fix: gracefully fallback to body when body_path cannot be read (#671)

* Initial plan

* fix: gracefully fallback to body when body_path cannot be read

Co-authored-by: chenrui333 <1580956+chenrui333@users.noreply.github.com>

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Co-authored-by: chenrui333 <1580956+chenrui333@users.noreply.github.com>

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+## 2.4.0
+
+## What's Changed
+
+### Exciting New Features 🎉
+
+* feat(action): respect working_directory for files globs by @stephenway in https://github.com/softprops/action-gh-release/pull/667
+
 ## 2.3.4
 
 ## What's Changed

__tests__/util.test.ts

@@ -39,6 +39,18 @@ describe('util', () => {
         'loom',
       ]);
     });
+    it('handles globs with brace groups containing commas', () => {
+      assert.deepStrictEqual(parseInputFiles('./**/*.{exe,deb,tar.gz}\nfoo,bar'), [
+        './**/*.{exe,deb,tar.gz}',
+        'foo',
+        'bar',
+      ]);
+    });
+    it('handles single-line brace pattern correctly', () => {
+      assert.deepStrictEqual(parseInputFiles('./**/*.{exe,deb,tar.gz}'), [
+        './**/*.{exe,deb,tar.gz}',
+      ]);
+    });
   });
   describe('releaseBody', () => {
     it('uses input body', () => {
@@ -110,6 +122,52 @@ describe('util', () => {
         }),
       );
     });
+    it('falls back to body when body_path is missing', () => {
+      assert.equal(
+        releaseBody({
+          github_ref: '',
+          github_repository: '',
+          github_token: '',
+          input_body: 'fallback-body',
+          input_body_path: '__tests__/does-not-exist.txt',
+          input_draft: false,
+          input_prerelease: false,
+          input_files: [],
+          input_overwrite_files: undefined,
+          input_preserve_order: undefined,
+          input_name: undefined,
+          input_tag_name: undefined,
+          input_target_commitish: undefined,
+          input_discussion_category_name: undefined,
+          input_generate_release_notes: false,
+          input_make_latest: undefined,
+        }),
+        'fallback-body',
+      );
+    });
+    it('returns undefined when body_path is missing and body is not provided', () => {
+      assert.equal(
+        releaseBody({
+          github_ref: '',
+          github_repository: '',
+          github_token: '',
+          input_body: undefined,
+          input_body_path: '__tests__/does-not-exist.txt',
+          input_draft: false,
+          input_prerelease: false,
+          input_files: [],
+          input_overwrite_files: undefined,
+          input_preserve_order: undefined,
+          input_name: undefined,
+          input_tag_name: undefined,
+          input_target_commitish: undefined,
+          input_discussion_category_name: undefined,
+          input_generate_release_notes: false,
+          input_make_latest: undefined,
+        }),
+        undefined,
+      );
+    });
   });
   describe('parseConfig', () => {
     it('parses basic config', () => {
@@ -128,6 +186,7 @@ describe('util', () => {
           github_ref: '',
           github_repository: '',
           github_token: '',
+          input_working_directory: undefined,
           input_append_body: false,
           input_body: undefined,
           input_body_path: undefined,
@@ -156,6 +215,7 @@ describe('util', () => {
           github_ref: '',
           github_repository: '',
           github_token: '',
+          input_working_directory: undefined,
           input_append_body: false,
           input_body: undefined,
           input_body_path: undefined,
@@ -183,6 +243,7 @@ describe('util', () => {
           github_ref: '',
           github_repository: '',
           github_token: '',
+          input_working_directory: undefined,
           input_append_body: false,
           input_body: undefined,
           input_body_path: undefined,
@@ -211,6 +272,7 @@ describe('util', () => {
           github_ref: '',
           github_repository: '',
           github_token: '',
+          input_working_directory: undefined,
           input_append_body: false,
           input_body: undefined,
           input_body_path: undefined,
@@ -243,6 +305,7 @@ describe('util', () => {
           github_ref: '',
           github_repository: '',
           github_token: 'env-token',
+          input_working_directory: undefined,
           input_append_body: false,
           input_body: undefined,
           input_body_path: undefined,
@@ -272,6 +335,7 @@ describe('util', () => {
           github_ref: '',
           github_repository: '',
           github_token: 'input-token',
+          input_working_directory: undefined,
           input_append_body: false,
           input_body: undefined,
           input_body_path: undefined,
@@ -300,6 +364,7 @@ describe('util', () => {
           github_ref: '',
           github_repository: '',
           github_token: '',
+          input_working_directory: undefined,
           input_append_body: false,
           input_body: undefined,
           input_body_path: undefined,
@@ -327,6 +392,7 @@ describe('util', () => {
           github_ref: '',
           github_repository: '',
           github_token: '',
+          input_working_directory: undefined,
           input_append_body: false,
           input_body: undefined,
           input_body_path: undefined,
@@ -354,6 +420,7 @@ describe('util', () => {
           github_ref: '',
           github_repository: '',
           github_token: '',
+          input_working_directory: undefined,
           input_append_body: true,
           input_body: undefined,
           input_body_path: undefined,
@@ -388,6 +455,10 @@ describe('util', () => {
         'tests/data/foo/bar.txt',
       ]);
     });
+
+    it('resolves files relative to working_directory', async () => {
+      assert.deepStrictEqual(paths(['data/**/*'], 'tests'), ['tests/data/foo/bar.txt']);
+    });
   });
 
   describe('unmatchedPatterns', () => {
@@ -397,6 +468,12 @@ describe('util', () => {
         ['tests/data/does/not/exist/*'],
       );
     });
+
+    it('resolves unmatched relative to working_directory', async () => {
+      assert.deepStrictEqual(unmatchedPatterns(['data/does/not/exist/*'], 'tests'), [
+        'data/does/not/exist/*',
+      ]);
+    });
   });
 
   describe('replaceSpacesWithDots', () => {
@@ -413,3 +490,36 @@ describe('util', () => {
     });
   });
 });
+
+describe('parseInputFiles edge cases', () => {
+  it('handles multiple brace groups on same line', () => {
+    assert.deepStrictEqual(parseInputFiles('./**/*.{exe,deb},./dist/**/*.{zip,tar.gz}'), [
+      './**/*.{exe,deb}',
+      './dist/**/*.{zip,tar.gz}',
+    ]);
+  });
+
+  it('handles nested braces', () => {
+    assert.deepStrictEqual(parseInputFiles('path/{a,{b,c}}/file.txt'), ['path/{a,{b,c}}/file.txt']);
+  });
+
+  it('handles empty comma-separated values', () => {
+    assert.deepStrictEqual(parseInputFiles('foo,,bar'), ['foo', 'bar']);
+  });
+
+  it('handles commas with spaces around braces', () => {
+    assert.deepStrictEqual(parseInputFiles(' ./**/*.{exe,deb} , file.txt '), [
+      './**/*.{exe,deb}',
+      'file.txt',
+    ]);
+  });
+
+  it('handles mixed newlines and commas with braces', () => {
+    assert.deepStrictEqual(parseInputFiles('file1.txt\n./**/*.{exe,deb},file2.txt\nfile3.txt'), [
+      'file1.txt',
+      './**/*.{exe,deb}',
+      'file2.txt',
+      'file3.txt',
+    ]);
+  });
+});

action.yml

@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ inputs:
   files:
     description: "Newline-delimited list of path globs for asset files to upload"
     required: false
+  working_directory:
+    description: "Base directory to resolve 'files' globs against (defaults to job working-directory)"
+    required: false
   overwrite_files:
     description: "Overwrite existing files with the same name. Defaults to true"
     required: false

package-lock.json

@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "action-gh-release",
-  "version": "2.3.4",
+  "version": "2.4.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "action-gh-release",
-      "version": "2.3.4",
+      "version": "2.4.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "@actions/core": "^1.11.1",
         "@actions/github": "^6.0.1",
@@ -18,12 +18,12 @@
       "devDependencies": {
         "@types/glob": "^9.0.0",
         "@types/mime-types": "^3.0.1",
-        "@types/node": "^20.19.18",
+        "@types/node": "^20.19.19",
         "@vercel/ncc": "^0.38.4",
         "@vitest/coverage-v8": "^3.2.4",
         "prettier": "3.6.2",
         "ts-node": "^10.9.2",
-        "typescript": "^5.9.2",
+        "typescript": "^5.9.3",
         "typescript-formatter": "^7.2.2",
         "vitest": "^3.1.4"
       }
@@ -1482,9 +1482,9 @@
       "license": "MIT"
     },
     "node_modules/@types/node": {
-      "version": "20.19.18",
+      "version": "20.19.19",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/node/-/node-20.19.18.tgz",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/node/-/node-20.19.19.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-KeYVbfnbsBCyKG8e3gmUqAfyZNcoj/qpEbHRkQkfZdKOBrU7QQ+BsTdfqLSWX9/m1ytYreMhpKvp+EZi3UFYAg==",
+      "integrity": "sha512-pb1Uqj5WJP7wrcbLU7Ru4QtA0+3kAXrkutGiD26wUKzSMgNNaPARTUDQmElUXp64kh3cWdou3Q0C7qwwxqSFmg==",
       "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
@@ -2817,9 +2817,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/typescript": {
-      "version": "5.9.2",
+      "version": "5.9.3",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/typescript/-/typescript-5.9.2.tgz",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/typescript/-/typescript-5.9.3.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-CWBzXQrc/qOkhidw1OzBTQuYRbfyxDXJMVJ1XNwUHGROVmuaeiEm3OslpZ1RV96d7SKKjZKrSJu3+t/xlw3R9A==",
+      "integrity": "sha512-jl1vZzPDinLr9eUt3J/t7V6FgNEw9QjvBPdysz9KfQDD41fQrC2Y4vKQdiaUpFT4bXlb1RHhLpp8wtm6M5TgSw==",
       "dev": true,
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "bin": {

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "action-gh-release",
-  "version": "2.3.4",
+  "version": "2.4.0",
   "private": true,
   "description": "GitHub Action for creating GitHub Releases",
   "main": "lib/main.js",
@@ -32,12 +32,12 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/glob": "^9.0.0",
     "@types/mime-types": "^3.0.1",
-    "@types/node": "^20.19.18",
+    "@types/node": "^20.19.19",
     "@vercel/ncc": "^0.38.4",
     "@vitest/coverage-v8": "^3.2.4",
     "prettier": "3.6.2",
     "ts-node": "^10.9.2",
-    "typescript": "^5.9.2",
+    "typescript": "^5.9.3",
     "typescript-formatter": "^7.2.2",
     "vitest": "^3.1.4"
   }

src/main.ts

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ async function run() {
       throw new Error(`⚠️ GitHub Releases requires a tag`);
     }
     if (config.input_files) {
-      const patterns = unmatchedPatterns(config.input_files);
+      const patterns = unmatchedPatterns(config.input_files, config.input_working_directory);
       patterns.forEach((pattern) => {
         if (config.input_fail_on_unmatched_files) {
           throw new Error(`⚠️  Pattern '${pattern}' does not match any files.`);
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ async function run() {
     //);
     const rel = await release(config, new GitHubReleaser(gh));
     if (config.input_files && config.input_files.length > 0) {
-      const files = paths(config.input_files);
+      const files = paths(config.input_files, config.input_working_directory);
       if (files.length == 0) {
         if (config.input_fail_on_unmatched_files) {
           throw new Error(`⚠️ ${config.input_files} does not include a valid file.`);

src/util.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import * as glob from 'glob';
 import { statSync, readFileSync } from 'fs';
+import * as pathLib from 'path';
 
 export interface Config {
   github_token: string;
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@ export interface Config {
   input_body?: string;
   input_body_path?: string;
   input_files?: string[];
+  input_working_directory?: string;
   input_overwrite_files?: boolean;
   input_draft?: boolean;
   input_preserve_order?: boolean;
@@ -33,23 +35,53 @@ export const uploadUrl = (url: string): string => {
 };
 
 export const releaseBody = (config: Config): string | undefined => {
-  return (
+  if (config.input_body_path) {
-    (config.input_body_path && readFileSync(config.input_body_path).toString('utf8')) ||
+    try {
-    config.input_body
+      const contents = readFileSync(config.input_body_path, 'utf8');
+      return contents;
+    } catch (err: any) {
+      console.warn(
+        `⚠️ Failed to read body_path "${config.input_body_path}" (${err?.code ?? 'ERR'}). Falling back to 'body' input.`,
       );
+    }
+  }
+  return config.input_body;
 };
 
 type Env = { [key: string]: string | undefined };
 
+const smartSplit = (input: string): string[] => {
+  const result: string[] = [];
+  let current = '';
+  let braceDepth = 0;
+
+  for (const ch of input) {
+    if (ch === '{') {
+      braceDepth++;
+    }
+    if (ch === '}') {
+      braceDepth--;
+    }
+    if (ch === ',' && braceDepth === 0) {
+      if (current.trim()) {
+        result.push(current.trim());
+      }
+      current = '';
+    } else {
+      current += ch;
+    }
+  }
+  if (current.trim()) {
+    result.push(current.trim());
+  }
+  return result;
+};
+
 export const parseInputFiles = (files: string): string[] => {
-  return files.split(/\r?\n/).reduce<string[]>(
+  return files
-    (acc, line) =>
+    .split(/\r?\n/)
-      acc
+    .flatMap((line) => smartSplit(line))
-        .concat(line.split(','))
+    .filter((pat) => pat.trim() !== '');
-        .filter((pat) => pat)
-        .map((pat) => pat.trim()),
-    [],
-  );
 };
 
 export const parseConfig = (env: Env): Config => {
@@ -62,6 +94,7 @@ export const parseConfig = (env: Env): Config => {
     input_body: env.INPUT_BODY,
     input_body_path: env.INPUT_BODY_PATH,
     input_files: parseInputFiles(env.INPUT_FILES || ''),
+    input_working_directory: env.INPUT_WORKING_DIRECTORY || undefined,
     input_overwrite_files: env.INPUT_OVERWRITE_FILES
       ? env.INPUT_OVERWRITE_FILES == 'true'
       : undefined,
@@ -84,17 +117,34 @@ const parseMakeLatest = (value: string | undefined): 'true' | 'false' | 'legacy'
   return undefined;
 };
 
-export const paths = (patterns: string[]): string[] => {
+export const paths = (patterns: string[], cwd?: string): string[] => {
   return patterns.reduce((acc: string[], pattern: string): string[] => {
-    return acc.concat(glob.sync(pattern).filter((path) => statSync(path).isFile()));
+    const matches = glob.sync(pattern, { cwd, dot: true, absolute: false });
+    const resolved = matches
+      .map((p) => (cwd ? pathLib.join(cwd, p) : p))
+      .filter((p) => {
+        try {
+          return statSync(p).isFile();
+        } catch {
+          return false;
+        }
+      });
+    return acc.concat(resolved);
   }, []);
 };
 
-export const unmatchedPatterns = (patterns: string[]): string[] => {
+export const unmatchedPatterns = (patterns: string[], cwd?: string): string[] => {
   return patterns.reduce((acc: string[], pattern: string): string[] => {
-    return acc.concat(
+    const matches = glob.sync(pattern, { cwd, dot: true, absolute: false });
-      glob.sync(pattern).filter((path) => statSync(path).isFile()).length == 0 ? [pattern] : [],
+    const files = matches.filter((p) => {
-    );
+      try {
+        const full = cwd ? pathLib.join(cwd, p) : p;
+        return statSync(full).isFile();
+      } catch {
+        return false;
+      }
+    });
+    return acc.concat(files.length == 0 ? [pattern] : []);
   }, []);
 };