Feat: Add Ignore publish config flag

lib/commands/config.js

@@ -345,8 +345,8 @@ ${defData}
 
     if (!this.npm.global) {
       const { content } = await pkgJson.normalize(this.npm.prefix).catch(() => ({ content: {} }))
-
-      if (content.publishConfig) {
+      const ignorePublishConfig = this.npm.config.get('ignore-publish-config')
+      if (!ignorePublishConfig && content.publishConfig) {
         const pkgPath = resolve(this.npm.prefix, 'package.json')
         msg.push(`; "publishConfig" from ${pkgPath}`)
         msg.push('; This set of config values will be used at publish-time.', '')

lib/commands/publish.js

@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ class Publish extends BaseCommand {
     'workspaces',
     'include-workspace-root',
     'provenance',
+    'ignore-publish-config',
   ]
 
   static usage = ['<package-spec>']
@@ -219,7 +220,8 @@ class Publish extends BaseCommand {
         fullReadJson: true,
       })
     }
-    if (manifest.publishConfig) {
+    const ignorePublishConfig = this.npm.config.get('ignore-publish-config')
+    if (!ignorePublishConfig && manifest.publishConfig) {
       flatten(manifest.publishConfig, opts)
     }
     return manifest

lib/commands/unpublish.js

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ const BaseCommand = require('../base-command.js')
 class Unpublish extends BaseCommand {
   static description = 'Remove a package from the registry'
   static name = 'unpublish'
-  static params = ['dry-run', 'force', 'workspace', 'workspaces']
+  static params = ['dry-run', 'force', 'workspace', 'workspaces', 'ignore-publish-config']
   static usage = ['[<package-spec>]']
   static workspaces = true
   static ignoreImplicitWorkspace = false
@@ -140,7 +140,8 @@ class Unpublish extends BaseCommand {
 
     // If localPrefix has a package.json with a name that matches the package
     // being unpublished, load up the publishConfig
-    if (manifest?.name === spec.name && manifest.publishConfig) {
+    const ignorePublishConfig = this.npm.config.get('ignore-publish-config')
+    if (!ignorePublishConfig && manifest?.name === spec.name && manifest.publishConfig) {
       flatten(manifest.publishConfig, opts)
     }
 

tap-snapshots/test/lib/commands/config.js.test.cjs

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ exports[`test/lib/commands/config.js TAP config list --json > output matches sna
   "userloaded": "yes",
   "globalloaded": "yes",
   "access": null,
+  "ignore-publish-config": false,
   "all": false,
   "allow-same-version": false,
   "also": null,
@@ -228,6 +229,7 @@ globalconfig = "{GLOBALPREFIX}/npmrc"
 heading = "npm" 
 https-proxy = null 
 if-present = false 
+ignore-publish-config = false 
 ignore-scripts = false 
 include = [] 
 include-staged = false 

tap-snapshots/test/lib/docs.js.test.cjs

@@ -752,6 +752,18 @@ CI setup.
 
 This value is not exported to the environment for child processes.
 
+#### \`ignore-publish-config\`
+
+* Default: false
+* Type: Boolean
+
+When using \`npm publish\`, the \`--ignore-publish-config\` flag overrides the
+registry URL specified in the package's \`publishConfig\` field, allowing
+users to publish to a different repository. Similarly, when executing \`npm
+unpublish\`
+
+
+
 #### \`ignore-scripts\`
 
 * Default: false
@@ -2058,6 +2070,7 @@ exports[`test/lib/docs.js TAP config > all keys 1`] = `
 Array [
   "_auth",
   "access",
+  "ignore-publish-config",
   "all",
   "allow-same-version",
   "also",
@@ -2218,6 +2231,7 @@ exports[`test/lib/docs.js TAP config > keys that are flattened 1`] = `
 Array [
   "_auth",
   "access",
+  "ignore-publish-config",
   "all",
   "allow-same-version",
   "also",
@@ -2423,6 +2437,7 @@ Object {
   "heading": "npm",
   "httpsProxy": null,
   "ifPresent": false,
+  "ignorePublishConfig": false,
   "ignoreScripts": false,
   "includeStaged": false,
   "includeWorkspaceRoot": false,
@@ -3864,7 +3879,7 @@ Options:
 [--tag <tag>] [--access <restricted|public>] [--dry-run] [--otp <otp>]
 [-w|--workspace <workspace-name> [-w|--workspace <workspace-name> ...]]
 [-ws|--workspaces] [--include-workspace-root]
-[--provenance|--provenance-file <file>]
+[--provenance|--provenance-file <file>] [--ignore-publish-config]
 
 Run "npm help publish" for more info
 
@@ -3881,6 +3896,7 @@ npm publish <package-spec>
 #### \`include-workspace-root\`
 #### \`provenance\`
 #### \`provenance-file\`
+#### \`ignore-publish-config\`
 `
 
 exports[`test/lib/docs.js TAP usage query > must match snapshot 1`] = `
@@ -4338,7 +4354,7 @@ npm unpublish [<package-spec>]
 Options:
 [--dry-run] [-f|--force]
 [-w|--workspace <workspace-name> [-w|--workspace <workspace-name> ...]]
-[-ws|--workspaces]
+[-ws|--workspaces] [--ignore-publish-config]
 
 Run "npm help unpublish" for more info
 
@@ -4350,6 +4366,7 @@ npm unpublish [<package-spec>]
 #### \`force\`
 #### \`workspace\`
 #### \`workspaces\`
+#### \`ignore-publish-config\`
 `
 
 exports[`test/lib/docs.js TAP usage unstar > must match snapshot 1`] = `

workspaces/config/lib/definitions/definitions.js

@@ -172,6 +172,18 @@ define('access', {
   flatten,
 })
 
+define('ignore-publish-config', {
+  default: false,
+  type: Boolean,
+  description: `
+    When using \`npm publish\`, the \`--ignore-publish-config\` flag overrides the registry URL 
+    specified in the package's \`publishConfig\` field, allowing users to publish to a different 
+    repository.
+    Similarly, when executing \`npm unpublish\`
+  `,
+  flatten,
+})
+
 define('all', {
   default: false,
   type: Boolean,