Method #exec

deps/npm/lib/npm.js:204–225

(cmd, args)

  // Call an npm command
  async #exec (cmd, args) {
    const Command = this.constructor.cmd(cmd)
    const command = new Command(this)

    // since 'test', 'start', 'stop', etc. commands re-enter this function to call the run command, we need to only set it one time.
    if (!this.#command) {
      this.#command = command
      process.env.npm_command = this.command
    }

    // Only log warnings for legacy commands without definitions or subcommands
    // Commands with definitions will handle warnings in base-cmd flags()
    // Commands with subcommands will delegate to the subcommand to handle warnings
    if (!Command.definitions && !Command.subcommands) {
      this.config.logWarnings()
    }

    // this needs to be rest after because some commands run this.npm.config.checkUnknown('publishConfig', key)
    this.config.warn = true

    return this.execCommandClass(command, args, [cmd])
  }

  // Unified command execution for both top-level commands and subcommands
  // Supports n-depth subcommands, workspaces, and definitions