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[EPIC] Transition Gruntfile.js tasks to NPM scripts in some projects
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Umbrella task for transitioning Gruntfile.js tasks into npm scripts in different projects.
A detailed template for the process: T246326: Process template: How to transition Gruntfile.js tasks to NPM scripts

With the decline of Grunt for many years now, it is unclear how long will it feasible to use it. The question is not whether to transition but when. The answer is different for projects and it can be many years. This task tracks the overall process and serves with examples and a template (T246326).

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MediaWiki core

  • Core

Extensions

Skins

  • T242781 Skin:Vector
  • Skin:Example
  • Skin:Timeless
  • Skin:MonoBook
  • Skin:Modern

Other projects

Previous related tasks

T179195: Replace use of .eslintignore with ignore in Gruntfile.js in all repos, for consistency
T204176: Decide how to configure ESLint rules and ignores
T204260: Consolidate svgmin config and svg / grunt-svgmin checker

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• Demian created this task.Feb 27 2020, 9:06 AM
Restricted Application added a subscriber: Aklapper. · View Herald TranscriptFeb 27 2020, 9:06 AM
• Demian added subtasks: T242781: Transition Gruntfile.js tasks to NPM scripts (Vector), T206462: Transition Gruntfile.js tasks to NPM scripts (Popups, MinervaNeue).Feb 27 2020, 9:09 AM
• Demian triaged this task as Low priority.Feb 27 2020, 9:17 AM
• Demian updated the task description. (Show Details)
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gerritbot added a comment.Feb 27 2020, 9:21 AM

Change 574636 had a related patch set uploaded (by Aron Manning; owner: Aron Manning):
[mediawiki/extensions/MultimediaViewer@master] Replace grunt tasks with npm scripts, remove unnecessary devDependencies.

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/574636

gerritbot added a project: Patch-For-Review.Feb 27 2020, 9:21 AM
• Demian updated the task description. (Show Details)Feb 27 2020, 9:24 AM
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• Demian renamed this task from Transition Gruntfile.js tasks to NPM scripts to Transition Gruntfile.js tasks to NPM scripts (process template).Feb 27 2020, 9:33 AM
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• Demian renamed this task from Transition Gruntfile.js tasks to NPM scripts (process template) to Transition Gruntfile.js tasks to NPM scripts.Feb 27 2020, 9:39 AM
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• Demian added a subtask: T246326: Process template: How to transition Gruntfile.js tasks to NPM scripts.
• Demian updated the task description. (Show Details)Feb 27 2020, 9:50 AM
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• Demian mentioned this in T246326: Process template: How to transition Gruntfile.js tasks to NPM scripts.
Aklapper edited projects, added MediaWiki-extensions-General, MediaWiki-General, Other-skins; removed Developer Productivity.Feb 27 2020, 1:36 PM
• Demian added a subtask: T206069: Transition Gruntfile.js tasks to NPM scripts (MobileFrontend).Feb 28 2020, 12:42 AM
• Demian updated the task description. (Show Details)Feb 28 2020, 5:51 AM
• Demian moved this task from Unsorted to Cleanup on the Technical-Debt board.Feb 29 2020, 10:36 PM
Jdforrester-WMF subscribed.Mar 4 2020, 1:02 AM

This needs to pass an RfC before implementing widely.

Jdlrobson closed subtask T242781: Transition Gruntfile.js tasks to NPM scripts (Vector) as Resolved.Mar 5 2020, 4:15 PM
Jdlrobson added a project: Epic.Mar 5 2020, 6:34 PM
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@Demian - as far as I'm concerned only the reading web team has decided we dislike Gruntfile.js and to transition away from it. Grunt in general is still useful in many repos. I'd suggest reaching out to appropriate maintainers before writing patches for repos where these changes might not be wanted.

@Jdforrester-WMF is right when he says an RFC would be the route to go down here.

Jdlrobson renamed this task from Transition Gruntfile.js tasks to NPM scripts to [EPIC] Should we transition all Gruntfile.js tasks to NPM scripts ?.Mar 5 2020, 6:34 PM
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• Demian added a subscriber: Jdlrobson.Mar 5 2020, 6:56 PM
In T246321#5945766, @Jdlrobson wrote:

@Demian - as far as I'm concerned only the reading web team has decided we dislike Gruntfile.js and to transition away from it.

I concur with your rename. I have no interest in transitioning projects that I don't know or work on. How would I know if it's beneficial...
The wording was misleading in that sense: it followed the commit comment practices, so thanks for finding a better expression for it.

My intent with this task and its subtasks was to document in one place the projects that do this transition and also to document the steps of the transition, to pass on the lessons learned.

Jdlrobson closed subtask T247004: [Tracking] Allow automatic linting fixing and make sure scripts are portable in Windows as Resolved.Mar 18 2020, 7:32 PM
• Demian removed • Demian as the assignee of this task.Jun 24 2020, 6:42 PM
• Demian changed the subtype of this task from "Task" to "Spike".
• Demian updated the task description. (Show Details)Jun 24 2020, 6:47 PM
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• Demian removed a project: Patch-For-Review.Jun 24 2020, 6:52 PM
• Demian renamed this task from [EPIC] Should we transition all Gruntfile.js tasks to NPM scripts ? to [EPIC] Should we transition Gruntfile.js tasks to NPM scripts in some projects?.Jul 5 2020, 5:00 PM
• Demian added a project: Spike.
gerritbot added a comment.Oct 31 2020, 1:56 AM

Change 574636 had a related patch set uploaded (by Aron Manning; owner: Aron Manning):
[mediawiki/extensions/MultimediaViewer@master] [dev] Replace Grunt tasks with NPM scripts

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/574636

gerritbot added a project: Patch-For-Review.Oct 31 2020, 1:56 AM
• Demian removed a project: Patch-For-Review.Oct 31 2020, 2:00 AM
• Demian lowered the priority of this task from Low to Lowest.Nov 2 2020, 1:51 AM
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• Demian removed subscribers: Jdlrobson, Jdforrester-WMF, Esanders and 2 others.
• Demian updated the task description. (Show Details)Nov 2 2020, 6:46 PM
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Jdforrester-WMF closed subtask T266977: Transition Gruntfile.js tasks to NPM scripts (MediaViewer) as Declined.Nov 2 2020, 7:54 PM
• Demian reopened subtask T266977: Transition Gruntfile.js tasks to NPM scripts (MediaViewer) as Open.Nov 2 2020, 8:09 PM
Aklapper closed subtask T266977: Transition Gruntfile.js tasks to NPM scripts (MediaViewer) as Declined.Nov 2 2020, 8:41 PM
• Demian updated the task description. (Show Details)Nov 3 2020, 6:29 AM
Aklapper changed the status of subtask T206462: Transition Gruntfile.js tasks to NPM scripts (Popups, MinervaNeue) from Stalled to Open.Nov 8 2020, 2:09 PM
Volker_E edited projects, added Front-end-Standards-Group; removed Spike.Apr 11 2021, 3:48 PM
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Jdlrobson closed subtask T206462: Transition Gruntfile.js tasks to NPM scripts (Popups, MinervaNeue) as Resolved.Apr 22 2021, 8:05 PM
Volker_E closed subtask T279863: WikimediaUI Base: Replace Grunt with npm scripts as Resolved.Jun 17 2021, 12:10 PM
Volker_E updated the task description. (Show Details)Jun 17 2021, 12:18 PM
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Ladsgroup mentioned this in R2668:2aa4b9b5d54e: [WIP] Migrate from Grunt to npm for imagemin.Jul 1 2021, 5:00 PM
Ladsgroup mentioned this in R2668:27821abba376: Migrate from Grunt to npm for imagemin.Jul 5 2021, 6:42 PM
Volker_E updated the task description. (Show Details)Jul 7 2021, 5:44 PM
DannyS712 mentioned this in T286628: Don't use Grunt to run linters in GlobalWatchlist.Jul 14 2021, 2:34 AM
Restricted Repository Identity mentioned this in R2668:c41229fbb12b: Migrate from Grunt to npm for squoosh (#479).Aug 9 2021, 8:08 AM
santhosh changed the status of subtask T295464: Transition Gruntfile.js tasks to NPM scripts from Open to In Progress.Nov 11 2021, 5:41 AM
Pginer-WMF closed subtask T295464: Transition Gruntfile.js tasks to NPM scripts as Resolved.Nov 19 2021, 10:05 AM
Volker_E updated the task description. (Show Details)Nov 19 2021, 10:29 PM
Volker_E renamed this task from [EPIC] Should we transition Gruntfile.js tasks to NPM scripts in some projects? to [EPIC] Transition Gruntfile.js tasks to NPM scripts in some projects.Nov 28 2022, 12:24 PM
Volker_E updated the task description. (Show Details)Mar 15 2023, 9:08 AM
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