[6.0] Remove the web components polyfill (#45019)

* Remove the webcomponent polyfill

* Remove dependants, add empty asset entry

* move it to the compat removed

* Update minify-vendor.mjs

* Update removed.asset.json

* Update removed.asset.json

Author: dgrammatiko

build/build-modules-js/init/minify-vendor.mjs

@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ const folders = [
   'media/vendor/es-module-shims/js',
   'media/vendor/qrcode/js',
   'media/vendor/tinymce/langs',
-  'media/vendor/webcomponentsjs/js',
 ];
 
 let allFiles = [];

build/build-modules-js/settings.json

@@ -492,7 +492,7 @@
               "defer": true
             },
             "dependencies": [
-              "wcpolyfill"
+              "core"
             ]
           },
           {
@@ -503,7 +503,7 @@
               "type": "module"
             },
             "dependencies": [
-              "wcpolyfill"
+              "core"
             ]
           },
           {
@@ -520,7 +520,7 @@
               "defer": true
             },
             "dependencies": [
-              "wcpolyfill"
+              "core"
             ]
           },
           {
@@ -531,7 +531,7 @@
               "type": "module"
             },
             "dependencies": [
-              "wcpolyfill"
+              "core"
             ]
           }
         ],
@@ -609,28 +609,6 @@
         "name": "tinymce",
         "licenseFilename": "license.txt"
       },
-      "@webcomponents/webcomponentsjs": {
-        "name": "webcomponentsjs",
-        "js": {
-          "webcomponents-bundle.js": "js/webcomponents-bundle.js"
-        },
-        "dependencies": [],
-        "licenseFilename": "LICENSE.md",
-        "provideAssets": [
-          {
-            "name": "wcpolyfill",
-            "type": "script",
-            "uri": "webcomponents-bundle.js",
-            "attributes": {
-              "nomodule": true,
-              "defer": true
-            },
-            "dependencies": [
-              "core"
-            ]
-          }
-        ]
-      },
       "accessibility": {
         "name": "accessibility",
         "licenseFilename": "LICENSE",

build/media_source/plg_behaviour_compat6/removed.asset.json

@@ -5,5 +5,10 @@
   "description": "Joomla CMS Removed Assets b/c entries, the entries are only placeholders without functionality.",
   "license": "GPL-2.0-or-later",
   "assets": [
+    {
+      "name": "wcpolyfill",
+      "type": "script",
+      "uri": ""
+    }
   ]
 }

build/media_source/plg_editors_codemirror/joomla.asset.json

@@ -23,8 +23,7 @@
       "dependencies": [
         "core",
         "codemirror",
-        "editors",
-        "wcpolyfill"
+        "editors"
       ],
       "attributes": {
         "type": "module"

build/media_source/system/joomla.asset.json

@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@
         "defer": true
       },
       "dependencies": [
-        "wcpolyfill",
+        "core",
         "choicesjs"
       ]
     },
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@
         "defer": true
       },
       "dependencies": [
-        "wcpolyfill"
+        "core"
       ]
     },
     {
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@
         "defer": true
       },
       "dependencies": [
-        "wcpolyfill"
+        "core"
       ]
     },
     {
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@
         "defer": true
       },
       "dependencies": [
-        "wcpolyfill"
+        "core"
       ]
     },
     {
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@
         "defer": true
       },
       "dependencies": [
-        "wcpolyfill"
+        "core"
       ]
     },
     {
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@
         "defer": true
       },
       "dependencies": [
-        "wcpolyfill"
+        "core"
       ]
     },
     {
@@ -489,7 +489,7 @@
         "defer": true
       },
       "dependencies": [
-        "wcpolyfill"
+        "core"
       ]
     },
     {
@@ -513,7 +513,7 @@
         "defer": true
       },
       "dependencies": [
-        "wcpolyfill"
+        "core"
       ]
     },
     {
@@ -537,7 +537,7 @@
         "defer": true
       },
       "dependencies": [
-        "wcpolyfill"
+        "core"
       ]
     },
     {
@@ -562,7 +562,7 @@
         "defer": true
       },
       "dependencies": [
-        "wcpolyfill"
+        "core"
       ]
     },
     {
@@ -586,7 +586,7 @@
         "defer": true
       },
       "dependencies": [
-        "wcpolyfill"
+        "core"
       ]
     },
     {
@@ -610,7 +610,7 @@
         "defer": true
       },
       "dependencies": [
-        "wcpolyfill"
+        "core"
       ]
     },
     {
@@ -631,7 +631,6 @@
       "uri": "system/joomla-dialog.min.js",
       "importmap": true,
       "dependencies": [
-        "wcpolyfill",
         "core"
       ]
     },

libraries/src/HTML/Helpers/Select.php

@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ public static function genericlist(
                 ->registerAndUseScript(
                     'webcomponent.select-colour',
                     'system/fields/select-colour.min.js',
-                    ['dependencies' => ['wcpolyfill']],
+                    ['dependencies' => ['core']],
                     ['type'         => 'module']
                 );
         }

package-lock.json

@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@
     "@codemirror/view": "^6.38.1",
     "@fortawesome/fontawesome-free": "^6.7.2",
     "@popperjs/core": "^2.11.8",
-    "@webcomponents/webcomponentsjs": "^2.8.0",
     "accessibility": "^3.0.17",
     "awesomplete": "^1.1.7",
     "bootstrap": "^5.3.7",