Use an env variable for the common INPUTS_PATH #1327

Signed-off-by: tdruez <[email protected]>

Author: tdruez

.github/workflows/generate-sboms.yml

@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ name: Generate SBOMS
 
 on: [push]
 
+env:
+  INPUTS_PATH: scancode-inputs
+
 jobs:
   generate-sboms:
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
@@ -10,22 +13,23 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-      - name: Ensure scancode-inputs directory exists
-        run: mkdir -p scancode-inputs
+      - name: Ensure INPUTS_PATH directory exists
+        run: mkdir -p "${{ env.INPUTS_PATH }}"
 
       - name: Build the Docker image from local Dockerfile
         run: docker build -t local-image .
 
       - name: Run pip freeze inside the built Docker container
-        run: docker run --rm local-image pip freeze --all --exclude scancodeio > scancode-inputs/requirements.txt
+        run: docker run --rm local-image pip freeze --all --exclude scancodeio > "${{ env.INPUTS_PATH }}/requirements.txt"
 
       - name: Collect all .ABOUT files in the scancodeio/ directory
         run: |
-          mkdir -p scancode-inputs/about-files  # Create the directory if it doesn't exist
-          find scancodeio/ -type f -name "*.ABOUT" -exec cp {} scancode-inputs/about-files/ \;
+          mkdir -p "${{ env.INPUTS_PATH }}/about-files"
+          find scancodeio/ -type f -name "*.ABOUT" -exec cp {} "${{ env.INPUTS_PATH }}/about-files/" \;
 
       - name: Resolve the dependencies using ScanCode-action
         uses: nexB/scancode-action@main
         with:
           pipelines: "resolve_dependencies:DynamicResolver"
+          inputs-path: ${{ env.INPUTS_PATH }}
           scancodeio-repo-branch: main