SF_NPM_REGISTRY is not working

[gavignon]

Summary

Environment variable SF_NPM_REGISTRY is not working

Steps To Reproduce

Install a sf plugin hosted on a private npm registry

• SF_NPM_REGISTRY=URL sf plugins install {PLUGIN_NAME}

Expected result

SF Plugin is installed successfully

Actual result

Install fails because the private registry is not taken into account

Workaround

Use SFDX_NPM_REGISTRY variable instead

System Information

bash and zsh

{
  "cliVersion": "@salesforce/cli/2.11.8",
  "architecture": "darwin-x64",
  "nodeVersion": "node-v16.20.2",
  "osVersion": "Darwin 22.6.0",
  "shell": "zsh",
  "rootPath": "/Users/{USER}/.npm-global/lib/node_modules/@salesforce/cli",
  "pluginVersions": [
    "@oclif/plugin-autocomplete 2.3.8 (core)",
    "@oclif/plugin-commands 2.2.26 (core)",
    "@oclif/plugin-help 5.2.19 (core)",
    "@oclif/plugin-not-found 2.4.1 (core)",
    "@oclif/plugin-plugins 3.8.2 (core)",
    "@oclif/plugin-search 0.0.22 (core)",
    "@oclif/plugin-update 3.2.3 (core)",
    "@oclif/plugin-version 1.3.10 (core)",
    "@oclif/plugin-warn-if-update-available 2.1.0 (core)",
    "@oclif/plugin-which 2.2.32 (core)",
    "@salesforce/cli 2.11.8 (core)",
    "apex 2.3.15 (core)",
    "auth 2.8.17 (core)",
    "data 2.5.12 (core)",
    "deploy-retrieve 1.18.3 (core)",
    "dev 1.1.10 (user)",
    "info 2.6.45 (core)",
    "limits 2.3.35 (core)",
    "login 1.2.31 (core)",
    "marketplace 0.2.2 (core)",
    "org 2.10.8 (core)",
    "packaging 1.20.0 (user)",
    "schema 2.3.28 (core)",
    "settings 1.4.30 (core)",
    "signups 1.4.22 (user)",
    "sobject 0.2.7 (core)",
    "source 2.10.36 (core)",
    "telemetry 2.3.4 (core)",
    "templates 55.5.13 (core)",
    "trust 2.6.15 (core)",
    "user 2.3.32 (core)"
  ]
}

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[iowillhoit]

Thanks @gavignon, It looks like it is setting the registry correctly but our code where we validate signatures only looks for SFDX_NPM_REGISTRY. We'll get a fix in!

[git2gus]

This issue has been linked to a new work item: W-14277809

[iowillhoit]

This should be fixed in the nightly build. You can try it out at @salesforce/cli@nightly. It will be promoted to latest on October 25th

[jshackell-sfdc]

This issue is fixed in CLI version 2.14.6 (Oct 25, 2023).