ADF Pipeline Error: This resource references resources which could not be loaded.

I have an existing data factory. Trying to create a CICD pipeline from adf_publish branch via ADO. (Aiming for it to auto run with each successful pull request. Failing to export and publish the artifact.

Error logs:

 BaseFileResourceProviderService: populateAllResources - downloaded git resources 
 BaseFileResourceProviderService: populateAllResources - loaded last version id 
 WARNING === BaseFileResourceProviderService: _processResource - Failed to load resource, loadingError: NameMismatch, Error: NameMismatch. 
 ModelService: fetchAllInBackground - start 
 ModelService: synchronize - finished 
 ModelService: _backgroundFetch - finished 
 ModelService: _backgroundFetch - finished, total unknown model types 
 CmdApiApp: Publishable resource count: 0 
 CmdApiApp: Publishable parameters count: 0 
 ERROR === CmdApiApp: Failed to export ARM template. Error: {"stack":"Error: No resource found in specified input path: /home/vsts/work/1/s/. Please set correct path and try again.\n    at Pb.<anonymous> (/home/vsts/work/1/s/downloads/main.js:2:16646763)\n    at Generator.next (<anonymous>)\n    at r (/home/vsts/work/1/s/downloads/main.js:2:14331810)","message":"No resource found in specified input path: /home/vsts/work/1/s/. Please set correct path and try again."} 
=====ERROR===== 
Error: Command failed: node  /home/vsts/work/1/s/downloads/main.js export /home/vsts/work/1/s/ 
/subscriptions/<sub>/resourceGroups/<rg>/providers/Microsoft.DataFactory/factories/<data-factory>
ARMTemplates  
Execution finished.... 
##[warning]Using unsupported node version: 18.20.8, use version 20.x or 22.x to avoid running into failures. 
##[warning]Couldn't find a debug log in the cache or working directory 
/home/vsts/work/1/s/node_modules/@microsoft/azure-data-factory-utilities/lib/bundle.manager.js:69 
                    throw "Execution failed with exit code: ".concat(exitCode); 
                    ^ 
Execution failed with exit code: 255 
(Use `node --trace-uncaught ...` to show where the exception was thrown) 
Node.js v18.20.8 
##[error]Error: Npm failed with return code: 1 
Finishing: Validate and Generate ARM template

root
├── adfcdc/.gitkeep
├── credntial/
├── dataflow/
├── dataset/
├── factory/
├── integrationRuntime/
├── linkedService/
├── managedVirtualNetwork/
├── pipeline/
├── trigger/
├── arm-template-parameters-definition.json
├── azure-pipelines-ci.yml
├──package.json
└── publish_config.json

File details:

• package.json

    
    {
        "scripts":{
            "build":"node node_modules/@microsoft/azure-data-factory-utilities/lib/index"
        },
        "dependencies":{
            "@microsoft/azure-data-factory-utilities":"^1.0.3"
        }
    }
  

• publish_config.json

    
    {"publishBranch":"factory/adf_publish","includeFactoryTemplate":false,"includeGlobalParamsTemplate":true}
  

• azure-pipelines-ci.yml

The pipeline keeps failing at Export and Generate ARM template stage.

# Build pipeline: adf-publish-ci

trigger:
  - adf_publish

pool:
  vmImage: 'ubuntu-latest'

variables:
  adfId: '/subscriptions/<sub>/resourceGroups/<rg>/providers/Microsoft.DataFactory/factories/<data-factory>'
  buildArtifact: 'ARMTemplates'

stages:
- stage: BuildAndValidate
  jobs:
  - job: Build
    steps:
      - task: UseNode@1
        inputs:
          version: '18.x'
        displayName: 'Install Node.js'

      - task: Npm@1
        inputs:
          command: 'install'
          workingDir: '$(Build.Repository.LocalPath)/build' 
          verbose: true
        displayName: 'Install npm package'

      - task: Npm@1
        inputs:
          command: 'custom'
          workingDir: '$(Build.Repository.LocalPath)/build'
          customCommand: 'run build validate $(Build.Repository.LocalPath)/build $(adfId)'
        displayName: 'Validate'

      - task: Npm@1
        inputs:
          command: 'custom'
          workingDir: '$(Build.Repository.LocalPath)/build'
          customCommand: 'run build export $(Build.Repository.LocalPath)/build $(adfId) $(buildArtifact)'
        displayName: 'Export and Generate ARM template'
      
      - script: 'ls -r $(Build.Repository.LocalPath)/build'
        displayName: 'List Build Files'
      - task: PublishPipelineArtifact@1
        inputs:
          targetPath: '$(Build.Repository.LocalPath)/build/$(buildArtifact)' 
          artifact: '$(buildArtifact)'
          publishLocation: 'pipeline'