Support a custom working directory

action.yml

@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ inputs:
     description: 'Force-update a branch rather than a tag'
     required: false
     default: 'false'
+  git-directory:
+    description: 'Directory to use when executing git commands'
+    required: false
+    default: '${{ github.workspace }}'
 
 runs:
   using: 'node16'

src/action.ts

@@ -2,55 +2,73 @@ import * as core from '@actions/core'
 import * as util from 'util'
 import * as child_process from 'child_process'
 
-const { GITHUB_ACTOR } = process.env
+class GitArgs {
+  readonly command: string
+
+  constructor(readonly ref: string, readonly directory: string) {
+    this.command = `git -C ${this.directory}`
+  }
+}
 
 async function exec(command: string) {
   const { stdout, stderr } = await util.promisify(child_process.exec)(command)
   if (stderr) console.error(stderr)
   return stdout
 }
 
-function annotatedTag(message: string, ref: string) {
+function annotatedTag(message: string, git: GitArgs) {
   core.info('Creating annotated tag...')
-  return exec(`git tag -a -f -m "${message}" ${ref}`)
+  return exec(`${git.command} tag -a -f -m "${message}" ${git.ref}`)
 }
 
-function lightweightTag(ref: string) {
+function lightweightTag(git: GitArgs) {
   core.info('Creating lightweight tag...')
-  return exec(`git tag -f ${ref}`)
+  return exec(`${git.command} tag -f ${git.ref}`)
 }
 
-function forceBranch(ref: string) {
+function forceBranch(git: GitArgs) {
   core.info('Updating branch...')
-  return exec(`git branch -f ${ref}`)
+  return exec(`${git.command} branch -f ${git.ref}`)
+}
+
+async function setupUser(git: GitArgs) {
+  core.info('Setting up git user...')
+
+  const { GITHUB_ACTOR } = process.env
+
+  await exec(`${git.command} config user.name "${GITHUB_ACTOR}"`)
+  await exec(
+    `${git.command} config user.email "${GITHUB_ACTOR}@users.noreply.github.com"`
+  )
 }
 
 async function run() {
   try {
-    core.info('Setting up git user...')
-    await exec(`git config user.name "${GITHUB_ACTOR}"`)
-    await exec(
-      `git config user.email "${GITHUB_ACTOR}@users.noreply.github.com"`
+    const git = new GitArgs(
+      core.getInput('ref') || core.getInput('tag-name') || 'latest',
+      core.getInput('git-directory')
     )
 
-    const message = core.getInput('description')
-    const ref = core.getInput('ref') || core.getInput('tag-name') || 'latest'
-    core.info(`Using '${ref}' as tag name.`)
-
     const branch = core.getBooleanInput('force-branch', { required: true })
+    const message = core.getInput('description')
 
     if (branch && message)
       core.warning(
         "You can't set a message when updating a branch, the message will be ignored."
       )
 
-    if (branch) await forceBranch(ref)
-    else if (message) await annotatedTag(message, ref)
-    else await lightweightTag(ref)
+    core.info(`Running git commands within ${git.directory}`)
+    core.info(`Using '${git.ref}' as tag name.`)
+
+    setupUser(git)
+
+    if (branch) await forceBranch(git)
+    else if (message) await annotatedTag(message, git)
+    else await lightweightTag(git)
 
     if (branch) core.info('Force-pushing updated branch to repo...')
     else core.info('Pushing updated tag to repo...')
-    return await exec(`git push --force origin ${ref}`)
+    return await exec(`${git.command} push --force origin ${git.ref}`)
   } catch (error) {
     core.setFailed(error instanceof Error ? error.message : error)
   }