[8.19] move kbn-client into its own package (#258963)#259156
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[8.19] move kbn-client into its own package (#258963)#259156dmlemeshko merged 9 commits intoelastic:8.19from
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## Summary
Extracts the Kibana tooling HTTP client (`KbnClient` and related
helpers) from `@kbn/test` into a dedicated `@kbn/kbn-client` package.
`@kbn/test` continues to re-export the same symbols so existing `import
{ … } from '@kbn/test'` call sites keep working.
### Why
- Smaller, clearer dependency graph for tools that only need a Kibana
HTTP client (e.g. `Scout`, `Cypress` helpers, `evals`) without pulling
in the full FTR/Jest/Mocha surface of `@kbn/test`.
- Single public entry for client APIs instead of deep imports like
`@kbn/test/src/kbn_client/...`, which aligns with package boundaries and
makes types like UiSettingValues and ReqOptions part of a stable export
surface.
- Easier next steps to peel off other focused pieces (e.g. SAML session
management) on top of `@kbn/kbn-client` instead of growing `@kbn/test`
further.
### Notes
- New package is `devOnly` like @kbn/test.
- Jest/unit tests for the client live under `@kbn/kbn-client`.
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Co-authored-by: kibanamachine <42973632+kibanamachine@users.noreply.github.com>
(cherry picked from commit c701e38)
# Conflicts:
# .github/CODEOWNERS
# src/platform/packages/shared/kbn-kbn-client/src/kbn_client/kbn_client_requester_error.test.ts
# src/platform/packages/shared/kbn-scout/src/common/services/clients.ts
# src/platform/packages/shared/kbn-scout/src/playwright/fixtures/scope/worker/core_fixtures.ts
# src/platform/packages/shared/kbn-scout/src/playwright/fixtures/scope/worker/scout_space/index.ts
# src/platform/packages/shared/kbn-scout/src/playwright/fixtures/scope/worker/scout_space/parallel.ts
# src/platform/packages/shared/kbn-scout/src/playwright/fixtures/scope/worker/ui_settings/index.ts
# src/platform/packages/shared/kbn-scout/src/playwright/fixtures/scope/worker/ui_settings/single_thread.ts
# src/platform/packages/shared/kbn-test/src/auth/session_manager.ts
# src/platform/packages/shared/kbn-test/src/functional_test_runner/lib/dedicated_task_runner.ts
# x-pack/platform/packages/shared/kbn-evals/moon.yml
# x-pack/platform/packages/shared/kbn-evals/src/utils/evaluations_kbn_client.test.ts
# x-pack/platform/packages/shared/kbn-evals/src/utils/evaluations_kbn_client.ts
# x-pack/platform/packages/shared/kbn-evals/src/utils/http_handler_from_kbn_client.ts
# x-pack/platform/packages/shared/kbn-evals/src/utils/kbn_client_with_retries.ts
# x-pack/platform/packages/shared/kbn-evals/tsconfig.json
# x-pack/solutions/security/test/cloud_security_posture_functional/data_views/data_views.ts
# x-pack/solutions/security/test/moon.yml
# x-pack/solutions/security/test/tsconfig.json
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