* $nuxt is used instead of globalName ([#4743](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/issues/4743)) ([fe57a5a](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/commit/fe57a5a))
* add iron browser as modern ([#4775](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/issues/4775)) ([9eab558](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/commit/9eab558))
* add option to rewatch on path after raw fs event ([#4717](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/issues/4717)) ([9c6df49](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/commit/9c6df49))
* allow keepAliveProps for nuxt component ([#4610](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/issues/4610)) ([8dc15d0](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/commit/8dc15d0))
* allow pcss ending for webpack loader ([#4530](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/issues/4530)) ([8e0b508](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/commit/8e0b508))
* apply store HMR to whole store ([#4589](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/issues/4589)) ([81cf09c](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/commit/81cf09c))
* correct renderer.noSSR name ([6990efc](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/commit/6990efc))
* csp SHA hashes accumulate when using custom script-src rules ([#4519](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/issues/4519)) ([683dbba](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/commit/683dbba))
* detect plugin without extension ([#4579](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/issues/4579)) ([e7df65b](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/commit/e7df65b))
* hotfix for vuex hmr ([#4801](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/issues/4801)) ([5f0b34f](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/commit/5f0b34f))
* empty error message in dev mode ([3d990fe](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/commit/3d990fe))
* enable FriendlyErrorsPlugin when build.friendlyErrors is true ([30fef5d](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/commit/30fef5d))
* exit with proper error code on errors ([#4806](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/issues/4806)) ([a7ba73e](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/commit/a7ba73e))
* fall back to default value when `publicPath` is falsy ([#4365](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/issues/4365)) ([e0537d5](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/commit/e0537d5))
* hmr in modern mode ([#4623](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/issues/4623)) ([df9b32a](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/commit/df9b32a))
* improvements for build and dev stability ([#4470](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/issues/4470)) ([fe05169](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/commit/fe05169))
* invalid plugin mode warning for all ([9b3e7be](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/commit/9b3e7be))
* keepAliveProps broken in <nuxt-child> ([#4521](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/issues/4521)) ([431cc15](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/commit/431cc15))
* loading.throttle can not be 0 ([2d74804](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/commit/2d74804))
* match subdir under node_module in transpile ([#4850](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/issues/4850)) ([43ce8e9](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/commit/43ce8e9))
* merge route.meta into options.meta ([#4479](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/issues/4479)) ([5a8e6e4](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/commit/5a8e6e4))
* modern=true or false not work as expected ([#4378](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/issues/4378)) ([4c27088](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/commit/4c27088))
* nested-components example ([#4535](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/issues/4535)) ([6315bd7](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/commit/6315bd7))
* no false positives for plugins with index.js ([#4714](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/issues/4714)) ([eef2af3](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/commit/eef2af3)), closes [#4713](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/issues/4713)
* No need to use process.client here ([be5e057](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/commit/be5e057))
* **examples:** fix deps on codesandbox ([#4828](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/issues/4828)) ([ee7ad77](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/commit/ee7ad77))
* **examples:** Ugrade `vue-property-decorator` in typescript examples ([#4767](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/issues/4767)) ([73507b8](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/commit/73507b8))
* **examples:** Update config for better mobile handling ([3b7ac3c](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/commit/3b7ac3c))
* **examples:** use testURL and module names ([#4777](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/issues/4777)) ([c83bcb0](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/commit/c83bcb0))
* **exmaple:** typescript example ([7cf9f80](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/commit/7cf9f80))
* **resolver:** resolve dir if no index found [#4568](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/issues/4568) ([#4569](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/issues/4569)) ([85b5359](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/commit/85b5359))
* **server:** allow listening on number 0 port ([#4781](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/issues/4781)) ([602cf12](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/commit/602cf12))
* **server:** allow rendering urls with unicode characters ([#4512](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/issues/4512)) ([c3128ea](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/commit/c3128ea))
* **server:** Cannot read property client of null when webpackHMR & restarting Nuxt ([8a200f7](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/commit/8a200f7))
* **server:** delete all non-js assets ([6589670](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/commit/6589670))
* **server:** process browser version with non semver versions ([#4673](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/issues/4673)) ([d3b9396](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/commit/d3b9396))
* **test:** downgrade jest to 23 ([d88e448](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/commit/d88e448))
* **test:** fallback to config if no config.default ([2f2ec7a](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/commit/2f2ec7a))
* **test:** jest describe.skip does not work fine ([d0aadd4](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/commit/d0aadd4))
* **test:** remove local paths ([d02eb2f](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/commit/d02eb2f))
* **test:** typescirpt modern mode only check once ([70775e1](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/commit/70775e1))
* **test:** wrong route in error-handler-object test ([#4363](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/issues/4363)) ([0db1f26](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/commit/0db1f26))
* **test/utils:** check both ts and js for nuxt.config ([5b66afc](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/commit/5b66afc))
* **ts:** fix missing process type definitions and refactor types tests ([#4798](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/issues/4798)) ([45afc3f](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/commit/45afc3f))
* **ts:** keep baseUrl property in generated tsconfig.json ([#4843](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/issues/4843)) ([55dc7f4](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/commit/55dc7f4))
* thread-loader slow building ([4fb220c](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/commit/4fb220c))
* **ts:** missing `tsconfig.json` on npm published version ([#4840](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/issues/4840)) ([e57c20a](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/commit/e57c20a))
* **ts:** prevent checking types twice in modern mode & use consola as logger ([#4803](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/issues/4803)) ([b202361](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/commit/b202361))
* **ts:** set ts-node register compilerOptions.module to 'commonjs' ([#4752](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/issues/4752)) ([e22e14b](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/commit/e22e14b))
* watch custom patterns only when it exists ([#4823](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/issues/4823)) ([3966b26](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/commit/3966b26))
* **ts:** switch from babel preset to ts-loader ([#4563](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/issues/4563)) ([75e3df6](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/commit/75e3df6))
* **vue-app:** add type definition for `ComponentOptions.middleware` ([#4531](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/issues/4531)) ([da0a379](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/commit/da0a379))
* **vue-app:** allow passing custom props to error function ([#4462](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/issues/4462)) ([a6fed0a](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/commit/a6fed0a)), closes [#4460](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/issues/4460)
* require serverMiddleware object with path and handler ([#4656](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/issues/4656)) ([8786ff7](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/commit/8786ff7))
* **vue-app:** Call Vue.config.errorHandler instead of simply logging the error ([6c4280f](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/commit/6c4280f))
* **vue-app:** Fix default error handler in production ([96892c5](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/commit/96892c5))
* **vue-app:** Fix route meta to handle order ([45be638](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/commit/45be638))
* **vue-app:** Fix test on size-limit ([4a77de8](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/commit/4a77de8))
* **vue-app:** router.meta is null on extendRoutes([#4478](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/issues/4478)) ([e2ab1b4](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/commit/e2ab1b4)), closes [#4154](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/issues/4154)
* Vue.component(RouterLink) is undefined in vue-router 3.0.0 ([#4668](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/issues/4668)) ([7ff4058](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/commit/7ff4058))
* **vue-app:** Set window. equals to window.{globalName} when defined ([951e745](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/commit/951e745))
* **vue-renderer:** parse JSON values before passing to bundle-renderer ([c0721c0](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/commit/c0721c0)), closes [#4439](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/issues/4439)
* server build failed in dev mode ([89f8866](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/commit/89f8866))
* **webpack:** allow changing devtool with extend ([#4515](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/issues/4515)) ([33edef2](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/commit/33edef2))
* not use deprecated option esm in resolver ([5f6361f](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/commit/5f6361f))
* offer a new port and listen if already used, use consola on server error ([#4428](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/issues/4428)) ([1d78027](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/commit/1d78027))
* plugins for modern mode ([#4659](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/issues/4659)) ([867e8e1](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/commit/867e8e1))
* prevent matching native statements in serializeFunction ([#4585](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/issues/4585)) ([5b58272](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/commit/5b58272))
* properly serialize head functions ([#4558](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/issues/4558)) ([7831e57](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/commit/7831e57)), closes [#4079](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/issues/4079)
* remove unnecessary isDev in template/server ([a51ba8d](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/commit/a51ba8d))
* replace nuxtDir with module.paths ([#4448](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/issues/4448)) ([d66e1ec](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/commit/d66e1ec))
* require postcss module via resolver ([#4737](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/issues/4737)) ([4b9e8e7](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/commit/4b9e8e7))
* router Expected "0" to be defined ([#4394](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/issues/4394)) ([39b1b8e](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/commit/39b1b8e))
* SafariFix is not injected in client modern mode ([ecf76d9](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/commit/ecf76d9))
* tests failed in windows ([8163a9e](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/commit/8163a9e))
* use case insensitive regex for webpack loader rules ([#4728](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/issues/4728)) ([68d8d54](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/commit/68d8d54))
* use triple equals in loading.throttle [release] ([e77c2db](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/commit/e77c2db))
* **ci:** test typescript types ([#4802](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/issues/4802)) ([25fd1d8](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/commit/25fd1d8))
* **circleci:** add nightly build and manual releases ([ec99922](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/commit/ec99922))
* **cli:** add `--devtools` option for build and generate ([#4357](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/issues/4357)) ([e6f73b5](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/commit/e6f73b5))
* **cli:** improvements and external commands ([#4314](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/issues/4314)) ([0145551](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/commit/0145551))
* **common:** add yandex and vivaldi to modern browsers ([#4516](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/issues/4516)) ([51e4488](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/commit/51e4488))
* **modern:** auto detect modern mode ([#4422](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/issues/4422)) ([fe492d8](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/commit/fe492d8))
* **nuxt-link:** Smart prefetching and $nuxt.isOffline ([#4574](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/issues/4574)) ([f319033](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/commit/f319033))
* **nuxt-ts:** typescript support improvements ([#4750](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/issues/4750)) ([dfaffc0](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/commit/dfaffc0))
* **router:** custom route name splitter ([#4598](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/issues/4598)) ([add8000](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/commit/add8000))
* **server:** timing option for `Server-Timing` header ([#4800](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/issues/4800)) ([b23f5c9](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/commit/b23f5c9))
* **test:** unit tests for core/config module ([#4760](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/issues/4760)) ([a616c09](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/commit/a616c09))
* **ts:** add TSX support ([#4613](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/issues/4613)) ([4d52742](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/commit/4d52742))
* **ts:** auto generate tsconfig.json ([#4776](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/issues/4776)) ([2a1ee96](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/commit/2a1ee96))
* **ts:** provide type checking through `fork-ts-checker-webpack-plugin` ([#4611](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/issues/4611)) ([f1377a7](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/commit/f1377a7))
* **ts:** provide type definitions ([#4164](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/issues/4164)) ([d5716eb](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/commit/d5716eb))
* **vue-app:** <n-link> and <n-child> component aliases ([#4525](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/issues/4525)) ([1505197](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/commit/1505197))
* **vue-app:** Add deprecating for classic mode and handle mutations/actions HMR to store/index.js ([c8b920a](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/commit/c8b920a))
* **vue-app:** add vetur helpers for components auto-complete on VS Code ([#4524](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/issues/4524)) ([59aee74](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/commit/59aee74))
* **vue-app:** support named views ([#4410](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/issues/4410)) ([b1b9e0b](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/commit/b1b9e0b))
* **vue-app, vue-renderer:** support meta `headAttrs` ([#4536](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/issues/4536)) ([9961453](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/commit/9961453))
* **webpack:** add experimental HardSourceWebpackPlugin support ([#4527](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/issues/4527)) ([c6d820a](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/commit/c6d820a))
* use runInNewContext: true for nuxt dev ([#4508](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/issues/4508)) ([1162f2d](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/commit/1162f2d))
* add an option to disable FriendlyErrorsWebpackPlugin ([#4498](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/issues/4498)) ([f1b2ca3](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/commit/f1b2ca3))
* add exclude regex array for generated pages ([#4754](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/issues/4754)) ([ec17804](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/commit/ec17804))
* allow `lang="postcss"` in Vue SFCs ([#4417](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/issues/4417)) ([71136fc](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/commit/71136fc))
* allow scrollToTop to be explicitly disabled ([#4564](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/issues/4564)) ([669fecc](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/commit/669fecc))
* attach ts-loader options on build.loaders.ts ([#4572](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/issues/4572)) ([d723e49](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/commit/d723e49))
* better stack traces for SSR error, show error with correct URL and use eventsource-polyfill ([#4600](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/issues/4600)) ([498c4f1](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/commit/498c4f1))
* check modern build file in modern mode ([#4467](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/issues/4467)) ([14fe679](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/commit/14fe679))
* disable compressor if set to false/undefined ([#4381](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/issues/4381)) ([e4140ce](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/commit/e4140ce))
* preload and push modern resources in modern mode ([#4362](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/issues/4362)) ([701190d](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/commit/701190d))
* replace babel-plugin-transform-vue-jsx with [@vue](https://github.com/vue)/babel-preset-jsx ([#4740](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/issues/4740)) ([da8a3d8](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/commit/da8a3d8))
* upgrade css loader to v2 ([#4503](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/issues/4503)) ([af9b30c](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/commit/af9b30c))
### Performance Improvements
* **pkg:** remove lodash dependency from packages ([#4411](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/issues/4411)) ([d7851b3](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/commit/d7851b3))
* **ssr:** remove extra imprts from server.js ([6178c47](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/commit/6178c47))
* empty error message in dev mode ([47f02ae](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/commit/47f02ae))
* modern=true or false not work as expected ([#4378](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/issues/4378)) ([ff7c083](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/commit/ff7c083))
* router Expected "0" to be defined ([#4394](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/issues/4394)) ([54d2737](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/commit/54d2737))
### Performance Improvements
* **pkg:** remove lodash dependency from packages ([#4411](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/issues/4411)) ([7e1beed](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt.js/commit/7e1beed))