webpack-dev-server: webpack-dev-server goes into infinite compile loop after making the smallest change to the source code

Hi Guys.

I have an issue when webpack-dev-server goes into infinite compile loop after any change to the source code. The same code works without this issue for my colleague. And it doesn’t go into infinite loop every time: sometimes it will compile only once and stop (so works as it should), but sometimes it goes into frenzy mode. In the the verbose log attached on the first change it compiled only once and stopped, but after I did another change it went into infinite loop. webpack-dev-server.log

I’ve added my package.json, package-lock.json, and webpack folder to the zip file webpack-dev-server-infinite-loop.zip

    "webpack-cli": "4.9.2",
    "webpack-dev-server": "3.11.2",
    "webpack-merge": "5.8.0",
    "webpack-notifier": "1.15.0",
    "workbox-webpack-plugin": "6.5.1"

Symptoms: When I make a change to the component - webpack-dev-server recompiles it, but doesn’t stop after the first cycle and keeps doing it:

I’ve tried to play with webpack related libraries versions, npm and node versions, clearing all caches for gradle, maven, intellij. Modified webpack configuration files to exclude things from watched. Removed and cloned the repository. Generated a new appliation with JHipster and compared generated webpack configs with mine, tried to make different changes. Nothing helps.