CodeQL Multi Variant Repository Analysis - Unable To Run On self-hosted runner

[BullHacks3]

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Hey Team,

In order to run the CodeQL MRVA on self-hosted runners, we can make use of MRVA_RUNNER_OS variable . But in case of the self-hosted runner access to internet is usually restricted.

As the CodeQL MRVA action, requires nodejs package. Currently we can't specify the location of hooks.json , which contains reference to internal artifactory for the nodejs and other relevant packages

Run const fs = require('fs');
error: Could not download yarn@1.22.10
from https://registry.npmjs.org/yarn/-/yarn-1.22.10.tgz

Please verify your internet connection and ensure the correct version is specified.
error: Error cause: Io Error: Connection reset by peer (os error 104)

Error cause: Io Error: Connection reset by peer (os error 104)
Error: Process completed with exit code 5.

Run github/codeql-variant-analysis-action/update-repo-task-status@main
/runner/_work/_actions/github/codeql-variant-analysis-action/main/dist/update-repo-task-status.js:19[11](https://github.com/linkedin-staging/bagupta-codeql-mrva/actions/runs/15106831874/job/42457227348#step:10:12)6
        throw new Error(`Input required and not supplied: ${name}`);
              ^

Error: Input required and not supplied: repositories
    at getInput2 (/runner/_work/_actions/github/codeql-variant-analysis-action/main/dist/update-repo-task-status.js:19116:15)
    at getRepos (/runner/_work/_actions/github/codeql-variant-analysis-action/main/dist/update-repo-task-status.js:45419:41)
    at updateRepoTaskStatus (/runner/_work/_actions/github/codeql-variant-analysis-action/main/dist/update-repo-task-status.js:49130:17)
    at Object.<anonymous> (/runner/_work/_actions/github/codeql-variant-analysis-action/main/dist/update-repo-task-status.js:49133:6)
    at Module._compile (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1529:14)
    at Module._extensions..js (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1613:10)
    at Module.load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:[12](https://github.com/linkedin-staging/bagupta-codeql-mrva/actions/runs/15106831874/job/42457227348#step:10:13)75:32)
    at Module._load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1096:12)
    at Function.executeUserEntryPoint [as runMain] (node:internal/modules/run_main:[16](https://github.com/linkedin-staging/bagupta-codeql-mrva/actions/runs/15106831874/job/42457227348#step:10:17)4:12)
    at node:internal/main/run_main_module:28:49

Node.js v20.19.0

Ask:

• To add an option (environment varilable), where we can define the value of custom hooks.json available in the self-hosted runner.

Note: Internally due to certain limitations, we can't make changes to docker-images required for self-hosted runners, to have hooks.json available at ~/.volta/hooks.json. Instead custom hooks.json is available at different path.

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[jketema]

Hi @BullHacks3

We think that the yarn error is a red herring, as running the action does not involve installing any packages. The true error is likely Input required and not supplied: repositories, where the repositories variables should have been set by the actions runner process. This suggests there’s something misconfigured on the runner, not directly related to MRVA. This you might want to check.