v1.5.5 npm semver check not working properly

[massimocode]

Troubleshooting

• I've searched discuss.bitrise.io for possible solutions.
• Which version of the step is effected? 1.5.5
• Is the issue reproducible with the latest version? YES
• Does the issue happen sporadically, or every time? EVERY TIME
• Is the issue reproducible locally by following our local debug guide? NOT APPLICABLE

Issue description

Define the npm version in package.json as follows:

  "engines": {
    "npm": ">=8.0.0 <=8.5.5"
  },

Or as follows:

  "engines": {
    "npm": "8.0.0 - 8.5.5"
  },

Both of the above are supported semver strings according to https://semver.npmjs.com/, but they both fail to be recognised by the steps

The following are the error messages

Autodetecting npm version
Checking package.json for npm version
error getting version: failed to parse package.json: `>=8.0.0 <=8.5.5` is not valid semver string: Malformed version: >=8.0.0 <=8.5.5
Could not read version information from package.json

From this build: https://app.bitrise.io/build/a1714f6e-8d5c-49bb-804c-a57b6b1cd931

and

Autodetecting npm version
Checking package.json for npm version
error getting version: failed to parse package.json: `8.0.0 - 8.5.5` is not valid semver string: Malformed version: 8.0.0 - 8.5.5
Could not read version information from package.json

From this build: https://app.bitrise.io/build/2df4ab42-acfa-4f53-acbe-b5ac48f4af84

Bitrise info

• Build URL: See above
• Bitrise Support enabled: Not sure
• Log: Error pasted above

[ofalvai]

Thanks for raising this, the step indeed fails to parse version ranges and multiple version sets. We can't promise an ETA for the fix unfortunately, but in the meantime you can use a plain script step that executes npm install as a workaround.