@fredlackey/devutils 0.0.4 → 0.0.6

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@fredlackey/devutils",
-  "version": "0.0.4",
+  "version": "0.0.6",
   "description": "A globally-installable Node.js CLI toolkit for bootstrapping and configuring development environments across any machine.",
   "main": "src/index.js",
   "bin": {

package/src/installs/google-chrome.js

@@ -577,8 +577,20 @@ async function install_windows() {
       return;
     }
 
-    // winget failed, try Chocolatey as fallback
-    console.log('winget installation failed, trying Chocolatey...');
+    // winget failed - check if it's a "already installed" scenario
+    // winget returns non-zero even when the app is already installed
+    if (result.output && result.output.includes('already installed')) {
+      console.log('Google Chrome is already installed.');
+      return;
+    }
+
+    // winget failed, log the error and try Chocolatey as fallback
+    console.log('winget installation failed:');
+    if (result.output) {
+      console.log(result.output);
+    }
+    console.log('');
+    console.log('Trying Chocolatey as fallback...');
   }
 
   // Try Chocolatey if available

package/src/utils/common/shell.js

@@ -124,11 +124,32 @@ function which(executable) {
 
 /**
  * Checks if a command is available in PATH
+ *
+ * On Windows, this also handles App Execution Aliases (used by winget, etc.)
+ * which are special reparse points that don't appear as regular files to
+ * fs.statSync().isFile(). We fall back to using the 'where' command for these.
+ *
  * @param {string} command - The command to check
  * @returns {boolean}
  */
 function commandExists(command) {
-  return which(command) !== null;
+  // First try the file-based check (works for regular executables)
+  if (which(command) !== null) {
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  // On Windows, App Execution Aliases (like winget) don't appear as regular
+  // files to fs.statSync(). Use 'where' command as a fallback.
+  if (process.platform === 'win32') {
+    try {
+      cpExecSync(`where ${command}`, { stdio: 'ignore' });
+      return true;
+    } catch {
+      return false;
+    }
+  }
+
+  return false;
 }
 
 /**