Integrate jdeploy into github actions

[RouHim]

Hi guys, I am currently trying to get jdeploy running in my github actions pipe. However, I am failing due to some very strange npm errors. Since I am not familiar with npm I wanted to ask if there is a reference implementation of jdeploy in github actions?

Thanks & greetings
Rouven

[shannah]

I don't have a reference implementation yet, but you might want to have a look at this thread, as it describes some of the steps.
You may also want to file an RFE for this in the issue tracker.

[RouHim]

Thanks, I already saw that topic, but was still not able to get my pipe running :(

My publish job looks like that:

  publish:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    needs: build
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
      - name: Set up JDK 17
        uses: actions/setup-java@v3
        with:
          java-version: '17'
          distribution: 'temurin'
      - name: Download jar from builder
        uses: actions/download-artifact@master
        with:
          name: discoverj-jar
          path: target
      - name: Setup Node
        uses: actions/setup-node@v2
        with:
          node-version: '14'
          registry-url: 'https://registry.npmjs.org'
      - name: Install JDeploy
        run: npm install && npm install jdeploy
      - name: Set package version
        run: npm --no-git-tag-version version ${{ env.VERSION }}
      - name: JDeploy Publish
        run: ./node_modules/jdeploy/bin/jdeploy.js publish
        env:
          NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}

[shannah]

Is this workflow working for you now? If not can you share the error log?

[RouHim]

Error:

 npm notice 
npm ERR! code E404
npm ERR! 404 Not Found - PUT https://registry.npmjs.org/discoverj - Not found
npm ERR! 404 
npm ERR! 404  '[email protected]' is not in the npm registry.
npm ERR! 404 You should bug the author to publish it (or use the name yourself!)
npm ERR! 404 
npm ERR! 404 Note that you can also install from a
npm ERR! 404 tarball, folder, http url, or git url.

npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in:
npm ERR!     /home/runner/.npm/_logs/2022-03-31T05_46_51_210Z-debug.log
Error: Process completed with exit code 1.

[shannah]

The next newsletter, due out Wednesday, will include a tutorial on automating application deployment using jdeploy and github actions. Also see this workflow in the SwingSet demo, which automatically deploys whenever I create a new release in github. https://github.com/shannah/swingset2/blob/master/.github/workflows/jdeploy.yml

[RouHim]

Ok, so what I did:

1. Login to https://www.npmjs.com
2. Click "Generate New Token"
3. Give it a name and select "Publish"
4. Copy the token
5. Set the NPM_TOKEN secret in my github project settings to the generated token
6. Use your provided github action to publish

I'm with you, this should work.
But I think there is a github action problem with my repository (had problem recently in another project)

[shannah]

Have you made any changes to the github workflow at all or was it pasted in exactly? Is it a public repo? Can you share the link to the github action run?

[RouHim]

Ok I just purged the repo and set it fresh up, now it works. Thank you for your help.

My pipe looks like this:

https://github.com/RouHim/disCoverJ/blob/main/.github/workflows/ci-cd-pipe.yml

[shannah]

[shannah]

I looked at your log, and your NODE_AUTH_TOKEN is not being set in your environment. If it were being set by the secret the log would look like this:

Double check your secret. You probably have a typo either in the script, or in the secret name in your github settings.

EDIT: When I say "it should look like this", I'm referring to the "***" for the NODE_AUTH_TOKEN value where your log just has blank there.

[shannah]

Glad do know you got it working. Just tried installing your app. Looks pretty cool!

[RouHim]

Thank you for the great jdeploy project ❤️