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Upgrade to v7 (Active)

This guide will take you through updating @gasket/* packages to 7.x.

Table of Contents​

Update Dependency Versions​

Update all @gasket scoped packages to the v7 major version.

This is not an exhaustive list, but rather a sampling of dependencies to demonstrate what to look for:

"dependencies": {
-    "@gasket/fetch": "^6.0.2",
+    "@gasket/fetch": "^7.0.0",
-    "@gasket/data": "^6.5.0",
+    "@gasket/data": "^7.0.0",
-    "@gasket/plugin-workbox": "^6.4.1",
+    "@gasket/plugin-workbox": "^7.0.0",
}

Switch to makeGasket​

Gasket no longer comes with a CLI. Instead, you can use the makeGasket function from @gasket/core to create a Gasket instance which can be used throughout your app.

"dependencies": {
-    "@gasket/cli": "^6.0.2",
+    "@gasket/core": "^7.0.0",
}

Next you need to update your gasket.config.js file to use the makeGasket function. We recommend renaming this file to gasket.js for clarity, since it's more than just config.

Switch to ESM (Optional)​

Gasket works well with ESM if you're ready to make that move. Most of the documentation will be in ESM format, but you can still choose to use CommonJS, or TypeScript.

If you wish to make that move with this upgrade, you can set the type field in your package.json to module.

{
+  "type": "module"
}

This will treat all your .js files as ESM files. If you are not ready, you can keep your files defaulted as CommonJS, and switch individual files to ESM by using the .mjs extension (i.e. gasket.mjs)

Update Plugin Imports​

Before, plugins were configured by their names as strings. Now, plugins should be imported and configured in the makeGasket function.

// gasket.config.js
- module.exports = {
-   plugins: {
-     presets: [
-       '@gasket/plugin-nextjs',
-     ],
-   },
- };

// gasket.js
+ import { makeGasket } from '@gasket/core';
+ import pluginNextjs from '@gasket/plugin-nextjs';

+ export default makeGasket({
+   plugins: [
+     pluginNextjs
+   ]
+ });

Update Command Scripts​

If your app used GasketCommands such as docs, analyze, or other custom ones, you can still invoke them by executing the gasket.js:

  "scripts": {
-    "docs": "gasket docs",
+    "docs": "node ./gasket.js docs",

Update Next.js Scripts​

Additionally, you can use framework CLIs or other to run your Gasket-enabled app.

For Next.js webapps, update your package.json scripts to use the Next.js CLI:

  "scripts": {
-    "build": "gasket build",
+    "build": "next build",

The prior version of Gasket used a custom server with Next.js. You can now use the built-in server with Next.js, however to simplify the upgrade process, you can continue with a custom server.

First, add a server.js file to your project root:

import gasket from './gasket.js';
gasket.actions.startServer();

Notice we are importing our new gasket.js file and accessing a GasketAction (more on that later).

Next, update your package.json scripts to use our new custom server entry:

"scripts": {
-  "local": "gasket local",
+  "local": "GASKET_DEV=1 nodemon server.js",
-  "start": "gasket start",
+  "start": "node server.js",

You don't have to use nodemon, but it's a good choice for development. Also note that specifying GASKET_DEV=1 will enable the development mode so you get HMR and other development features from Next.js.

If you were using CLI flags for setting the environment, since there is no CLI you can use environment variables instead.

"scripts": {
-  "start:local": "gasket start --env=local",
+  "start:local": "GASKET_ENV=local node server.js",

The default environment will be local, but be sure to update your CICD scripts with the environment variable pattern if flags are currently being used.

Update Next.js​

Gasket now supports Next.js 14 and changes have been made to support its features. While some older versions may work, we recommend updating to the latest version of Next.js.

"dependencies": {
-    "next": "^12.3.4",
+    "next": "^14.0.0",
}

You can reference the Next.js 14 and Next.js 13 Upgrade Guides as needed for more details.

Switch to GasketActions​

Using the req and res objects for adding attachments and accessing data has been a common pattern in Gasket applications. This pattern is being deprecated in favor of using the new GasketActions API introduced in v7.

Motivation​

Middleware in Gasket apps runs for every request, regardless of whether it is used or not. We added support for middleware paths to help reduce this, but it is still not ideal and requires the developer to manage something that should be optimized already by the plugin.

As a caveat of the middleware pattern, when the req and res objects are decorated with various added properties, it is not always easy to know what is available and when.

In addition to issues with middleware, we need to move away from reliance on req and res objects to fully utilize Nextjs 14 features such as App Router and streaming.

The GasketActions API provides a more structured way to access and modify data in Gasket applications. This API is designed to be more consistent and easier to use than the previous pattern of adding attachments to req and res objects.

The req object can be used as a GasketAction argument to give access to headers, cookies, queries, or to be used as a WeakMap key for repeated calls.

Example​

When retrieving a request-based variable called myValue in middleware, you might have done something like this:

const myValue = res.locals.myValue;

Going forward, the recommended way to access myValue would be through a GasketAction like this:

const myValue = gasket.actions.getMyValue(req);

GasketActions are registered by plugins. To create a new GasketAction, you can use the actions key in your plugin definition.

// plugin-example.js

export default({
  name: 'plugin-example',
  actions: {
    async getMyValue(gasket, req) {
      // Returns myValue
      // Use the req argument to access headers, cookies, queries, etc.
    }
  }
})

Update configurations​

@gasket/plugin-workbox

  • Remove deprecated assetPrefix config support. Use basePath instead.

@gasket/plugin-nextjs

  • Remove deprecated next config support. Use nextConfig instead.

@gasket/plugin-intl

  • Remove deprecated languageMap, defaultLanguage, and assetPrefix. Use localeMap, defaultLocale, and basePath instead.

@gasket/plugin-webpack

  • Remove deprecated lifecycles.
  • Remove webpackMerge util.

@gasket/plugin-elastic-apm

  • Remove deprecated serverUrl, secretToken config support.
  • Do not start in preboot, log warning if not started.

@gasket/utils

  • Remove deprecated function applyEnvironmentOverrides.

Switch to Docusaurus​

We no longer support docsify as a plugin for viewing local Gasket docs. Instead, use @gasket/plugin-docusaurus for local documentation.

// gasket.js
import { makeGasket } from '@gasket/core';

import pluginDocs from '@gasket/plugin-docs';
import pluginDocusaurus from '@gasket/plugin-docusaurus';

export default makeGasket({
  plugins: [
    pluginDocs,
    pluginDocusaurus
  ]
});

Update Lifecycles Contexts​

We had some lifecycles that did not conform to the context object pattern we have in place for many other lifecycles.

The reason for utilizing this context object is to enable the execution of these lifecycle methods under two distinct scenarios:

  1. During build time, when there is no request object available.
  2. During run time, when the request object becomes available.

Affected lifecycles:

  • initReduxState
  • nextPreHandling .d.ts type file

If your app or plugins hooks these lifecycles you may need to adjust them.

- async initReduxState(gasket, config, req, res) {
+ async initReduxState(gasket, config, { req, res }) {

Update ElasticAPM Start​

With the Gasket CLI going away, we need to update how we start the ElasticAPM agent. We recommend using the NODE_OPTIONS environment variable to import (or require) a setup script.

  "scripts": {
-   "start": "gasket start --require elastic-apm-node/start",
+   "start": "NODE_OPTIONS=--import=./setup.js next start",
  }

See @gasket/plugin-elastic-apm for more details about the setup script.

Switch to GasketData​

We have had a lot of confusion around the config plugin and its purpose. As such, we are renaming and refocusing what the plugin does, which is to allow environment-specific data to be accessible for requests, with public data available with responses.

Instead of the generic 'config' name, we will term this 'gasketData' which pairs well with the @gasket/data package - which is what makes this data accessible in browser code.

Existing apps will need to update their Gasket config to use the new plugin name.

// gasket.js
import { makeGasket } from '@gasket/core';
import pluginData from '@gasket/plugin-data';
import gasketData from './gasket-data.js';

export default makeGasket({
  plugins: [
    pluginData
  ],
  gasketData
});

If you have an app.config.js you will want to change the name to gasket-data.js

- <app-root-dir>/app.config.js
+ <app-root-dir>/gasket-data.js

Individual environment files are no longer supported out of the box. You can still use this structure by importing environment-specific to the gasket-data.js file and exporting them as environment properties.

// gasket-data.js
import dev from './config/dev.js';
import test from './config/test.js';
import prod from './config/prod.js';

export default {
  environments: {
    dev,
    test,
    prod
  }
};

Additionally, we are dropping the redux property, aligning on public.

// gasket-data.js
export default {
  environments: {
    dev: {
-     redux: {
+     public: {
        someUrl: 'https://your-dev-service-endpoint.com'
      }
    },
    test: {
-     redux: {
+     public: {
        someUrl: 'https://your-test-service-endpoint.com'
      }
    }
  }
}

If you add lifecycle hooks for modifying the config data before, you will need to update the hook name to gasketData and adjust the signature.

  • appEnvConfig -> gasketData
  • appRequestConfig -> publicGasketData

See the @gasket/plugin-data docs for more details.

Switch Redux to GasketData​

If you are using the @gasket/plugin-redux to surface config-like data to the browser, we recommend switch to GasketData, using the @gasket/plugin-data plugin with @gasket/data instead. The GasketData approach is leaner and works with the Next.js App Router and Page Router using its built-in server.

@gasket/plugin-redux is not supported for Next.js built-in server apps.

If you have other reasons to stick with Redux, you can still use it Next.js Page Router using a custom server. However, you will need to change the store property from config -> gasketData, corresponding with the other guidance in the Switch to GasketData section.

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Switch to @gasket/plugin-logger​

Gasket's logging infrastructure was comprised of two main parts:

  1. @gasket/plugin-log: Manages lifecycle timing and executes the logTransports hook for adding extra transports to the logger configuration.
  2. @gasket/log: Implements logging using Diagnostics (Client-side) and Winston (Server-side).

While these components worked together to initialize gasket.logger, not all applications utilized them. Additionally, despite Winston's prevalence, we need to be aware of the numerous logging libraries in the ecosystem when adopting Gasket. The following updates aim to address these concerns:

Updates:

  • Removed @gasket/log
  • Created new @gasket/plugin-logger to replace @gasket/plugin-log
  • Created new [@gasket/plugin-winston] to customize the default logger
  • Added a per-request logger with updatable metadata
  • Updated presets to use the winston logger

To upgrade your app, first adjust the dependencies in your package.json.

"dependencies": {
-  "@gasket/plugin-log": "^6.0.2",
-  "@gasket/log": "^6.0.2",
+  "@gasket/plugin-logger": "^7.0.0",
+  "@gasket/plugin-winston": "^7.0.0",

Next, update your gasket.js file to use the new plugins. This examples demonstrates how to migrate from an old gasket.config.js.

// gasket.config.js
- module.exports = {
-   plugins: {
-     presets: [
-       '@gasket/plugin-log',
-     ],
-   },
- };

// gasket.js
+ import { makeGasket } from '@gasket/core';
+ import pluginLogger from '@gasket/plugin-logger';
+ import pluginWinston from '@gasket/plugin-winston';

+ export default makeGasket({
+   plugins: [
+     pluginLogger,
+     pluginWinston
+   ]
+ });

Existing Gasket apps will need to make changes to how they handle logging. Logging levels now follow console conventions. Loggers at minimum support the following levels:

  • debug
  • error
  • info
  • warn
// gasket.logger.warning changes
- gasket.logger.warning
+ gasket.logger.warn

// logger.log changes
- logger.log
+ logger.info

The lifecycle method formerly known as logTransports is now winstonTransports.

- // /lifecycles/log-transports.js
+ // /lifecycles/winston-transports.js

See the @gasket/plugin-logger docs for more details, as well as the [@gasket/plugin-winston] docs for customizing the logger.

Update Intl​

Previous versions of Gasket generated a locale-manifest.json file which was loaded behind the scene. In this version, Gasket generates a intl.js file which is explicitly imported. This allows for better transparency and simplifies bundling as it exports a intlManager which handles loading and resolving locale files and can be bundled with Webpack.

The next sections demonstrate how to use the intl.js import.

Bring your Own Intl Provider​

The @gasket/react-intl package is convenience wrapper for connecting @gasket/plugin-intl features to a Next.js/React app, and which and had a hard dependency on the react-intl package.

In our new version, users have more flexibility to choose their own intl provider. While react-intl is still a good choice, it is no longer a hard dependency.

// pages/_app.js
- import { withIntlProvider } from '@gasket/react-intl';
+ import { withMessagesProvider } from '@gasket/react-intl';
+ import { useRouter } from 'next/router';
+ import { IntlProvider } from 'react-intl';
+ import intlManager from '../path/to/intl.js';

- const App = props => <div>{props.children}</div>
- export default withIntlProvider()(App);

+ const IntlMessagesProvider = withMessagesProvider(intlManager)(IntlProvider);
+ export default function App({ Component, pageProps }) {
+   const router = useRouter();
+   return (
+     <IntlMessagesProvider locale={router.locale}>
+       <Component {...pageProps} />
+     </IntlMessagesProvider>
+   );
+ }

The above example shows how to use the withMessagesProvider HOC to wrap the IntlProvider from react-intl, however, note that it can now be swapped out with another other provider now.

See @gasket/react-intl for more details and other changes.

Switch to Intl Manager​

As pointed out in the previous section, the intlManager is a new concept that is required to be passed to the withMessagesProvider HOC. This manager is responsible for loading and managing the translations for the app.

Locale files that are registered as statics are loaded at app startup and are available for SSR. Other locale files can be loaded on-demand in the browser. No longer is getInitialProps or other Next.js props methods required.

As such, some of the component options have changed, and we adjusted some naming for clarification.

- import { withLocaleRequired } from '@gasket/react-intl';
+ import { withLocaleFileRequired } from '@gasket/react-intl';
import { FormattedMessage } from 'react-intl';

const PageComponent = props => <h1><FormattedMessage id='welcome'/></h1>

- export default withLocaleRequired('/locales/extra', { initialProps: true })(Component);
+ export default withLocaleFileRequired('/locales/extra')(Component);

The @gasket/intl package should be added as an app dependency.

npm install @gasket/intl

The new intlManager pattern enables locale files to be bundled as Webpack chunks. As such, it is no longer necessary to store these under the public directory of a Next.js or serve then with an Express endpoint. The locale files can exist anywhere, though a top-level /locales directory is recommended as a convention.

See @gasket/plugin-intl for more details and other changes.

Move locale files (Optional)​

Because the intl.js is imported and can be bundle with Webpack, it is no longer necessary to serve locale files as static files. As such, for Next.js, these can be moved out of the ./public directory.

- /public/locales/en-US.json
+ /locales/en-US.json

When this is done, you will also want to update eslint configs if using @godaddy/eslint-plugin-react-intl to point to the new location for your source files:

  "eslintConfig": {
    "extends": [
      "plugin:@godaddy/react-intl/recommended"
    ],
    "settings": {
      "localeFiles": [
-        "public/locales/en-US.json"
+        "locales/en-US.json"
      ]
    }
  }

Update Custom Commands​

Update custom commands to be plugin imports in gasket.js. All commands need to be imported and used in the makeGasket function.

To create a custom command, you first need to install @gasket/plugin-command.

npm i @gasket/plugin-command

Once installed, import and add it to your list of plugins in gasket.js.

// gasket.js
import { makeGasket } from '@gasket/core';
+ import pluginCommand from '@gasket/plugin-command';

export default makeGasket({
  plugins: [
+    pluginCommand
  ]
});

Custom commands can be defined in line in the list of plugins.

// gasket.js
import { makeGasket } from '@gasket/core';
import pluginCommand from '@gasket/plugin-command';

export default makeGasket({
  plugins: [
    pluginCommand,
+    {
+      name: 'my-custom-plugin',
+      hooks: {
+        commands(gasket) {
+          return {
+            id: 'my-custom-cmd',
+            description: 'Custom command plugin',
+            args: [],
+            action: async () => {
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
  ]
});

Another option for defining custom commands is to create a separate file.

// my-custom-plugin.js
export default  {
  name: 'my-custom-plugin',
  hooks: {
    commands(gasket) {
      return {
        id: 'my-custom-cmd',
        description: 'Custom command plugin',
        args: [
          {
            name: 'arg1',
            description: 'Message to display',
            required: true // error if arg1 argument is not provided
          },
          {
            name: 'arg2',
            description: 'Optional message to display'
          }
        ],
        // Arguments are spread into the action function
        action: async (arg1, arg2) => {
          console.log('custom arg:', arg1);
          console.log('custom arg 2:', arg2);
        }
      }
    }
  }
};

Once this custom command is defined, import the file and use it in the makeGasket function.

// gasket.js
import { makeGasket } from '@gasket/core';
import pluginCommand from '@gasket/plugin-command';
import customPluginCommand from './my-custom-plugin.js`;

export default makeGasket({
  plugins: [
    pluginNextjs,
+    customPluginCommand
  ]
});

It can now be executed by node with the gasket.js file.

node ./gasket.js my-custom-cmd "Hello, World!"
# result: custom arg: Hello, World!

# Optional message
node ./gasket.js my-custom-cmd "Hello, World!" "Optional message"
# result: custom arg: Hello, World!
# result: custom arg 2: Optional message

See the @gasket/plugin-command docs for more details.

Update App Plugins​

Previously, custom plugins defined in the /plugins directory did not require any additional configuration. This is no longer supported in v7. Instead, all plugins will need to be explicitly imported to gasket.js.

For example, if the plugins folder of your application looks something like the following:

/pages
/plugins
  custom-plugin.js
  second-custom-plugin.js
gasket.js

The two plugins will be imported to gasket.js and added to the list of plugins in makeGasket.

// gasket.js
import { makeGasket } from '@gasket/core';
+ import customPlugin from './plugins/custom-plugin.js';
+ import secondCustomPlugin from './plugins/second-custom-plugin.js';

export default makeGasket({
  plugins: [
+    customPlugin,
+    secondCustomPlugin
  ],
  filename: import.meta.filename,
});

Update App Lifecycles​

Support for lifecycle magic directories has also been removed in v7. Now lifecycles need to be defined and hooked in a plugin. One way of doing this is to create a new plugin, import the lifecycles as hooks, and then import the plugin to gasket.js.

// /lifecycles/[lifecycle].js
export function lifecycleHook(gasket) {
  gasket.logger.info('Created lifecycle: ', lifecycle);
};
// /plugins/lifecycles-plugin.js
+ import lifecycle from '../lifecycles/[lifecycle]';

export default {
  name: 'lifecycles-plugin',
  hooks: {
+    lifecycle
  }
};
// gasket.js
import { makeGasket } from '@gasket/core';
+ import lifecyclesPlugin from './plugins/lifecycles-plugin.js';

export default makeGasket({
  plugins: [
+    lifecyclesPlugin
  ],
  filename: import.meta.filename,
});

Alternatively, you can hook the lifecycle directly in the plugin and then import the plugin to gasket.js.

// /plugins/lifecycles-plugin.js

export default {
  name: 'lifecycles-plugin',
  hooks: {
+    lifecycle: async function(gasket) {
+      gasket.logger.info('Created lifecycle: ', lifecycle);
+    }
  }
};

Update Mocha Tests​

Previously, the @gasket/plugin-mocha utilized babel-register to compile files on the fly when testing JSX. However, as we move towards ES modules as the default for Gasket apps, we've had to find another solution for transpiling JSX in mohca tests as babel-register does not support compiling ES modules on the fly.

From the Babel docs:

@babel/register does not support compiling native Node.js ES modules on the fly, since currently there is no stable API for intercepting ES modules loading.

To work around this, we added a node-loader (@gasket/plugin-mocha/node-loader-babel) that uses babel to transpile JSX to JS. This node-loader also gives you the ability to add other babel presets or plugins to a generated .babelrc in the test folder in newly created apps using v7.

To update your existing app to use the node-loader for transpiling JSX in mocha tests, you need to make the following changes after upgrading to the newest version of @gasket/plugin-mocha:

  1. Add -r ./test/register-loader.js to your test:runner script in your package.json:
- "test:runner": "mocha -r global-jsdom/register -r setup-env  --recursive \"test/**/*.{test,spec}.{js,jsx}\""
+ "test:runner": "mocha -r global-jsdom/register -r setup-env -r ./test/register-loader.js --recursive \"test/**/*.{test,spec}.{js,jsx}\""
  1. Add a .babelrc file to your test folder with the following content:
{
  "presets": [
    "@babel/preset-react"
  ]
}
  1. Add a test/register-loader.js file to use the node-loader:
import { register } from 'module';
import { pathToFileURL } from 'url';

// Register the Babel loader
register('@gasket/plugin-mocha/node-loader-babel', pathToFileURL('./test'));
  1. Optional: If you to have styles imported into your JSX, you can add our node-loader for handling styles to your test/register-loader.js file:
import { register } from 'module';
import { pathToFileURL } from 'url';

// Register the Babel loader
register('@gasket/plugin-mocha/node-loader-babel', pathToFileURL('./test'));

+ // Register the styles loader
+ register('@gasket/plugin-mocha/node-loader-styles', pathToFileURL('./test'));