://github.com/webdiscus/html-bundler-webpack-plugin/tree/master/test).
+- Over 600 [tests](https://github.com/webdiscus/html-bundler-webpack-plugin/tree/master/test).
 
 See the [full list of features](#features).
 
@@ -146,9 +146,9 @@ See [how the plugin works under the hood](#plugin-hooks-and-callbacks).
 
 - **Simplify Webpack config** using one powerful plugin instead of many [different plugins and loaders](#list-of-plugins).
 
-- **Start from HTML**, not from JS. Define an **HTML** template file as an **entry point**.
+- **Start from HTML**, not from JS. Define an HTML template file as an **entry point**.
 
-- Specify script and style **source files** directly in an **HTML** template,
+- Specify script and style **source files** directly in a template,
 and you no longer need to define them in Webpack entry or import styles in JavaScript.
 
 - Use **any template engine** without additional plugins and loaders.
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ If you have discovered a bug or have a feature suggestion, feel free to create a
 
 ## 🔆 What's New in v4
 
-- **NEW** added supports the [multiple configurations](https://webpack.js.org/configuration/configuration-types/#exporting-multiple-configurations)
+- **NEW** added supports the [multiple configurations](https://webpack.js.org/configuration/configuration-types/#exporting-multiple-configurations).
 
 ## 🔆 What's New in v3
 
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 - **NEW** added importing style files in JavaScript.
 - **NEW** added support the [integrity](#option-integrity).
-- **NEW** you can add/delete/rename a template file in the [entry path](#option-entry-path) without restarting Webpack
+- **NEW** you can add/delete/rename a template file in the [entry path](#option-entry-path) without restarting Webpack.
 
 For full release notes see the [changelog](https://github.com/webdiscus/html-bundler-webpack-plugin/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md).
 

package.json

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 {
   "name": "html-bundler-webpack-plugin",
-  "version": "4.0.0-beta.2",
+  "version": "4.0.0-beta.3",
   "description": "HTML bundler plugin for webpack handles a template as an entry point, extracts CSS and JS from their sources referenced in HTML, supports template engines like Eta, EJS, Handlebars, Nunjucks.",
   "keywords": [
     "html",
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     }
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=14.21.0"
+    "node": ">=16.20.0"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "ejs": ">=3.1.9",
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     "prismjs": ">=1.29.0",
     "pug": ">=3.0.2",
     "twig": ">=1.17.1",
-    "webpack": ">=5.32.0"
+    "webpack": ">=5.81.0"
   },
   "peerDependenciesMeta": {
     "favicons": {