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This pull request upgrades the ConfigCat feature flag providers to their latest stable versions, specifically updating @openfeature/config-cat-provider to 0.8.0 and @openfeature/config-cat-web-provider to 0.2.0. This update streamlines the dependency management by consolidating older ConfigCat packages into the unified @configcat/sdk, ensuring the project benefits from the latest features, performance improvements, and bug fixes from the ConfigCat SDK and OpenFeature core.

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  • ConfigCat Provider Updates: The @openfeature/config-cat-provider package has been updated from version 0.7.2 to 0.8.0.
  • ConfigCat Web Provider Updates: The @openfeature/config-cat-web-provider package has been updated from version 0.1.3 to 0.2.0.
  • Dependency Refactoring: The underlying ConfigCat dependencies have been refactored, moving from separate configcat-common, configcat-js-ssr, and configcat-node packages to a consolidated @configcat/sdk version 1.0.1.
  • Import Path Change: The import path for PollingMode has been updated to reflect the new @configcat/sdk dependency, ensuring compatibility with the updated provider structure.
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@adams85 adams85 changed the title Update ConfigCat providers to the latest version chore(deps): Update ConfigCat providers to the latest version Sep 19, 2025
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This PR updates the ConfigCat providers for OpenFeature to their latest versions. While the dependency updates in package.json and the import path change in provider.service.ts are correct, this introduces critical breaking changes that are not addressed.

My review points out that the new versions of both the server and web ConfigCat providers have removed the static create method, which is still being used in the codebase. This will lead to runtime errors. Additionally, there's a peer dependency conflict with @openfeature/server-sdk caused by an outdated overrides entry in package.json. I've provided detailed comments on how to resolve these critical issues.

"@openfeature/config-cat-web-provider": "^0.1.3",
"@openfeature/config-cat-provider": "^0.7.2",
"@openfeature/config-cat-web-provider": "^0.2.0",
"@openfeature/config-cat-provider": "^0.8.0",

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critical

This version bump to @openfeature/[email protected] introduces two critical issues that will likely break the application at runtime.

  1. Breaking API Change: The static ConfigCatProvider.create() method has been removed. The provider instantiation in packages/provider/src/lib/provider.service.ts at line 183 must be updated to use the new ConfigCatProvider(...) constructor.

    // Correct new usage
    return new ConfigCatProvider({ sdkKey, options: { pollingMode: PollingMode.AutoPoll, pollIntervalSeconds: 5 } });
  2. Missing and Conflicting Peer Dependency: @openfeature/[email protected] has a peer dependency on @openfeature/server-sdk@^1.13.5.

    • @openfeature/server-sdk is not listed in the dependencies of this package.json, which can lead to runtime errors. It should be added.
    • The overrides section (lines 148-150) forces @openfeature/server-sdk to version 1.13.4, which conflicts with the required ^1.13.5.

To fix this, you should add @openfeature/server-sdk to the dependencies and update the overrides section accordingly.

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The static ConfigCatProvider.create() method has been removed.

This is false, it hasn't been removed.

@openfeature/server-sdk is not listed in the dependencies of this package.json, which can lead to runtime errors. It should be added

No need, NPM installs peer dependencies automatically.

The overrides section (lines 148-150) forces @openfeature/server-sdk to version 1.13.4, which conflicts with the required ^1.13.5.

Corrected.

import { FliptProvider } from '@openfeature/flipt-provider';
import { ConfigCatProvider } from '@openfeature/config-cat-provider';
import { PollingMode } from 'configcat-node';
import { PollingMode } from '@configcat/sdk';

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critical

This import change is correct, but the update to @openfeature/[email protected] introduces a breaking change that is not addressed in this PR. The static ConfigCatProvider.create() method has been removed and will cause a runtime error.

The provider instantiation at line 183 needs to be updated to use the constructor new ConfigCatProvider(...).

// packages/provider/src/lib/provider.service.ts:183

// Incorrect old usage
return ConfigCatProvider.create(sdkKey, PollingMode.AutoPoll, { pollIntervalSeconds: 5 });

// Correct new usage
return new ConfigCatProvider({ sdkKey, options: { pollingMode: PollingMode.AutoPoll, pollIntervalSeconds: 5 } });

Please apply this change to avoid breaking the ConfigCat provider functionality.

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This is false, ConfigCatProvider.create() hasn't been removed.

"@nestjs/serve-static": "^4.0.2",
"@openfeature/config-cat-web-provider": "^0.1.3",
"@openfeature/config-cat-provider": "^0.7.2",
"@openfeature/config-cat-web-provider": "^0.2.0",

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The update to @openfeature/[email protected] also introduces a breaking change. The static create method has been removed, similar to the server provider.

Please ensure that any instantiation of ConfigCatWebProvider in the frontend code is updated to use new ConfigCatWebProvider(...) to avoid runtime errors. I cannot check the frontend code from here, but this is a likely required change based on the library's release notes.

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This is false, ConfigCatWebProvider.create() hasn't been removed.

Signed-off-by: Adam Simon <[email protected]>
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