feat(approve-builds): add --all flag to skip interactive prompts (#10619)

thilllon · zkochan · commit 39aa1985679d · 2026-03-08T11:44:22.000+01:00
Allow approving all pending build dependencies at once without interactive selection, useful for CI/CD pipelines and project bootstrapping scenarios where interactive prompts are not feasible. close #10136
diff --git a/.changeset/approve-builds-all-flag.md b/.changeset/approve-builds-all-flag.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+"@pnpm/exec.build-commands": minor
+"pnpm": minor
+---
+
+Added `--all` flag to `pnpm approve-builds` that approves all pending builds without interactive prompts [#10136](https://github.com/pnpm/pnpm/issues/10136).
diff --git a/exec/build-commands/src/approveBuilds.ts b/exec/build-commands/src/approveBuilds.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import { rebuild, type RebuildCommandOpts } from '@pnpm/plugin-commands-rebuild'
 import { writeSettings } from '@pnpm/config.config-writer'
 import { getAutomaticallyIgnoredBuilds } from './getAutomaticallyIgnoredBuilds.js'
 
-export type ApproveBuildsCommandOpts = Pick<Config, 'modulesDir' | 'dir' | 'rootProjectManifest' | 'rootProjectManifestDir' | 'onlyBuiltDependencies' | 'ignoredBuiltDependencies'>
+export type ApproveBuildsCommandOpts = Pick<Config, 'modulesDir' | 'dir' | 'rootProjectManifest' | 'rootProjectManifestDir' | 'onlyBuiltDependencies' | 'ignoredBuiltDependencies'> & { all?: boolean }
 
 export const commandNames = ['approve-builds']
 
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ export function help (): string {
         title: 'Options',
 
         list: [
+          {
+            description: 'Approve all pending dependencies without interactive prompts',
+            name: '--all',
+          },
           {
             description: 'Approve dependencies of global packages',
             name: '--global',
@@ -36,6 +40,7 @@ export function help (): string {
 
 export function cliOptionsTypes (): Record<string, unknown> {
   return {
+    all: Boolean,
     global: Boolean,
   }
 }
@@ -54,43 +59,48 @@ export async function handler (opts: ApproveBuildsCommandOpts & RebuildCommandOp
     globalInfo('There are no packages awaiting approval')
     return
   }
-  const { result } = await prompt({
-    choices: sortUniqueStrings([...automaticallyIgnoredBuilds]),
-    indicator (state: any, choice: any) { // eslint-disable-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
-      return ` ${choice.enabled ? '●' : '○'}`
-    },
-    message: 'Choose which packages to build ' +
-      `(Press ${chalk.cyan('<space>')} to select, ` +
-      `${chalk.cyan('<a>')} to toggle all, ` +
-      `${chalk.cyan('<i>')} to invert selection)`,
-    name: 'result',
-    pointer: '❯',
-    result () {
-      return this.selected
-    },
-    styles: {
-      dark: chalk.reset,
-      em: chalk.bgBlack.whiteBright,
-      success: chalk.reset,
-    },
-    type: 'multiselect',
+  let buildPackages: string[] = []
+  if (opts.all) {
+    buildPackages = sortUniqueStrings([...automaticallyIgnoredBuilds])
+  } else {
+    const { result } = await prompt({
+      choices: sortUniqueStrings([...automaticallyIgnoredBuilds]),
+      indicator (state: any, choice: any) { // eslint-disable-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
+        return ` ${choice.enabled ? '●' : '○'}`
+      },
+      message: 'Choose which packages to build ' +
+        `(Press ${chalk.cyan('<space>')} to select, ` +
+        `${chalk.cyan('<a>')} to toggle all, ` +
+        `${chalk.cyan('<i>')} to invert selection)`,
+      name: 'result',
+      pointer: '❯',
+      result () {
+        return this.selected
+      },
+      styles: {
+        dark: chalk.reset,
+        em: chalk.bgBlack.whiteBright,
+        success: chalk.reset,
+      },
+      type: 'multiselect',
 
-    // For Vim users (related: https://github.com/enquirer/enquirer/pull/163)
-    j () {
-      return this.down()
-    },
-    k () {
-      return this.up()
-    },
-    cancel () {
-      // By default, canceling the prompt via Ctrl+c throws an empty string.
-      // The custom cancel function prevents that behavior.
-      // Otherwise, pnpm CLI would print an error and confuse users.
-      // See related issue: https://github.com/enquirer/enquirer/issues/225
-      process.exit(0)
-    },
-  } as any) as any // eslint-disable-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
-  const buildPackages = result.map(({ value }: { value: string }) => value)
+      // For Vim users (related: https://github.com/enquirer/enquirer/pull/163)
+      j () {
+        return this.down()
+      },
+      k () {
+        return this.up()
+      },
+      cancel () {
+        // By default, canceling the prompt via Ctrl+c throws an empty string.
+        // The custom cancel function prevents that behavior.
+        // Otherwise, pnpm CLI would print an error and confuse users.
+        // See related issue: https://github.com/enquirer/enquirer/issues/225
+        process.exit(0)
+      },
+    } as any) as any // eslint-disable-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
+    buildPackages = result.map(({ value }: { value: string }) => value)
+  }
   const ignoredPackages = automaticallyIgnoredBuilds.filter((automaticallyIgnoredBuild) => !buildPackages.includes(automaticallyIgnoredBuild))
   const updatedSettings: PnpmSettings = {}
   if (ignoredPackages.length) {
@@ -113,19 +123,21 @@ export async function handler (opts: ApproveBuildsCommandOpts & RebuildCommandOp
       ])
     }
   }
-  if (buildPackages.length) {
-    const confirmed = await prompt<{ build: boolean }>({
-      type: 'confirm',
-      name: 'build',
-      message: `The next packages will now be built: ${buildPackages.join(', ')}.
+  if (!opts.all) {
+    if (buildPackages.length) {
+      const confirmed = await prompt<{ build: boolean }>({
+        type: 'confirm',
+        name: 'build',
+        message: `The next packages will now be built: ${buildPackages.join(', ')}.
 Do you approve?`,
-      initial: false,
-    })
-    if (!confirmed.build) {
-      return
+        initial: false,
+      })
+      if (!confirmed.build) {
+        return
+      }
+    } else {
+      globalInfo('All packages were added to ignoredBuiltDependencies.')
     }
-  } else {
-    globalInfo('All packages were added to ignoredBuiltDependencies.')
   }
   await writeSettings({
     ...opts,
diff --git a/exec/build-commands/test/approveBuilds.test.ts b/exec/build-commands/test/approveBuilds.test.ts
@@ -232,3 +232,43 @@ test('should approve builds with package.json that has no onlyBuiltDependencies
     },
   })
 })
+
+test('approve all builds with --all flag', async () => {
+  prepare({
+    dependencies: {
+      '@pnpm.e2e/pre-and-postinstall-scripts-example': '1.0.0',
+      '@pnpm.e2e/install-script-example': '*',
+    },
+  })
+
+  const cliOptions = {
+    argv: [],
+    dir: process.cwd(),
+    registry: `http://localhost:${REGISTRY_MOCK_PORT}`,
+  }
+  const config = {
+    ...omit(['reporter'], (await getConfig({
+      cliOptions,
+      packageManager: { name: 'pnpm', version: '' },
+    })).config),
+    storeDir: path.resolve('store'),
+    cacheDir: path.resolve('cache'),
+    pnpmfile: [],
+  }
+  await install.handler({ ...config, argv: { original: [] } })
+
+  prompt.mockClear()
+  await approveBuilds.handler({ ...config, all: true })
+
+  expect(prompt).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+
+  const workspaceManifest = readYamlFile<any>(path.resolve('pnpm-workspace.yaml')) // eslint-disable-line
+  expect(workspaceManifest.allowBuilds).toStrictEqual({
+    '@pnpm.e2e/install-script-example': true,
+    '@pnpm.e2e/pre-and-postinstall-scripts-example': true,
+  })
+
+  expect(fs.existsSync('node_modules/@pnpm.e2e/pre-and-postinstall-scripts-example/generated-by-preinstall.js')).toBeTruthy()
+  expect(fs.existsSync('node_modules/@pnpm.e2e/pre-and-postinstall-scripts-example/generated-by-postinstall.js')).toBeTruthy()
+  expect(fs.existsSync('node_modules/@pnpm.e2e/install-script-example/generated-by-install.js')).toBeTruthy()
+})
