nuxi always using default npm registry

[wdyyy]

Environment

Nuxt project info: 9:52:35 PM

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• Operating System: Linux
• Node Version: v20.12.2
• Nuxt Version: 3.12.4
• CLI Version: 3.12.0
• Nitro Version: 2.9.7
• Package Manager: [email protected]
• Builder: -
• User Config: devServer, devtools, modules
• Runtime Modules: @nuxt/[email protected], [email protected]
• Build Modules: -

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Reproduction

Only in the region where users couldn't access https://registry.npmjs.org, like china, you can reproduce it.

Describe the bug

No matter what registry I set, when I run npx nuxi@latest module add XXX, nuxi report errors like this:

ERROR  [GET] "https://registry.npmjs.org/@nuxt/ui/latest": <no response> fetch failed                                                                                         9:43:28 PM

  at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:95:5)
  at async $fetchRaw2 (/home/wdy/.npm/_npx/b95349761371180e/node_modules/nuxi/dist/shared/nuxi.ec1423ac.mjs:267:14)
  at async $fetch2 (/home/wdy/.npm/_npx/b95349761371180e/node_modules/nuxi/dist/shared/nuxi.ec1423ac.mjs:304:15)
  at async resolveModule (/home/wdy/.npm/_npx/b95349761371180e/node_modules/nuxi/dist/chunks/add2.mjs:26359:15)
  at async Object.setup (/home/wdy/.npm/_npx/b95349761371180e/node_modules/nuxi/dist/chunks/add2.mjs:26219:15)
  at async runCommand$1 (/home/wdy/.npm/_npx/b95349761371180e/node_modules/nuxi/dist/shared/nuxi.6aad497e.mjs:1620:5)
  at async runCommand$1 (/home/wdy/.npm/_npx/b95349761371180e/node_modules/nuxi/dist/shared/nuxi.6aad497e.mjs:1639:11)
  at async runCommand$1 (/home/wdy/.npm/_npx/b95349761371180e/node_modules/nuxi/dist/shared/nuxi.6aad497e.mjs:1639:11)
  at async runMain$1 (/home/wdy/.npm/_npx/b95349761371180e/node_modules/nuxi/dist/shared/nuxi.6aad497e.mjs:1777:7) 

I found that this error was lies in /home/wdy/.npm/_npx/b95349761371180e/node_modules/nuxi/dist/chunks/add2.mjs:26359:15, which is:

const pkg = await $fetch(
    `https://registry.npmjs.org/${pkgName}/${pkgVersion}`
  );

I change the URL here to my current NPM registry, and the problem solved.

Additional context

Should the URL for fetch be changed to the current npm registry rather that https://registry.npmmirror.com ?

Logs

No response

[Kiameow]

I meet the same trouble, too. And it seems nuxi will not use the proxy set in system env.
For adding a module though, you can just search and download directly from npm repo, then add the module info to the nuxt.config.ts, it works the same effect.

[atinux]

Thanks for reporting, I think we could catch the error here:

• cli/src/commands/module/add.ts

  Lines 219 to 221 in bca75ab

  	const pkg = await $fetch(
  	`https://registry.npmjs.org/${pkgName}/${pkgVersion}`,
  	)

• cli/src/utils/update.ts

  Lines 11 to 13 in bca75ab

  	const { version: latestVersion = '' } = await $fetch(
  	`https://registry.npmjs.org/${nuxiPkg.name}/latest`,
  	)

If the error is a fetch failed, fallback to call the proxy.

Happy to open a PR?

[Kiameow]

I think directly using the user-defined proxy would be better if there is proxy env, cause the waiting time is kind of torture, and this is the default action of many tools and software.

[atinux]

I see, what could be the proxy env variable?

[Kiameow]

normally it would be http_proxy, https_proxy, HTTP_PROXY, HTTPS_PROXY

[atinux]

Happy to open a PR to support HTTPS_PROXY @Kiameow ?

[Kiameow]

Happy to open a PR to support HTTPS_PROXY @Kiameow ?

PR submitted, but it's about registry support. I find adding mirror registry support way more easy than adding proxy support to reach the similar effect, $fetch in nuxt cli seems not supporting proxy. Introducing another fetch lib or agents stuff is kind of overdoing?

[danielroe]

I think we can close this issue as it's about the npm registry, but we should certainly support proxy environment variable if possible 🙏

we can track in #419