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| 1 | +# Dependency Reduction Plan for build-tools Workspace |
| 2 | + |
| 3 | +This document outlines opportunities to reduce dependencies in the build-tools workspace, along with risk assessments and suggested approaches to reduce risk before implementation. |
| 4 | + |
| 5 | +## Current State |
| 6 | + |
| 7 | +The build-tools workspace has accumulated multiple dependencies serving similar purposes, particularly around: |
| 8 | +- Globbing/path matching |
| 9 | +- Compression |
| 10 | +- Command execution |
| 11 | +- File system operations |
| 12 | + |
| 13 | +## Test Coverage Assessment |
| 14 | + |
| 15 | +Understanding test coverage is critical for assessing risk: |
| 16 | + |
| 17 | +| Package | Test Files | Coverage Level | Risk for Changes | |
| 18 | +|---------|------------|----------------|------------------| |
| 19 | +| version-tools | 5 | Good | Low | |
| 20 | +| build-infrastructure | 6 | Good | Low | |
| 21 | +| build-cli | 20+ | Moderate | Medium | |
| 22 | +| build-tools | 2 | Low | High | |
| 23 | +| bundle-size-tools | 0 | None | Very High | |
| 24 | + |
| 25 | +## Completed Changes |
| 26 | + |
| 27 | +### ✅ Compression Library Consolidation (Partial) |
| 28 | + |
| 29 | +**Status:** Completed |
| 30 | + |
| 31 | +**Change:** Replaced `pako` with `fflate` in bundle-size-tools |
| 32 | + |
| 33 | +**Impact:** |
| 34 | +- Removed `pako` and `@types/pako` dependencies |
| 35 | +- `fflate` was already in use in build-cli |
| 36 | +- Lockfile reduced by 8 lines |
| 37 | + |
| 38 | +--- |
| 39 | + |
| 40 | +## Planned Opportunities |
| 41 | + |
| 42 | +### 1. Globbing Library Consolidation |
| 43 | + |
| 44 | +**Priority:** Medium |
| 45 | +**Risk Level:** Medium-High |
| 46 | +**Estimated Impact:** Remove 3-4 direct dependencies |
| 47 | + |
| 48 | +#### Current State |
| 49 | + |
| 50 | +Six libraries serve similar globbing/matching purposes: |
| 51 | + |
| 52 | +| Package | Version | Used In | Purpose | |
| 53 | +|---------|---------|---------|---------| |
| 54 | +| `glob` | 7.2.3 | build-tools | `globFn()` wrapper in taskUtils.ts | |
| 55 | +| `globby` | 11.1.0 | build-cli, build-infrastructure, build-tools | File matching with gitignore support | |
| 56 | +| `multimatch` | 5.0.0 | build-tools | Biome config filtering | |
| 57 | +| `micromatch` | 4.0.8 | build-infrastructure | Package filtering | |
| 58 | +| `picomatch` | 2.3.1 | build-tools | Pattern scanning in DepCruiseTask | |
| 59 | +| `minimatch` | 7.4.6 | build-cli | Path matching in repoConfig | |
| 60 | + |
| 61 | +#### Recommended Consolidation |
| 62 | + |
| 63 | +Consolidate on `tinyglobby` for file system globbing and `picomatch` for pattern matching: |
| 64 | + |
| 65 | +1. **Replace `glob` with `tinyglobby`** in build-tools/taskUtils.ts |
| 66 | +2. **Replace `minimatch` with `picomatch`** in build-cli/repoConfig.ts |
| 67 | +3. **Replace `multimatch` with `picomatch`** in build-tools/biomeConfig.ts |
| 68 | + |
| 69 | +Note: `picomatch` is already used in `miscTasks.ts` for pattern scanning, so consolidating on it reduces total dependencies rather than adding new ones. |
| 70 | + |
| 71 | +#### API Migration Patterns |
| 72 | + |
| 73 | +| Original | Replacement | |
| 74 | +|----------|-------------| |
| 75 | +| `minimatch(path, pattern)` returns boolean | `picomatch(pattern)(path)` returns boolean | |
| 76 | +| `multimatch(paths, patterns)` returns filtered array | `paths.filter(picomatch(patterns))` | |
| 77 | +| `glob(pattern, options, callback)` | `tinyglobby.glob(pattern, options)` returns Promise | |
| 78 | + |
| 79 | +#### Key Migration Considerations |
| 80 | + |
| 81 | +Option name differences between `glob` and `tinyglobby`: |
| 82 | + |
| 83 | +| glob option | tinyglobby/fast-glob equivalent | Used in | |
| 84 | +|-------------|----------------------------|---------| |
| 85 | +| `nodir: true` | `onlyFiles: true` (default) | miscTasks.ts, ts2EsmTask.ts | |
| 86 | +| `follow: true` | `followSymbolicLinks: true` | miscTasks.ts (CopyfilesTask) | |
| 87 | +| `ignore: "pattern"` | `ignore: ["pattern"]` (array required) | fluidRepoBuild.ts | |
| 88 | +| `cwd` | `cwd` (same) | prettierTask.ts, ts2EsmTask.ts | |
| 89 | +| `absolute: true` | `absolute: true` (same) | ts2EsmTask.ts | |
| 90 | +| `dot: true` | `dot: true` (same) | miscTasks.ts (CopyfilesTask) | |
| 91 | + |
| 92 | +#### Risk Reduction Steps |
| 93 | + |
| 94 | +1. **Add integration tests for glob-dependent functionality:** |
| 95 | + - Create test cases in `build-tools/src/test/` covering: |
| 96 | + - `CopyfilesTask` glob behavior with various options (`dot`, `follow`, `ignore`) |
| 97 | + - `TypeValidationTask` output file discovery |
| 98 | + - `GoodFence` input file enumeration |
| 99 | + - `DepCruiseTask` pattern matching |
| 100 | + - Test edge cases: dot files, symlinks, nested directories, ignore patterns |
| 101 | + |
| 102 | +2. **Add tests for pattern matching:** |
| 103 | + - Test `repoConfig.ts` branch pattern matching with various branch names |
| 104 | + - Test `biomeConfig.ts` include/ignore filtering with multiple patterns |
| 105 | + |
| 106 | +3. **Create a compatibility wrapper:** |
| 107 | + ```typescript |
| 108 | + // Temporary adapter that accepts old glob options and converts to tinyglobby |
| 109 | + export function globFn(pattern: string, options: GlobCompatOptions = {}): Promise<string[]> { |
| 110 | + return glob(pattern, { |
| 111 | + onlyFiles: options.nodir ?? true, |
| 112 | + followSymbolicLinks: options.follow ?? false, |
| 113 | + ignore: Array.isArray(options.ignore) ? options.ignore : options.ignore ? [options.ignore] : [], |
| 114 | + cwd: options.cwd, |
| 115 | + absolute: options.absolute, |
| 116 | + dot: options.dot, |
| 117 | + }); |
| 118 | + } |
| 119 | + ``` |
| 120 | + |
| 121 | +4. **Migrate incrementally by file:** |
| 122 | + - Start with files that have test coverage |
| 123 | + - Manually verify behavior for untested files |
| 124 | + |
| 125 | +5. **Migration code for minimatch → picomatch** (in repoConfig.ts): |
| 126 | + ```typescript |
| 127 | + // Before |
| 128 | + import { minimatch } from "minimatch"; |
| 129 | + if (minimatch(branch, branchPattern) === true) { ... } |
| 130 | + |
| 131 | + // After |
| 132 | + import picomatch from "picomatch"; |
| 133 | + const isMatch = picomatch(branchPattern); |
| 134 | + if (isMatch(branch)) { ... } |
| 135 | + ``` |
| 136 | + |
| 137 | +6. **Migration code for multimatch → picomatch** (in biomeConfig.ts): |
| 138 | + ```typescript |
| 139 | + // Before |
| 140 | + import multimatch from "multimatch"; |
| 141 | + const includedPaths = multimatch([...gitLsFiles], prefixedIncludes); |
| 142 | + |
| 143 | + // After |
| 144 | + import picomatch from "picomatch"; |
| 145 | + const isMatch = picomatch(prefixedIncludes); |
| 146 | + const includedPaths = [...gitLsFiles].filter(isMatch); |
| 147 | + ``` |
| 148 | + |
| 149 | +7. **Gitignore support with tinyglobby:** |
| 150 | + |
| 151 | + Unlike `globby`, `tinyglobby` does not have built-in gitignore support. If gitignore filtering is needed, use this pattern (from [e18e.dev](https://e18e.dev/docs/replacements/globby.html)): |
| 152 | + |
| 153 | + ```typescript |
| 154 | + import { execSync } from 'node:child_process'; |
| 155 | + import { escapePath, glob } from 'tinyglobby'; |
| 156 | + |
| 157 | + async function globWithGitignore(patterns, options = {}) { |
| 158 | + const { cwd = process.cwd(), ...restOptions } = options; |
| 159 | + |
| 160 | + try { |
| 161 | + const gitIgnored = execSync( |
| 162 | + 'git ls-files --others --ignored --exclude-standard --directory', |
| 163 | + { cwd, encoding: 'utf8', stdio: ['ignore', 'pipe', 'ignore'] } |
| 164 | + ) |
| 165 | + .split('\n') |
| 166 | + .filter(Boolean) |
| 167 | + .map(p => escapePath(p)); |
| 168 | + |
| 169 | + return glob(patterns, { |
| 170 | + ...restOptions, |
| 171 | + cwd, |
| 172 | + ignore: [...(restOptions.ignore || []), ...gitIgnored] |
| 173 | + }); |
| 174 | + } catch { |
| 175 | + return glob(patterns, options); |
| 176 | + } |
| 177 | + } |
| 178 | + ``` |
| 179 | + |
| 180 | + Note: The current `globFn` usage in build-tools does not appear to rely on gitignore support, so this may not be needed for the initial migration. |
| 181 | + |
| 182 | +--- |
| 183 | + |
| 184 | +### 2. Additional Compression Consolidation |
| 185 | + |
| 186 | +**Priority:** Low |
| 187 | +**Risk Level:** Low-Medium |
| 188 | +**Estimated Impact:** Remove 1 dependency |
| 189 | + |
| 190 | +#### Current State |
| 191 | + |
| 192 | +| Package | Used In | Purpose | |
| 193 | +|---------|---------|---------| |
| 194 | +| `fflate` | build-cli, bundle-size-tools | Gzip decompression | |
| 195 | +| `jszip` | build-cli, bundle-size-tools | ZIP file handling | |
| 196 | + |
| 197 | +#### Recommendation |
| 198 | + |
| 199 | +Consider replacing `jszip` with `fflate` for ZIP handling: |
| 200 | +- `fflate` has ZIP support via `unzipSync`/`zipSync` |
| 201 | +- However, `jszip` provides streaming and more features |
| 202 | + |
| 203 | +#### Risk Reduction Steps |
| 204 | + |
| 205 | +1. Audit all `jszip` usage patterns |
| 206 | +2. Verify `fflate` can handle all use cases |
| 207 | +3. If not, keep both (different purposes) |
| 208 | + |
| 209 | +--- |
| 210 | + |
| 211 | +### 3. Command Execution (execa) |
| 212 | + |
| 213 | +**Priority:** Deferred |
| 214 | +**Risk Level:** High |
| 215 | +**Estimated Impact:** Minimal (transitive dependency reduction only) |
| 216 | + |
| 217 | +#### Current State |
| 218 | + |
| 219 | +`execa` v5.1.1 is used in 11+ files across: |
| 220 | +- build-infrastructure (2 files) |
| 221 | +- build-cli (9+ files) |
| 222 | + |
| 223 | +#### Usage Patterns |
| 224 | + |
| 225 | +```typescript |
| 226 | +// Async command execution |
| 227 | +await execa('npm', ['publish', ...args], { cwd, stdio }) |
| 228 | + |
| 229 | +// Sync command execution |
| 230 | +execa.sync('git', ['rev-parse', '--show-toplevel'], { cwd, stdio }) |
| 231 | +``` |
| 232 | + |
| 233 | +#### Recommendation |
| 234 | + |
| 235 | +**Keep `execa` for now.** Reasons: |
| 236 | +- Cross-platform compatibility is essential |
| 237 | +- Extensively tested in the npm ecosystem |
| 238 | +- Native `child_process` alternatives require significant boilerplate |
| 239 | +- Risk outweighs minimal benefit |
| 240 | + |
| 241 | +#### Future Consideration |
| 242 | + |
| 243 | +When upgrading to execa v6+, evaluate `tinyexec` as a lighter alternative for simple use cases. |
| 244 | + |
| 245 | +--- |
| 246 | + |
| 247 | +### 4. File System Utilities (fs-extra) |
| 248 | + |
| 249 | +**Priority:** Low |
| 250 | +**Risk Level:** Low |
| 251 | +**Estimated Impact:** Minimal |
| 252 | + |
| 253 | +#### Current State |
| 254 | + |
| 255 | +`fs-extra` used in 7+ files for: |
| 256 | +- `readJsonSync`, `writeJson`, `writeJsonSync` |
| 257 | +- `mkdirpSync` |
| 258 | +- `copySync` |
| 259 | + |
| 260 | +#### Recommendation |
| 261 | + |
| 262 | +**Keep `fs-extra`.** Reasons: |
| 263 | +- Well-maintained with minimal footprint |
| 264 | +- Node.js alternatives require more code |
| 265 | +- Not a significant source of bloat |
| 266 | + |
| 267 | +#### Gradual Migration Path (Optional) |
| 268 | + |
| 269 | +If desired, these can be replaced with native Node.js equivalents: |
| 270 | + |
| 271 | +| fs-extra | Native equivalent | |
| 272 | +|----------|-------------------| |
| 273 | +| `mkdirpSync` | `fs.mkdirSync(path, { recursive: true })` | |
| 274 | +| `readJsonSync` | `JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(path, 'utf8'))` | |
| 275 | +| `writeJsonSync` | `fs.writeFileSync(path, JSON.stringify(data, null, 2))` | |
| 276 | + |
| 277 | +--- |
| 278 | + |
| 279 | +## Implementation Roadmap |
| 280 | + |
| 281 | +### Phase 1: Add Test Coverage (Prerequisite) |
| 282 | +- [ ] Add glob-related tests to build-tools |
| 283 | +- [ ] Add basic integration tests for bundle-size-tools decompression |
| 284 | + |
| 285 | +### Phase 2: Low-Risk Changes |
| 286 | +- [x] Replace `pako` with `fflate` in bundle-size-tools ✅ |
| 287 | + |
| 288 | +### Phase 3: Glob Consolidation |
| 289 | +- [ ] Create compatibility wrapper for `globFn` |
| 290 | +- [ ] Migrate build-tools from `glob` to `tinyglobby` |
| 291 | +- [ ] Replace `minimatch` with `picomatch` in build-cli |
| 292 | +- [ ] Replace `multimatch` with `picomatch` in build-tools |
| 293 | +- [ ] Remove `glob`, `minimatch`, `multimatch` dependencies |
| 294 | + |
| 295 | +### Phase 4: Evaluate and Defer |
| 296 | +- [ ] Re-evaluate `jszip` vs `fflate` for ZIP handling |
| 297 | +- [ ] Monitor for `execa` alternatives during future upgrades |
| 298 | + |
| 299 | +--- |
| 300 | + |
| 301 | +## Success Metrics |
| 302 | + |
| 303 | +- Reduce direct dependency count by 4-6 |
| 304 | +- Maintain lockfile line count reduction |
| 305 | +- Zero regressions in build functionality |
| 306 | +- All existing tests continue to pass |
| 307 | + |
| 308 | +--- |
| 309 | + |
| 310 | +## References |
| 311 | + |
| 312 | +- [tinyglobby documentation](https://github.com/SuperchupuDev/tinyglobby) |
| 313 | +- [picomatch documentation](https://github.com/micromatch/picomatch) |
| 314 | +- [fast-glob options](https://github.com/mrmlnc/fast-glob#options-3) |
| 315 | +- [fflate documentation](https://github.com/101arrowz/fflate) |
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