@types/uuid is listed as a production dependency in many clients

[patrick-boisen-smtdata]

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Describe the bug

I noticed that I seemed to have devDependencies finding a way into my production docker images. Turns out that one of them came from packages in this repo:

pnpm why @types/uuid
Legend: production dependency, optional only, dev only

redacted_app_name@0.1.10 /app

dependencies:
@aws-sdk/client-athena 3.699.0
└── @types/uuid 9.0.8
@aws-sdk/client-secrets-manager 3.699.0
└── @types/uuid 9.0.8
athena-express-plus 8.1.0
└─┬ @aws-sdk/client-athena 3.699.0
  └── @types/uuid 9.0.8

A quick code search in the repo shows that it is in quite a few clients.

Regression Issue

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SDK version number

@aws-sdk/client-*@3.699.0

Which JavaScript Runtime is this issue in?

Node.js

Details of the browser/Node.js/ReactNative version

v20.19.0

Reproduction Steps

pnpm why @types/uuid

Observed Behavior

@types/uuid is listed as a production dependency, which does not seem correct.

Expected Behavior

That the package is listed as a devDependency.

Possible Solution

List the package as a devDependency.

Additional Information/Context

Other than just being extra stuff in docker images etc. it also triggers security scanners, which makes it something we have to deal with in our company.

[kuhe]

For TypeScript users, all types used in the SDK must be in dependencies. You can elect to delete the package from your runtime.

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