Add typed JSON output to app config link

[gonzaloriestra]

WHY are these changes introduced?

Related to https://github.com/shop/issues-develop/issues/23665

App configuration linking needs a machine-readable result.

WHAT is this pull request doing?

Add JSON output with the absolute written path, native configuration content, and a strict public app projection. Use name and clientId, separate actual GIDs from other identifiers, and return null for unavailable selected fields. Keep credentials and runtime state out of the result.

How to manually test your changes?

pnpm shopify app config link --client-id example-key --file-name staging --force --path /path/to/app --json
pnpm shopify app config link --json-schema

Checklist

• I've considered possible cross-platform impacts (Mac, Linux, Windows)
• I've considered possible documentation changes
• I've considered analytics changes to measure impact
• Added a minor changeset for the public JSON contract.

[gonzaloriestra]

/snapit

[gonzaloriestra]

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[github-actions]

Differences in type declarations

We detected differences in the type declarations generated by Typescript for this branch compared to the baseline ('main' branch). Please, review them to ensure they are backward-compatible. Here are some important things to keep in mind:

• Some seemingly private modules might be re-exported through public modules.
• If the branch is behind main you might see odd diffs, rebase main into this branch.

New type declarations

We found no new type declarations in this PR

Existing type declarations

packages/cli-kit/dist/public/node/context/local.d.ts

@@ -11,6 +11,12 @@ export declare function isTerminalInteractive(): boolean;
  * @returns The path to the user's home directory.
  */
 export declare function homeDirectory(): string;
+/**
+ * Clears the memoized result of isUnitTest so the environment variable is re-read.
+ *
+ * Only intended for test helpers that temporarily toggle unit-test detection.
+ */
+export declare function resetMemoizedIsUnitTest(): void;
 /**
  * Returns true if the CLI is running in debug mode.
  *

packages/cli-kit/dist/public/node/testing/output.d.ts

@@ -8,6 +8,36 @@ interface OutputMock {
     error: () => string;
     clear: () => void;
 }
+interface StandardStreamsMock {
+    stdout: () => string;
+    stderr: () => string;
+    restore: () => void;
+}
+export interface CapturedStandardStreams {
+    stdout: () => string;
+    stderr: () => string;
+}
+/**
+ * Runs a callback with process stdout/stderr captured and unit-test output suppression disabled,
+ * so tests can assert on what a command actually writes to the standard streams.
+ *
+ * The callback receives accessors instead of the function returning captured output so that
+ * assertions remain possible when the callback throws (for example commands that abort).
+ * Streams, console.warn and unit-test detection are restored afterwards.
+ * Not safe for concurrent tests.
+ *
+ * @param run - Callback receiving accessors for the captured stdout and stderr.
+ * @returns The value returned by the callback.
+ */
+export declare function withCapturedStandardStreams<T>(run: (streams: CapturedStandardStreams) => T | Promise<T>): Promise<T>;
+/**
+ * Captures writes to stdout and stderr, including console warnings intercepted by Vitest.
+ * Call restore in a finally block. This replaces process globals and must not be used in concurrent tests.
+ * Prefer withCapturedStandardStreams, which also disables unit-test output suppression while it runs.
+ *
+ * @returns Captured output and a function to restore the original writers.
+ */
+export declare function mockAndCaptureStandardStreams(): StandardStreamsMock;
 /**
  * Returns a set of functions to get the outputs ocurred during a test run.
  *

[github-actions]

⚠️ Potential Breaking Changes Detected

This PR contains changes that may break the existing contract.

@shopify/dev_experience — this PR contains breaking changes that require coordination for the next major release.

📦 Major Version Changesets

The following changesets request a major version bump:

Changeset	Package
typed-app-config-validate.md	'@shopify/cli': major