chore(repo): deprecate executors with inferred-plugin replacements by FrozenPandaz · Pull Request #35576 · nrwl/nx

FrozenPandaz · 2026-05-05T19:11:42Z

Current Behavior

Most Nx executors that have an inferred-plugin alternative (@nx/<pkg>/plugin) and a convert-to-inferred generator are still wired up like first-class citizens. There is no signal — at scaffold time, schema browsing, or task execution — that they are on a path to removal, and the existing cypress/detox deprecation messages are inconsistent with the canonical pattern shipped most recently.

Expected Behavior

Every executor that has an inferred-plugin migration target is now deprecated through three surfaces, matching the canonical pattern:

Runtime warning. The executor logs that it is deprecated, will be removed in Nx v24, and points at nx g @nx/<pkg>:convert-to-inferred.
Schema-root x-deprecated. Surfaces in editor / Nx Console / nx show project views.
Generation-time warning. When a generator is about to scaffold a target that uses one of these executors because the corresponding inferred plugin isn't registered, it warns at generation time and points at the same migration path.

All warnings link to https://nx.dev/docs/guides/tasks--caching/convert-to-inferred.

Executors deprecated in this PR

Package	Executors
`@nx/webpack`	`webpack`, `dev-server`
`@nx/vite`	`build`, `dev-server`, `preview-server`
`@nx/rollup`	`rollup`
`@nx/next`	`build`, `server`
`@nx/remix`	`build`, `serve`
`@nx/jest`	`jest`
`@nx/playwright`	`playwright`
`@nx/eslint`	`lint`
`@nx/storybook`	`storybook`, `build`
`@nx/rspack`	`rspack`, `dev-server`
`@nx/expo`	`build`, `export`, `install`, `prebuild`, `run`, `serve`, `start`, `submit`
`@nx/react-native`	`build-android`, `build-ios`, `bundle`, `pod-install`, `run-android`, `run-ios`, `start`, `upgrade`
`@nx/vitest`	`test`

Generation-time warnings wired in

@nx/<pkg>:configuration for webpack, vite, rollup, jest, playwright, storybook, rspack, vitest
@nx/<pkg>:application for next, expo, react-native
@nx/eslint:lint-project legacy fallback path
@nx/react:application (webpack, rspack branches) and @nx/react:library (rollup legacy fallback) — warning text is inlined rather than imported. Two distinct reasons:
- rspack: @nx/react does not declare a tsconfig project reference to @nx/rspack, so the deep import would not even type-check.
- webpack and rollup: the project reference exists, so the deep import compiles, but @nx/webpack and @nx/rollup only expose ./index.js in their package exports field. The import would resolve in source but throw Cannot find module '@nx/<pkg>/src/utils/deprecation' at runtime in published packages.
@nx/react-native:web-configuration (webpack) — inline for the same reason as the rspack case (no project reference).

Scope notes

@nx/vite:test is intentionally not included — it is being removed entirely by PR feat(vite)!: remove vitest support in favor of @nx/vitest #35517 (deprecation messaging would ship as dead code). @nx/vitest:test is now in scope: the convert-to-inferred generator for @nx/vitest is in place, so the deprecation has a real migration target.
@nx/cypress/@nx/detox already shipped earlier; this PR retitles their generation-time messages to the new wording (drop the redundant "register the plugin first" guidance, swap "Scaffolding" for "Generating") and points the detox URL at the general convert-to-inferred guide.
@nx/react-native:storybook is intentionally not included. The companion @nx/react-native:storybook-configuration generator was already removed in v21 and no generator has emitted this target since Jan 2024 (RN 0.73 upgrade). It will be removed outright in a follow-up PR rather than going through the deprecate-now / remove-in-v24 cycle.
@nx/webpack:ssr-dev-server, @nx/expo:build-list, @nx/expo:sync-deps, @nx/expo:update, @nx/expo:ensure-symlink, @nx/react-native:sync-deps, and @nx/react-native:ensure-symlink are intentionally left as-is — none are covered by convert-to-inferred and they have no clean replacement (Nx-specific glue or non-migrating utilities).
@nx/esbuild:esbuild and @nx/nuxt:* ship neither an inferred plugin nor a convert-to-inferred generator yet, so they're out of scope.
Per-package READMEs, introduction-doc banners, per-package "migration recipe" pages, and migrations.json entries are intentionally skipped per the canonical pattern (NXC-4422). The runtime warning carries the migration story.

Related Issue(s)

Fixes NXC-4423.
Fixes NXC-4296.
Fixes NXC-4294.
Fixes NXC-4290.
Fixes NXC-4285.
Fixes NXC-4283.
Fixes NXC-4286.
Fixes NXC-4297.
Fixes NXC-4293.
Fixes NXC-4292.
Fixes NXC-4282.
Fixes NXC-4287.
Fixes NXC-4295.
Fixes NXC-4447.

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…v-server executors Add runtime + scaffold-time deprecation warnings and a schema-root x-deprecated for @nx/webpack:webpack and @nx/webpack:dev-server. All messages link to the general convert-to-inferred guide and point users at `nx g @nx/webpack:convert-to-inferred` and the `@nx/webpack/plugin` inferred plugin. Scaffold-time warnings fire from the @nx/webpack:configuration generator and from the @nx/react / @nx/react-native scaffold paths that bake the executor targets in directly.

…iew-server executors Add runtime + scaffold-time deprecation warnings and a schema-root x-deprecated for @nx/vite:build, @nx/vite:dev-server, and @nx/vite:preview-server. All messages link to the general convert-to-inferred guide and point users at `nx g @nx/vite:convert-to-inferred` and the `@nx/vite/plugin` inferred plugin. The @nx/vite:test executor is covered by the test-runner deprecation batch and is intentionally left out.

Add runtime + scaffold-time deprecation warnings and a schema-root x-deprecated for @nx/rollup:rollup. The warnings link to the general convert-to-inferred guide and point users at `nx g @nx/rollup:convert-to-inferred` and the `@nx/rollup/plugin` inferred plugin. Scaffold-time warning fires from @nx/rollup:configuration and from the @nx/react library generator's legacy executor-target fallback when @nx/rollup/plugin is not registered.

…tors Add runtime + scaffold-time deprecation warnings and a schema-root x-deprecated for @nx/next:build and @nx/next:server. Warnings link to the general convert-to-inferred guide and point users at `nx g @nx/next:convert-to-inferred` and the `@nx/next/plugin` inferred plugin. Scaffold-time warning fires from @nx/next:application when @nx/next/plugin is not registered.

…tors Add runtime deprecation warnings and a schema-root x-deprecated for @nx/remix:build and @nx/remix:serve. Warnings link to the general convert-to-inferred guide and point users at `nx g @nx/remix:convert-to-inferred` and the `@nx/remix/plugin` inferred plugin. No scaffold-time warning is needed because @nx/remix:application already only registers the inferred plugin and never emits executor targets directly.

…ion time The previous wording started with "Scaffolding ..." and asked the user to register `@nx/<pkg>/plugin` in `nx.json` first as a separate step. Both points were noisy: "scaffolding" reads strangely in user-facing output, and `convert-to-inferred` already registers the plugin in nx.json, so directing users at the generator is enough. Each generation-time warning now starts with "Generating ..." and reads as a single ask: run `nx g @nx/<pkg>:convert-to-inferred` next, which both migrates the just-generated targets to the inferred plugin and prevents future generators from emitting executor targets. Also retargets the detox warning's URL at the general convert-to-inferred guide for consistency with the rest of the family.

Add runtime + scaffold-time deprecation warnings and a schema-root x-deprecated for @nx/jest:jest. Warnings link to the general convert-to-inferred guide and point users at `nx g @nx/jest:convert-to-inferred` and the `@nx/jest/plugin` inferred plugin. Scaffold-time warning fires from @nx/jest:configuration when the inferred plugin is not registered or `addExplicitTargets` is set.

Add runtime + scaffold-time deprecation warnings and a schema-root x-deprecated for @nx/playwright:playwright. Warnings link to the general convert-to-inferred guide and point users at `nx g @nx/playwright:convert-to-inferred` and the `@nx/playwright/plugin` inferred plugin. Scaffold-time warning fires from @nx/playwright:configuration when the inferred plugin is not registered.

Add runtime + scaffold-time deprecation warnings and a schema-root x-deprecated for @nx/eslint:lint. Warnings link to the general convert-to-inferred guide and point users at `nx g @nx/eslint:convert-to-inferred` and the `@nx/eslint/plugin` inferred plugin. Scaffold-time warning fires from @nx/eslint:lint-project when it falls back to the executor target because the inferred plugin is not registered.

…book:build executors Add runtime + scaffold-time deprecation warnings and a schema-root x-deprecated for both executors. Warnings link to the general convert-to-inferred guide and point users at `nx g @nx/storybook:convert-to-inferred` and the `@nx/storybook/plugin` inferred plugin. Scaffold-time warning fires from @nx/storybook:configuration when the inferred plugin is not registered or `addExplicitTargets` is set.

…ver executors Add runtime + scaffold-time deprecation warnings and a schema-root x-deprecated for both executors. Warnings link to the general convert-to-inferred guide and point users at `nx g @nx/rspack:convert-to-inferred` and the `@nx/rspack/plugin` inferred plugin. Scaffold-time warning fires from @nx/rspack:configuration and from the @nx/react:application generator's rspack branch when @nx/rspack/plugin is not registered. Inlined the warning in the @nx/react caller because react does not declare a TypeScript project reference to rspack.

…nferred Add runtime + scaffold-time deprecation warnings and a schema-root x-deprecated for the eight @nx/expo executors that have a migration path through `@nx/expo:convert-to-inferred`: build, export, install, prebuild, run, serve, start, and submit. Warnings link to the general convert-to-inferred guide and point users at the `@nx/expo/plugin` inferred plugin. Scaffold-time warning fires from @nx/expo:application when the inferred plugin is not registered. `@nx/expo:build-list`, `:sync-deps`, `:update`, and `:ensure-symlink` are not covered by `convert-to-inferred`, so they stay as-is.

Add runtime + scaffold-time deprecation warnings and a schema-root x-deprecated for @nx/vitest:test. Warnings link to the general convert-to-inferred guide and point users at `nx g @nx/vitest:convert-to-inferred` and the `@nx/vitest/plugin` inferred plugin. Scaffold-time warning fires from @nx/vitest:configuration via addOrChangeTestTarget when the inferred plugin isn't registered.

… by convert-to-inferred Add runtime + scaffold-time deprecation warnings and a schema-root x-deprecated for the eight @nx/react-native executors that have a migration path through `@nx/react-native:convert-to-inferred`: build-android, build-ios, bundle, pod-install, run-android, run-ios, start, and upgrade. Warnings link to the general convert-to-inferred guide and point users at the `@nx/react-native/plugin` inferred plugin. Scaffold-time warning fires from @nx/react-native:application when the inferred plugin is not registered. `@nx/react-native:storybook`, `:sync-deps`, and `:ensure-symlink` are not covered by `convert-to-inferred`, so they stay as-is.

@deprecated

Add a runtime warning and a schema-root x-deprecated for @nx/react-native:storybook. The executor has no inferred-plugin replacement in @nx/react-native/plugin and is not handled by the convert-to-inferred generator, so the warning points users at running the @storybook/react-native CLI directly via nx:run-commands. Replaces the existing @deprecated JSDoc that pointed at @nx/react:storybook (which never existed) with the canonical deprecation pattern.

Aligns the deprecation helper names with the user-facing message wording, which already says "Generating a target..." rather than "Scaffolding...". Also rewords the lone vitest scaffold-time message to match the canonical "Generating a target..." phrasing used by every other package, and updates the leading comments in deprecation.ts to talk about "generation time" instead of "scaffold time". No behavior change.

…untime import failure @nx/react was deep-importing `@nx/webpack/src/utils/deprecation` and `@nx/rollup/src/utils/deprecation`. Both compile fine inside the monorepo (tsconfig project refs) but fail at runtime in published packages with "Cannot find module" — neither @nx/webpack nor @nx/rollup exposes internal `src/*` paths through its package.json exports field. Inline the warning text in the two react generators that emit those executor targets, matching the pattern already used for the rspack and react-native:web-configuration cases.

…untime import failure [Self-Healing CI Rerun]

…orsGenerating Aligns detox with the Scaffolding->Generating rename applied to the other deprecation helpers; the earlier sed pass missed it because the helper is plural (Executors) where the others were singular.

The companion @nx/react-native:storybook-configuration generator was already removed in v21 and no generator has emitted this target since the RN 0.73 upgrade in Jan 2024. The executor will be removed outright in a follow-up PR rather than going through the deprecate-now / remove-in-v24 cycle.

FrozenPandaz force-pushed the deprecate-bundlers branch from c789112 to 47ae35d Compare May 5, 2026 20:15