fix: resolve plugins from npm packages correctly

.changeset/strange-starfishes-press.md

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+"@redocly/openapi-core": patch
+"@redocly/cli": patch
+---
+
+Fixed an issue where the plugins in external NPM packages could not be resolved if the CLI package was installed globally.

.github/workflows/smoke-plugins.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+name: Plugins smoke tests
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    types: [opened, synchronize, reopened]
+
+env:
+  CI: true
+  REDOCLY_TELEMETRY: off
+
+jobs:
+  prepare-smoke-plugins:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+        with:
+          node-version: 18
+          cache: 'npm'
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: npm ci
+      - name: Prepare Smoke
+        run: bash ./scripts/prepare-smoke-plugins.sh
+      - uses: actions/cache@v3
+        with:
+          path: __tests__/smoke-plugins/
+          key: cache-plugins-${{ github.run_id }}-${{ github.run_attempt }}
+
+  run-smoke-plugins--npm--node-22:
+    needs: prepare-smoke-plugins
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/cache@v3
+        with:
+          path: __tests__/smoke-plugins/
+          key: cache-plugins-${{ github.run_id }}-${{ github.run_attempt }}
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+        with:
+          node-version: 22
+      - run: bash ./__tests__/smoke-plugins/run-smoke.sh
+
+  run-smoke-plugins--npm--node-20:
+    needs: prepare-smoke-plugins
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/cache@v3
+        with:
+          path: __tests__/smoke-plugins/
+          key: cache-plugins-${{ github.run_id }}-${{ github.run_attempt }}
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+        with:
+          node-version: 20
+      - run: bash ./__tests__/smoke-plugins/run-smoke.sh
+
+  run-smoke-plugins--npm--node-18:
+    needs: prepare-smoke-plugins
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/cache@v3
+        with:
+          path: __tests__/smoke-plugins/
+          key: cache-plugins-${{ github.run_id }}-${{ github.run_attempt }}
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+        with:
+          node-version: 18
+      - run: bash ./__tests__/smoke-plugins/run-smoke.sh
+
+  run-smoke-plugins--npm--node-16:
+    needs: prepare-smoke-plugins
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/cache@v3
+        with:
+          path: __tests__/smoke-plugins/
+          key: cache-plugins-${{ github.run_id }}-${{ github.run_attempt }}
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+        with:
+          node-version: 16
+      - run: bash ./__tests__/smoke-plugins/run-smoke.sh
+
+  run-smoke-plugins--npm--node-14:
+    needs: prepare-smoke-plugins
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/cache@v3
+        with:
+          path: __tests__/smoke-plugins/
+          key: cache-plugins-${{ github.run_id }}-${{ github.run_attempt }}
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+        with:
+          node-version: 14
+      - run: bash ./__tests__/smoke-plugins/run-smoke.sh

.github/workflows/smoke.yaml

@@ -26,6 +26,32 @@ jobs:
           path: __tests__/smoke/
           key: cache-${{ github.run_id }}-${{ github.run_attempt }}
 
+  run-smoke--npm--node-22:
+    needs: prepare-smoke
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/cache@v3
+        with:
+          path: __tests__/smoke/
+          key: cache-${{ github.run_id }}-${{ github.run_attempt }}
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+        with:
+          node-version: 22
+      - run: bash ./__tests__/smoke/run-smoke.sh "npm i redocly-cli.tgz" "npm run"
+
+  run-smoke--npm--node-22--redoc:
+    needs: prepare-smoke
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/cache@v3
+        with:
+          path: __tests__/smoke/
+          key: cache-${{ github.run_id }}-${{ github.run_attempt }}
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+        with:
+          node-version: 22
+      - run: bash ./__tests__/smoke/run-smoke.sh "npm i redoc redocly-cli.tgz" "npm run"
+
   run-smoke--npm--node-20:
     needs: prepare-smoke
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -130,6 +156,32 @@ jobs:
           node-version: 14
       - run: bash ./__tests__/smoke/run-smoke.sh "npm i redoc redocly-cli.tgz" "npm run"
 
+  run-smoke--yarn--node-22:
+    needs: prepare-smoke
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/cache@v3
+        with:
+          path: __tests__/smoke/
+          key: cache-${{ github.run_id }}-${{ github.run_attempt }}
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+        with:
+          node-version: 22
+      - run: bash ./__tests__/smoke/run-smoke.sh "yarn add ./redocly-cli.tgz" "yarn"
+
+  run-smoke--yarn--node-22--redoc:
+    needs: prepare-smoke
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/cache@v3
+        with:
+          path: __tests__/smoke/
+          key: cache-${{ github.run_id }}-${{ github.run_attempt }}
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+        with:
+          node-version: 22
+      - run: bash ./__tests__/smoke/run-smoke.sh "yarn add redoc ./redocly-cli.tgz" "yarn"
+
   run-smoke--yarn--node-20:
     needs: prepare-smoke
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest

__tests__/smoke-plugins/local-plugin.js

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+module.exports = function localPlugin() {
+  return { id: 'local-plugin' };
+};

__tests__/smoke-plugins/message-schema.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+type: object
+properties:
+  message:
+    type: string

__tests__/smoke-plugins/openapi.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+openapi: 3.1.0
+servers:
+  - url: http://redocly-example.com
+info:
+  title: Sample API
+  version: 1.0.0
+paths:
+  /hello:
+    get:
+      operationId: getMessage
+      security: []
+      summary: Get a greeting message
+      responses:
+        200:
+          description: OK
+          content:
+            application/json:
+              schema:
+                $ref: ./message-schema.yaml

__tests__/smoke-plugins/package.json

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{
+  "name": "test-project-smoke-plugins",
+  "scripts": {
+    "redocly-version": "redocly --version",
+    "redocly-lint": "redocly lint openapi.yaml"
+  },
+  "dependencies": {
+    "@redocly/portal-plugin-async-api": "1.0.273"
+  }
+}

__tests__/smoke-plugins/redocly.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+extends:
+  - recommended
+plugins:
+  - '@redocly/portal-plugin-async-api'
+  - local-plugin.js

__tests__/smoke-plugins/run-smoke.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -eo pipefail # Fail on script errors
+
+cd __tests__/smoke-plugins
+echo
+echo "Directory content:"
+ls -a
+echo
+
+# Install plugin package
+npm i
+
+# Install CLI globally
+npm i redocly-cli.tgz -g
+
+# Actual smoke test - executing the command provided as the second argument
+npm run redocly-version
+npm run  redocly-lint

packages/core/src/config/config-resolvers.ts

@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ export async function resolvePlugins(
         const absolutePluginPath = existsSync(maybeAbsolutePluginPath)
           ? maybeAbsolutePluginPath
           : // For plugins imported from packages specifically
-            require.resolve(plugin);
+            require.resolve(plugin, { paths: [configDir] });
 
         if (!pluginsCache.has(absolutePluginPath)) {
           let requiredPlugin: ImportedPlugin | undefined;

scripts/prepare-smoke-plugins.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# For npm (Mutates packages/cli/package.json)
+npm run pack:prepare
+
+cp ./redocly-cli.tgz ./openapi-core.tgz ./__tests__/smoke-plugins
+
+echo "Current directory:"
+pwd
+echo
+echo "Current directory content:"
+ls -a
+echo
+echo "Target directory content:"
+ls -a __tests__/smoke-plugins/
+echo