snapcraft npm doesn't respect npm-node-version

Metadata

Project: snapcraft (launchpad)
Number: #1955887
Type: issue
State: open
Author: ~nanu
Labels: snapcraft
Created: 2021-12-28 08:36 AM UTC
Updated: 2021-12-28 08:42 AM UTC
Closed: —

Current evaluation

npm part ignores npm-node-version: build runs Node v10.19.0 instead of requested 14.13.0, breaking a vue-cli build. No maintainer activity or comments in ~4.7 years; npm part since moved to craft-parts where the property is supported.

Suggested action: close stale

Reason: The issue is 1708 days old with 0 comments, no labels, and no maintainer interaction, and it targets the core18/core20-era npm part that has since been moved to the craft-parts library, where npm-node-version is a documented, supported property — so the original problem is no longer reproducible in current versions. Confidence is reduced because repository tooling failed (no pinned SHA) and I could not confirm the current npm part implementation in code.

Impact: 35 Quick Win: 21.0 Staleness: 92 Complexity: 40 Confidence: 45 Support Request: 15

Issue body

I have this code and it always tells me v10.19.0. That's bad because vue cli needs a more recent version: ``` You are using Node v10.19.0, but vue-cli-service requires Node ^12.0.0 || >= 14.0.0. Please upgrade your Node version. ``` ``` axolotl-web: plugin: npm source: ./axolotl-web npm-node-version: 14.13.0 override-build: | # Due to the confinement this runs as root, and then we need this config nodejs --version npm config set unsafe-perm true npm ci npm run build mkdir -p ../install/bin cp -r dist ../install/bin/axolotl-web stage: - bin/axolotl-web ```

Evaluation history

Date	Model	Scores	Action	Summary
2026-09-01 09:30 AM UTC	qwen/qwen3.8-27b	Impact: 35 Quick Win: 21.0 Staleness: 92 Complexity: 40 Confidence: 45 Support Request: 15	close stale	npm part ignores npm-node-version: build runs Node v10.19.0 instead of requested 14.13.0, breaking a vue-cli build. No maintainer activity or comments in ~4.7 years; npm part since moved to craft-parts where the property is supported.
2026-07-23 02:12 PM UTC	qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b	Staleness: 98 Complexity: 20 Confidence: 90 Support Request: 10	close stale	snapcraft npm plugin ignores npm-node-version config, defaulting to Node 10. User provided a snapcraft.yaml snippet and vue-cli error. Issue has zero comments and no maintainer response after over 4 years.
2026-07-23 02:11 PM UTC	qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b	Staleness: 95 Complexity: 25 Confidence: 85 Support Request: 10	close stale	Snapcraft's npm plugin ignores the npm-node-version property, defaulting to Node v10.19.0 instead of the specified version. Issue is untriaged with no maintainer activity for over 4 years.
2026-07-22 02:45 PM UTC	qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b	Staleness: 95 Complexity: 45 Confidence: 85 Support Request: 10	close stale	Snapcraft npm plugin ignores npm-node-version setting, defaulting to Node v10.19.0 and breaking vue-cli builds. Issue has been inactive for over 4.5 years with no maintainer response.
2026-07-10 06:09 AM UTC	qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6	Staleness: 95 Complexity: 35 Confidence: 80 Support Request: 10	needs triage	snapcraft npm plugin ignores the npm-node-version property, defaulting to Node v10.19.0 instead of the specified v14.13.0. Untriaged and inactive for over four years.
2026-06-21 08:41 PM UTC	qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6	Staleness: 98 Complexity: 20 Confidence: 90 Support Request: 10	close stale	Report that snapcraft's npm plugin ignores the npm-node-version property, causing Node version mismatches during build. Issue is 4.5 years old with no maintainer response.

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