Update Node Version

Update Node Version

Use this skill when the request is to update major Node.js version across some or all of the repository.

Task List

Begin with a plain Markdown checklist that works in AI Agent:

- [ ] Identify which projects should move to the new Node line
- [ ] Inspect all current Node, npm, Docker, and type-version declarations
- [ ] Update the affected config and package files together
- [ ] Re-bootstrap dependencies with wrapper commands
- [ ] Run wrapper-based validation on every changed target
- [ ] Summarize the new version mapping and any compatibility limits

Workflow

1. Determine the scope:
   • projects which don't belong to a particular angular major version,
   • specific versioned Angular fixtures,
   • or the whole repo.
2. Inspect the current version mapping in:
   • root .nvmrc, docs/.nvmrc, tests-e2e/.nvmrc, and affected e2e/*/.nvmrc
   • compose.yml
   • .circleci/config.yml and any CI workflow that pins a Node version
   • root, docs, tests-e2e, and affected e2e package.json files
3. Keep related version declarations aligned:
   • Docker image tag
   • .nvmrc
   • npm version
   • engines.npm
   • @types/node where applicable
4. Do not assume every Angular fixture can move to the newest Node major. Preserve per-target compatibility unless the task explicitly changes that support boundary.
5. Re-bootstrap changed targets with sh compose.sh <target>.
6. Validate with sh test.sh for root, e2e, and every changed target.
7. If changing dependency metadata requires a lockfile refresh, use the update-package-locks skill instead of an ad-hoc npm command.

Commands

# Bootstrap changed targets with a unique compose namespace.
COMPOSE_PROJECT_NAME=ngmocks_node_<unique> sh compose.sh root
COMPOSE_PROJECT_NAME=ngmocks_node_<unique> sh compose.sh e2e
COMPOSE_PROJECT_NAME=ngmocks_node_<unique> sh compose.sh <target>
COMPOSE_PROJECT_NAME=ngmocks_node_<unique> sh compose.sh docs

# Validate changed targets.
COMPOSE_PROJECT_NAME=ngmocks_node_<unique> sh test.sh root
COMPOSE_PROJECT_NAME=ngmocks_node_<unique> sh test.sh e2e
COMPOSE_PROJECT_NAME=ngmocks_node_<unique> sh test.sh <target>
COMPOSE_PROJECT_NAME=ngmocks_node_<unique> docker compose run --rm docs npm run build

Validation

• COMPOSE_PROJECT_NAME=ngmocks_node_<unique> sh test.sh root
• COMPOSE_PROJECT_NAME=ngmocks_node_<unique> sh test.sh e2e
• COMPOSE_PROJECT_NAME=ngmocks_node_<unique> sh test.sh <target> for each target whose Node line changed
• COMPOSE_PROJECT_NAME=ngmocks_node_<unique> docker compose run --rm docs npm run build when the docs Node line changed

Guardrails

• Never assume the root Node version should also be used by every legacy Angular fixture.
• Follow AGENTS.md's Docker-only execution rule. Use only existing wrappers or repo Compose services running existing npm scripts; never use local runtimes or custom install, build, test, or check scripts, including inside Docker.
• If an approved command fails or required tooling is missing, report the command, error, and remaining work to the user and discuss the solution before trying a workaround.
• Keep npm compatibility aligned with the chosen Node version.
• Use one unique COMPOSE_PROJECT_NAME for all commands in the same worktree.
• If a commit is requested for a pure Node-image update, use chore(docker): updating node images.