Cannot require global packages

[artyom-melnikov]

I've installed npm package globally and I cannot require it from the github script

Error: Cannot find module 'xxx'
Require stack:
- /home/runner/work/_actions/actions/github-script/v6/dist/index.js
    at Function.Module._resolveFilename (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:933:15)
    at resolve (node:internal/modules/cjs/helpers:108:19)
    at Object.apply (/home/runner/work/_actions/actions/github-script/v6/dist/index.js:4822:43)
    at eval (eval at callAsyncFunction (/home/runner/work/_actions/actions/github-script/v6/dist/index.js:4807:16), <anonymous>:3:29)
    at callAsyncFunction (/home/runner/work/_actions/actions/github-script/v6/dist/index.js:4808:12)
    at main (/home/runner/work/_actions/actions/github-script/v6/dist/index.js:4862:26)
    at Module.272 (/home/runner/work/_actions/actions/github-script/v6/dist/index.js:4846:1)
    at __webpack_require__ (/home/runner/work/_actions/actions/github-script/v6/dist/index.js:[24]
    at startup (/home/runner/work/_actions/actions/github-script/v6/dist/index.js:43:19)
    at /home/runner/work/_actions/actions/github-script/v6/dist/index.js:49:18 {
  code: 'MODULE_NOT_FOUND',
  requireStack: [
    '/home/runner/work/_actions/actions/github-script/v6/dist/index.js'
  ]
}

I also tried to change NPM_CONFIG_PREFIX but it didn't help as well

[ShaMan123]

+1

[rgoodwin]

Is there any update on this. I am encountering the same issue.

[SvenSchneiderDVAG]

Same issue here with version 7 on Windows 11. installed joi with npm install -g joi

Run actions/github-script@v7
Error: Cannot find module 'joi'
Require stack:
- C:\actions-runner\_work\_actions\actions\github-script\v7\dist\index.js
    at Module._resolveFilename (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1048:15)
    at resolve (node:internal/modules/helpers:136:19)
    at Object.apply (C:\actions-runner\_work\_actions\actions\github-script\v7\dist\index.js:[35](https://github.com/dvag/gitrxspielwiese/actions/runs/7526587621/job/20485294576#step:4:36)469:43)
    at eval (eval at callAsyncFunction (C:\actions-runner\_work\_actions\actions\github-script\v7\dist\index.js:35424:16), <anonymous>:3:13)
    at callAsyncFunction (C:\actions-runner\_work\_actions\actions\github-script\v7\dist\index.js:35425:12)
    at main (C:\actions-runner\_work\_actions\actions\github-script\v7\dist\index.js:35522:26)
    at C:\actions-runner\_work\_actions\actions\github-script\v7\dist\index.js:35497:1
    at C:\actions-runner\_work\_actions\actions\github-script\v7\dist\index.js:35553:3
    at Object.<anonymous> (C:\actions-runner\_work\_actions\actions\github-script\v7\dist\index.js:35556:12)
    at Module._compile (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:12[41](https://github.com/dvag/gitrxspielwiese/actions/runs/7526587621/job/20485294576#step:4:42):14) {
  code: 'MODULE_NOT_FOUND',
  requireStack: [
    'C:\\actions-runner\\_work\\_actions\\actions\\github-script\\v7\\dist\\index.js'
  ]
}
Error: Unhandled error: Error: Cannot find module 'joi'
Require stack:
- C:\actions-runner\_work\_actions\actions\github-script\v7\dist\index.js

[devin-purple]

I worked around this by getting the absolute path to the NPM root, then passing that into the script to manually include the package.

      - run: |
          npm install -g marked
          echo "root=`npm -g root`" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
        id: npm
      - name: Run github-script
        uses: actions/github-script@v7
        env:
          NPM_ROOT: ${{ steps.npm.outputs.root }}
        with:
          github-token: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}
          script: |
            const marked = require(`${process.env.NPM_ROOT}/marked`);

[joshmgross]

Thanks for that workaround @devin-purple.

I don't know how feasible it is for this action to support global packages - I'm open to recommendations but it may be better to just document how to make this work in the README via NPM_ROOT.