Fix gitlab scaffoler publisher

.changeset/metal-mangos-jog.md

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-backend': minor
+---
+
+Fix gitlab scaffoler publisher

plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/stages/publish/gitlab.ts

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import { JsonValue } from '@backstage/config';
 import { initRepoAndPush } from './helpers';
 import { RequiredTemplateValues } from '../templater';
 
+
 export class GitlabPublisher implements PublisherBase {
   private readonly client: Gitlab;
   private readonly token: string;
@@ -52,7 +53,10 @@ export class GitlabPublisher implements PublisherBase {
   private async createRemote(
     values: RequiredTemplateValues & Record<string, JsonValue>,
   ) {
-    const [owner, name] = values.storePath.split('/');
+    const pathElements = values.storePath.split('/');
+    const name = pathElements[pathElements.length - 1];
+    pathElements.pop();
+    const owner = pathElements.join('/');
 
     let targetNamespace = ((await this.client.Namespaces.show(owner)) as {
       id: number;

plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/stages/publish/helpers.ts

@@ -45,6 +45,10 @@ export async function initRepoAndPush({
     dot: true,
   });
 
+  await git.init({
+    dir,
+  });
+
   for (const filepath of paths) {
     await git.add({ dir, filepath });
   }