Prepare release of Parse Server 9

[mtrezza]

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Feature / Enhancement Description

Task list for release of Parse Server 9.

Tasks

Common

• [x] Freeze current LTS branch release-#.x.x in GitHub repo settings
• [x] Publish final releases on beta (currently not in use) and release branches
• [ ] Ensure all branches alpha, beta, release are on same commit
• [ ] Add new LTS branch release-#.x.x
• [ ] Update Snyk branches to monitor
  • Remove monitoring old LTS branch, add new LTS branch
• [ ] Update .releaserc.js for new LTS branch
  • https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/pull/9519
  • https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/pull/9520
• [ ] Remove support for Node versions that have reached their EOL
  • [ ] Remove Node versions from CI in ci.yml
  • [ ] Specify the exact node version in package-lock engines.node, not just the major version, and use latest Node version, e.g. instead of >=18 <19 || >=20 <21 use >=18.2.3 <19 || >=20.2.3 <21
  • [ ] Remove tests that target only removed Node versions
  • https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/pull/9521
• [ ] Remove support for MongoDB versions that have reached their EOL
  • [ ] Remove MongoDB versions from CI in ci.yml
  • [ ] Update MongoDB versions in scripts in package.json
  • [ ] Remove tests that target only removed MongoDB versions
  • https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/pull/9531
• [ ] #9532
  • [ ] Remove Postgres versions from CI in ci.yml
  • [ ] Remove tests that target only removed Postgres versions
• [ ] Remove deprecated Parse Server options
• [ ] Update release config LTS branch to new major version (preparatory step for when the new to-be-released major version will become the LTS version on the release.#.x.x branch in the future)
  • https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/pull/9626
• [ ] Merge latest dependencies
  • [ ] Parse JS SDK
    • https://github.com/parse-community/Parse-SDK-JS/pull/2802
  • [ ] Push adapter https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/pull/9938
• [ ] Merge any other breaking changes that have been held-off for a major release
  • https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/pull/9888
  • https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/pull/9920#issuecomment-3508710693
  • https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/9928
  • https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/pull/9942

Excluded from this release (with explanation)

• https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/pull/9342 (can be merged after removing Node 22 support from Parse Server)

Notes

• Releases on the LTS branch will fail until the next stable release on the release branch due to a bug in semantic release, see https://github.com/semantic-release/semantic-release/issues/1487#issuecomment-817931626. Once the major Parse Server version has been released, the LTS release should be triggered again manually by making a non-release commit, e.g. of type ci or refactor.

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[mtrezza]

@parse-community/server Any breaking changes that you'd like to see getting merged into Parse Server 9, please post them here.

[mtrezza]

Closed via https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/pull/9984