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Closes #59.

require-lockfile could accept a parent lockfile that pnpm would not use for a standalone nested project. It could also accept a stale member lockfile when a shared workspace's root lockfile was missing. Both cases passed the preflight and failed later during installation.

The preflight now asks the selected pnpm for its workspace root and sharedWorkspaceLockfile setting, then checks only the directory that applies to that project. Workspace membership stays with pnpm, including version-dependent behavior for projects excluded by workspace patterns.

After rebasing onto #52, both probes invoke the same downloaded native executable as the install, without a shell or PATH lookup. README wording describes the selected-version behavior.

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  • 55 local tests pass; TypeScript checking and bundle build pass.
  • Real-pnpm tests cover standalone projects, workspace members, and per-project lockfiles, including paths with spaces and shell metacharacters.
  • Process-level tests verify missing or irrelevant lockfiles prevent pnpm install from being invoked, and valid root/member lockfiles permit installation.
  • CI runs command and probe tests with pnpm 11 and 12 on Linux and Windows, with deprecation warnings treated as errors. The standalone-to-workspace integration scenario runs on both operating systems.

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  • Bug Fixes

    • Improved Require a lockfile behavior to locate the lockfile according to the selected pnpm version and workspace configuration.
    • Workspace projects now correctly use the shared workspace lockfile.
    • Standalone projects and workspaces configured with per-project lockfiles now correctly require their own lockfile.
    • Prevented installation from proceeding when the appropriate lockfile is missing.
  • Documentation

    • Clarified lockfile search locations and updated failure messaging.

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The action now asks pnpm to identify workspace membership and lockfile settings. It checks the selected lockfile directory before installation. Tests, documentation, and workflow coverage cover standalone projects and workspace members.

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Workspace-aware lockfile resolution

Layer / File(s) Summary
Lockfile directory resolution
src/pnpm-install/lockfile.ts, src/pnpm-install/lockfile.test.mjs
The resolver uses pnpm root -w and sharedWorkspaceLockfile to select the workspace root or the project directory. Tests cover both configurations and standalone projects.
Require-lockfile preflight
src/pnpm-install/index.ts, package.json
The action checks pnpm-lock.yaml in the selected directory and returns before pnpm install when the file is absent. The test script includes the new lockfile tests.
Project behavior validation
.github/workflows/test.yaml, README.md
Workflow coverage verifies standalone lockfiles and workspace-root lockfiles. Documentation describes the corresponding search rules.

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Severity of issue fixed: Medium

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sequenceDiagram
  participant runPnpmInstall
  participant lockfileDir
  participant pnpm
  runPnpmInstall->>lockfileDir: Resolve lockfile directory for working-directory
  lockfileDir->>pnpm: Probe workspace and sharedWorkspaceLockfile
  pnpm-->>lockfileDir: Return workspace and configuration results
  lockfileDir-->>runPnpmInstall: Return selected directory
  runPnpmInstall->>pnpm: Install when pnpm-lock.yaml exists
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Align require-lockfile checks with pnpm workspace membership

🐞 Bug fix 🧪 Tests 📝 Documentation 🕐 20-40 Minutes

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• Query installed pnpm to determine whether the working directory belongs to a workspace.
• Restrict standalone projects to their own lockfile before running frozen installs.
• Add unit, workflow, and documentation coverage for workspace-aware lockfile discovery.
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graph TD
  A["Install action"] --> B["pnpm root -w"] --> C{"Workspace member?"}
  C -- Yes --> D["Search to root"] --> F{"Lockfile found?"}
  C -- No --> E["Search locally"] --> F
  F -- Yes --> G["Run frozen install"]
  F -- No --> H["Fail preflight"]
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The following are alternative approaches to this PR:

1. Parse workspace configuration
  • ➕ Avoids spawning an additional pnpm command.
  • ➕ Could determine membership entirely within the action.
  • ➖ Duplicates pnpm's workspace membership semantics.
  • ➖ Risks diverging across pnpm versions and package-selection behavior.
  • ➖ Requires maintaining workspace pattern and manifest edge cases.
2. Rely on frozen install errors
  • ➕ Removes the separate lockfile discovery step.
  • ➕ Lets pnpm provide the authoritative final result.
  • ➖ Defeats require-lockfile's early-failure purpose.
  • ➖ Produces ERR_PNPM_NO_LOCKFILE only after installation starts.
  • ➖ Provides less targeted action-level diagnostics.

Recommendation: Keep the PR's pnpm probe approach. Asking the installed pnpm preserves version-specific workspace semantics without reimplementing package selection, while retaining the early and actionable failure that require-lockfile is intended to provide.

Files changed (6) +221 / -31

Bug fix (2) +71 / -26
index.tsUse pnpm-derived boundaries for lockfile validation +14/-26

Use pnpm-derived boundaries for lockfile validation

• Replaces unconditional upward lockfile discovery with a workspace root reported by pnpm, falling back to the working directory for standalone projects. Failure messages now reflect whether only the local directory or its ancestors were searched.

src/pnpm-install/index.ts

lockfile.tsIntroduce pnpm-aware lockfile discovery helpers +57/-0

Introduce pnpm-aware lockfile discovery helpers

• Adds a pnpm root -w probe to obtain the workspace root according to the installed pnpm version. Extracts lockfile traversal into a testable helper bounded by both the selected search root and GitHub checkout.

src/pnpm-install/lockfile.ts

Tests (3) +141 / -1
test.yamlAdd standalone-project require-lockfile integration coverage +86/-0

Add standalone-project require-lockfile integration coverage

• Adds an end-to-end workflow that creates unrelated root and nested projects. It verifies that a root lockfile does not satisfy the nested standalone project, failure occurs before installation, and adding a local lockfile permits installation.

.github/workflows/test.yaml

package.jsonInclude pnpm-install unit tests in the test command +1/-1

Include pnpm-install unit tests in the test command

• Extends the Node test script to execute the new pnpm-install test suite alongside cache-restore tests.

package.json

lockfile.test.mjsTest bounded workspace and standalone lockfile searches +54/-0

Test bounded workspace and standalone lockfile searches

• Covers workspace members, excluded standalone projects with and without local lockfiles, and checkout boundaries when pnpm reports a root outside the checkout.

src/pnpm-install/lockfile.test.mjs

Documentation (1) +9 / -4
README.mdDocument workspace-aware lockfile lookup +9/-4

Document workspace-aware lockfile lookup

• Clarifies that workspace members use their workspace root lockfile while standalone or excluded projects require a lockfile in their own working directory.

README.md

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RetriggerConfidence Score: 5/5

The PR appears safe to merge; the prior lockfile-selection defect is fixed and no new actionable failure remains.

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zkochan and others added 4 commits September 20, 2026 22:51
`findLockfile` walked up from `working-directory` to the checkout on the
premise that pnpm keeps the lockfile at the workspace root. That holds only
for a directory the workspace contains. A directory with a manifest of its
own and no workspace above it — or one a workspace leaves out, since
pnpm/pnpm#15125 — installs on its own, so the lockfile above it describes
nothing it installs. The preflight passed and pnpm then failed with
ERR_PNPM_NO_LOCKFILE, which is the report this check exists to replace.

Ask the installed pnpm instead of restating its rule: `pnpm root -w` prints
the workspace root from any directory the workspace contains and fails from
one it does not. The search climbs to what it reports and stops at
`working-directory` when it reports nothing, so the action follows whichever
pnpm the workflow selected rather than tracking the rule itself.

The walk moves to its own module so it can be tested without pulling the
action's inputs in, and the workflow gains the end-to-end case: a nested
project whose lockfile lives only at the checkout root now fails the step
before pnpm runs, and passes once it has a lockfile of its own.

Closes #59

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
…t case

The job describes a nested project with no workspace above it, but the
checkout carries this repository's own pnpm-workspace.yaml, so pnpm placed the
nested directory in a workspace and the lockfile above it applied after all.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
…above

The preflight walked up from `working-directory` and took the first
pnpm-lock.yaml it met. A workspace keeps one lockfile at its root, so a member
carrying a stale or independently generated lockfile of its own satisfied the
check while the install still read the root's — and failed when that one was
absent.

Ask pnpm for the directory instead of searching for a file: the workspace root
when it places the project in a workspace, the project itself when it does not
or when `sharedWorkspaceLockfile` is off. Both answers come from the pnpm the
workflow selected, so neither rule lives here.

The message now names that directory, which for a member is the workspace root
rather than the directory the user pointed at.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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