Pnpm Upgrade

pnpm Upgrade

Use these steps to update pnpm and CI pins without blunt search/replace.

Steps (run from repo root)

1. Update pnpm locally

• Try pnpm self-update; if pnpm is missing or self-update fails, run corepack prepare pnpm@latest --activate.
• Capture the resulting version as PNPM_VERSION=$(pnpm -v).

2. Resolve pnpm package integrity

• Query npm registry for the exact package integrity: curl -fsSL "https://registry.npmjs.org/pnpm/${PNPM_VERSION}" | jq -r .dist.integrity.
• Store the result as PNPM_INTEGRITY.
• Abort if the integrity is missing or does not start with sha512-.
• Convert the base64 digest after sha512- to lowercase hex, for example:

     printf '%s' "${PNPM_INTEGRITY#sha512-}" | base64 -d | xxd -p -c 256

• Store the result as PNPM_SHA512_HEX.

3. Align package.json

• Open package.json and set packageManager to pnpm@${PNPM_VERSION}+sha512.${PNPM_SHA512_HEX} (preserve trailing newline and formatting).

4. Find latest pnpm/action-setup tag

• Query GitHub API: curl -fsSL https://api.github.com/repos/pnpm/action-setup/releases/latest | jq -r .tag_name.
• Use GITHUB_TOKEN/GH_TOKEN if available for higher rate limits.
• Store as ACTION_TAG (e.g., v4.2.0). Abort if missing.

5. Resolve the action tag to an immutable commit SHA

• Run git ls-remote https://github.com/pnpm/action-setup "refs/tags/${ACTION_TAG}^{}" and capture the SHA as ACTION_SHA.
• If the dereferenced tag is missing, fall back to git ls-remote https://github.com/pnpm/action-setup "refs/tags/${ACTION_TAG}".
• Abort if ACTION_SHA is empty.

6. Update workflows carefully (no broad regex)

• Files: everything under .github/workflows/ that uses pnpm/action-setup.
• For each file, edit by hand:
• Set uses: pnpm/action-setup@${ACTION_SHA}.
• If a with: version: field exists, set it to ${PNPM_VERSION} (keep quoting style/indent).
• Do not touch unrelated steps. Avoid multiline sed/perl one-liners.

7. Verify

• Run pnpm -v and confirm it matches the version portion of packageManager.
• Confirm packageManager keeps the exact +sha512.${PNPM_SHA512_HEX} suffix.
• git diff to ensure only intended workflow/package.json changes.

8. Follow-up

• If runtime code/build/test config was changed (not typical here), run $code-change-verification; otherwise, a light check is enough.
• Commit with chore: upgrade pnpm toolchain and open a PR (automation may do this).

Notes

• Tools needed: curl, jq, base64, xxd, node, pnpm/corepack. Install if missing.
• Keep edits minimal and readable—prefer explicit file edits over global replacements.
• GitHub Actions must stay pinned to commit SHAs, not tags. Use the latest release tag only to discover the commit SHA to pin.
• If GitHub API is rate-limited, retry with a token or bail out rather than guessing the tag.