From 7dbf11024dac0fb314fd263585ab8ab4d1f8079e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "copilot-swe-agent[bot]" <198982749+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2026 21:26:32 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Initial plan


From 29a765a903521e73e395a64523d3dfeb63eafe2e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "copilot-swe-agent[bot]" <198982749+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2026 21:29:36 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Reorder diagnostic checks: package.json first, then
 npm/node

Co-authored-by: dermatz <6103201+dermatz@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 src/Service/NodePackageManager.php | 26 +++++++++++++-------------
 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/Service/NodePackageManager.php b/src/Service/NodePackageManager.php
index fa7eafa..2957dbf 100644
--- a/src/Service/NodePackageManager.php
+++ b/src/Service/NodePackageManager.php
@@ -149,7 +149,18 @@ private function diagnoseAndReportNpmFailure(string $path, SymfonyStyle $io, \Ex
         $io->error('Failed to install node modules.');
         $io->newLine();
 
-        // Check 1: npm availability
+        // Check 1: package.json validity (project-specific, quick check)
+        if (!$this->isPackageJsonValid($path)) {
+            $io->error('package.json is missing or contains invalid JSON.');
+            $io->writeln('<fg=yellow>Fix:</>');
+            $sanitizedPath = preg_replace('/[[:cntrl:]]/', '', $path);
+            $io->writeln(
+                '  Verify package.json exists at: ' . $sanitizedPath . '/package.json'
+            );
+            return;
+        }
+
+        // Check 2: npm availability
         if (!$this->isCommandAvailable('npm')) {
             $io->error('npm is not installed or not available in PATH.');
             $io->writeln('<fg=yellow>Fix:</>');
@@ -157,7 +168,7 @@ private function diagnoseAndReportNpmFailure(string $path, SymfonyStyle $io, \Ex
             return;
         }
 
-        // Check 2: node availability
+        // Check 3: node availability
         if (!$this->isCommandAvailable('node')) {
             $io->error('Node.js is not installed or not available in PATH.');
             $io->writeln('<fg=yellow>Fix:</>');
@@ -165,17 +176,6 @@ private function diagnoseAndReportNpmFailure(string $path, SymfonyStyle $io, \Ex
             return;
         }
 
-        // Check 3: package.json validity
-        if (!$this->isPackageJsonValid($path)) {
-            $io->error('package.json is missing or contains invalid JSON.');
-            $io->writeln('<fg=yellow>Fix:</>');
-            $sanitizedPath = preg_replace('/[[:cntrl:]]/', '', $path);
-            $io->writeln(
-                '  Verify package.json exists at: ' . $sanitizedPath . '/package.json'
-            );
-            return;
-        }
-
         // Check 4: package-lock.json corruption
         if ($this->fileDriver->isExists($path . '/package-lock.json')) {
             if (!$this->isPackageLockValid($path)) {