fix: allow specifying an auth token for third-party registries

Author: rliljest

packages/cli/src/commands/init/index.ts

@@ -21,6 +21,11 @@ export default {
       description:
         'Use specific package manager to initialize the project. Available options: `yarn`, `npm`, `bun`. Default: `npm`',
     },
+    {
+      name: '--auth-token <string>',
+      description:
+        'Use a specific authentication token when connecting to the registry, typically only needed for third-party registries',
+    },
     {
       name: '--directory <string>',
       description: 'Uses a custom directory instead of `<projectName>`.',

packages/cli/src/commands/init/init.ts

@@ -463,6 +463,7 @@ export default (async function initialize(
     const updatedVersion = await npmResolveConcreteVersion(
       options.platformName ?? 'react-native',
       version,
+      options.authToken,
     );
     logger.debug(`Mapped: ${version} -> ${updatedVersion}`);
     version = updatedVersion;

packages/cli/src/commands/init/types.ts

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ export type Options = {
   template?: string;
   npm?: boolean;
   pm?: PackageManager;
+  authToken?: string;
   directory?: string;
   displayName?: string;
   title?: string;

packages/cli/src/tools/npm.ts

@@ -58,14 +58,18 @@ export const getNpmRegistryUrl = (() => {
 export async function npmResolveConcreteVersion(
   packageName: string,
   tagOrVersion: string,
+  authToken?: string,
 ): Promise<string> {
   const url = new URL(getNpmRegistryUrl());
-  url.pathname = `${packageName}/${tagOrVersion}`;
-  const resp = await fetch(url);
+  url.pathname = `${url.pathname}${packageName}/${tagOrVersion}`;
+  const headers = authToken
+    ? {Authorization: `Bearer ${authToken}`}
+    : undefined;
+  const resp = await fetch(url, {headers});
   if (
     [
       200, // OK
-      301, // Moved Permanemently
+      301, // Moved Permanently
       302, // Found
       304, // Not Modified
       307, // Temporary Redirect