#1886 fix npm based commandlet shows wrong tool version

CHANGELOG.adoc

@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ Release with new features and bugfixes:
 * https://github.com/devonfw/IDEasy/issues/1456[#1456]: Uninstall via Windows settings not working
 * https://github.com/devonfw/IDEasy/issues/1688[#1688]: Remove unnecessary message in the CLI when installing a new tool
 * https://github.com/devonfw/IDEasy/issues/1685[#1685]: Add Nest CLI to IDEasy commandlets
+* https://github.com/devonfw/IDEasy/issues/1886[#1886]: Fix NpmBasedCommandlet shows wrong tool version after install
 
 The full list of changes for this release can be found in https://github.com/devonfw/IDEasy/milestone/44?closed=1[milestone 2026.05.001].
 

cli/src/main/java/com/devonfw/tools/ide/tool/npm/NpmBasedCommandlet.java

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package com.devonfw.tools.ide.tool.npm;
 
 import java.nio.file.Files;
+import java.nio.file.Path;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Set;
 
@@ -50,6 +51,17 @@ public ToolRepository getToolRepository() {
     return this.context.getNpmRepository();
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Override to ignore the toolPath parameter and use npm package manager to detect the actual installed version of the tool.
+   *
+   * @param toolPath the installation {@link Path} where to find the version file.
+   * @return the installed version or null if not installed.
+   */
+  @Override
+  protected VersionIdentifier getInstalledVersion(Path toolPath) {
+    return computeInstalledVersion();
+  }
+
   @Override
   protected VersionIdentifier computeInstalledVersion() {
     return runPackageManagerGetInstalledVersion(getPackageName());