ci: re-enable react-native-macos-init integration test without Verdaccio

Replace the Verdaccio-based integration test with a simpler approach
that installs the local react-native-macos package directly via
npm install <path>. This avoids the Verdaccio hang issue (#2344)
while still testing the full init flow end-to-end: project creation,
template application, pod install, and macOS build.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

Author: Saadnajmi

.github/workflows/microsoft-pr.yml

@@ -132,13 +132,11 @@ jobs:
     permissions: {}
     uses: ./.github/workflows/microsoft-build-rntester.yml
 
-  # https://github.com/microsoft/react-native-macos/issues/2344
-  # Disable these tests because verdaccio hangs
-  # test-react-native-macos-init:
-  #   name: "Test react-native-macos init"
-  #   permissions: {}
-  #   if: ${{ endsWith(github.base_ref, '-stable') }}
-  #   uses: ./.github/workflows/microsoft-test-react-native-macos-init.yml
+  test-react-native-macos-init:
+    name: "Test react-native-macos init"
+    permissions: {}
+    if: ${{ endsWith(github.base_ref, '-stable') }}
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/microsoft-test-react-native-macos-init.yml
 
   # https://github.com/microsoft/react-native-macos/issues/2344
   # Disable these tests because verdaccio hangs
@@ -158,7 +156,7 @@ jobs:
       - yarn-constraints
       - javascript-tests
       - build-rntester
-      # - test-react-native-macos-init
+      - test-react-native-macos-init
       # - react-native-test-app-integration
     steps:
       - name: All required jobs passed

.github/workflows/microsoft-test-react-native-macos-init.yml

@@ -32,27 +32,21 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: packages/react-native-macos-init
         run: yarn build
 
-      - name: Start Verdaccio server
+      - name: Determine React Native version
+        id: rn-version
         run: |
-          set -euo pipefail
-          nohup npx --yes verdaccio --config .ado/verdaccio/config.yaml >/dev/null 2>&1 &
-          echo $! > $RUNNER_TEMP/verdaccio.pid
-      - name: Wait for Verdaccio to be ready
-        run: node .ado/scripts/waitForVerdaccio.mjs http://localhost:4873
-
-      - name: Configure npm for Verdaccio
-        run: .ado/scripts/verdaccio.sh init
-
-      - name: Publish to Verdaccio
-        run: .ado/scripts/verdaccio.sh publish --branch origin/${{ github.base_ref }}
-
-      - name: Export versions
-        run: node .ado/scripts/export-versions.mjs
+          RN_VERSION=$(node -e "
+            const pkg = require('./packages/react-native/package.json');
+            const codegen = pkg.dependencies['@react-native/codegen'];
+            const [major, minor] = codegen.split('-')[0].split('.');
+            console.log(major + '.' + minor);
+          ")
+          echo "version=$RN_VERSION" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
 
       - name: Initialize new project
         run: |
           set -eox pipefail
-          npx --yes @react-native-community/cli init testcli --version $(cat .react_native_version) --skip-install
+          npx --yes @react-native-community/cli init testcli --version ${{ steps.rn-version.outputs.version }} --skip-install
         working-directory: ${{ runner.temp }}
 
       - name: Install dependencies in new project
@@ -62,23 +56,21 @@ jobs:
           yarn install --mode=update-lockfile
           yarn install
 
+      - name: Install local react-native-macos
+        working-directory: ${{ runner.temp }}/testcli
+        run: |
+          set -eox pipefail
+          npm install --save --legacy-peer-deps ${{ github.workspace }}/packages/react-native
+
       - name: Apply macOS template
         working-directory: ${{ runner.temp }}/testcli
         run: |
           set -eox pipefail
-          ${{ github.workspace }}/.ado/scripts/verdaccio.sh configure
-          node ${{ github.workspace }}/packages/react-native-macos-init/bin.js --verbose --version latest --overwrite --prerelease
+          node ${{ github.workspace }}/packages/react-native-macos-init/bin.js --verbose --overwrite --prerelease
           pod install --project-directory=macos
 
       - name: Build macOS app
         working-directory: ${{ runner.temp }}/testcli
         run: |
           set -eox pipefail
           npx react-native build-macos
-
-      - name: Stop Verdaccio
-        if: always()
-        run: |
-          if [ -f "$RUNNER_TEMP/verdaccio.pid" ]; then
-            kill "$(cat $RUNNER_TEMP/verdaccio.pid)" || true
-          fi