[GH-ISSUE #246] action.yaml: no such file or directory

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Originally created by @oscarmorrison on GitHub (May 18, 2020).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/nektos/act/issues/246

my main.yml

name: Update Price
on: push

jobs:
  scrape:

    runs-on: ubuntu-latest

    strategy:
      matrix:
        node-version: [13.x]

    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
      - name: Use Node.js ${{ matrix.node-version }}
        uses: actions/setup-node@v1.4.2
        with:
          node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
      - name: npm install, build, & run
        run: |
          npm i -g yarn
          yarn install
      - name: Run price check
        uses: ianwalter/puppeteer@cbdd5c50c8d6b6275cdf46e4ad2b3f7ee61211ce
        with:
            args: yarn run update-price
      - name: Deploy to gh-pages
        uses: peaceiris/actions-gh-pages@v3
        with:
            github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
            publish_dir: ./data

my .actrc

-P ubuntu-latest=nektos/act-environments-ubuntu:18.04

Getting an error running it

[Update Price]   ❌  Failure - Run price check
Error: open [User directory]/.cache/act/ianwalter-puppeteer@cbdd5c50c8d6b6275cdf46e4ad2b3f7ee61211ce/action.yaml: no such file or directory

Originally created by @oscarmorrison on GitHub (May 18, 2020). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/nektos/act/issues/246 my main.yml ``` name: Update Price on: push jobs: scrape: runs-on: ubuntu-latest strategy: matrix: node-version: [13.x] steps: - uses: actions/checkout@v2 - name: Use Node.js ${{ matrix.node-version }} uses: actions/setup-node@v1.4.2 with: node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }} - name: npm install, build, & run run: | npm i -g yarn yarn install - name: Run price check uses: ianwalter/puppeteer@cbdd5c50c8d6b6275cdf46e4ad2b3f7ee61211ce with: args: yarn run update-price - name: Deploy to gh-pages uses: peaceiris/actions-gh-pages@v3 with: github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }} publish_dir: ./data ``` my .actrc ``` -P ubuntu-latest=nektos/act-environments-ubuntu:18.04 ``` Getting an error running it ``` [Update Price] ❌ Failure - Run price check Error: open [User directory]/.cache/act/ianwalter-puppeteer@cbdd5c50c8d6b6275cdf46e4ad2b3f7ee61211ce/action.yaml: no such file or directory ```

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@tobsenll commented on GitHub (May 19, 2020):

I have the same problem when I reference a local DockerAction without an action.yaml but only a Dockerfile.
This is working when running on github but not with act locally.

@tobsenll commented on GitHub (May 19, 2020): I have the same problem when I reference a local DockerAction without an action.yaml but only a Dockerfile. This is working when running on github but not with act locally.

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@stavalfi commented on GitHub (Jun 18, 2020):

@tobsenll @oscarmorrison is there any workaround? i have the same issue when using actions-hub/docker/login@master

@stavalfi commented on GitHub (Jun 18, 2020): @tobsenll @oscarmorrison is there any workaround? i have the same issue when using `actions-hub/docker/login@master`

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@jsoref commented on GitHub (Jun 26, 2020):

@tobsenll / @stavalfi: could you provide a testcase?

I'm using this, but I have no idea if it's representative:

name: Log into Docker
on: push

jobs:
  login:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - name: Trigger docker login
        uses: actions-hub/docker/login@master

@jsoref commented on GitHub (Jun 26, 2020): @tobsenll / @stavalfi: could you provide a testcase? I'm using this, but I have no idea if it's representative: ``` name: Log into Docker on: push jobs: login: runs-on: ubuntu-latest steps: - name: Trigger docker login uses: actions-hub/docker/login@master ```

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@benwinding commented on GitHub (Jul 22, 2020):

Okay, so here's how I got around this error in the using statement:

uses: some/action@master

some/action requires the action.yaml file to be included in the action you're referencing more details here. It doesn't work without it.
some/action doesn't work with @BRANCH_NAME (even though it works on Github) you need to use one of the following:
- action@master
- action@COMMIT_HASH
- action@TAG_NAME

@benwinding commented on GitHub (Jul 22, 2020): Okay, so here's how I got around this error in the `using` statement: ``` yaml uses: some/action@master ``` - `some/action` requires the `action.yaml` file to be included in the action you're referencing [more details here](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/creating-actions/metadata-syntax-for-github-actions). It doesn't work without it. - `some/action` doesn't work with `@BRANCH_NAME` (even though it works on Github) you need to use one of the following: - `action@master` - `action@COMMIT_HASH` - `action@TAG_NAME`

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@jsoref commented on GitHub (Jul 22, 2020):

@benwinding: I suspect the lack of handling for branch name might be handled for nektos/act#62, otherwise, it deserves its own issue.

@jsoref commented on GitHub (Jul 22, 2020): @benwinding: I suspect the lack of handling for branch name might be handled for nektos/act#62, otherwise, it deserves its own issue.

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@maxandersen commented on GitHub (Sep 11, 2020):

I have the same issue in https://github.com/jbangdev/jbang-action I use:

 - name: Login to docker hub
        if: success()
        uses: actions-hub/docker/login@master
        env:
          DOCKER_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_USERNAME }}
          DOCKER_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_PASSWORD }}

and it complains about login/action.yaml not found.

tried grokking what @benwinding suggested in https://github.com/nektos/act/issues/246#issuecomment-662237162 but if one remove actions-hub nothing work ;)

@maxandersen commented on GitHub (Sep 11, 2020): I have the same issue in https://github.com/jbangdev/jbang-action I use: ``` - name: Login to docker hub if: success() uses: actions-hub/docker/login@master env: DOCKER_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_USERNAME }} DOCKER_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_PASSWORD }} ``` and it complains about login/action.yaml not found. tried grokking what @benwinding suggested in https://github.com/nektos/act/issues/246#issuecomment-662237162 but if one remove `actions-hub` nothing work ;)

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@github-actions[bot] commented on GitHub (Nov 11, 2020):

Issue is stale and will be closed in 7 days unless there is new activity

@github-actions[bot] commented on GitHub (Nov 11, 2020): Issue is stale and will be closed in 7 days unless there is new activity

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@jsoref commented on GitHub (Nov 11, 2020):

This issue is almost certainly still valid (I'm not a fan of that bot)

@jsoref commented on GitHub (Nov 11, 2020): This issue is almost certainly still valid (I'm not a fan of that bot)

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@github-actions[bot] commented on GitHub (Jan 11, 2021):

Issue is stale and will be closed in 7 days unless there is new activity

@github-actions[bot] commented on GitHub (Jan 11, 2021): Issue is stale and will be closed in 7 days unless there is new activity

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@jsoref commented on GitHub (Jan 11, 2021):

Bad bot

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@ibraheeamm commented on GitHub (Jan 18, 2021):

Hey

I am also facing the same issue with this https://github.com/devmasx/brakeman-linter-action

Thanks

@ibraheeamm commented on GitHub (Jan 18, 2021): Hey I am also facing the same issue with this [https://github.com/devmasx/brakeman-linter-action](action) Thanks

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@github-actions[bot] commented on GitHub (Feb 18, 2021):

Issue is stale and will be closed in 14 days unless there is new activity

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@rickstaa commented on GitHub (Feb 23, 2021):

@github-actions bot I think this is still relevant.

@rickstaa commented on GitHub (Feb 23, 2021): @github-actions bot I think this is still relevant.

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@github-actions[bot] commented on GitHub (Mar 26, 2021):

Issue is stale and will be closed in 14 days unless there is new activity

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@jsoref commented on GitHub (Mar 26, 2021):

Bad bot

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@catthehacker commented on GitHub (Apr 2, 2021):

Fixed by #293

@catthehacker commented on GitHub (Apr 2, 2021): Fixed by #293

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