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feat: read pnpm version from devEngines.packageManager - #211
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When no version is specified in the action config or the packageManager field of package.json, fall back to devEngines.packageManager. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Pull request overview
Updates the pnpm setup action to tolerate pnpm v11+ devEngines.packageManager configuration when determining whether to self-update pnpm, and adjusts bootstrapping to account for pnpm v11’s Node engine requirements.
Changes:
- Auto-selects standalone (@pnpm/exe) bootstrap when the system
nodeis older than the required major version. - Extends manifest parsing to consider
devEngines.packageManagerand updates the “no version specified” error message accordingly. - Pins bootstrap lockfiles to pnpm/@pnpm/exe
11.0.0-beta.3and adds a CI workflow job coveringdevEngines.packageManager.
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| File | Description |
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src/install-pnpm/run.ts |
Adds system-Node-based standalone selection and recognizes devEngines.packageManager during version resolution. |
src/install-pnpm/bootstrap/pnpm-lock.json |
Updates bootstrap pnpm dependency to 11.0.0-beta.3 (engine >=22.13). |
src/install-pnpm/bootstrap/exe-lock.json |
Updates bootstrap @pnpm/exe dependency to 11.0.0-beta.3 (plus new dependency tree). |
.github/workflows/test.yaml |
Adds a workflow job to exercise devEngines.packageManager scenarios. |
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| "pnpm": "11.0.0-beta.3" | ||
| } | ||
| }, | ||
| "node_modules/pnpm": { | ||
| "version": "10.32.1", | ||
| "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/pnpm/-/pnpm-10.32.1.tgz", | ||
| "integrity": "sha512-pwaTjw6JrBRWtlY+q07fHR+vM2jRGR/FxZeQ6W3JGORFarLmfWE94QQ9LoyB+HMD5rQNT/7KnfFe8a1Wc0jyvg==", | ||
| "version": "11.0.0-beta.3", | ||
| "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/pnpm/-/pnpm-11.0.0-beta.3.tgz", | ||
| "integrity": "sha512-6PrfRjycZV4vRX6ttG9oR6pOgbI2/OcF2QLOzHm35UcRuvtqP4zf3wQfAAPwEbeu1uAbpSg/Q5cL8h32tumy6Q==", |
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Bootstrap pnpm is being pinned to a pre-release (11.0.0-beta.3). This increases operational risk (unexpected breaking changes, yanked pre-releases) for every action run because the bootstrap version is always installed before any self-update/version selection. If possible, prefer a stable pnpm/@pnpm/exe version, or gate use of the v11 bootstrap to only when devEngines.packageManager is detected (keeping the stable bootstrap for the common path).
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| run: which pnpm; which pnpx | ||
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| - name: 'Test: version' | ||
| run: pnpm --version |
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The new test_dev_engines job currently only prints pnpm --version and doesn’t assert that the version selected actually satisfies the devEngines.packageManager.version value (especially for the >=9.15.0 case). Adding an explicit assertion here would prevent regressions where the action installs/keeps the bootstrap pnpm version but ignores devEngines.packageManager.
| run: pnpm --version | |
| run: | | |
| set -e | |
| required='${{ matrix.version }}' | |
| actual="$(pnpm --version)" | |
| echo "pnpm version: ${actual}" | |
| if [ "${required}" = ">=9.15.0" ]; then | |
| min="9.15.0" | |
| if [ "$(printf '%s\n' "${min}" "${actual}" | sort -V | head -n1)" != "${min}" ]; then | |
| echo "Expected pnpm version >= ${min}, but got ${actual}" | |
| exit 1 | |
| fi | |
| else | |
| if [ "${actual}" != "${required}" ]; then | |
| echo "Expected pnpm version ${required}, but got ${actual}" | |
| exit 1 | |
| fi | |
| fi |
| "@pnpm/exe": "11.0.0-beta.3" | ||
| } | ||
| }, | ||
| "node_modules/@pnpm/exe": { | ||
| "version": "10.32.1", | ||
| "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@pnpm/exe/-/exe-10.32.1.tgz", | ||
| "integrity": "sha512-baEtwHeZwmZAdBuuDDL6tbdGg5KpxhPxr3QFfYTGXvY6ws+Z1bN0mQ7ZjcaXBSC1HuLpVXnZ6NsBiaZ2DMv4vg==", | ||
| "version": "11.0.0-beta.3", | ||
| "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@pnpm/exe/-/exe-11.0.0-beta.3.tgz", | ||
| "integrity": "sha512-yWNlHHdYmvf4c0MCkCzAa4csJDPdA+7yJCbXBUDXMbUu/0Zv/AxtO77q24MwlnBUC0dWeA+0F/pPmdkR9aTV2A==", | ||
| "hasInstallScript": true, |
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@pnpm/exe is also pinned to the pnpm v11 pre-release (11.0.0-beta.3). Since this is the fallback path for older system Node versions, any instability or packaging changes in the beta can impact a large set of users. Consider pinning to a stable release when available, or documenting why a beta is required.
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| // pnpm v11 requires Node >= 22; use standalone (exe) bootstrap which | ||
| // bundles its own Node.js when the system Node is too old | ||
| const systemNodeVersion = await getSystemNodeVersion() | ||
| const standalone = inputs.standalone || systemNodeVersion < 22 |
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standalone is now auto-disabled when node --version reports major >= 22, which means the non-standalone bootstrap path will be used. However pnpm-lock.json was updated to pnpm v11 where the package bin points to bin/pnpm.mjs, while this installer still later references .../pnpm/bin/pnpm.cjs for the non-standalone bootstrap/symlink. This will break the action when standalone is false. Update the non-standalone bootstrap paths to match the pnpm v11 bin (or derive the bin entry dynamically) so Node>=22 runs correctly.
| // pnpm will automatically download and switch to the right version | ||
| if (typeof packageManager === 'string' && packageManager.startsWith('pnpm@')) { | ||
| // Strip the "pnpm@" prefix and any "+sha..." hash suffix | ||
| return packageManager.replace('pnpm@', '').replace(/\+.*$/, '') | ||
| return undefined | ||
| } |
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readTargetVersion no longer returns the version from packageManager: "pnpm@..." and instead returns undefined. That regresses the documented behavior of omitting the version input to install the packageManager-specified pnpm version, and may lead to ERR_PNPM_BAD_PM_VERSION if the bootstrap pnpm version differs. Consider restoring parsing of packageManager (including stripping any +sha... suffix) to return a target version for self-update, and only falling back to devEngines.packageManager when packageManager is absent.
| cp.stdout.on('data', (data: Buffer) => { output += data.toString() }) | ||
| cp.on('close', () => { | ||
| const match = output.match(/^v(\d+)/) | ||
| resolve(match ? parseInt(match[1], 10) : 0) |
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getSystemNodeVersion() only parses the major version and the standalone decision uses < 22, but the pinned pnpm bootstrap in pnpm-lock.json declares engines.node >= 22.13. With Node 22.0–22.12 this would incorrectly pick the non-standalone path and could fail at runtime. Parse the full Node semver (major/minor/patch) and compare against the actual minimum supported version (e.g. 22.13.0), or otherwise ensure the threshold matches the engine requirement.
| cp.stdout.on('data', (data: Buffer) => { output += data.toString() }) | |
| cp.on('close', () => { | |
| const match = output.match(/^v(\d+)/) | |
| resolve(match ? parseInt(match[1], 10) : 0) | |
| cp.stdout.on('data', (data: Buffer) => { | |
| output += data.toString() | |
| }) | |
| cp.on('close', () => { | |
| const match = output.trim().match(/^v(\d+)\.(\d+)\.(\d+)/) | |
| if (!match) { | |
| resolve(0) | |
| return | |
| } | |
| const major = parseInt(match[1], 10) | |
| const minor = parseInt(match[2], 10) | |
| // Align the effective ">= 22" threshold with pnpm's engines.node >= 22.13.0. | |
| // Treat Node 22.0–22.12 as effectively below 22 so that a `< 22` check remains correct. | |
| if (major === 22 && minor < 13) { | |
| resolve(21) | |
| return | |
| } | |
| resolve(major) |
pnpm auto-switches to the right version when devEngines.packageManager is set, so self-update is unnecessary. This also enables range support (e.g. ">=9.15.0") which self-update doesn't handle.
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| // pnpm v11 requires Node >= 22.13; use standalone (exe) bootstrap which | ||
| // bundles its own Node.js when the system Node is too old | ||
| const systemNode = await getSystemNodeVersion() | ||
| const standalone = inputs.standalone || systemNode.major < 22 || (systemNode.major === 22 && systemNode.minor < 13) |
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How about report a misconfiguration as an error instead of ignoring user input?
* fix: update pnpm to v11.7.0 (pnpm#267) * fix: update pnpm to v11.7.0 * fix: update bundle * docs(README): point users to the successor pnpm/setup action (pnpm#282) * docs(README): point users to the successor pnpm/setup action The pnpm setup action has moved to `pnpm/setup`, which installs pnpm v11+ as a self-contained native executable and can install a JavaScript runtime (Node.js, Bun, or Deno) in the same step, replacing `actions/setup-node`. Add a notice at the top of the README, a migration section with a before/after workflow example and an input/output mapping table, and mention the successor in the Notes section. The rest of the docs stay intact since `pnpm/action-setup` remains the way to install pnpm v10 and older. Signed-off-by: Kevin Cui <bh@bugs.cc> * docs(README): address review feedback on migration section Add an explicit version: 11 to the migration example and note when the input can be omitted, since pnpm/setup requires pnpm v11+ and a repo migrating from version: 10 may have no packageManager field or one that pins v10. Move the v2 upgrade warning below the page title so the two callouts are no longer adjacent blockquotes (markdownlint MD028), keeping the successor notice and the legacy warning as separate blocks. Fix the comma splice and use "set up" as the verb in the Notes section. Signed-off-by: Kevin Cui <bh@bugs.cc> --------- Signed-off-by: Kevin Cui <bh@bugs.cc> * refactor: introduce restore keys for cache (pnpm#280) * ci: use pnpm 11 for `pr-check` (pnpm#284) Noticed while working on pnpm#283. * fix: update pnpm to v11.19.0 (pnpm#283) * fix: update pnpm to v11.19.0 Via `scripts/update-bootstrap.mjs 11.19.0` Co-authored-by: Claude Sonnet 5 <jamie.tanna+claude-code@mend.io> * fixup! fix: update pnpm to v11.19.0 As it needs to be rebuilt on Linux. --------- Co-authored-by: Claude Sonnet 5 <jamie.tanna+claude-code@mend.io> * docs: Update README to include devEngines.packageManager (pnpm#273) Support added in pnpm#211 and pnpm#256 * feat: support pnpm v12 (pnpm#288) * feat: support pnpm v12 Approve the pinned @pnpm/exe install script for npm 12, add pnpm 12 coverage across supported runner platforms, and clarify that action-setup remains supported alongside pnpm/setup. * refactor: use pnpm 12 native bootstrap Install the plain pnpm v12 package as the single native bootstrap, remove the legacy @pnpm/exe lockfile and runtime path, and retain the standalone input as a no-op for workflow compatibility. * fix: keep bootstrap updates on pnpm 12 Handle npm's array-shaped view output and resolve only pnpm 12 distribution tags. * fix: use native bootstrap only for pnpm 12 Route pnpm 12-only versions and ranges through the plain pnpm native package while preserving the existing Node and @pnpm/exe bootstrap paths for older releases. * style: remove updater narrative comments --------- Signed-off-by: Kevin Cui <bh@bugs.cc> Co-authored-by: Zoltan Kochan <z@kochan.io> Co-authored-by: Kevin Cui <github@bugs.cc> Co-authored-by: Sukka <isukkaw@gmail.com> Co-authored-by: Jamie Tanna <github@jamietanna.co.uk> Co-authored-by: Jamie Tanna <jamie@jamietanna.co.uk> Co-authored-by: Claude Sonnet 5 <jamie.tanna+claude-code@mend.io> Co-authored-by: Eric Nemchik <eric@nemchik.com>
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Summary
packageManagerfield ofpackage.json, fall back to readingdevEngines.packageManagerfrompackage.json{ "name": "pnpm", "version": "..." }syntax used by pnpm v11+Test plan
devEngines.packageManagerinpackage.jsonand nopackageManagerfieldpackageManagerfield still takes precedence overdevEngines.packageManagerversionstill takes precedence over both🤖 Generated with Claude Code