With this change we update the TypeScript compilation target to `ES2020` for both new and existing projects. This is because all browsers that Angular supports (https://angular.io/guide/browser-support) support `ES2020` features without the need for polyfills.
rxjs 6 requires directory imports which are not support in ES modules. Disabling `fullySpecified` allows Webpack to ignore cases such as this until the package can be updated to use package exports.
With Webpack 5, the `raw-loader` is no longer needed and its functionality is provided via configuration options within the Webpack configuration via asset modules. Asset modules (https://webpack.js.org/guides/asset-modules/) provide a built-in way to provide `raw-loader`, `url-loader`, and `file-loader` functionality without additional dependencies.
With this change we update the target and module settings of various compilation units.
- We replace ES5 target in protractor. Protractor runs on Node.Js which support ES2018
- For applications we now use `ES2020` instead of `ESNext` as a module to avoid unexpected changes in behaviour
This changes also adds a migration to update existing projects and also removes `module` from the Universal tsconfig as per #17352 to enable lazy loading on the server.
