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Summary

Upgrades the repo from Effect v3 (effect@3.21.0 + @effect/platform@0.96.0) to Effect v4 (effect@4.0.0-beta.93), following the migration guides in effect-TS/effect-smol (MIGRATION.md and migration/*.md, including the v3→v4 import/API rename maps and the Schema v4 guide).

Live demo

End-to-end upload through examples/backend-adapters running the migrated stack against the live UploadThing API (sea1 region): React client (UploadButton, migrated Effect v4 client code) → Effect v4 HttpRouter server (effect-platform adapter) → real presigned URL generation, ingest upload, dev-mode callback stream, and onUploadComplete:

effect_v4_live_upload_demo.mp4

Upload complete alert after uploading through the Effect v4 stack

The server log confirmed the full dev-mode flow: metadata registered with the ingest server, callback forwarded from the dev stream with a valid hmac-sha256 signature, onUploadComplete executed, and the callback result submitted (200). The live-API SDK surface (uploadFiles, uploadFilesFromUrl, generateSignedURL, getSignedURL, renameFiles, listFiles, deleteFiles) was also exercised against the real API via sdk.live.test.ts and a script using the built package output.

Dependencies

  • effect 3.21.0 → 4.0.0-beta.93 (all workspaces)
  • @effect/platform removed — merged into core effect in v4; all HTTP modules now come from effect/unstable/http
  • @effect/vitest 0.29.0 → 4.0.0-beta.93, @effect/platform-node 0.106.0 → 4.0.0-beta.93, @effect/language-service 0.84.3 → 0.86.4
  • .nvmrc bumped 22.14 → 22.23: ini@7.0.0 (transitive dep of effect v4) requires Node ^22.22.2, so pnpm install fails its engine check on older Node 22 releases
  • examples/minimal-expo now uses moduleResolution: "bundler": effect v4 exposes submodules (e.g. effect/Schema) only through package.json exports (no typesVersions fallback), which the legacy node resolution from expo/tsconfig.base cannot follow

@uploadthing/shared

  • effect/Micro was removed in v4; client-side code now uses the core Effect module (tree-shakeable in v4): Micro.TaggedError/Micro.Error → Data.TaggedError/Data.Error, Micro.withTrace → Effect.withSpan, Micro.async → Effect.callback, Micro.fromEither → Effect.fromResult
  • Context.Tag class → Context.Service for FetchContext
  • Predicate.isRecord → Predicate.isObject

uploadthing

  • Client (client.ts, client-future.ts, upload-browser.ts, ut-reporter.ts): Micro → Effect, interrupt detection via Cause.hasInterrupts, Cause.squash for error unwrapping
  • Config: ConfigProvider.fromJson → fromUnknown, custom import.meta.env fallback dropped (v4's fromEnv merges process.env and import.meta.env natively, built lazily to observe late env mutations), S.Config → Config.string + Schema.decodeUnknownEffect with the same MISSING_ENV / INVALID_SERVER_CONFIG error semantics
  • Logger: custom LogLevel config validator replaced by v4's Config.logLevel (the code comment literally said "Effect 4.0 will change this... then we can remove this"), loggers set via Logger.layer / References.MinimumLogLevel, HttpClientError reworked for the new single-class error with reason/response
  • Runtime: FiberRef-based header redaction → Layer.effect(Headers.CurrentRedactedNames, ...); config provider merged into the runtime context via Layer.provideMerge (v4 references live in the context, not fiber refs); Fetch service falls back to a lazy globalThis.fetch wrapper instead of overriding the reference with undefined
  • Handler: v3's pipeable HttpRouter (removed in v4) replaced with method dispatch on HttpServerRequest; HttpApp.toWebHandlerRuntime → HttpEffect.toWebHandler + Effect.provideContext; Effect.forkDaemon → Effect.forkDetach, fiber.await → Fiber.await, Effect.ignoreLogged → local ignoreLogged helper, catchTag("ParseError") → catchTag("SchemaError")
  • Schemas: S.Literal(...xs) → S.Literals([...]), S.transform → S.decodeTo + SchemaTransformation.transform, S.optionalWith({ default }) → S.withDecodingDefault (+ withConstructorDefault), S.compose → S.decodeTo, S.parseJson → S.fromJsonString, S.Redacted → S.RedactedFromValue, S.startsWith → check(S.isStartsWith(...)), S.Record({key, value}) → S.Record(key, value), Schema.Schema<A, I> → Schema.Codec<A, I>
  • SDK: bodyUnsafeJson → bodyJsonUnsafe, Effect.tapBoth → tap/tapError, Effect.scoped on HTTP calls dropped (v4 responses are not scope-bound), ParseError → SchemaError
  • effect-platform adapter: now returns a plain Effect<HttpServerResponse, unknown, HttpClient | HttpServerRequest | Scope> usable with the v4 layer-based HttpRouter (see updated example)

Tests & tooling

  • Tests migrated (Layer.setConfigProvider → ConfigProvider.layer, S.encode → S.encodeEffect, Stream.fromReadableStream options object, updated v4 error shapes/messages)
  • Shared vitest setup file removes vitest browser-mode's broken setImmediate stub (defined but undefined), which crashed Effect v4's scheduler feature detection in browser tests
  • examples/backend-adapters Effect server rewritten to the v4 layer-based router; verified it boots and serves (GET /api, GET /api/uploadthing)
  • Changeset added (major for uploadthing and @uploadthing/shared)

Testing

  • ✅ Live E2E (see demo video): browser upload through the React client + effect-platform (v4 HttpRouter) server against the real UploadThing API, including dev-mode callbacks and serverData round-trip; also verified via the express adapter and curl
  • ✅ Live SDK smoke tests (sdk.live.test.ts with a real token): upload, upload-from-URL, rename by fileKey/customId, delete all pass; the remaining failures are app-tier assumptions baked into the suite (free-tier limitBytes, ACL overrides disabled on the test app), not migration regressions
  • ✅ pnpm test — @uploadthing/shared 28 passed, uploadthing 120 passed / 10 skipped (incl. chromium browser tests), @uploadthing/react 16 passed / 1 skipped
  • ✅ pnpm typecheck — all 37 tasks (packages + examples + playgrounds) successful
  • ✅ pnpm turbo run lint --filter "./packages/*"
  • ✅ pnpm build — all 10 packages build
  • ✅ pnpm manypkg check, pnpm format:check

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  • New Features
    • Added compatibility with Effect v4 across UploadThing clients, server handlers, and the Effect adapter. The adapter now returns an Effect handler for registration with Effect v4’s HTTP router.
    • Updated public logging option types to use Effect v4 log levels.
  • Chores
    • Updated the Node.js version and refreshed testing tools and related development configurations.

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The pull request upgrades shared and UploadThing packages to Effect v4 APIs, replaces platform HTTP imports with Effect’s unstable HTTP modules, and updates adapters, clients, public types, tests, and workspace configuration.

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Effect v4 migration

Layer / File(s) Summary
Shared Effect utilities and error types
packages/shared/src/*, packages/shared/package.json
Shared cryptographic, fetch, error, and utility code now uses Effect and Effect v4 error types instead of Micro.
UploadThing runtime, schemas, and configuration
packages/uploadthing/src/_internal/config.ts, .../runtime.ts, .../shared-schemas.ts, .../logger.ts, .../parser.ts, .../jsonl.ts, .../route-config.ts, .../types.ts, .../to-web-request.ts
Configuration providers, schema codecs, logging, parsing, and request utilities use updated Effect v4 APIs and types.
HTTP handlers and SDK integration
packages/uploadthing/src/_internal/handler.ts, packages/uploadthing/src/effect-platform.ts, packages/uploadthing/src/sdk/*, packages/uploadthing/src/_internal/upload-server.ts, .../ut-reporter.ts, examples/backend-adapters/server/*
HTTP handling and SDK requests use Effect’s unstable HTTP modules. The adapter handler returns an Effect requiring HTTP client, server request, and scope services.
Upload client execution
packages/uploadthing/src/client*.ts, packages/uploadthing/src/_internal/client-future.ts, .../upload-browser.ts
Client upload, resume, cancellation, and multi-file flows use Effect; interruption handling uses Cause.hasInterrupts.
Tests, tooling, and workspace updates
packages/*/test/*, packages/*/vitest.config.ts, tooling/vitest-config/*, examples/*, playground*/package.json, tooling/tsconfig/package.json, .nvmrc, .changeset/*
Tests and Vitest configuration are updated for new APIs and versions. Example and workspace configuration and dependencies are also updated.

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Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~60 minutes

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- Upgrade Effect packages to rc.110 and Vitest tooling to 4.1.10
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[High impact] Upgrades Effect library across all packages and adapters.

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### Issue 1
.changeset/effect-v4-upgrade.md:12
The release note says `effect` upgrades to `4.0.0-beta.93`, but both published packages pin `4.0.0-rc.110`. Update the version here so users checking compatibility or debugging the upgrade look up the release they will actually install.

```suggestion
- `effect` is bumped from `3.21.0` to `4.0.0-rc.110`. Since `@effect/platform`
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### Issue 2
examples/minimal-expo/tsconfig.json:9-10
This comment uses Expo SDK 53 to justify matching Metro's behavior, but this example still pins Expo SDK 51. Its `metro.config.js` also does not explicitly enable package exports. Correct the explanation and document any Metro setting this example needs. Otherwise, maintainers could mistake a passing type check for proof that Metro resolves the same imports.

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feat!: upgrade to Effect v4

- `effect` is bumped from `3.21.0` to `4.0.0-beta.93`. Since `@effect/platform`

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P2 Release note names wrong version

The release note says effect upgrades to 4.0.0-beta.93, but both published packages pin 4.0.0-rc.110. Update the version here so users checking compatibility or debugging the upgrade look up the release they will actually install.

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- `effect` is bumped from `3.21.0` to `4.0.0-beta.93`. Since `@effect/platform`
- `effect` is bumped from `3.21.0` to `4.0.0-rc.110`. Since `@effect/platform`
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**Release note names wrong version**

The release note says `effect` upgrades to `4.0.0-beta.93`, but both published packages pin `4.0.0-rc.110`. Update the version here so users checking compatibility or debugging the upgrade look up the release they will actually install.

```suggestion
- `effect` is bumped from `3.21.0` to `4.0.0-rc.110`. Since `@effect/platform`
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* `node` resolution from expo/tsconfig.base cannot follow. Metro resolves
* package exports since Expo SDK 53, so `bundler` matches runtime behavior.

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P2 Expo explanation uses wrong SDK

This comment uses Expo SDK 53 to justify matching Metro's behavior, but this example still pins Expo SDK 51. Its metro.config.js also does not explicitly enable package exports. Correct the explanation and document any Metro setting this example needs. Otherwise, maintainers could mistake a passing type check for proof that Metro resolves the same imports.

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**Expo explanation uses wrong SDK**

This comment uses Expo SDK 53 to justify matching Metro's behavior, but this example still pins Expo SDK 51. Its `metro.config.js` also does not explicitly enable package exports. Correct the explanation and document any Metro setting this example needs. Otherwise, maintainers could mistake a passing type check for proof that Metro resolves the same imports.

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feat!: upgrade to Effect v4

- `effect` is bumped from `3.21.0` to `4.0.0-beta.93`. Since `@effect/platform`

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Correct the Effect version in the release note.

The changed manifests declare effect@4.0.0-rc.110, but this note says 4.0.0-beta.93. Update the note so readers see the version shipped by this change.

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Update the Effect version in the release note to match the changed manifests:
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