Update GitHub Actions to use deterministic npm installs and local-only npx execution

.github/workflows/deploy-to-artifacts.yml

@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ jobs:
         with:
           ref: ${{steps.prep.outputs.sha}}
       - run: |
-          npm i
-          npx gulp build
+          npm ci
+          npx --no-install gulp build
           npm pack
       - id: package-name
         uses: actions/github-script@v6
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ jobs:
           path: |
             ${{steps.package-name.outputs.packageName}}.tgz
       - run: |
-          npx gulp docker-build
+          npx --no-install gulp docker-build
           docker save -o ${{steps.package-name.outputs.packageName}}.tar ${{steps.package-name.outputs.imageName}}
       - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:

.github/workflows/license-check.yml

@@ -26,13 +26,13 @@ jobs:
                   node-version: latest
 
             - name: Install dependencies
-              run: npm install
+              run: npm ci
 
             - name: Run Gulp build
-              run: npx gulp build
+              run: npx --no-install gulp build
 
             - name: Pack the application
               run: npm pack
 
             - name: Install the application and check licenses
-              run: mkdir temp && cd temp && npm init -y && npm install ../*.tgz && npx gulp check-licenses
+              run: mkdir temp && cd temp && npm init -y && npm install --package-lock-only ../*.tgz && npm ci && npx --no-install gulp check-licenses

.github/workflows/publish.yml

@@ -42,5 +42,5 @@ jobs:
             username: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_USERNAME }}
             password: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_TOKEN }}
       - run: npm ci
-      - run: npx gulp build
+      - run: npx --no-install gulp build
       - run: gulp docker-publish

.github/workflows/test-client-desktop.yml

@@ -15,6 +15,6 @@ jobs:
   test:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/test-client.yml
     with:
-      test-script: 'npx gulp test-client-travis-run --steps-as-tasks'
+      test-script: 'npx --no-install gulp test-client-travis-run --steps-as-tasks'
       browsers: '["microsoftedge", "chrome", "firefox", "safari"]'
     secrets: inherit

.github/workflows/test-client-mobile.yml

@@ -15,6 +15,6 @@ jobs:
   test:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/test-client.yml
     with:
-      test-script: 'npx gulp test-client-travis-mobile-run --steps-as-tasks'
+      test-script: 'npx --no-install gulp test-client-travis-mobile-run --steps-as-tasks'
       browsers: '["chrome", "safari"]'
     secrets: inherit

.github/workflows/test-dependencies.yml

@@ -15,5 +15,4 @@ jobs:
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v3
     - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
-    - run: npm i --package-lock-only
-    - run: npm audit --production
+    - run: npm audit --package-lock-only --production

.github/workflows/test-functional-docker.yml

@@ -15,6 +15,6 @@ jobs:
   test:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/test-functional.yml
     with:
-      test-script: 'npx gulp docker-functional-test-run --steps-as-tasks'
+      test-script: 'npx --no-install gulp docker-functional-test-run --steps-as-tasks'
       retry_failed_tests: false
       is-docker: true

.github/workflows/test-functional-local-chrome.yml

@@ -15,4 +15,4 @@ jobs:
   test:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/test-functional.yml
     with:
-      test-script: 'npx gulp test-functional-local-headless-chrome-run --steps-as-tasks'
+      test-script: 'npx --no-install gulp test-functional-local-headless-chrome-run --steps-as-tasks'

.github/workflows/test-functional-local-edge.yml

@@ -17,4 +17,4 @@ jobs:
     with:
       matrix-jobs-count: 5
       timeout: 45
-      test-script: 'npx gulp test-functional-local-headless-edge-run --steps-as-tasks'
+      test-script: 'npx --no-install gulp test-functional-local-headless-edge-run --steps-as-tasks'

.github/workflows/test-functional-local-esm.yml

@@ -15,4 +15,4 @@ jobs:
   test:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/test-functional.yml
     with:
-      test-script: 'npx gulp prepare-functional-tests --steps-as-tasks && npm run test-functional-local-headless-chrome-run-esm'
+      test-script: 'npx --no-install gulp prepare-functional-tests --steps-as-tasks && npm run test-functional-local-headless-chrome-run-esm'

.github/workflows/test-functional-local-firefox.yml

@@ -15,4 +15,4 @@ jobs:
   test:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/test-functional.yml
     with:
-      test-script: 'npx gulp test-functional-local-headless-firefox-run --steps-as-tasks'
+      test-script: 'npx --no-install gulp test-functional-local-headless-firefox-run --steps-as-tasks'

.github/workflows/test-functional-local-headed-browsers.yml

@@ -15,5 +15,5 @@ jobs:
   test:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/test-functional.yml
     with:
-      test-script: 'npx gulp test-functional-local-chrome-firefox-headed-run --steps-as-tasks'
+      test-script: 'npx --no-install gulp test-functional-local-chrome-firefox-headed-run --steps-as-tasks'
       display: ':99.0'

.github/workflows/test-functional-local-legacy.yml

@@ -15,4 +15,4 @@ jobs:
   test:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/test-functional.yml
     with:
-      test-script: 'npx gulp test-functional-local-legacy-run --steps-as-tasks'
+      test-script: 'npx --no-install gulp test-functional-local-legacy-run --steps-as-tasks'

.github/workflows/test-functional-local-multiple-windows-na.yml

@@ -15,5 +15,5 @@ jobs:
   test:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/test-functional.yml
     with:
-      test-script: 'npx gulp test-functional-local-multiple-windows-na-run --steps-as-tasks'
+      test-script: 'npx --no-install gulp test-functional-local-multiple-windows-na-run --steps-as-tasks'
       display: ':99.0'

.github/workflows/test-functional-local-multiple-windows.yml

@@ -15,5 +15,5 @@ jobs:
   test:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/test-functional.yml
     with:
-      test-script: 'npx gulp test-functional-local-multiple-windows-run --steps-as-tasks'
+      test-script: 'npx --no-install gulp test-functional-local-multiple-windows-run --steps-as-tasks'
       display: ':99.0'

.github/workflows/test-functional-local-native-automation.yml

@@ -15,5 +15,5 @@ jobs:
   test:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/test-functional.yml
     with:
-      test-script: 'npx gulp test-functional-local-native-automation-run --steps-as-tasks'
+      test-script: 'npx --no-install gulp test-functional-local-native-automation-run --steps-as-tasks'
       display: ':99.0'

.github/workflows/test-functional-local-safari.yml

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
   test:	
     uses: ./.github/workflows/test-functional.yml	
     with:	
-      test-script: 'npx gulp test-functional-local-safari-run --steps-as-tasks'	
+      test-script: 'npx --no-install gulp test-functional-local-safari-run --steps-as-tasks'	
       os: 'macos-13'
       timeout: 40
       matrix-jobs-count: 5

.github/workflows/test-functional-remote-mobile.yml

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
   test:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/test-functional.yml
     with:
-      test-script: 'npx gulp test-functional-travis-mobile-run --steps-as-tasks'
+      test-script: 'npx --no-install gulp test-functional-travis-mobile-run --steps-as-tasks'
       os: 'ubuntu-latest'
       use-public-hostname: true
       timeout: 35

.github/workflows/test-functional.yml

@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ jobs:
             ${{ runner.os }}-node-
       - run: npm ci
         if: ${{ !inputs.is-docker }}
-      - run: npm install
+      - run: npm ci
         if: ${{ inputs.is-docker }}
 
       - name: Add permissions on MacOS

.github/workflows/test-server-docker.yml

@@ -15,5 +15,5 @@ jobs:
   test:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/test-server.yml
     with:
-      test-script: 'npx gulp docker-server-test-run --steps-as-tasks'
+      test-script: 'npx --no-install gulp docker-server-test-run --steps-as-tasks'
       is-docker: true

.github/workflows/test-server-latest.yml

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
   test:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/test-server.yml
     with:
-      test-script: 'npx gulp test-server-run --steps-as-tasks'
+      test-script: 'npx --no-install gulp test-server-run --steps-as-tasks'
       node-version: 'latest'
       node-options: '--no-experimental-strip-types'
     secrets: inherit

.github/workflows/test-server-minimal.yml

@@ -15,5 +15,5 @@ jobs:
   test:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/test-server.yml
     with:
-      test-script: 'npx gulp test-server-run --steps-as-tasks'
+      test-script: 'npx --no-install gulp test-server-run --steps-as-tasks'
     secrets: inherit

.github/workflows/test-server.yml

@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ jobs:
             ${{ runner.os }}-node-
       - run: npm ci
         if: ${{ !inputs.is-docker }}
-      - run: npm install
+      - run: npm ci
         if: ${{ inputs.is-docker }}
 
       - run: ${{ inputs.test-script }}