chore(jest-cli): Deprecation of the --init argument

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 ### Chore & Maintenance
 
 - `[*]` [**BREAKING**] Drop support for Node.js versions 14 and 19 ([#14460](https://github.com/jestjs/jest/pull/14460))
+- `[jest-cli, jest-config, @jest/types]` [**BREAKING**] Remove deprecated `--init` argument ([#14490](https://github.com/jestjs/jest/pull/14490))
 
 ## 29.7.0
 

docs/CLI.md

@@ -230,10 +230,6 @@ Show the help information, similar to this page.
 
 Ignore the tests of the specified projects. Jest uses the attribute `displayName` in the configuration to identify each project. If you use this option, you should provide a `displayName` to all your projects.
 
-### `--init`
-
-Generate a basic configuration file. Based on your project, Jest will ask you a few questions that will help to generate a `jest.config.js` file with a short description for each option.
-
 ### `--injectGlobals`
 
 Insert Jest's globals (`expect`, `test`, `describe`, `beforeEach` etc.) into the global environment. If you set this to `false`, you should import from `@jest/globals`, e.g.

packages/jest-cli/package.json

@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
     "@jest/test-result": "workspace:^",
     "@jest/types": "workspace:^",
     "chalk": "^4.0.0",
-    "create-jest": "workspace:^",
     "exit": "^0.1.2",
     "import-local": "^3.0.2",
     "jest-config": "workspace:^",

packages/jest-cli/src/args.ts

@@ -309,10 +309,6 @@ export const options: {[key: string]: Options} = {
     string: true,
     type: 'array',
   },
-  init: {
-    description: 'Generate a basic configuration file',
-    type: 'boolean',
-  },
   injectGlobals: {
     description: 'Should Jest inject global variables or not',
     type: 'boolean',

packages/jest-cli/src/run.ts

@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import yargs = require('yargs');
 import {getVersion, runCLI} from '@jest/core';
 import type {AggregatedResult} from '@jest/test-result';
 import type {Config} from '@jest/types';
-import {runCreate} from 'create-jest';
 import {deprecationEntries} from 'jest-config';
 import {clearLine, tryRealpath} from 'jest-util';
 import {validateCLIOptions} from 'jest-validate';
@@ -24,12 +23,6 @@ export async function run(
 ): Promise<void> {
   try {
     const argv = await buildArgv(maybeArgv);
-
-    if (argv.init) {
-      await runCreate();
-      return;
-    }
-
     const projects = getProjectListFromCLIArgs(argv, project);
 
     const {results, globalConfig} = await runCLI(argv, projects);

packages/jest-cli/tsconfig.json

@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
   "include": ["./src/**/*"],
   "exclude": ["./**/__tests__/**/*"],
   "references": [
-    {"path": "../create-jest"},
     {"path": "../jest-config"},
     {"path": "../jest-core"},
     {"path": "../jest-test-result"},

packages/jest-config/src/Deprecated.ts

@@ -28,6 +28,11 @@ const deprecatedOptions: DeprecatedOptions = {
 
   Please update your configuration.`,
 
+  init: () =>
+    `  Option ${chalk.bold(
+      '"init"',
+    )} has been deprecated. Please use "create-jest" package as shown in the documentation: https://jestjs.io/docs/getting-started#generate-a-basic-configuration-file`,
+
   moduleLoader: (_options: {moduleLoader?: string}) => `  Option ${chalk.bold(
     '"moduleLoader"',
   )} was replaced by ${chalk.bold('"runtime"')}.

packages/jest-types/src/Config.ts

@@ -526,7 +526,6 @@ export type Argv = Arguments<
     globalTeardown: string | null | undefined;
     haste: string;
     ignoreProjects: Array<string>;
-    init: boolean;
     injectGlobals: boolean;
     json: boolean;
     lastCommit: boolean;

yarn.lock

@@ -8001,7 +8001,7 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"create-jest@workspace:^, create-jest@workspace:packages/create-jest":
+"create-jest@workspace:packages/create-jest":
   version: 0.0.0-use.local
   resolution: "create-jest@workspace:packages/create-jest"
   dependencies:
@@ -12474,7 +12474,6 @@ __metadata:
     "@types/exit": ^0.1.30
     "@types/yargs": ^17.0.8
     chalk: ^4.0.0
-    create-jest: "workspace:^"
     exit: ^0.1.2
     import-local: ^3.0.2
     jest-config: "workspace:^"