GitHub SCM Plugin: Directory Creation Failure #7642

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Current Behavior

When running tests, the code attempts to create directories at /home/updatecli, which fails on macOS with the error:

time="2026-01-29T21:26:55+02:00" level=error msg="err - mkdir /home/updatecli: operation not supported"

This error occurs multiple times (7 times in the provided logs) because:

• Multiple test cases specify Directory: "/home/updatecli" (see main_test.go line 34 and other test cases)
• The setDirectory() function in main.go (lines 458-466) attempts to create this directory using os.MkdirAll()
• On macOS, /home doesn't exist (macOS uses /Users instead), and creating directories in non-existent parent paths fails with "operation not supported"

Code Location:

• pkg/plugins/scms/github/main.go:458-466 - setDirectory() function
• pkg/plugins/scms/github/main_test.go:34 - Multiple test cases with hardcoded /home/updatecli path

Expected Behavior

• Tests should use platform-agnostic temporary directories or paths that exist on all platforms
• The setDirectory() function should handle directory creation gracefully, or tests should use paths that are valid on the test platform
• On macOS, tests should use /tmp or a user-writable directory instead of /home/updatecli
• Directory creation should succeed without errors on all supported platforms (Linux, macOS, Windows)

Steps To Reproduce

1. Run the GitHub SCM plugin tests:

   cd /Users/josill/Desktop/Projects/updatecli
   go test ./pkg/plugins/scms/github -v

2. Observe the errors:

   • Multiple mkdir /home/updatecli: operation not supported error messages appear in the logs

Environment

### Environment
- **OS**: macOS (Darwin 24.6.0, ARM64)
- **Go Version**: go1.25.5 darwin/arm64
- **Test Command**: `go test ./pkg/plugins/scms/github`

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