Function attemptNpmUninstall

src/utils/nativeInstaller/installer.ts:1626–1671

(
  packageName: string,
)

}

async function attemptNpmUninstall(
  packageName: string,
): Promise<{ success: boolean; error?: string; warning?: string }> {
  const { code, stderr } = await execFileNoThrowWithCwd(
    'npm',
    ['uninstall', '-g', packageName],
    // eslint-disable-next-line custom-rules/no-process-cwd -- matches original behavior
    { cwd: process.cwd() },
  )

  if (code === 0) {
    logForDebugging(`Removed global npm installation of ${packageName}`)
    return { success: true }
  } else if (stderr && !stderr.includes('npm ERR! code E404')) {
    // Check for ENOTEMPTY error and try manual removal
    if (stderr.includes('npm error code ENOTEMPTY')) {
      logForDebugging(
        `Failed to uninstall global npm package ${packageName}: ${stderr}`,
        { level: 'error' },
      )
      logForDebugging(`Attempting manual removal due to ENOTEMPTY error`)

      const manualResult = await manualRemoveNpmPackage(packageName)
      if (manualResult.success) {
        return { success: true, warning: manualResult.warning }
      } else if (manualResult.error) {
        return {
          success: false,
          error: `Failed to remove global npm installation of ${packageName}: ${stderr}. Manual removal also failed: ${manualResult.error}`,
        }
      }
    }

    // Only report as error if it's not a "package not found" error
    logForDebugging(
      `Failed to uninstall global npm package ${packageName}: ${stderr}`,
      { level: 'error' },
    )
    return {
      success: false,
      error: `Failed to remove global npm installation of ${packageName}: ${stderr}`,
    }
  }

  return { success: false } // Package not found, not an error
}

export async function cleanupNpmInstallations(): Promise<{
  removed: number