purescript / purescript/registry-dev

Deprecate support for legacy spago and bower manifests

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Description

The registry launched on Feb 1, 2026 with continued support for bower.json files and spago.dhall files. This ensures that we can continue publishing e.g. core packages which use bower.json files. We intend to remove support for these manifest formats no earlier than August 1, 2026 and perhaps later. At that point packages using those manifest formats can no longer be published and they must switch to a purs.json format or another supported format such as spago.yaml.

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Research direction

The issue names bower.json, spago.dhall, purs.json, and spago.yaml but no repository files or tests. Start by locating the registry's manifest-validation and publishing entry points, then define the removal boundary and verify that supported formats still publish while legacy manifests are rejected after August 1, 2026.

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Assessment

Domain
release
Issue type
Refactor
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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