.eslintrc.js

@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+module.exports = {
+  env: {
+    commonjs: true,
+    es6: true,
+    node: true
+  },
+  extends: [
+    'airbnb-base'
+  ],
+  globals: {
+    Atomics: 'readonly',
+    SharedArrayBuffer: 'readonly'
+  },
+  parserOptions: {
+    ecmaVersion: 2018
+  },
+  rules: {
+    'comma-dangle': [
+      'error',
+      'never'
+    ],
+    'no-console': 'off',
+    'object-curly-newline': 'off'
+  }
+};

.github/workflows/build.yml

@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Setup Node.js ${{ matrix.node-version }}
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v6
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
           node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
       - name: Install dependencies

.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml

@@ -31,11 +31,11 @@ jobs:
         language: [ 'javascript' ]
     steps:
     - name: Checkout
-      uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
     # Initializes the CodeQL tools for scanning.
     - name: Initialize CodeQL
-      uses: github/codeql-action/init@v4
+      uses: github/codeql-action/init@v3
       with:
         languages: ${{ matrix.language }}
 
@@ -44,4 +44,4 @@ jobs:
         npm run build --if-present
 
     - name: Perform CodeQL Analysis
-      uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@v4
+      uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@v3

.github/workflows/e2e-manual.yml

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
 #         ----------------------------------------------------------------
 #         START E2E Test Specific - steps

.github/workflows/e2e.yml

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
 #         : ---------------------------------------------------------------
 #         : START E2E Test Specific - steps
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       #         : ---------------------------------------------------------------
       #         : START E2E Test Specific - steps

.github/workflows/manual-release.yml

@@ -49,9 +49,9 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repo
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Setup Node.js ${{ matrix.NODE_VERSION }}
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v6
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
           node-version: ${{ matrix.NODE_VERSION }}
       - name: Commit trigger
@@ -64,9 +64,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run Tests
         run: npm test --if-present
       - name: Create a release - ${{ github.event.inputs.version }}
-        uses: cycjimmy/semantic-release-action@v6
+        uses: cycjimmy/semantic-release-action@v4
         with:
-          semantic_version: 24
           dry_run: ${{ github.event.inputs.dryRun == 'true' }}
           extra_plugins: |
             @semantic-release/changelog

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Setup Node.js
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v6
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
           node-version: ${{ matrix['node-version'] }}
       - name: Install dependencies
@@ -28,10 +28,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run Tests
         run: npm test --if-present
       - name: Release
-        id: semantic
-        uses: cycjimmy/semantic-release-action@v6
+        uses: cycjimmy/semantic-release-action@v4
         with:
-          semantic_version: 24
           dry_run: false
           extra_plugins: |
             @semantic-release/changelog
@@ -44,11 +42,3 @@ jobs:
           GIT_COMMITTER_NAME: github-actions
           GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL: github-actions@github.com
           CI: true
-      - name: Update major version tag
-        if: steps.semantic.outputs.new_release_published == 'true'
-        run: |
-          MAJOR="v${{ steps.semantic.outputs.new_release_major_version }}"
-          TAG="v${{ steps.semantic.outputs.new_release_version }}"
-          echo "Updating $MAJOR tag to point to $TAG"
-          git tag -f "$MAJOR" "$TAG"
-          git push -f origin "$MAJOR"

.gitignore

@@ -20,6 +20,3 @@ node_modules/
 # IDE
 .idea
 .vscode
-
-# AI
-.claude/settings.local.json

.releaserc

@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
       {
         "assets": ["docs/CHANGELOG.md", "package.json"]
       }
-    ],
-    "@semantic-release/github"
+    ]
   ]
 }

CLAUDE.md

@@ -1,40 +0,0 @@
-# CLAUDE.md
-
-This file provides guidance to Claude Code (claude.ai/code) when working with code in this repository.
-
-## Project Overview
-
-GitHub Action for deploying files via rsync over SSH, with optional remote script execution before/after deployment. Published as `easingthemes/ssh-deploy` on the GitHub Marketplace.
-
-## Commands
-
-- **Build (lint + bundle):** `npm run build`
-- **Lint only:** `npm run lint`
-- **Lint with autofix:** `npm run lint:fix`
-- **No unit test suite** — testing is done via e2e workflows in CI (Docker-based SSH server, see `.github/workflows/e2e.yml`)
-
-The build step runs ESLint then bundles `src/index.js` into `dist/index.js` using `@vercel/ncc`. The `dist/index.js` is the actual entrypoint executed by GitHub Actions (defined in `action.yml`).
-
-## Architecture
-
-The action runs as a single Node.js 24 process with this execution flow:
-
-1. **`src/inputs.js`** — Reads all config from environment variables (both `INPUT_*` and bare names). Converts `SNAKE_CASE` input names to `camelCase`. Splits multi-value inputs: `SOURCE` and `ARGS` on spaces, `EXCLUDE` and `SSH_CMD_ARGS` on commas. Prepends `GITHUB_WORKSPACE` to source paths. Exports a single `inputs` object used by all other modules.
-
-2. **`src/index.js`** — Orchestration entry point. Pipeline: validate inputs → write SSH key → optionally update known_hosts → run SCRIPT_BEFORE → rsync → run SCRIPT_AFTER.
-
-3. **`src/sshKey.js`** — Writes the SSH private key to `~/.ssh/<deploy_key_name>` with mode `0400`. Creates `known_hosts` file. Uses `ssh-keyscan` to add the remote host when before/after scripts are configured.
-
-4. **`src/rsyncCli.js`** — Validates rsync is installed (auto-installs via apt-get if missing). Uses the local `src/rsync.js` module (child_process.spawn) to execute the rsync transfer.
-
-5. **`src/remoteCmd.js`** — Writes script content to a temporary `.sh` file in the workspace, executes it on the remote host via `ssh ... 'bash -s' < script.sh`, then deletes the local script file. Passes `RSYNC_STDOUT` env var to after-scripts.
-
-6. **`src/helpers.js`** — File I/O utilities (`writeToFile`, `deleteFile`), input validation, and `snakeToCamel` converter.
-
-## Key Conventions
-
-- **CommonJS modules** — the project uses `require`/`module.exports`, not ES modules.
-- **ESLint 10 flat config** (`eslint.config.js`) — uses `@eslint/js` recommended + `@stylistic/eslint-plugin` for formatting. Notable rules: no trailing commas, `console` is allowed.
-- **Semantic release** on `main` branch via `.releaserc` — use conventional commit messages (`fix:`, `feat:`, etc.). npm publish is disabled; releases are git tags + changelog only.
-- **`dist/index.js` must be committed** — it's the bundled action entrypoint. Run `npm run build` and commit the updated dist after any source changes.
-- **Inputs are environment variables**, not `@actions/core` — the action reads directly from `process.env` rather than using the GitHub Actions toolkit.

docs/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,48 +1,3 @@
-## [6.0.3](https://github.com/easingthemes/ssh-deploy/compare/v6.0.2...v6.0.3) (2026-04-02)
-
-
-### Bug Fixes
-
-* keep @semantic-release/github plugin for GitHub Releases ([0cffff4](https://github.com/easingthemes/ssh-deploy/commit/0cffff4878a082b939d7fa0db84034a64b498430))
-* update major version tag as post-release step ([6306dda](https://github.com/easingthemes/ssh-deploy/commit/6306ddad7ccb78a18c3a18668fbb0b9b0adb911f))
-
-## [6.0.2](https://github.com/easingthemes/ssh-deploy/compare/v6.0.1...v6.0.2) (2026-04-02)
-
-
-### Bug Fixes
-
-* add @semantic-release/github plugin to create GitHub Releases ([9e4918b](https://github.com/easingthemes/ssh-deploy/commit/9e4918b4e1c18dfdf7b93e70301baaefeb15bab3))
-
-## [6.0.1](https://github.com/easingthemes/ssh-deploy/compare/v6.0.0...v6.0.1) (2026-04-02)
-
-
-### Bug Fixes
-
-* upgrade devDependencies and migrate to eslint 10 flat config ([c88faf5](https://github.com/easingthemes/ssh-deploy/commit/c88faf565603544c354d0d27ab6948a6d2048c40))
-
-# [6.0.0](https://github.com/easingthemes/ssh-deploy/compare/v5.1.2...v6.0.0) (2026-04-02)
-
-
-* feat!: replace rsyncwrapper with direct child_process.spawn ([b11fb7f](https://github.com/easingthemes/ssh-deploy/commit/b11fb7f9113ccfec263a5645d472d0351e4874da))
-* feat!: replace rsyncwrapper with local rsync module ([71b8eb3](https://github.com/easingthemes/ssh-deploy/commit/71b8eb300f807e47a87dc96ace9e083d606c05e7))
-
-
-### Bug Fixes
-
-* add proc.on('error') handler to prevent hanging on spawn failure ([c81b43c](https://github.com/easingthemes/ssh-deploy/commit/c81b43c5bf3a389da4168d71e71ddf2f118c2939))
-
-
-### BREAKING CHANGES
-
-* rsyncwrapper dependency removed, rsync command is now
-constructed and executed via a local module using child_process.spawn.
-
-Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
-* rsyncwrapper dependency removed, rsync command is now
-constructed and executed directly via child_process.spawn.
-
-Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
-
 ## [5.1.2](https://github.com/easingthemes/ssh-deploy/compare/v5.1.1...v5.1.2) (2026-04-02)
 
 

eslint.config.js

@@ -1,52 +0,0 @@
-const js = require('@eslint/js');
-const stylistic = require('@stylistic/eslint-plugin');
-const globals = require('globals');
-
-module.exports = [
-  js.configs.recommended,
-  {
-    plugins: {
-      '@stylistic': stylistic
-    },
-    languageOptions: {
-      ecmaVersion: 2020,
-      sourceType: 'commonjs',
-      globals: {
-        ...globals.node,
-        ...globals.commonjs,
-        ...globals.es2020,
-        Atomics: 'readonly',
-        SharedArrayBuffer: 'readonly'
-      }
-    },
-    rules: {
-      // Stylistic rules (migrated from airbnb-base)
-      '@stylistic/comma-dangle': ['error', 'never'],
-      '@stylistic/indent': ['error', 2, { SwitchCase: 1 }],
-      '@stylistic/semi': ['error', 'always'],
-      '@stylistic/quotes': ['error', 'single', { avoidEscape: true }],
-      '@stylistic/arrow-parens': ['error', 'always'],
-      '@stylistic/brace-style': ['error', '1tbs', { allowSingleLine: true }],
-      '@stylistic/comma-spacing': ['error', { before: false, after: true }],
-      '@stylistic/key-spacing': ['error', { beforeColon: false, afterColon: true }],
-      '@stylistic/keyword-spacing': ['error', { before: true, after: true }],
-      '@stylistic/eol-last': ['error', 'always'],
-      '@stylistic/no-trailing-spaces': 'error',
-      '@stylistic/space-before-blocks': 'error',
-      '@stylistic/space-infix-ops': 'error',
-      '@stylistic/arrow-spacing': ['error', { before: true, after: true }],
-
-      // JS rules (migrated from airbnb-base)
-      'no-console': 'off',
-      'no-var': 'error',
-      'prefer-const': 'error',
-      'prefer-arrow-callback': 'error',
-      'prefer-template': 'error',
-      'object-shorthand': ['error', 'always'],
-      'no-shadow': 'error',
-      'no-use-before-define': ['error', { functions: true, classes: true, variables: true }],
-      'camelcase': ['error', { properties: 'never' }],
-      'no-unused-vars': ['error', { vars: 'all', args: 'after-used', ignoreRestSiblings: true }]
-    }
-  }
-];

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@draganfilipovic/ssh-deploy",
-  "version": "6.0.3",
+  "version": "5.1.2",
   "description": "Fast NodeJS action to deploy specific directory from `GITHUB_WORKSPACE` to a server via rsync over ssh.",
   "main": "dist/index.js",
   "files": [
@@ -29,11 +29,17 @@
     "url": "https://github.com/easingthemes/ssh-deploy/issues"
   },
   "homepage": "https://github.com/easingthemes/ssh-deploy#readme",
+  "dependencies": {
+    "rsyncwrapper": "^3.0.1"
+  },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@eslint/js": "^10.0.1",
-    "@stylistic/eslint-plugin": "^5.10.0",
-    "@vercel/ncc": "^0.38.4",
-    "eslint": "^10.1.0",
-    "globals": "^17.4.0"
+    "@vercel/ncc": "^0.36.0",
+    "eslint": "^8.30.0",
+    "eslint-config-airbnb-base": "^15.0.0",
+    "eslint-plugin-import": "^2.26.0"
+  },
+  "overrides": {
+    "word-wrap": "npm:@aashutoshrathi/word-wrap@1.2.5",
+    "semver": "^7.5.2"
   }
 }

src/index.js

@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ const run = async () => {
   if (scriptBefore) {
     await remoteCmdBefore(scriptBefore, privateKeyPath, scriptBeforeRequired);
   }
+  /* eslint-disable object-property-newline */
   await sshDeploy({
     source, rsyncServer, exclude, remotePort,
     privateKeyPath, args, sshCmdArgs

src/inputs.js

@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ inputNames.forEach((input) => {
   const inputVal = process.env[input] || process.env[`INPUT_${input}`] || defaultInputs[inputName];
   const validVal = inputVal === undefined ? defaultInputs[inputName] : inputVal;
   let extendedVal = validVal;
+  // eslint-disable-next-line default-case
   switch (inputName) {
     case 'source':
       extendedVal = validVal.split(' ').map((src) => `${githubWorkspace}/${src}`);

src/remoteCmd.js

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ const handleError = (message, isRequired, callback) => {
   }
 };
 
+// eslint-disable-next-line max-len
 const remoteCmd = async (content, privateKeyPath, isRequired, label) => new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
   const uuid = crypto.randomUUID();
   const filename = `local_ssh_script-${label}-${uuid}.sh`;

src/rsync.js

@@ -1,56 +0,0 @@
-const { spawn } = require('child_process');
-
-const escapeSpaces = (str) => (typeof str === 'string' ? str.replace(/\b\s/g, '\\ ') : str);
-
-const buildRsyncCommand = ({ src, dest, excludeFirst, port, privateKey, args, sshCmdArgs }) => {
-  const cmdParts = [];
-
-  const sources = Array.isArray(src) ? src : [src];
-  cmdParts.push(...sources.map(escapeSpaces));
-  cmdParts.push(escapeSpaces(dest));
-
-  let sshCmd = `ssh -p ${port || 22} -i ${privateKey}`;
-  if (sshCmdArgs && sshCmdArgs.length > 0) {
-    sshCmd += ` ${sshCmdArgs.join(' ')}`;
-  }
-  cmdParts.push('--rsh', `"${sshCmd}"`);
-
-  cmdParts.push('--recursive');
-
-  if (Array.isArray(excludeFirst)) {
-    excludeFirst.forEach((pattern) => {
-      if (pattern) cmdParts.push(`--exclude=${escapeSpaces(pattern)}`);
-    });
-  }
-
-  if (Array.isArray(args)) {
-    cmdParts.push(...args);
-  }
-
-  return `rsync ${[...new Set(cmdParts)].join(' ')}`;
-};
-
-module.exports = (options, callback) => {
-  const cmd = buildRsyncCommand(options);
-  const noop = () => {};
-  const onStdout = options.onStdout || noop;
-  const onStderr = options.onStderr || noop;
-
-  let stdout = '';
-  let stderr = '';
-  const proc = spawn('/bin/sh', ['-c', cmd]);
-
-  proc.stdout.on('data', (data) => { onStdout(data); stdout += data; });
-  proc.stderr.on('data', (data) => { onStderr(data); stderr += data; });
-
-  proc.on('exit', (code) => {
-    let error = null;
-    if (code !== 0) {
-      error = new Error(`rsync exited with code ${code}`);
-      error.code = code;
-    }
-    callback(error, stdout, stderr, cmd);
-  });
-
-  proc.on('error', (err) => callback(err, stdout, stderr, cmd));
-};

src/rsyncCli.js

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 const { execSync } = require('child_process');
-const nodeRsync = require('./rsync');
+const nodeRsync = require('rsyncwrapper');
 
 const nodeRsyncPromise = async (config) => new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
   const logCMD = (cmd) => {
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ const validateRsync = async () => {
     execSync('sudo DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get -y update && sudo DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get --no-install-recommends -y install rsync', { stdio: 'inherit' });
     console.log('✅ [CLI] Rsync installed. \n');
   } catch (error) {
-    throw new Error(`⚠️ [CLI] Rsync installation failed. Aborting ... error: ${error.message}`, { cause: error });
+    throw new Error(`⚠️ [CLI] Rsync installation failed. Aborting ... error: ${error.message}`);
   }
 };
 
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ const rsyncCli = async ({
   };
 
   // RSYNC COMMAND
+  /* eslint-disable object-property-newline */
   return nodeRsyncPromise({
     ...defaultOptions,
     src: source, dest: rsyncServer, excludeFirst: exclude, port: remotePort,