Add deprecation blog post for sdk-bank-feeds-types and sdk-connections

blog/260327-deprecation-sdk-type-packages.md

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+---
+title: "Deprecation of @codat/sdk-bank-feeds-types and @codat/sdk-connections packages"
+date: "2026-03-27"
+tags: ["Deprecation"]
+authors: tom-binnington-codat
+---
+
+Codat is consolidating the `@codat/sdk-bank-feeds-types` and `@codat/sdk-connections` npm packages. These packages will no longer be published separately.
+
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+
+As part of our effort to simplify our technical estate, we are merging the type definitions from `@codat/sdk-bank-feeds-types` and `@codat/sdk-connections` into `@codat/sdk-link-types` using subpath exports. This reduces the number of packages you need to manage and aligns all SDK type definitions under a single package.
+
+The existing versions of the deprecated packages will continue to work as thin re-exports, but no new versions will be published.
+
+### New import paths
+
+To use the new `@codat/sdk-link-types` package, replace your existing imports with the new subpath exports:
+
+```typescript
+// Before
+import { CodatConnectionsProps } from "@codat/sdk-connections";
+import { CodatBankFeedsProps } from "@codat/sdk-bank-feeds-types";
+
+// After
+import { CodatConnectionsProps } from "@codat/sdk-link-types/connections";
+import { CodatBankFeedsProps } from "@codat/sdk-link-types/bank-feeds";
+```
+
+Additionally, the `initializeCodatBankFeeds` function has been renamed to `initCodatBankFeeds`. The old function name is available as a deprecated alias.
+
+## Action required
+
+If you need to bump the package version or want to move to using `@codat/sdk-link-types` to take advantage of future feature releases, follow these steps:
+
+1. Update your project to use `@codat/sdk-link-types@1.11.0` or later.
+2. Replace imports from `@codat/sdk-connections` with `@codat/sdk-link-types/connections`.
+3. Replace imports from `@codat/sdk-bank-feeds-types` with `@codat/sdk-link-types/bank-feeds`.
+4. If you use `initializeCodatBankFeeds`, rename it to `initCodatBankFeeds`.
+
+## Expected impact if no action is taken
+
+Your existing code will continue to work as the deprecated packages now re-export from `@codat/sdk-link-types`. However, the old packages won't receive updates and will eventually be removed. As a result, you may miss feature enhancements that will be published under `@codat/sdk-link-types`. You will also see deprecation warnings in your IDE for the old init functions.

blog/authors.yml

@@ -140,4 +140,10 @@ vpellcodat:
   name: Veronica Pell
   title: Engineering Manager
   url: https://github.com/vpellcodat
-  image_url: https://github.com/vpellcodat.png
+  image_url: https://github.com/vpellcodat.png
+
+tom-binnington-codat:
+  name: Tom Binnington
+  title: Senior Software Engineer
+  url: https://github.com/tom-binnington-codat
+  image_url: https://github.com/tom-binnington-codat.png