fix: allow --entry-file to be omitted when entry is defined in config

.changeset/fix-entry-file-required.md

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@callstack/repack": patch
+---
+
+Fix `--entry-file` being required even when `entry` is defined in the bundler config.

packages/repack/src/commands/common/config/__tests__/getCliOverrides.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
+import { getCliOverrides } from '../getCliOverrides.js';
+
+describe('getCliOverrides', () => {
+  describe('bundle command', () => {
+    it('should return overrides with entry when entryFile is provided', () => {
+      expect(
+        getCliOverrides({
+          args: {
+            platform: 'ios',
+            dev: false,
+            minify: true,
+            entryFile: 'index.js',
+          },
+          command: 'bundle',
+        })
+      ).toEqual({
+        mode: 'production',
+        optimization: { minimize: true },
+        entry: './index.js',
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should normalize relative entryFile to start with ./', () => {
+      expect(
+        getCliOverrides({
+          args: { platform: 'ios', dev: true, entryFile: 'src/main.js' },
+          command: 'bundle',
+        })
+      ).toEqual({
+        mode: 'development',
+        optimization: { minimize: undefined },
+        entry: './src/main.js',
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should preserve absolute entryFile as-is', () => {
+      expect(
+        getCliOverrides({
+          args: { platform: 'ios', dev: false, entryFile: '/app/src/index.js' },
+          command: 'bundle',
+        })
+      ).toEqual({
+        mode: 'production',
+        optimization: { minimize: undefined },
+        entry: '/app/src/index.js',
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should preserve entryFile starting with ./ as-is', () => {
+      expect(
+        getCliOverrides({
+          args: { platform: 'ios', dev: false, entryFile: './src/index.js' },
+          command: 'bundle',
+        })
+      ).toEqual({
+        mode: 'production',
+        optimization: { minimize: undefined },
+        entry: './src/index.js',
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should not set entry when entryFile is omitted', () => {
+      const result = getCliOverrides({
+        args: { platform: 'ios', dev: false },
+        command: 'bundle',
+      });
+
+      expect(result).toEqual({
+        mode: 'production',
+        optimization: { minimize: undefined },
+      });
+      expect(result).not.toHaveProperty('entry');
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('start command', () => {
+    it('should return devServer overrides', () => {
+      expect(
+        getCliOverrides({
+          args: { host: 'localhost', port: 8081 },
+          command: 'start',
+        })
+      ).toEqual({
+        devServer: {
+          port: 8081,
+          host: 'localhost',
+          server: undefined,
+        },
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should include https server config when https is enabled', () => {
+      expect(
+        getCliOverrides({
+          args: {
+            host: 'localhost',
+            port: 8081,
+            https: true,
+            key: '/path/to/key.pem',
+            cert: '/path/to/cert.pem',
+          },
+          command: 'start',
+        })
+      ).toEqual({
+        devServer: {
+          port: 8081,
+          host: 'localhost',
+          server: {
+            type: 'https',
+            options: {
+              key: '/path/to/key.pem',
+              cert: '/path/to/cert.pem',
+            },
+          },
+        },
+      });
+    });
+  });
+});

packages/repack/src/commands/common/config/getCliOverrides.ts

@@ -25,7 +25,9 @@ export function getCliOverrides<C extends ConfigurationObject>(
     const bundleArgs = opts.args as BundleArguments;
     overrides.mode = bundleArgs.dev ? 'development' : 'production';
     overrides.optimization = { minimize: bundleArgs.minify };
-    overrides.entry = normalizeEntryFile(bundleArgs.entryFile);
+    if (bundleArgs.entryFile) {
+      overrides.entry = normalizeEntryFile(bundleArgs.entryFile);
+    }
   } else {
     const startArgs = opts.args as StartArguments;
     overrides.devServer = {

packages/repack/src/commands/types.ts

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import type { EnvOptions } from '../types.js';
 
 export interface BundleArguments {
-  entryFile: string;
+  entryFile?: string;
   platform: string;
   dev: boolean;
   minify?: boolean;