npm Global Path

configure GitHub Actions to work with npm --global

GitHub Actions doesn't play nicely with npm install --global without sudo, nor does it allow it to be easily cached.

This Action will change npm's behavior to:

• use npm install --global without sudo
• change the global install path to <path>/packages
• update the $PATH search path to include the new global npm install path for binary execution
• change the npm cache path to <path>/cache

Usage

on: push

jobs:
  build:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest

    steps:
      - uses: actions/cache@v2.1.4
        with:
          key: ${{ hashFiles('**/package-lock.json') }}
          path: |
            ~/.my-npm-stuff
            node_modules

      - uses: ahmadnassri/action-npm-global-path@v1
        with:
          path: ~/.my-npm-stuff

Inputs

input	required	default	description
path	❌	~/.npm	root path to use

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Author: Ahmad Nassri • Twitter: @AhmadNassri