pnpm/pnpm v7.0.0-beta.0

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Major Changes

• Node.js 12 is not supported.

• The root package is excluded by default, when running pnpm -r exec|run|add #2769.

• Filtering by path is done by globs.

  In pnpm v6, in order to pick packages under a certain directory, the following filter was used: --filter=./apps

  In pnpm v7, a glob should be used: --filter=./apps/**

• The NODE_PATH env variable is not set in the command shims (the files in node_modules/.bin). This env variable was really long and frequently caused errors on Windows.

  Also, the extend-node-path setting is removed.

  Related PR: #4253

• The embed-readme setting is false by default.

• When using pnpm run <script>, all command line arguments after the script name are now passed to the script's argv, even --. For example, pnpm run echo --hello -- world will now pass --hello -- world to the echo script's argv. Previously flagged arguments (e.g. --silent) were intepreted as pnpm arguments unless -- came before it.

• Side effects cache is turned on by default. To turn it off, use side-effects-cache=false.

• The npm_config_argv env variable is not set for scripts #4153.

• pnpx is now just an alias of pnpm dlx.

  If you want to just execute the command of a dependency, run pnpm <cmd>. For instance, pnpm eslint.

  If you want to install and execute, use pnpm dlx <pkg name>.

• pnpm install -g pkg will add the global command only to a predefined location. pnpm will not try to add a bin to the global Node.js or npm folder. To set the global bin directory, either set the PNPM_HOME env variable or the global-bin-dir setting.

• pnpm pack should only pack a file as an executable if it's a bin or listed in the publishConfig.executableFiles array.

• -W is not an alias of --ignore-workspace-root-check anymore. Just use -w or --workspace-root instead, which will also allow to install dependencies in the root of the workspace.

• Allow to execute a lifecycle script in a directory that doesn't match the package's name. Previously this was only allowed with the --unsafe-perm CLI option #3709.

• Local dependencies referenced through the file: protocol are hard linked (not symlinked) #4408. If you need to symlink a dependency, use the link: protocol instead.

• strict-peer-dependencies is true by default #4427.

• A prerelease version is always added as an exact version to package.json. If the next version of foo is 1.0.0-beta.1 then running pnpm add foo@next will add this to package.json:

  {
    "dependencies": {
      "foo": "1.0.0-beta.1"
    }
  }

  PR: #4435

What's Changed

• feat!: breaking config changes for v7 by @zkochan in #4253
• feat(pack)!: limit what files are packed as executables by @zkochan in #4266
• feat!: pnpx is an alias of pnpm dlx by @zkochan in #4267
• feat: run scripts without -- by @gluxon in #4290
• fix: revert backwards compatible handling of -- for run by @gluxon in #4291
• feat!: global bins should be created only in predefined locations by @zkochan in #4280
• ci: use pnpm v7 by @zkochan in #4307
• feat!: remove -W option by @zkochan in #4308
• test(audit): fix for 2022-02-15 by @gluxon in #4340
• feat: -F is a short alias of --filter by @zkochan in #4342
• feat: onlyBuiltDependencies by @zkochan in #4014
• fix(make-dedicated-lockfile): don't re-resolve dependency versions in dedicated lockfile by @David-Collins in #4350
• test(audit): mock responses from audit endpoint by @zkochan in #4354
• fix: bad packageManager field by @Jack-Works in #4356
• feat: use the versions from overrides when adding deps without specs by @zkochan in #4355
• chore: document the interface of command packages by @illright in #3828
• fix: print an info message when NODE_ENV is set to production by @zkochan in #4362
• test: ignore override if a version is specified at install by @nikoladev in #4366
• fix: ignore case, when verifying package name in the store by @zkochan in #4368
• fix: peerDependencyRules with * as range by @zkochan in #4370
• feat: run scripts without --unsafe-perm by @zkochan in #4369
• chore(github): add welcome bot app by @BlackHole1 in #4373
• fix: onlyBuiltDependencies should work by @zkochan in #4377
• fix: pnpm i should work on virtual drives by @kazuare in #4386
• fix: throw a meaningful error message on broken lockfile by @zkochan in #4387
• fix: don't write data from the lockfile to the global store by @zkochan in #4395
• fix(resolve-dependencies): a sequence of injected deps via the file protocol by @zkochan in #4415
• feat: the file protocol should always inject the dependency by @zkochan in #4408
• feat: add own implementation of the init command by @zkochan in #4422
• feat: strict-peer-dependencies is true by default by @zkochan in #4427
• feat: respect the npmrc by @Spencer17x in #4425
• feat: a prerelease version is always saved as an exact version by @zkochan in #4435
• feat: prevent deep imports using exports by @zkochan in #4440

New Contributors

• @Jack-Works made their first contribution in #4356
• @kazuare made their first contribution in #4386
• @Spencer17x made their first contribution in #4425

Full Changelog: v6.31.0...v7.0.0-beta.0