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/desktop-mobile/..."

• Add deprecated field to old package's package.json - chore: add deprecation notice webdriverio-community/wdio-electron-service#1247
• Update old package README with deprecation notice - chore: add deprecation notice webdriverio-community/wdio-electron-service#1247

2. Documentation

• Create migration guide: packages/electron-service/docs/migration/package-migration.md
• Update main README with migration notice - chore: add deprecation notice webdriverio-community/wdio-electron-service#1247
• Add migration guide link to old package README - chore: add deprecation notice webdriverio-community/wdio-electron-service#1247

3. Release Planning

• Release @wdio/electron-service@10.0.0
• Create GitHub release with migration instructions
• Announce migration in GitHub Discussions

4. Communication

• Update package description on npm
• Add deprecation notice to old repository - chore: add deprecation notice webdriverio-community/wdio-electron-service#1247
• Update any external documentation references - WDIO PR here

5. 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.