How do we handle global CLI binary projects (git hosted)?

[Nkmol]

In my case, I have created a scaffolding tool, something that is inspired by Angular CLI. Where we have one bin definition.

The main reason for looking into Yarn, is the support of git+ssh package installations with the support of workspace (e.g. git+ssh://[email protected]:<workspace>/<project>git#workspace=<sub-project>).

I believe global packages are no longer possible in Yarn V3, and instead it is recommended to use the dlx command. Am I correct to say this does not support the git+ssh protocol?

I think the following command would be great, if supported: yarn dlx git+ssh://[email protected]:<workspace>/<project>git#workspace=<sub-project>. In this case, a permanent install/alias would make this event more user-friendly.

The current workaround is to clone the repository (for example in /usr/local/lib/node_modules/), yarn install, and create a symlink (in /usr/local/bin/). This allows me (with the correct shebang) to call it as any other binary.

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How is this use-case currently handled by the community, or is this a too uncommon use-case?

Update: See some discussion about this in #821, but not much conclusive

[Nkmol]

From my understanding, it is preferred to run this logic as a custom plugin. I think the following logic can be supported:

1. Create a new plugin with the combination of the dlx-plugin (https://github.com/yarnpkg/berry/tree/master/packages/plugin-dlx) and the git-plugin (https://github.com/yarnpkg/berry/tree/master/packages/plugin-git)
2. After the clone step works, apply the logic that is described in https://docs.npmjs.com/cli/v9/configuring-npm/package-json#bin