feat: new setting recursive-install

When `recursive-install` is set to `false`, `pnpm install` is installing only the current
project in a workspace.

close #2150
close #2476 
PR #2657

.changeset/four-hairs-clap.md

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@pnpm/parse-cli-args": major
+---
+
+move recursive for workspace check to pnpm main

.changeset/little-peas-applaud.md

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+"@pnpm/config": minor
+"pnpm": minor
+---
+
+feat: add config to make install only install package dependencies in a workspace

packages/config/src/Config.ts

@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ export interface Config {
   npmPath?: string,
   gitChecks?: boolean,
   publishBranch?: string,
+  recursiveInstall?: boolean,
 
   registries: Registries,
   ignoreWorkspaceRootCheck: boolean,

packages/config/src/index.ts

@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ export const types = Object.assign({
   'production': [null, true],
   'public-hoist-pattern': Array,
   'publish-branch': String,
+  'recursive-install': Boolean,
   'reporter': String,
   'save-peer': Boolean,
   'save-workspace-protocol': Boolean,
@@ -147,6 +148,7 @@ export default async (
     'package-lock': npmDefaults['package-lock'],
     'pending': false,
     'public-hoist-pattern': ['@types/*'],
+    'recursive-install': true,
     'registry': npmDefaults.registry,
     'save-peer': false,
     'save-workspace-protocol': true,

packages/parse-cli-args/src/index.ts

@@ -118,14 +118,6 @@ export default async function parseCliArgs (
     ? undefined
     : await findWorkspaceDir(dir)
 
-  if (
-    (cmd === 'add' || cmd === 'install') &&
-    typeof workspaceDir === 'string' &&
-    params.length === 0
-  ) {
-    options['recursive'] = true
-  }
-
   if (cmd === 'install' && params.length > 0) {
     cmd = 'add'
   }

packages/parse-cli-args/test/index.ts

@@ -43,29 +43,6 @@ test('a command is recursive if --recursive option is used', async (t) => {
   t.end()
 })
 
-test('the install command is recursive when executed in a subdir of a workspace', async (t) => {
-  const { options, cmd, workspaceDir } = await parseCliArgs({
-    ...DEFAULT_OPTS,
-    universalOptionsTypes: { dir: String },
-  }, ['--dir', __dirname, 'install'])
-  t.equal(cmd, 'install')
-  t.ok(options['recursive'])
-  t.equal(workspaceDir, path.join(__dirname, '../../..'))
-  t.end()
-})
-
-test('the install command is recursive when executed in the root of a workspace', async (t) => {
-  const expectedWorkspaceDir = path.join(__dirname, '../../..')
-  const { options, cmd, workspaceDir } = await parseCliArgs({
-    ...DEFAULT_OPTS,
-    universalOptionsTypes: { dir: String },
-  }, ['--dir', expectedWorkspaceDir, 'install'])
-  t.equal(cmd, 'install')
-  t.ok(options['recursive'])
-  t.equal(workspaceDir, expectedWorkspaceDir)
-  t.end()
-})
-
 test('recursive is returned as the command name if no subcommand passed', async (t) => {
   const { options, cmd } = await parseCliArgs({
     ...DEFAULT_OPTS,
@@ -215,4 +192,4 @@ test("don't use the fallback command if no command is present", async (t) => {
   t.equal(cmd, null)
   t.deepEqual(params, [])
   t.end()
-})
+})

packages/pnpm/src/main.ts

@@ -134,6 +134,15 @@ export default async function run (inputArgv: string[]) {
     }
   }
 
+  if (
+    cmd === 'install' &&
+    typeof workspaceDir === 'string' &&
+    config.recursiveInstall
+  ) {
+    cliOptions['recursive'] = true
+    config.recursive = true
+  }
+
   if (cliOptions['recursive']) {
     const wsDir = workspaceDir ?? process.cwd()
     const allProjects = await findWorkspacePackages(wsDir, {

packages/pnpm/test/recursive/misc.ts

@@ -432,3 +432,39 @@ test('--workspace-packages', async (t: tape.Test) => {
   await projects['project-1'].has('is-positive')
   await projects['project-2'].hasNot('is-positive')
 })
+
+test('set recursive-install to false in .npmrc would disable recursive install in workspace', async (t: tape.Test) => {
+  const projects = preparePackages(t, [
+    {
+      location: 'workspace/project-1',
+      package: {
+        name: 'project-1',
+        version: '1.0.0',
+
+        dependencies: {
+          'is-positive': '1.0.0',
+        },
+      },
+    },
+    {
+      location: 'workspace/project-2',
+      package: {
+        name: 'project-2',
+        version: '1.0.0',
+
+        dependencies: {
+          'is-negative': '1.0.0',
+        },
+      },
+    },
+  ])
+
+  await fs.writeFile('pnpm-workspace.yaml', '', 'utf8')
+  await fs.writeFile('.npmrc', 'recursive-install = false', 'utf8')
+
+  process.chdir('project-1')
+  await execPnpm(['install'])
+
+  t.ok(projects['project-1'].has('is-positive'))
+  t.ok(projects['project-2'].hasNot('is-negative'))
+})