HOWTO_Update-Third-Party.md

Update Third-Party Dependencies

This document describes how to update third-party dependencies in the project.

Updating NodeJS Dependencies

The project uses NodeJS for development purposes. The dependencies are managed via pnpm.

General Advice

When doing updates, always commit the changes to the package.json and pnpm-lock.yaml file in extra commits. This makes it easier to track changes and to resolve conflicts from other branches if necessary.

Defensive Update

To update the dependencies, execute the following command:

pnpm update

This command updates all dependencies to the latest version that is compatible with the current configuration. It is a good idea to run this command regularly to keep the dependencies up-to-date.

Latest Version Update

To update all dependencies to their latest version, execute the following command:

pnpm update --latest

This command updates all dependencies to the latest version available. It is recommended to run this command only if you are prepared to deal with potential breaking changes.

Update GitHub Actions

The project uses GitHub Actions for continuous integration. The configuration is stored in .github/workflows/ and is written in YAML.

General Advice

When doing updates, always commit the changes to the workflow files in extra commits. This makes it easier to track changes and to resolve conflicts from other branches if necessary.

Update Actions to Latest Versions

To update the actions to the latest versions, execute the following command:

pnpm update-actions