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fix: detect WSL on non-English Windows locales #85

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fix WSL detection on non-english Windows locales
Variiuz Jul 13, 2026
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Update src/cli/index.ts
Variiuz Jul 13, 2026
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13 changes: 10 additions & 3 deletions src/cli/index.ts
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Expand Up @@ -37,6 +37,15 @@ async function execWindowsCmdAsync(command: string): Promise<{ stdout: string; s
});
}

async function isWslAvailable(): Promise<boolean> {
try {
const { stdout } = await execWindowsCmdAsync('wsl -l -q');
return stdout.trim().length > 0;
} catch {
return false;
}
}
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export class Cli {
private static cliInstance: CodacyCli | null = null;

Expand Down Expand Up @@ -67,9 +76,7 @@ export class Cli {
Cli.cliInstance = new LinuxCodacyCli(rootPath, provider, organization, repository);
} else if (platform === 'win32') {
// is WSL installed?
const { stdout } = await execWindowsCmdAsync('wsl --status');
const hasWSL = stdout.includes('Default Distribution');

const hasWSL = await isWslAvailable();
Cli.cliInstance = hasWSL
? new WinWSLCodacyCli(rootPath, provider, organization, repository)
: new WinCodacyCli(rootPath, provider, organization, repository);
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