Set an author when making the commit, not globally

Author: mcmire

.github/workflows/build-lint-test.yml

@@ -15,11 +15,6 @@ jobs:
       - run: yarn build
       - run: git diff --quiet || { echo 'working directory dirty after "yarn build"'; exit 1; }
       - run: yarn lint
-      - name: 'Set email and name for Git commits'
-        shell: bash
-        run: |
-          git config --global user.email "test@example.com"
-          git config --global user.name "Test User"
       - run: yarn test
 
   all-tests-pass:

tests/helpers/repo.ts

@@ -165,7 +165,13 @@ export default abstract class Repo {
       await sleepFor(MIN_TIME_BETWEEN_COMMITS - timeSincePreviousCommit);
     }
     await this.runCommand('git', ['add', '-A']);
-    const result = await this.runCommand('git', ['commit', '-m', message]);
+    const result = await this.runCommand('git', [
+      'commit',
+      '--author',
+      'Test User <test@example.com>',
+      '--message',
+      message,
+    ]);
     this.#latestCommitTime = now;
     return result;
   }