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.github/workflows/test.yml

@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ jobs:
   test-output:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      # Download the action at the current ref
+      # Clone this repo
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.6
         with:

__test__/verify-submodules-recursive.sh

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ echo "Testing persisted credential"
 pushd ./submodules-recursive/submodule-level-1/submodule-level-2
 
 # Check if credentials are configured
+echo "Testing for extraheader in git config"
 git config list | grep -q "http.*extraheader"
 if [ "$?" != "0" ]; then
     echo "Failed to validate persisted credential - no http extraheader found"
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ if [ "$?" != "0" ]; then
 fi
 
 # Try to ls-remote to validate credentials work
+echo "Testing git ls-remote to validate credentials"
 git ls-remote origin >/dev/null
 if [ "$?" != "0" ]; then
     echo "Failed to validate persisted credential - git ls-remote failed"

__test__/verify-submodules-true.sh

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ echo "Testing persisted credential"
 pushd ./submodules-true/submodule-level-1
 
 # Check if credentials are configured
+echo "Testing for extraheader in git config"
 git config list | grep -q "http.*extraheader"
 if [ "$?" != "0" ]; then
     echo "Failed to validate persisted credential - no http extraheader found"
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ if [ "$?" != "0" ]; then
 fi
 
 # Try to ls-remote to validate credentials work
+echo "Testing git ls-remote to validate credentials"
 git ls-remote origin >/dev/null
 if [ "$?" != "0" ]; then
     echo "Failed to validate persisted credential - git ls-remote failed"

dist/index.js

@@ -255,17 +255,10 @@ class GitAuthHelper {
             // Remove possible previous HTTPS instead of SSH
             yield this.removeSubmoduleGitConfig(this.insteadOfKey);
             if (this.settings.persistCredentials) {
-                // Credentials config path
-                const credentialsConfigPath = yield this.getCredentialsConfigPath();
+                // Get the credentials config file path in RUNNER_TEMP
+                const credentialsConfigPath = this.getCredentialsConfigPath();
                 // Container credentials config path
                 const containerCredentialsPath = path.posix.join('/github/runner_temp', path.basename(credentialsConfigPath));
-                // Container repo path
-                const workingDirectory = this.git.getWorkingDirectory();
-                const githubWorkspace = process.env['GITHUB_WORKSPACE'];
-                assert.ok(githubWorkspace, 'GITHUB_WORKSPACE is not defined');
-                let relativePath = path.relative(githubWorkspace, workingDirectory);
-                relativePath = relativePath.replace(/\\/g, '/');
-                const containerRepoPath = path.posix.join('/github/workspace', relativePath);
                 // Get submodule config file paths.
                 const configPaths = yield this.git.getSubmoduleConfigPaths(this.settings.nestedSubmodules);
                 // For each submodule, configure includeIf entries pointing to the shared credentials file.
@@ -276,10 +269,13 @@ class GitAuthHelper {
                     submoduleGitDir = submoduleGitDir.replace(/\\/g, '/'); // Use forward slashes, even on Windows
                     // Configure host includeIf
                     yield this.git.config(`includeIf.gitdir:${submoduleGitDir}.path`, credentialsConfigPath, false, false, configPath);
-                    // Configure container includeIf
+                    // Container submodule git directory
+                    const githubWorkspace = process.env['GITHUB_WORKSPACE'];
+                    assert.ok(githubWorkspace, 'GITHUB_WORKSPACE is not defined');
                     let relativeSubmoduleGitDir = path.relative(githubWorkspace, submoduleGitDir);
                     relativeSubmoduleGitDir = relativeSubmoduleGitDir.replace(/\\/g, '/'); // Use forward slashes, even on Windows
                     const containerSubmoduleGitDir = path.posix.join('/github/workspace', relativeSubmoduleGitDir);
+                    // Configure container includeIf
                     yield this.git.config(`includeIf.gitdir:${containerSubmoduleGitDir}.path`, containerCredentialsPath, false, false, configPath);
                 }
                 if (this.settings.sshKey) {
@@ -379,7 +375,7 @@ class GitAuthHelper {
     configureToken(globalConfig) {
         return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
             // Get the credentials config file path in RUNNER_TEMP
-            const credentialsConfigPath = yield this.getCredentialsConfigPath();
+            const credentialsConfigPath = this.getCredentialsConfigPath();
             // Write placeholder to the separate credentials config file using git config.
             // This approach avoids the credential being captured by process creation audit events,
             // which are commonly logged. For more information, refer to
@@ -408,9 +404,9 @@ class GitAuthHelper {
                 const hostIncludeKey = `includeIf.gitdir:${gitDir}.path`;
                 yield this.git.config(hostIncludeKey, credentialsConfigPath);
                 // Container git directory
+                const workingDirectory = this.git.getWorkingDirectory();
                 const githubWorkspace = process.env['GITHUB_WORKSPACE'];
                 assert.ok(githubWorkspace, 'GITHUB_WORKSPACE is not defined');
-                const workingDirectory = this.git.getWorkingDirectory();
                 let relativePath = path.relative(githubWorkspace, workingDirectory);
                 relativePath = relativePath.replace(/\\/g, '/'); // Use forward slashes, even on Windows
                 const containerGitDir = path.posix.join('/github/workspace', relativePath, '.git');
@@ -427,18 +423,16 @@ class GitAuthHelper {
      * @returns The absolute path to the credentials config file
      */
     getCredentialsConfigPath() {
-        return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
-            if (this.credentialsConfigPath) {
-                return this.credentialsConfigPath;
-            }
-            const runnerTemp = process.env['RUNNER_TEMP'] || '';
-            assert.ok(runnerTemp, 'RUNNER_TEMP is not defined');
-            // Create a unique filename for this checkout instance
-            const configFileName = `git-credentials-${(0, uuid_1.v4)()}.config`;
-            this.credentialsConfigPath = path.join(runnerTemp, configFileName);
-            core.debug(`Credentials config path: ${this.credentialsConfigPath}`);
+        if (this.credentialsConfigPath) {
             return this.credentialsConfigPath;
-        });
+        }
+        const runnerTemp = process.env['RUNNER_TEMP'] || '';
+        assert.ok(runnerTemp, 'RUNNER_TEMP is not defined');
+        // Create a unique filename for this checkout instance
+        const configFileName = `git-credentials-${(0, uuid_1.v4)()}.config`;
+        this.credentialsConfigPath = path.join(runnerTemp, configFileName);
+        core.debug(`Credentials config path: ${this.credentialsConfigPath}`);
+        return this.credentialsConfigPath;
     }
     /**
      * Removes SSH authentication configuration by cleaning up SSH keys,

src/git-auth-helper.ts

@@ -154,8 +154,8 @@ class GitAuthHelper {
     await this.removeSubmoduleGitConfig(this.insteadOfKey)
 
     if (this.settings.persistCredentials) {
-      // Credentials config path
-      const credentialsConfigPath = await this.getCredentialsConfigPath()
+      // Get the credentials config file path in RUNNER_TEMP
+      const credentialsConfigPath = this.getCredentialsConfigPath()
 
       // Container credentials config path
       const containerCredentialsPath = path.posix.join(
@@ -163,17 +163,6 @@ class GitAuthHelper {
         path.basename(credentialsConfigPath)
       )
 
-      // Container repo path
-      const workingDirectory = this.git.getWorkingDirectory()
-      const githubWorkspace = process.env['GITHUB_WORKSPACE']
-      assert.ok(githubWorkspace, 'GITHUB_WORKSPACE is not defined')
-      let relativePath = path.relative(githubWorkspace, workingDirectory)
-      relativePath = relativePath.replace(/\\/g, '/')
-      const containerRepoPath = path.posix.join(
-        '/github/workspace',
-        relativePath
-      )
-
       // Get submodule config file paths.
       const configPaths = await this.git.getSubmoduleConfigPaths(
         this.settings.nestedSubmodules
@@ -195,7 +184,9 @@ class GitAuthHelper {
           configPath
         )
 
-        // Configure container includeIf
+        // Container submodule git directory
+        const githubWorkspace = process.env['GITHUB_WORKSPACE']
+        assert.ok(githubWorkspace, 'GITHUB_WORKSPACE is not defined')
         let relativeSubmoduleGitDir = path.relative(
           githubWorkspace,
           submoduleGitDir
@@ -205,6 +196,8 @@ class GitAuthHelper {
           '/github/workspace',
           relativeSubmoduleGitDir
         )
+
+        // Configure container includeIf
         await this.git.config(
           `includeIf.gitdir:${containerSubmoduleGitDir}.path`,
           containerCredentialsPath,
@@ -327,7 +320,7 @@ class GitAuthHelper {
    */
   private async configureToken(globalConfig?: boolean): Promise<void> {
     // Get the credentials config file path in RUNNER_TEMP
-    const credentialsConfigPath = await this.getCredentialsConfigPath()
+    const credentialsConfigPath = this.getCredentialsConfigPath()
 
     // Write placeholder to the separate credentials config file using git config.
     // This approach avoids the credential being captured by process creation audit events,
@@ -373,9 +366,9 @@ class GitAuthHelper {
       await this.git.config(hostIncludeKey, credentialsConfigPath)
 
       // Container git directory
+      const workingDirectory = this.git.getWorkingDirectory()
       const githubWorkspace = process.env['GITHUB_WORKSPACE']
       assert.ok(githubWorkspace, 'GITHUB_WORKSPACE is not defined')
-      const workingDirectory = this.git.getWorkingDirectory()
       let relativePath = path.relative(githubWorkspace, workingDirectory)
       relativePath = relativePath.replace(/\\/g, '/') // Use forward slashes, even on Windows
       const containerGitDir = path.posix.join(
@@ -400,7 +393,7 @@ class GitAuthHelper {
    * Gets or creates the path to the credentials config file in RUNNER_TEMP.
    * @returns The absolute path to the credentials config file
    */
-  private async getCredentialsConfigPath(): Promise<string> {
+  private getCredentialsConfigPath(): string {
     if (this.credentialsConfigPath) {
       return this.credentialsConfigPath
     }