NodeJS auto-update doesn't work if alternative directory is forced

[mshabarov]

Description of the bug / feature

NodeJS auto-update doesn't work if alternative directory is forced.

Minimal reproducible example

1. Download a fresh starter project from start.vaadin.com with Vaadin 22 (pre).
2. Create a new file pom.xml in your ~/.vaadin folder and put the following content there

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
  xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
  <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>

  <groupId>com.quick.installer</groupId>
  <artifactId>quick-installer</artifactId>
  <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>

  <name>Node quick installer pom</name>

  <properties>
    <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
    <maven.compiler.source>1.7</maven.compiler.source>
    <maven.compiler.target>1.7</maven.compiler.target>
  </properties>


  <build>
    <plugins>
      <plugin>
        <groupId>com.github.eirslett</groupId>
        <artifactId>frontend-maven-plugin</artifactId>
        <!-- Use the latest released version:
        https://repo1.maven.org/maven2/com/github/eirslett/frontend-maven-plugin/ -->
        <version>1.9.1</version>
        <executions>
          <execution>
            <!-- optional: you don't really need execution ids, but it looks nice in your build log. -->
            <id>install node and npm</id>
            <goals>
              <goal>install-node-and-npm</goal>
            </goals>
          </execution>
        </executions>

      </plugin>
    </plugins>
  </build>

  <profiles>
    <profile>
      <id>old</id>

      <build>
        <plugins>
          <plugin>
            <groupId>com.github.eirslett</groupId>
            <artifactId>frontend-maven-plugin</artifactId>
            <configuration>
              <nodeVersion>v7.7.3</nodeVersion>
            </configuration>
          </plugin>
        </plugins>
      </build>
    </profile>
    <profile>
      <id>shouldWork</id>

      <build>
        <plugins>
          <plugin>
            <groupId>com.github.eirslett</groupId>
            <artifactId>frontend-maven-plugin</artifactId>
            <configuration>
              <nodeVersion>v12.2.0</nodeVersion>
            </configuration>
          </plugin>
        </plugins>
      </build>
    </profile>
  </profiles>
</project>

3. Run mvn install -Pold in ~/.vaadin. Check that the installed Node.js version is 7.x.
4. Add vaadin.require.home.node=true to application.properties.
5. Start your project, wait until the application starts completely.

Expected behavior

Node version is updated to 16.x

Actual behavior

Error is shown:

[ERROR] Your installed 'node' version (7.7.3) is too old. Supported versions are 12.22+
[ERROR] Please install a new one either:
[ERROR]   - by following the https://nodejs.org/en/download/ guide to install it globally
[ERROR]   - or by running the frontend-maven-plugin goal to install it in this project:
[ERROR]   $ mvn com.github.eirslett:frontend-maven-plugin:1.7.6:install-node-and-npm -DnodeVersion="v12.14.0"

Versions:

- Vaadin / Flow version: 22.0.0.beta1

[vaadin-bot]

This ticket/PR has been released with platform 22.0.0.beta2 and is also targeting the upcoming stable 22.0.0 version.