Github action step getting stuck #27104

ErinRenNumber1 · 2021-06-02T15:23:00Z

ErinRenNumber1
Jun 2, 2021

Hi there:

I am very new to Github actions, and just trying to learn how to create the steps. I am creating my very first Github action here, and one of my steps hangs. I wonder if anyone can help me to understand what I am missing. Create github-actions.yml · ErinRenNumber1/erin-ren-sandbox@8d0a9c0 · GitHub

Basically, I am trying to download shopify CLI, and try to print the version. On my local machine, shopify version prints correctly. I don’t understand why it hangs as a step here. Any help would be appreciated!

Answered by jsoref

Jun 3, 2021

The problem is that shopify * wants to ask interactive questions at first launch even when there isn’t a tty (this is a bug).

 % shopify version
? Would you like to enable anonymous usage reporting?
If you select “Yes”, we’ll collect data about which commands you use and which errors you encounter.
Sharing this anonymous data helps Shopify improve this tool.
 (Choose with ↑ ↓ ⏎)
  1. yes
> 2. no

Fwiw, I tried:

shopify config analytics off < /dev/null

And that didn’t work either.

It is possible to drop a config file into place in order to bypass the (invisible) prompt:

github.com/ErinRenNumber1/erin-ren-sandbox

suppress shopify config prompt -- we're unattended

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jsoref · 2021-06-03T04:40:25Z

jsoref
Jun 3, 2021

The problem is that shopify * wants to ask interactive questions at first launch even when there isn’t a tty (this is a bug).

 % shopify version
? Would you like to enable anonymous usage reporting?
If you select “Yes”, we’ll collect data about which commands you use and which errors you encounter.
Sharing this anonymous data helps Shopify improve this tool.
 (Choose with ↑ ↓ ⏎)
  1. yes
> 2. no

Fwiw, I tried:

shopify config analytics off < /dev/null

And that didn’t work either.

It is possible to drop a config file into place in order to bypass the (invisible) prompt:

github.com/ErinRenNumber1/erin-ren-sandbox

suppress shopify config prompt -- we're unattended

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jsoref · 2021-06-03T04:50:49Z

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Jun 3, 2021

github.com/Shopify/shopify-app-cli

shopify-cli requires a terminal for first launch

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# Issue summary

Running [shopify using GitHub Actions](https://github.communi…ty/t/github-action-step-getting-stuck/183184) hangs.

Expected behavior

If there isn't a tty (e.g. in GitHub Actions), the program shouldn't stall waiting for one.
Running shopify config analytics off should work even if there isn't a tty (this ALSO stalls).

Actual behavior

Program stalls without producing any output, leaving users scratching their heads.

Workaround

After divining the path to the config file (~/.config/shopify/config), one can create the file and fill it with:

[analytics]
enabled = false

before running shopify. This works on both macOS and Linux.

Steps to reproduce the problem

Locally clone https://github.com/ErinRenNumber1/erin-ren-sandbox
Create a GitHub repository
Push your local clone to your newly created GitHub repository (this should trigger the action)
You will see something like: https://github.com/ErinRenNumber1/erin-ren-sandbox/actions/runs/899843167

Reduced test case

https://github.com/ErinRenNumber1/erin-ren-sandbox/actions/runs/899843167/workflow

Specifications

App type: Ruby Gem Cli (?)
Operating System: macOS / Linux (reproduced using nektos/act w/ ubuntu-latest)
Shell: bash
Ruby version (ruby -v):
- macOS: ruby 2.6.3p62 (2019-04-16 revision 67580) [universal.x86_64-darwin19]
- Ubuntu: Unpacking ruby2.7 (2.7.0-5ubuntu1.4) ...

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ErinRenNumber1 · 2021-06-03T11:16:10Z

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Jun 3, 2021
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Thank you so much @jsoref! 😃

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Github action step getting stuck #27104

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suppress shopify config prompt -- we're unattended

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suppress shopify config prompt -- we're unattended

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shopify-cli requires a terminal for first launch

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