Refactor GitHub Actions workflow to improve dependency installation process. Replace 'Clean install' step with 'Install dependencies' and implement conditional logic for using 'npm install' or 'npm ci' based on the presence of package-lock.json. This enhances compatibility and ensures a smoother CI pipeline.

Author: alexpmule

.github/workflows/deployment.yml

@@ -25,11 +25,14 @@ jobs:
         with:
           node-version: 18
           cache: 'npm'
-      - name: Clean install
+      - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
-          rm -rf node_modules package-lock.json
           npm install -g [email protected]
-          npm ci
+          if [ ! -f "package-lock.json" ]; then
+            npm install
+          else
+            npm ci
+          fi
       - name: Generate AMF models
         run: npm run prepare
       - name: Install Playwright browsers
@@ -46,11 +49,14 @@ jobs:
         with:
           node-version: 18
           cache: 'npm'
-      - name: Clean install
+      - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
-          rm -rf node_modules package-lock.json
           npm install -g [email protected]
-          npm ci
+          if (!(Test-Path "package-lock.json")) {
+            npm install
+          } else {
+            npm ci
+          }
       - name: Generate AMF models
         run: npm run prepare
       - name: Install Playwright browsers
@@ -76,7 +82,13 @@ jobs:
           registry-url: 'https://registry.npmjs.org'
           cache: 'npm'
       - name: Install dependencies
-        run: npm ci
+        run: |
+          npm install -g [email protected]
+          if [ ! -f "package-lock.json" ]; then
+            npm install
+          else
+            npm ci
+          fi
       - name: Read version from package.json
         uses: culshaw/read-package-node-version-actions@v1
         id: package-node-version