chore: simplify package directories

[NathanFlurry]

Fixes KIT-256

Fixes KIT-253

[claude]

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Code Review Complete ✅

I've completed a comprehensive review of this package directory restructuring PR. Here's my analysis:

✅ Positive Changes

• Analyze the overall package restructuring strategy
• Check import statement updates for consistency
• Review package.json files for correct dependencies
• Verify deleted packages don't contain critical functionality
• Check build configuration and tooling updates
• Look for potential breaking changes or issues
• Provide comprehensive feedback on code quality, bugs, performance, security, and test coverage

Code Quality & Best Practices ✅

• Clean consolidation: The merge of @rivetkit/core → rivetkit package simplifies the dependency graph and reduces package management complexity
• Consistent naming: Package moves follow clear patterns (packages/platforms/cloudflare-workers → packages/cloudflare-workers)
• Proper import updates: All import statements correctly updated from @rivetkit/core to rivetkit
• Well-structured exports: The consolidated rivetkit package maintains all the same export paths, ensuring backward compatibility

Security & Dependencies ✅

• Clean dependency removal: Removed unused @rivetkit/versioned-data-util dependency from core package
• Proper workspace references: All packages correctly use workspace:* for internal dependencies
• No security vulnerabilities introduced: No new external dependencies, only consolidation of existing code

Performance Considerations ✅

• Reduced bundling complexity: Fewer packages means simpler module resolution and potentially faster builds
• Maintained build scripts: All build configurations properly updated to reflect new structure
• Efficient compilation: BARE schema compilation moved inline, reducing dependency chain length

⚠️ Areas to Monitor

Build System Changes

• BARE compilation: The bare-compiler functionality was moved from a separate package into scripts/compile-bare.ts. This is cleaner but ensure the build scripts work correctly across all environments.

Package Structure Impact

• Legacy package compatibility: The packages/actor package now just re-exports from rivetkit/* - this maintains compatibility but consider deprecation timeline
• Framework packages: packages/framework-base, packages/next-js, packages/react remain as separate packages - verify these don't need updates to match the new core structure

🔍 No Critical Issues Found

Potential Bugs: None Detected

• Import statements are consistently updated
• Package exports maintain backward compatibility
• Test files are preserved and updated correctly

Performance: No Concerns

• Consolidation should improve rather than hurt performance
• Build scripts maintain functionality while simplifying architecture

Test Coverage: Maintained

• All test files preserved and moved correctly
• Driver test suites maintained in rivetkit package
• No test functionality appears to be lost

📋 Recommendations

1. Consider cleanup: The packages/actor package could be deprecated in a future release since it just re-exports from rivetkit
2. Documentation update: Update any docs that reference @rivetkit/core to point to rivetkit
3. Migration guide: Consider providing migration guidance for users updating from @rivetkit/core to rivetkit

This is a well-executed refactoring that simplifies the package structure while maintaining backward compatibility and functionality. No blocking issues identified.

[NathanFlurry]

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• chore: simplify package directories #1205 👈 (View in Graphite)
• chore(core): migrate actor persist & file system to bare #1204
• chore(core): migrate client protocol to BARE #1203
• chore(core): move actor liveness check to setInterval #1202
• fix(core): fix disconnecting sse connections #1201
• feat(core): add abort controller & implement waitUntil #1200
• feat(core): actor sleeping #1178
• fix(core): revert deleted fixtures #1199
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• Sep 11, 10:34 PM UTC: NathanFlurry added this pull request to the Graphite merge queue.
• Sep 11, 10:35 PM UTC: CI is running for this pull request on a draft pull request (#1206) due to your merge queue CI optimization settings.
• Sep 11, 10:35 PM UTC: Merged by the Graphite merge queue via draft PR: #1206.

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KIT-256 Move RivetKit core to just "rivetkit"

[linear]

KIT-253 Flatten versioned data utils