How you can test Node.js release candidates

action.yml

name: ci

on:
  workflow_dispatch:
    inputs:
      nodejs-version:
        description: 'Node.js version to use (e.g., 24.0.0-rc.1)'
        required: true
        type: string

permissions:
  contents: read

jobs:
  # Useful for testing Release Candidates of Node.js
  test-unit-custom:
    if: github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch'
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    permissions:
      contents: read

    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
        with:
          persist-credentials: false

      - name: Use Custom Node.js Version
        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
        with:
          node-version: ${{ github.event.inputs.nodejs-version }}
          cache: 'npm'
          cache-dependency-path: package.json
          check-latest: true

      - name: Install
        run: |
          npm install --ignore-scripts

      - name: Run tests
        run: |
          npm run unit