From 8912cf6002b942269633652be1de1169a368ece7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: hanna-skryl <hanna.skryl@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2025 20:03:01 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] fix(plugin-axe): resolve pnpm install issue

---
 packages/plugin-axe/src/lib/runner/run-axe.ts | 17 +++++++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/packages/plugin-axe/src/lib/runner/run-axe.ts b/packages/plugin-axe/src/lib/runner/run-axe.ts
index 9f54eb23d..c91aa9038 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-axe/src/lib/runner/run-axe.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-axe/src/lib/runner/run-axe.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 import AxeBuilder from '@axe-core/playwright';
+import { createRequire } from 'node:module';
+import { dirname, join } from 'node:path';
 import { type Browser, chromium } from 'playwright-core';
 import type { AuditOutputs } from '@code-pushup/models';
 import {
@@ -71,6 +73,12 @@ export async function closeBrowser(): Promise<void> {
   }
 }
 
+/**
+ * Ensures Chromium browser binary is installed before running accessibility audits.
+ *
+ * Uses Node's module resolution and npm's bin specification to locate playwright-core CLI,
+ * working reliably with all package managers (npm, pnpm, yarn).
+ */
 async function ensureBrowserInstalled(): Promise<void> {
   if (browserChecked) {
     return;
@@ -78,9 +86,14 @@ async function ensureBrowserInstalled(): Promise<void> {
 
   logger.debug('Checking Chromium browser installation...');
 
+  const require = createRequire(import.meta.url);
+  const pkgPath = require.resolve('playwright-core/package.json');
+  const pkg = require(pkgPath);
+  const cliPath = join(dirname(pkgPath), pkg.bin['playwright-core']);
+
   await executeProcess({
-    command: 'npx',
-    args: ['playwright-core', 'install', 'chromium'],
+    command: 'node',
+    args: [cliPath, 'install', 'chromium'],
   });
 
   browserChecked = true;

From 625e7f7c0226f9541f42b287171ffbf0796acf74 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: hanna-skryl <hanna.skryl@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2025 10:29:21 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] fix(plugin-axe): address ESLint warnings

---
 packages/plugin-axe/src/lib/runner/run-axe.ts | 8 +++++---
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/packages/plugin-axe/src/lib/runner/run-axe.ts b/packages/plugin-axe/src/lib/runner/run-axe.ts
index c91aa9038..7aba6ea82 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-axe/src/lib/runner/run-axe.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-axe/src/lib/runner/run-axe.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-import AxeBuilder from '@axe-core/playwright';
+import { AxeBuilder } from '@axe-core/playwright';
 import { createRequire } from 'node:module';
-import { dirname, join } from 'node:path';
+import path from 'node:path';
 import { type Browser, chromium } from 'playwright-core';
 import type { AuditOutputs } from '@code-pushup/models';
 import {
@@ -11,8 +11,10 @@ import {
 } from '@code-pushup/utils';
 import { toAuditOutputs } from './transform.js';
 
+/* eslint-disable functional/no-let */
 let browser: Browser | undefined;
 let browserChecked = false;
+/* eslint-enable functional/no-let */
 
 export async function runAxeForUrl(
   url: string,
@@ -89,7 +91,7 @@ async function ensureBrowserInstalled(): Promise<void> {
   const require = createRequire(import.meta.url);
   const pkgPath = require.resolve('playwright-core/package.json');
   const pkg = require(pkgPath);
-  const cliPath = join(dirname(pkgPath), pkg.bin['playwright-core']);
+  const cliPath = path.join(path.dirname(pkgPath), pkg.bin['playwright-core']);
 
   await executeProcess({
     command: 'node',