Electron Service - Migration Tasks

[goosewobbler]

Deprecate wdio-electron-service and migrate users to @wdio/electron-service

Overview

Deprecate the old wdio-electron-service package and guide users to migrate to the new @wdio/electron-service package in the monorepo.

Tasks

1. Package Deprecation

• Mark wdio-electron-service as deprecated on npm

  npm deprecate wdio-electron-service@"*" "Migrated to @wdio/electron-service. See migration guide: https://github.com/webdriverio-community/wdio-desktop-mobile-testing"

• Add deprecated field to old package's package.json
• Update old package README with deprecation notice

2. Documentation

• Create migration guide: packages/electron-service/docs/migration/package-migration.md
• Update main README with migration notice
• Add migration guide link to old package README

3. Release Planning

• Release @wdio/electron-service@10.0.0 (or continue from current version)
• Create GitHub release with migration instructions
• Announce migration in GitHub Discussions

4. Communication

• Update package description on npm
• Add deprecation notice to old repository
• Update any external documentation references

5. Issue & Label Migration

• Move existing issues from the old repository
• Move all labels from the old repository

6. Repository Archiving (Future)

• Monitor migration adoption (6-12 months)
• Archive old repository when ready
  • Add final archived notice to README
  • Archive repository on GitHub
  • Ensure all links point to new location

Version Decision

Recommendation: Continue with v10.0.0 to maintain version continuity from v9.2.0.