feat(create-wdio): migrate to @wdio/electron-service and add Tauri service

[goosewobbler]

Proposed changes

We recently released @wdio/electron-service (replacing the previous community service wdio-electron-service) and @wdio/tauri-service (new) so we need to update WDIO documentation and the project creation wizard accordingly.

https://github.com/webdriverio/desktop-mobile
https://github.com/webdriverio-community/wdio-electron-service

• Collapse two separate desktop runner entries (Electron, macOS) into a
  single "Desktop Testing" runner with a follow-up "What type of desktop
  application are you testing?" sub-question (Electron / Tauri / Native macOS)
• Hard cutover from community wdio-electron-service to first-party
  @wdio/electron-service; remove wdio-electron-service from
  COMMUNITY_PACKAGES_WITH_TS_SUPPORT (scoped @wdio/* pkgs need no shim)
• Add @wdio/tauri-service and @wdio/tauri-plugin entries to SUPPORTED_PACKAGES
• Add DesktopFrameworkChoice and TauriDriverProviderChoice enums
• Add getResolvedPurpose() to map raw 'desktop' purpose → electron/tauri/macos;
  thread resolved purpose through parseAnswers() so templates see the right value
• Add Tauri wizard questions: driver provider, optional frontend plugin, binary path
• Add buildTauriBanner() that prints Cargo.toml / Rust registration instructions
  based on the chosen driver provider
• Update EJS templates for tauri reference types, services config snippet
• Update tests and snapshot for all of the above

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 noreply@anthropic.com

Types of changes

• Polish (an improvement for an existing feature)
• Bugfix (non-breaking change which fixes an issue)
• New feature (non-breaking change which adds functionality)
• Breaking change (fix or feature that would cause existing functionality to not work as expected)
• Documentation update (improvements to the project's docs)
• Specification changes (updates to WebDriver command specifications)
• Internal updates (everything related to internal scripts, governance documentation and CI files)

Checklist

• I have read the CONTRIBUTING doc
• I have added tests that prove my fix is effective or that my feature works
• I have added the necessary documentation (if appropriate)
• I have added proper type definitions for new commands (if appropriate)

Backport Request

• This change is solely for v9 and doesn't need to be back-ported
• Back-ported PR at #XXXXX

Further comments

Reviewers: @webdriverio/project-committers

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commit: 7d29ac2

[greptile-apps]

Greptile Summary

This PR migrates the create-wdio wizard and associated docs from the community wdio-electron-service to the first-party @wdio/electron-service, and adds full wizard + documentation support for the new @wdio/tauri-service. All three issues from the prior review round (missing driverProvider in generated config, unescaped Windows path, and duplicated buildLinkRewriter) have been addressed in this iteration.

• Wizard flow: two separate desktop runner entries are collapsed into one 'desktop' runner with a follow-up desktopFramework sub-question; getResolvedPurpose() correctly unwraps the raw answer before it is threaded through every when guard and the template layer.
• Config generation: services.ejs now emits the full Tauri service config block including driverProvider (mapped from the enum) and appBinaryPath (correctly JSON.stringify-escaped for Windows paths).
• Docs: electronDocs.ts is refactored for the new monorepo layout; tauriDocs.ts and docsUtils.ts are added following the same pattern with the shared buildLinkRewriter helper.

Confidence Score: 5/5

Safe to merge — all three previously flagged issues are resolved, the new wizard flow is correctly sequenced, and generated config output is properly escaped.

The changes are additive (new Tauri path) or straight replacements (electron package rename). The resolver, questionnaire ordering, and template logic are all consistent with each other. The only remaining note is a defensive comment around the EJS providerMap, which has a safe fallback built in.

No files require special attention.

Important Files Changed

Filename	Overview
packages/create-wdio/src/constants.ts	Adds DesktopFrameworkChoice / TauriDriverProviderChoice enums, getResolvedPurpose() resolver, buildTauriBanner(), Tauri wizard questions, and updated service-selection logic; the new 'desktop' purpose is correctly unwrapped before being threaded through all questionnaire when-guards
packages/create-wdio/src/templates/snippets/services.ejs	Adds Tauri service config snippet; uses a local string-keyed providerMap that duplicates the TauriDriverProviderChoice enum values — a future enum rename would silently fall back to 'official', though the fallback itself is safe; JSON.stringify is correctly applied to appBinaryPath
packages/create-wdio/src/cli/utils.ts	Refactors success-message construction into an extraInfoParts array and wires in buildTauriBanner / getResolvedPurpose; purpose check and banner args are correct
scripts/docs-generation/docsUtils.ts	New shared helper that extracts the duplicated buildLinkRewriter implementation; resolves the duplication flagged in the prior review
scripts/docs-generation/electronDocs.ts	Rewrites doc-fetch logic for the new desktop-mobile monorepo structure: simpler single-file fetch per page, reuses buildLinkRewriter, updates GITHUB_REPO, SHA, and allDocs map to match the new electron-service docs layout
scripts/docs-generation/tauriDocs.ts	New doc-generation module for @wdio/tauri-service; mirrors electronDocs.ts structure, shares buildLinkRewriter, targets packages/tauri-service/docs in the same monorepo SHA
packages/create-wdio/src/types.ts	Adds four Tauri fields to Questionnair (desktopFramework, tauriDriverProvider, tauriUseFrontendPlugin, tauriAppBinaryPath); rawAnswers: Questionnair in ParsedAnswers automatically picks them up
website/_sidebars.json	Adds complete Tauri sidebar tree and expands Electron entries (api-reference, window-management, deeplink-testing, debugging, common-issues) to match the new allDocs map; removes the now-gone mocking entry

Flowchart

%%{init: {'theme': 'neutral'}}%%
flowchart TD
    A[User selects runner] --> B{purpose === 'desktop'?}
    B -- Yes --> C[desktopFramework question]
    B -- No --> D[Other wizard branches]
    C --> E{DesktopFrameworkChoice}
    E -- Electron --> F[electronBuildTool / electronAppBinaryPath questions]
    E -- Tauri --> G[tauriDriverProvider question]
    E -- MacOS --> H[No extra questions]
    G --> I[tauriUseFrontendPlugin question]
    I --> J[tauriAppBinaryPath question]
    F --> K[getResolvedPurpose → 'electron']
    G --> K2[getResolvedPurpose → 'tauri']
    H --> K3[getResolvedPurpose → 'macos']
    K --> L[services.ejs: electron block]
    K2 --> M[services.ejs: tauri block with driverProvider + appBinaryPath]
    K3 --> N[services.ejs: appium block]
    K2 --> O[buildTauriBanner printed to stdout]

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[christian-bromann]

LGTM 👍

Amazing work ❤️