feat(core): remove support for targetDependencies

docs/shared/concepts/task-pipeline-configuration.md

@@ -60,8 +60,7 @@ This mechanism is very flexible. Let's look at this example:
 }
 ```
 
-> Note, older versions of Nx used targetDependencies instead of targetDefaults. Both still work, but targetDefaults is
-> recommended.
+> Note, older versions of Nx used targetDependencies instead of targetDefaults. `targetDependencies` was removed in version 16, with `targetDefaults` replacing its use case.
 
 When running `nx test myproj`, the above configuration would tell Nx to
 

e2e/nx-run/src/run.test.ts

@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ describe('Nx Running Tests', () => {
         );
       });
 
-      it('should be able to include deps using target dependencies', () => {
+      it('should be able to include deps using dependsOn', () => {
         const originalWorkspace = readProjectConfig(myapp);
         updateProjectConfig(myapp, (config) => {
           config.targets.prep = {
@@ -370,25 +370,6 @@ describe('Nx Running Tests', () => {
         updateProjectConfig(myapp, () => originalWorkspace);
       }, 10000);
 
-      it('should be able to include deps using target dependencies defined at the root', () => {
-        const originalNxJson = readFile('nx.json');
-        const nxJson = readJson('nx.json');
-        nxJson.targetDependencies = {
-          build: ['^build', '^e2e-extra-entry-to-bust-cache'],
-        };
-        updateFile('nx.json', JSON.stringify(nxJson));
-
-        const output = runCLI(`build ${myapp}`);
-        expect(output).toContain(
-          `NX   Running target build for project ${myapp} and 2 tasks it depends on`
-        );
-        expect(output).toContain(myapp);
-        expect(output).toContain(mylib1);
-        expect(output).toContain(mylib2);
-
-        updateFile('nx.json', originalNxJson);
-      }, 10000);
-
       it('should be able to include deps using target defaults defined at the root', () => {
         const nxJson = readJson('nx.json');
         updateProjectConfig(myapp, (config) => {

packages/nx/schemas/nx-schema.json

@@ -43,13 +43,6 @@
         "$ref": "#/definitions/targetDefaultsConfig"
       }
     },
-    "targetDependencies": {
-      "type": "object",
-      "description": "Dependencies between different target names across all projects.",
-      "additionalProperties": {
-        "$ref": "#/definitions/targetDependencyConfig"
-      }
-    },
     "workspaceLayout": {
       "type": "object",
       "description": "Where new apps + libs should be placed.",
@@ -173,38 +166,6 @@
       },
       "additionalProperties": false
     },
-    "targetDependencyConfig": {
-      "type": "array",
-      "items": {
-        "oneOf": [
-          {
-            "type": "string"
-          },
-          {
-            "type": "object",
-            "properties": {
-              "projects": {
-                "type": "string",
-                "description": "The projects that the targets belong to.",
-                "enum": ["self", "dependencies"]
-              },
-              "target": {
-                "type": "string",
-                "description": "The name of the target."
-              },
-              "params": {
-                "type": "string",
-                "description": "Configuration for params handling.",
-                "enum": ["ignore", "forward"],
-                "default": "ignore"
-              }
-            },
-            "additionalProperties": false,
-            "required": ["projects", "target"]
-          }
-        ]
-      }
-    },
     "targetDefaultsConfig": {
       "type": "object",
       "description": "Target defaults",

packages/nx/src/config/nx-json.ts

@@ -59,11 +59,6 @@ export interface NxJsonConfiguration<T = '*' | string[]> {
    * @deprecated use {@link namedInputs} instead. For more information see https://nx.dev/deprecated/global-implicit-dependencies#global-implicit-dependencies
    */
   implicitDependencies?: ImplicitDependencyEntry<T>;
-  /**
-   * @deprecated use targetDefaults instead
-   * Dependencies between different target names across all projects
-   */
-  targetDependencies?: TargetDependencies;
   /**
    * Named inputs targets can refer to reduce duplication
    */

packages/nx/src/config/workspaces.ts

@@ -301,49 +301,24 @@ export class Workspaces {
         );
         const baseNxJson =
           readJsonFile<NxJsonConfiguration>(extendedNxJsonPath);
-        return this.mergeTargetDefaultsAndTargetDependencies({
+        return {
           ...baseNxJson,
           ...nxJsonConfiguration,
-        });
+        };
       } else {
-        return this.mergeTargetDefaultsAndTargetDependencies(
-          nxJsonConfiguration
-        );
+        return nxJsonConfiguration;
       }
     } else {
       try {
-        return this.mergeTargetDefaultsAndTargetDependencies(
-          readJsonFile(join(__dirname, '..', '..', 'presets', 'core.json'))
+        return readJsonFile(
+          join(__dirname, '..', '..', 'presets', 'core.json')
         );
       } catch (e) {
         return {};
       }
     }
   }
 
-  private mergeTargetDefaultsAndTargetDependencies(
-    nxJson: NxJsonConfiguration
-  ) {
-    if (!nxJson.targetDefaults) {
-      nxJson.targetDefaults = {};
-    }
-    if (nxJson.targetDependencies) {
-      for (const targetName of Object.keys(nxJson.targetDependencies)) {
-        if (!nxJson.targetDefaults[targetName]) {
-          nxJson.targetDefaults[targetName] = {};
-        }
-        if (!nxJson.targetDefaults[targetName].dependsOn) {
-          nxJson.targetDefaults[targetName].dependsOn = [];
-        }
-        nxJson.targetDefaults[targetName].dependsOn = [
-          ...nxJson.targetDefaults[targetName].dependsOn,
-          ...nxJson.targetDependencies[targetName],
-        ];
-      }
-    }
-    return nxJson;
-  }
-
   private getImplementationFactory<T>(
     implementation: string,
     directory: string

packages/nx/src/generators/utils/deprecated.ts

@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ export function updateWorkspaceConfiguration(
     npmScope,
     namedInputs,
     targetDefaults,
-    targetDependencies,
     workspaceLayout,
     tasksRunnerOptions,
     affected,
@@ -49,7 +48,6 @@ export function updateWorkspaceConfiguration(
     npmScope,
     namedInputs,
     targetDefaults,
-    targetDependencies,
     workspaceLayout,
     tasksRunnerOptions,
     affected,

packages/nx/src/migrations/update-14-3-4/create-target-defaults.spec.ts

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ describe('createTargetDefaults', () => {
 
   it('should work', async () => {
     const nxJson = readNxJson(tree);
-    nxJson.targetDependencies = {
+    (nxJson as any).targetDependencies = {
       a: [],
       b: [
         'bb',
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ describe('createTargetDefaults', () => {
         dependsOn: ['bb', 'bbb', '^c'],
       },
     });
-    expect(updated.targetDependencies).toBeUndefined();
+    expect((updated as any).targetDependencies).toBeUndefined();
   });
 
   it('should not error when nxJson does not exist', async () => {

packages/nx/src/migrations/update-14-3-4/create-target-defaults.ts

@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import { TargetDependencyConfig } from '../../config/workspace-json-project-json';
+import { NxJsonConfiguration } from '../../config/nx-json';
 import { formatChangedFilesWithPrettierIfAvailable } from '../../generators/internal-utils/format-changed-files-with-prettier-if-available';
 import { Tree } from '../../generators/tree';
 import { readNxJson, updateNxJson } from '../../generators/utils/nx-json';
@@ -8,7 +10,9 @@ export default async function (tree: Tree) {
     return;
   }
 
-  const nxJson = readNxJson(tree);
+  const nxJson: NxJsonConfiguration & {
+    targetDependencies?: Record<string, TargetDependencyConfig[]>;
+  } = readNxJson(tree);
 
   if (nxJson.targetDependencies) {
     nxJson.targetDefaults = {};

packages/nx/src/project-graph/nx-deps-cache.spec.ts

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import {
   shouldRecomputeWholeGraph,
 } from './nx-deps-cache';
 import { ProjectGraph } from '../config/project-graph';
-import { WorkspaceJsonConfiguration } from '../config/workspace-json-project-json';
+import { ProjectsConfigurations } from '../config/workspace-json-project-json';
 import { NxJsonConfiguration } from '../config/nx-json';
 
 describe('nx deps utils', () => {
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ describe('nx deps utils', () => {
         shouldRecomputeWholeGraph(
           createCache({ version: '5.1' }),
           createPackageJsonDeps({}),
-          createWorkspaceJson({}),
+          createProjectsConfiguration({}),
           createNxJson({}),
           createTsConfigJson()
         )
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ describe('nx deps utils', () => {
         shouldRecomputeWholeGraph(
           createCache({ version: '4.0' }),
           createPackageJsonDeps({}),
-          createWorkspaceJson({}),
+          createProjectsConfiguration({}),
           createNxJson({}),
           createTsConfigJson()
         )
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ describe('nx deps utils', () => {
             },
           }),
           createPackageJsonDeps({}),
-          createWorkspaceJson({}),
+          createProjectsConfiguration({}),
           createNxJson({}),
           createTsConfigJson()
         )
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ describe('nx deps utils', () => {
             },
           }),
           createPackageJsonDeps({}),
-          createWorkspaceJson({}),
+          createProjectsConfiguration({}),
           createNxJson({}),
           createTsConfigJson()
         )
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ describe('nx deps utils', () => {
         shouldRecomputeWholeGraph(
           createCache({}),
           createPackageJsonDeps({}),
-          createWorkspaceJson({}),
+          createProjectsConfiguration({}),
           createNxJson({}),
           createTsConfigJson({ mylib: ['libs/mylib/changed.ts'] })
         )
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ describe('nx deps utils', () => {
         shouldRecomputeWholeGraph(
           createCache({}),
           createPackageJsonDeps({}),
-          createWorkspaceJson({}),
+          createProjectsConfiguration({}),
           createNxJson({
             plugins: ['plugin', 'plugin2'],
           }),
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ describe('nx deps utils', () => {
         shouldRecomputeWholeGraph(
           createCache({}),
           createPackageJsonDeps({ plugin: '2.0.0' }),
-          createWorkspaceJson({}),
+          createProjectsConfiguration({}),
           createNxJson({}),
           createTsConfigJson()
         )
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ describe('nx deps utils', () => {
         shouldRecomputeWholeGraph(
           createCache({}),
           createPackageJsonDeps({ plugin: '2.0.0' }),
-          createWorkspaceJson({}),
+          createProjectsConfiguration({}),
           createNxJson({ pluginsConfig: { one: 1 } }),
           createTsConfigJson()
         )
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ describe('nx deps utils', () => {
     return { ...defaults, ...p };
   }
 
-  function createWorkspaceJson(p: any): WorkspaceJsonConfiguration {
+  function createProjectsConfiguration(p: any): ProjectsConfigurations {
     const defaults = {
       projects: { mylib: {} },
     } as any;
@@ -354,7 +354,6 @@ describe('nx deps utils', () => {
     const defaults: NxJsonConfiguration = {
       npmScope: '',
       workspaceLayout: {} as any,
-      targetDependencies: {},
       plugins: ['plugin'],
     };
     return { ...defaults, ...p };

packages/nx/src/tasks-runner/run-command.ts

@@ -302,11 +302,11 @@ function constructLifeCycles(lifeCycle: LifeCycle) {
 }
 
 function mergeTargetDependencies(
-  defaults: TargetDefaults,
+  defaults: TargetDefaults | undefined | null,
   deps: TargetDependencies
 ): TargetDependencies {
   const res = {};
-  Object.keys(defaults).forEach((k) => {
+  Object.keys(defaults ?? {}).forEach((k) => {
     res[k] = defaults[k].dependsOn;
   });
   if (deps) {

packages/workspace/src/generators/new/generate-workspace-files.ts

@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ function setPresetProperty(tree: Tree, options: NormalizedSchema) {
       addPropertyWithStableKeys(json, 'extends', 'nx/presets/npm.json');
       delete json.implicitDependencies;
       delete json.targetDefaults;
-      delete json.targetDependencies;
       delete json.workspaceLayout;
       delete json.npmScope;
     }

packages/workspace/src/migrations/update-12-5-0/add-target-dependencies.ts

@@ -1,8 +1,18 @@
-import { formatFiles, readNxJson, Tree, updateNxJson } from '@nrwl/devkit';
+import {
+  formatFiles,
+  NxJsonConfiguration,
+  readNxJson,
+  TargetDependencyConfig,
+  Tree,
+  updateNxJson,
+} from '@nrwl/devkit';
 import { output } from '../../utilities/output';
 
 export async function setTargetDependencies(host: Tree) {
-  const config = readNxJson(host);
+  const config: NxJsonConfiguration & {
+    targetDependencies?: Record<string, TargetDependencyConfig[]>;
+  } = readNxJson(host);
+
   const strictlyOrderedTargets = config.tasksRunnerOptions?.['default']?.options
     ?.strictlyOrderedTargets || ['build'];
   delete config.tasksRunnerOptions?.['default']?.options