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Upgrading @appium/support from 7.x to 8.x

Comparison of the public API of @appium/support 7.2.9 and 8.0.0, computed automatically from their TypeScript types. A changed signature is a candidate for a breaking change, not a certainty.

Summary

Removed import paths0
Removed exports13
Changed signatures2
Removed class or interface members5
Changed class or interface members0
Newly deprecated0
Requirement changes (engines, peer dependencies)1
New exports5

Removed exports

importexportkindBefore
@appium/supportenvnamespacenamespace
@appium/supportnpmvariableNPM
@appium/supportmjpegnamespacenamespace
@appium/supportReadFntype(fd: number, buffer: any, offset?: number | undefined, length?: number | undefined, position?: number | null | undefined) => B<{ bytesRead: number; buffer: TBuffer; }>
@appium/supportmkdirpvariable(dir: any): Promise<string | undefined>
@appium/supportprocessnamespacenamespace
@appium/supportExecOptsinterfaceinterface
@appium/supportimageUtilnamespacenamespace
@appium/supportFtpUploadOptionsinterfaceinterface
@appium/supportcancellableDelayvariable(ms: number): any
@appium/supportNpmInstallReceiptinterfaceinterface
@appium/supportInstallPackageOptsinterfaceinterface
@appium/supportNotHttpUploadOptionstypeFtpUploadOptions

Changed signatures

exportBeforeAfter
@appium/support · fs{ hasAccess(filePath: PathLike): Promise<boolean>; isExecutable(filePath: PathLike): Promise<boolean>; exists(filePath: PathLike): Promise<boolean>; rimraf(filepath: PathLike): Promise<void>; rimrafSync(filepath: PathLike): void; mkdir(filepath: any, opts?: any): Promise<string | undefined>; copyFile(source: string, destination: string, opts?: CopyFileOptions | undefined): Promise<void>; md5(filePath: PathLike): Promise<string>; mv(from: string, to: string, opts?: MvOptions | undefined): Promise<void>; which: any; glob(pattern: string, options?: any): Promise<string[]>; sanitizeName: any; hash…{ hasAccess(filePath: PathLike): Promise<boolean>; isExecutable(filePath: PathLike): Promise<boolean>; exists(filePath: PathLike): Promise<boolean>; rimraf(filepath: PathLike, opts?: RimrafOptions | undefined): Promise<void>; rimrafSync(filepath: PathLike, opts?: RimrafOptions | undefined): void; mkdir(filepath: any, opts?: any): Promise<string | undefined>; copyFile(source: string, destination: string, opts?: CopyFileOptions | undefined): Promise<void>; md5(filePath: PathLike): Promise<string>; mv(from: string, to: string, opts?: MvOptions | undefined): Promise<void>; which: any; glob: GlobFn…
@appium/support · default{ tempDir: typeof import("/pkg/build/lib/tempdir"); system: typeof import("/pkg/build/lib/system"); util: typeof import("/pkg/build/lib/util"); fs: { hasAccess(filePath: any): Promise<boolean>; isExecutable(filePath: any): Promise<boolean>; exists(filePath: any): Promise<boolean>; rimraf(filepath: any): Promise<void>; rimrafSync(filepath: any): void; mkdir(filepath: any, opts?: any): Promise<string | undefined>; copyFile(source: string, destination: string, opts?: CopyFileOptions | undefined): Promise<void>; md5(filePath: any): Promise<string>; mv(from: string, to: string, opts?: MvOptions | u…{ tempDir: typeof import("/pkg/build/lib/tempdir"); system: typeof import("/pkg/build/lib/system"); util: typeof import("/pkg/build/lib/util"); fs: { hasAccess(filePath: any): Promise<boolean>; isExecutable(filePath: any): Promise<boolean>; exists(filePath: any): Promise<boolean>; rimraf(filepath: any, opts?: RimrafOptions | undefined): Promise<void>; rimrafSync(filepath: any, opts?: RimrafOptions | undefined): void; mkdir(filepath: any, opts?: any): Promise<string | undefined>; copyFile(source: string, destination: string, opts?: CopyFileOptions | undefined): Promise<void>; md5(filePath: any)…

Removed class or interface members

memberimportBefore
CopyFileOptions.errs@appium/supportany
CopyFileOptions.limit@appium/supportnumber | undefined
CopyFileOptions.stopOnErr@appium/supportboolean | undefined
CopyFileOptions.transform@appium/support((read: NodeJS.ReadableStream, write: NodeJS.WritableStream, file: CopyFileDescriptor) => void) | undefined
ExtractAllOptions.useSystemUnzip@appium/supportboolean | undefined

Changed class or interface members

None detected.

Newly deprecated

None detected.

Requirement changes (engines, peer dependencies)

BeforeAfter
engines.node^20.19.0 || ^22.12.0 || >=24.0.0^22.22.2 || ^24.15.0 || >=26.0.0
New exports (5)
importexportkind
@appium/supportPortStatustype
@appium/supportRimrafOptionstype
@appium/supportFreePortOptionsinterface
@appium/supportPortCheckOptionsinterface
@appium/supportExtractStreamOptionsinterface

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Frequently asked questions

What are the breaking changes when upgrading @appium/support from 7 to 8?

Between @appium/support 7.2.9 and 8.0.0, Vigia found 13 removed exports, 2 changed signatures and 5 removed or changed class or interface members.

What became deprecated in @appium/support 8?

0 exports or members are newly marked as deprecated in @appium/support 8.0.0.

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