Chromatic deployment error when using github-actions - devops

Question

I am working on a React project which is using storybook, I'm trying to publish this storybook into chromatic with GitHub actions. I am using their sample chromatic.yml with just a few changes to match my project needs. Running the chromatic-cli my storybook is desployed succesflly but when I use GitHub actions the following error is displayed:
Error: ✖ Failed to collect Storybook metadata
Could not find a supported Storybook viewlayer package. Make sure one is installed, or set CHROMATIC_STORYBOOK_VERSION.
Here's the full error log:
Run chromaui/action#v1
with:
projectToken: ***
Chromatic CLI v5.7.0
https://www.chromatic.com/docs/cli
Authenticating with Chromatic
→ Connecting to https://index.chromatic.com
Authenticated with Chromatic
→ Using project token '********119f'
Retrieving git information
Retrieved git information
→ Commit 'a9f9af7' on branch 'master'; found 1 baseline commit
Collecting Storybook metadata
→ Could not find a supported Storybook viewlayer package. Make sure one is installed, or set CHROMATIC_STORYBOOK_VERSION.
✖ Failed to collect Storybook metadata
Could not find a supported Storybook viewlayer package. Make sure one is installed, or set CHROMATIC_STORYBOOK_VERSION.
→ View the full stacktrace below
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{
"timestamp": "2021-04-23T22:03:58.789Z",
"sessionId": "2f736280-50df-4f2e-aa3d-00d90236cf61",
"gitVersion": "2.31.1",
"nodePlatform": "linux",
"nodeVersion": "12.13.1",
"packageName": "chromatic",
Error: non-zero exit code
"packageVersion": "5.7.0",
"flags": {
"projectToken": "***",
"fromCI": true,
"interactive": false,
"exitZeroOnChanges": true,
"exitOnceUploaded": false,
"allowConsoleErrors": false
},
"buildScript": "build-storybook",
"errorType": "Error",
"errorMessage": "✖ Failed to collect Storybook metadata"
}
Error: ✖ Failed to collect Storybook metadata
Could not find a supported Storybook viewlayer package. Make sure one is installed, or set CHROMATIC_STORYBOOK_VERSION.
at /home/runner/work/_actions/chromaui/action/v1/bin/lib/getStorybookInfo.js:83:11
at processTicksAndRejections (internal/process/task_queues.js:93:5)
at async getStorybookInfo (/home/runner/work/_actions/chromaui/action/v1/bin/lib/getStorybookInfo.js:115:25)
at async setStorybookInfo (/home/runner/work/_actions/chromaui/action/v1/bin/tasks/storybookInfo.js:6:42)
at async Task.task (/home/runner/work/_actions/chromaui/action/v1/bin/lib/tasks.js:13:7)
And this is my chromatic.yml
# Workflow name
name: "Chromatic Deployment"
# Event for the workflow
on:
push:
branches: [master, stagging, developing]
pull_request:
branches: [master, stagging, developing]
# List of jobs
jobs:
test:
# Operating System
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
defaults:
run:
working-directory: foo
# Job steps
steps:
- uses: actions/checkout#v1
- run: yarn
#👇 Adds Chromatic as a step in the workflow
- uses: chromaui/action#v1
# Options required for Chromatic's GitHub Action
with:
#👇 Chromatic projectToken, see https://storybook.js.org/tutorials/intro-to-storybook/react/en/deploy/ to obtain it
projectToken: ${{ secrets.CHROMATIC_PROJECT_TOKEN }}

Answer 1

So here's what I found on chromatic's official repository:
https://github.com/chromaui/chromatic-cli/issues/227
https://github.com/chromaui/chromatic-cli/issues/324
https://github.com/chromaui/chromatic-cli/issues/197
There's a chance this problem originates from the fact I'm using a monorepo, I though using working-directory was enough to fix this but there an aditional parameter to be used chromaui, workinDir.
Here's my current chromatic.yml
# Workflow name
name: "Chromatic Deployment"
# Event for the workflow
on:
push:
branches: [master, stagging, developing]
pull_request:
branches: [master, stagging, developing]
# List of jobs
jobs:
chromatic-deployment:
# Operating System
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
defaults:
run:
working-directory: foo
# Job steps
steps:
- uses: actions/checkout#v1
- run: yarn
#👇 Adds Chromatic as a step in the workflow
- uses: chromaui/action#v1
# Options required for Chromatic's GitHub Action
with:
workingDir: foo
projectToken: ${{ secrets.CHROMATIC_PROJECT_TOKEN }}