v9.1.0

9.1.0 (2026-08-27)

Bug Fixes

• bun does not require symlink (#6119) (ecdf4a5)
• bundler: ensure vite server starts up before allowing connections via cli (5f776b3)
• bundler: fail when the configured bundler package is missing (0f02a25)
• bundler: resolve the configured bundler package and pass buildPath (#6127) (6176de0)
• bundler: vite double restart (f9c1fac)
• clean: refuse to delete outside the project directory (58f9ac2)
• config: never lose a config edit when prettier is unavailable (2eefffe)
• config: read default exports wrapped in assertions or parentheses (754fa94)
• copy Vite output for production builds (7a2efaf)
• definitions: align conflicting service typings and declare conformance (8992b24)
• definitions: drop the duplicate buildPath declaration (be62153)
• deprecated uuid (#6057) (c1f5fc3)
• di: register zero-parameter arrow factories without annotate() (b49cf0e)
• di: share the injection context across duplicated CLI copies (b52b8e0)
• doctor: point repository metadata at the monorepo (ddd39b8)
• gracefully fail when node module can't be found (#6037) (d1930d3)
• handle spm packages internal to cli (#6098) (745f3a8)
• hooks: gate in-process hooks with the TypeScript parser instead of esprima (93641e5)
• hooks: honor arg forwarding from every middleware in the chain (e46e697)
• ios: framework check for dynamic lib (#6032) (d88337c)
• ios: let the app's xcconfig win over a plugin's, and warn on discarded settings (#6091) (1b5cabd)
• ios: verify livesync payload delivery on physical devices and stop swallowing upload errors (#6058) (90fe969)
• misleading dual nativescript.config warning when reading plugin configs (#6122) (5fa07dc)
• options: resolve options declared with an array of aliases (0549b1c)
• options: revive unknown-option validation as a staged warning (6502f13)
• options: validate the timeout option's value (353ec6b)
• platform: type the project services by the data they accept (8a7c3ec)
• prevent redundant restarts on rapid changes and recover from app crashes in watch mode (#6036) (0acfb4a)
• project: drop the duplicate getBuildRelativeDirectoryPath (344d570)
• reprepare iOS plugins on cleanup (#6035) (2c8928b)
• resolve compiled output from dist in bin and postinstall (#6095) (77fed31)
• security: update CLI network and git dependencies (#6084) (f5154ac)
• stop the pack guard from blocking the release script (cb3fb8d)
• vite: build/prepare handling for the bundle (2fde79c)
• xcconfig: improve conflict handling during file merge (bcec7bb)
• yok: keep a registered command when a subcommand would shadow it (880f952)
• yok: record hierarchical subcommands on registerCommand (c6c794a)

Features

• 9.1 migrate (#6138) (259ca2f)
• add skipNative option to PrepareData and Options classes (#6033) (bfb7a4c)
• allow custom vite dist folder name (8eed4de)
• allow proper adb reverse debug sessions (addc32e)
• analytics: move tracking to the GA4 measurement protocol (1a3c1f0)
• android: --gradleFlavor to build a product flavor (#6133) (0c9860c)
• android: support android-37 SDK targets (842c6be)
• android: support for android-36.1 SDK targets (#6011) (4c7f69f)
• android: support for user-configured start arguments with emulators (#6038) (69ac96d)
• apple: doctor issue with asdf (#6062) (a273145)
• apple: improve support for watchos projects (#5993) (5404ebb)
• apple: support team signing on Swift macro SPM targets (#6060) (c2d4a69)
• bundler: allow vite to auto increment port availability when in use (#6126) (bc25957)
• cli: delegate to a project-local nativescript install (3785152)
• cli managed vite process, seamless and easier to work with (82f6cec)
• commands: defineCommand - typed declarative commands via an ICommand adapter (#6101) (2f81d7f)
• custom platform specific runtimePackageName (#6039) (6be03b8)
• di: add contracts for the core service tranche (7079d1a)
• di: add InjectionToken for non-class dependencies (e1af90e)
• di: token-based dependency injection behind the Yok facade (phase 1) (#6099) (dfae38d)
• doctor: support android-37 and minor-versioned SDK platform directories (65a3b01)
• extensions: nativescript.commands map - per-command lazy loading for extensions (#6102) (9322fdc)
• hooks: defineHook - typed hook authoring with ctx payload/wrap/fail/skip (#6100) (ef68d67)
• improve ux on swift package resolutions (#6064) (1344dc2)
• ios: improve spm build logs, clarity and size reporting (#6085) (3f5461f)
• ios: manage generated modulemaps in CLI-controlled directory instead of node_modules (#6063) (4cc5ba1)
• ios: pass a Swift Package authorization provider to xcodebuild (0783cea)
• ios: support Swift package macros (#6059) (7976333)
• ios: swift package clarity while installing and time formatting (#6082) (e027862)
• project: project config buildPath option for custom build directory (#6131) (c1e3d13)
• support vitest unit tests (#6123) (9737223)

Performance Improvements

• download bundletool on demand instead of vendoring it (#6097) (1eae2f6)