Option to specify working directory in GitHub Actions

[o-az]

GitHub allows specifying working-directory to run a step in a specific directory.
I'm working in a large repo with lots of different directories - one of those directories is my typescript project. .changesets is added in there at <repo_root>/typescript/.changesets.

When I run CI, changesets action errors out cause it can't find .changesets:

Error: There is no .changeset directory in this project

Any advice on how to handle this?

[shkumbinhasani]

I am facing the same issue currently

[naaish-adam]

I think you can use the cwd option to do that.

[hunterwilhelm]

Here's how to use it

...
      - name: Create Release Pull Request or Publish
        id: changesets
        uses: changesets/action@v1
        with:
          publish: npm run release
          cwd: "./src/your-folder"
        env:
          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
          NPM_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}

[poteirard]

When I set the cwd I get the following error:

🦋 error Error: "rotten-rings-brush" changeset mentions a release for a package "@test/ui" but such a package could not be found.

It's weird because locally it can find the package. So it must be something about the directory being used :/

[hariria]

I am also facing the same issue. The cwd option does NOT work.

If i have a repo structured like

  .
  ├─ .github
  └─ typescript
     ├─ .changeset
     ├─ package.json
     ├─ turbo.json
     ├─ ...
     └─ packages
        └─ sdk

the following fails to run

- name: Create Release Pull Request or Publish to npm
        if: github.event_name != 'workflow_dispatch' || github.event.inputs.bump != 'experimental'
        id: changesets
        uses: changesets/action@v1
        with:
          publish: pnpm release
          # I also tried just "typescript" and it didn't work either
          cwd: ./typescript
        env:
          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
          NPM_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
          NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}

with error

Error: Error: There is no .changeset directory in this project
Error: There is no .changeset directory in this project