example-start-and-pnpm-workspaces.yml

name: example-start-and-pnpm-workspaces
on:
  push:
    branches:
      - 'master'
  pull_request:
  workflow_dispatch:

jobs:
    # The example has pnpm workspaces in its "root" folder
    # examples/start-and-pnpm-workspaces

  single-ws:
    # This job installs pnpm,
    # installs all dependencies,
    # caches the Cypress binary cache,
    # then runs Cypress tests in the single workspace
    # of the subfolder "packages/workspace-1".
    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
    name: Single workspace
    steps:
      - name: Checkout repository
        uses: actions/checkout@v4

        # pnpm is not installed by default on GitHub runners
      - name: Install pnpm
        run: npm install -g pnpm@9

      - name: Install dependencies
        # with Cypress GitHub Action.
        # Calling the Cypress GitHub Action causes all dependencies from
        # the root of the pnpm workspace examples/start-and-pnpm-workspaces
        # to be installed
        # AND it automatically caches the Cypress binary.
        #
        # If you copy this workflow to another repository replace the following with
        # uses: cypress-io/github-action@v6
        # The notation ./ is a special usage only used here.
        # It causes the version of the action code from whatever branch it is launched in to be used.
        # Do not try to use the ./ notation this outside of this repository!
        uses: ./ # approximately equivalent to using cypress-io/github-action@v6
        with:
          working-directory: examples/start-and-pnpm-workspaces
          runTests: false

      - name: Cypress test Single
        # Run Cypress in examples/start-and-pnpm-workspaces/packages/workspace-1 only
        uses: ./ # equivalent to using cypress-io/github-action@v6
        with:
          # Do not attempt to install dependencies in the workspace using the action.
          # There is no pnpm-lock.yaml file in a workspace for
          # Cypress GitHub Action to use.
          # We already installed dependencies when we called the action previously.
          install: false
          working-directory: examples/start-and-pnpm-workspaces/packages/workspace-1
          build: pnpm run build
          start: pnpm start
          wait-on: 'http://localhost:5000'

  multiple-ws:
    # This job installs pnpm,
    # installs all dependencies,
    # caches the Cypress binary cache,
    # then runs Cypress tests in each of the workspaces.
    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
    strategy:
      fail-fast: false
      matrix:
        cypress:
          - working_directory: examples/start-and-pnpm-workspaces/packages/workspace-1
          - working_directory: examples/start-and-pnpm-workspaces/packages/workspace-2
    name: Multiple workspaces
    steps:
      - name: Checkout repository
        uses: actions/checkout@v4

      - name: Install pnpm
        run: npm install -g pnpm@9

      - name: Install dependencies
        uses: ./ # approximately equivalent to using cypress-io/github-action@v6
        with:
          working-directory: examples/start-and-pnpm-workspaces
          runTests: false

      - name: Cypress test Multiple
        # Run Cypress in
        # examples/start-and-pnpm-workspaces/packages/workspace-1 and
        # examples/start-and-pnpm-workspaces/packages/workspace-2
        uses: ./ # equivalent to using cypress-io/github-action@v6
        with:
          install: false
          working-directory: ${{ matrix.cypress.working_directory }}
          build: pnpm run build
          start: pnpm start
          wait-on: 'http://localhost:5000'