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Masaru Iritani
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Merge 9cca65527a into d8f7b061b2 2026-03-13 20:25:31 +00:00
Sascha Bratton
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Apply suggestion from @masaru-iritani
Co-authored-by: Masaru Iritani <25241373+masaru-iritani@users.noreply.github.com>
2026-03-13 16:25:27 -04:00
Michal Dorner
d8f7b061b2
Merge pull request #302 from dorny/issue-299
Update README for v4
2026-03-13 20:16:52 +01:00
Michal Dorner
addbc147a9
Update README for v4 2026-03-13 20:14:22 +01:00
Masaru Iritani
baba405537 Detect commit hashes from merge_group event 2024-12-18 09:23:16 +00:00
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@ -27,6 +27,11 @@ don't allow this because they don't work on a level of individual jobs or steps.
- The `base` input parameter must not be the same as the branch that triggered the workflow
- Changes are detected against the merge-base with the configured base branch or the default branch
- Uses git commands to detect changes - repository must be already [checked out](https://github.com/actions/checkout)
- **[Merge queue](https://docs.github.com/en/repositories/configuring-branches-and-merges-in-your-repository/configuring-pull-request-merges/managing-a-merge-queue):**
- Workflow triggered by **[merge_group](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/reference/events-that-trigger-workflows#merge_group)**
- The `base` and `ref` input parameters default to commit hashes from the event
unless explicitly specified.
- Uses git commands to detect changes - repository must be already [checked out](https://github.com/actions/checkout)
- **Master, Release, or other long-lived branches:**
- Workflow triggered by **[push](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/reference/events-that-trigger-workflows#push)** event
when `base` input parameter is the same as the branch that triggered the workflow:
@ -46,7 +51,7 @@ don't allow this because they don't work on a level of individual jobs or steps.
## Example
```yaml
- uses: dorny/paths-filter@v3
- uses: dorny/paths-filter@v4
id: changes
with:
filters: |
@ -72,7 +77,7 @@ For more scenarios see [examples](#examples) section.
## What's New
- New major release `v3` after update to Node 20 [Breaking change]
- New major release `v4` after update to Node 24 [Breaking change]
- Add `ref` input parameter
- Add `list-files: csv` format
- Configure matrix job to run for each folder with changes using `changes` output
@ -84,7 +89,7 @@ For more information, see [CHANGELOG](https://github.com/dorny/paths-filter/blob
## Usage
```yaml
- uses: dorny/paths-filter@v3
- uses: dorny/paths-filter@v4
with:
# Defines filters applied to detected changed files.
# Each filter has a name and a list of rules.
@ -104,6 +109,8 @@ For more information, see [CHANGELOG](https://github.com/dorny/paths-filter/blob
# Branch, tag, or commit SHA against which the changes will be detected.
# If it references the same branch it was pushed to,
# changes are detected against the most recent commit before the push.
# If it is empty and action is triggered by merge_group event,
# the base commit in the event will be used.
# Otherwise, it uses git merge-base to find the best common ancestor between
# current branch (HEAD) and base.
# When merge-base is found, it's used for change detection - only changes
@ -117,6 +124,8 @@ For more information, see [CHANGELOG](https://github.com/dorny/paths-filter/blob
# Git reference (e.g. branch name) from which the changes will be detected.
# Useful when workflow can be triggered only on the default branch (e.g. repository_dispatch event)
# but you want to get changes on a different branch.
# If this is empty and action is triggered by merge_group event,
# the head commit in the event will be used.
# This option is ignored if action is triggered by pull_request event.
# default: ${{ github.ref }}
ref:
@ -154,14 +163,14 @@ For more information, see [CHANGELOG](https://github.com/dorny/paths-filter/blob
# Default: ${{ github.token }}
token: ''
# Optional parameter to override the default behavior of file matching algorithm.
# Optional parameter to override the default behavior of file matching algorithm.
# By default files that match at least one pattern defined by the filters will be included.
# This parameter allows to override the "at least one pattern" behavior to make it so that
# all of the patterns have to match or otherwise the file is excluded.
# An example scenario where this is useful if you would like to match all
# .ts files in a sub-directory but not .md files.
# The filters below will match markdown files despite the exclusion syntax UNLESS
# you specify 'every' as the predicate-quantifier parameter. When you do that,
# all of the patterns have to match or otherwise the file is excluded.
# An example scenario where this is useful if you would like to match all
# .ts files in a sub-directory but not .md files.
# The filters below will match markdown files despite the exclusion syntax UNLESS
# you specify 'every' as the predicate-quantifier parameter. When you do that,
# it will only match the .ts files in the subdirectory as expected.
#
# backend:
@ -192,8 +201,8 @@ jobs:
tests:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
steps:
- uses: actions/checkout@v4
- uses: dorny/paths-filter@v3
- uses: actions/checkout@v6
- uses: dorny/paths-filter@v4
id: filter
with:
filters: |
@ -237,7 +246,7 @@ jobs:
frontend: ${{ steps.filter.outputs.frontend }}
steps:
# For pull requests it's not necessary to checkout the code
- uses: dorny/paths-filter@v3
- uses: dorny/paths-filter@v4
id: filter
with:
filters: |
@ -252,7 +261,7 @@ jobs:
if: ${{ needs.changes.outputs.backend == 'true' }}
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
steps:
- uses: actions/checkout@v4
- uses: actions/checkout@v6
- ...
# JOB to build and test frontend code
@ -261,7 +270,7 @@ jobs:
if: ${{ needs.changes.outputs.frontend == 'true' }}
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
steps:
- uses: actions/checkout@v4
- uses: actions/checkout@v6
- ...
```
@ -283,7 +292,7 @@ jobs:
packages: ${{ steps.filter.outputs.changes }}
steps:
# For pull requests it's not necessary to checkout the code
- uses: dorny/paths-filter@v3
- uses: dorny/paths-filter@v4
id: filter
with:
filters: |
@ -300,7 +309,7 @@ jobs:
package: ${{ fromJSON(needs.changes.outputs.packages) }}
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
steps:
- uses: actions/checkout@v4
- uses: actions/checkout@v6
- ...
```
@ -317,6 +326,12 @@ on:
branches: # PRs to the following branches will trigger the workflow
- master
- develop
# Optionally you can use the action in the merge queue
# if your repository enables the feature.
merge_group:
branches:
- master
- develop
jobs:
build:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@ -324,8 +339,8 @@ jobs:
permissions:
pull-requests: read
steps:
- uses: actions/checkout@v4
- uses: dorny/paths-filter@v3
- uses: actions/checkout@v6
- uses: dorny/paths-filter@v4
id: filter
with:
filters: ... # Configure your filters
@ -345,12 +360,12 @@ jobs:
build:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
steps:
- uses: actions/checkout@v4
- uses: actions/checkout@v6
with:
# This may save additional git fetch roundtrip if
# merge-base is found within latest 20 commits
fetch-depth: 20
- uses: dorny/paths-filter@v3
- uses: dorny/paths-filter@v4
id: filter
with:
base: develop # Change detection against merge-base with this branch
@ -373,8 +388,8 @@ jobs:
build:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
steps:
- uses: actions/checkout@v4
- uses: dorny/paths-filter@v3
- uses: actions/checkout@v6
- uses: dorny/paths-filter@v4
id: filter
with:
# Use context to get the branch where commits were pushed.
@ -401,14 +416,14 @@ jobs:
build:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
steps:
- uses: actions/checkout@v4
- uses: actions/checkout@v6
# Some action that modifies files tracked by git (e.g. code linter)
- uses: johndoe/some-action@v1
# Filter to detect which files were modified
# Changes could be, for example, automatically committed
- uses: dorny/paths-filter@v3
- uses: dorny/paths-filter@v4
id: filter
with:
base: HEAD
@ -423,7 +438,7 @@ jobs:
<summary>Define filter rules in own file</summary>
```yaml
- uses: dorny/paths-filter@v3
- uses: dorny/paths-filter@v4
id: filter
with:
# Path to file where filters are defined
@ -436,7 +451,7 @@ jobs:
<summary>Use YAML anchors to reuse path expression(s) inside another rule</summary>
```yaml
- uses: dorny/paths-filter@v3
- uses: dorny/paths-filter@v4
id: filter
with:
# &shared is YAML anchor,
@ -457,7 +472,7 @@ jobs:
<summary>Consider if file was added, modified or deleted</summary>
```yaml
- uses: dorny/paths-filter@v3
- uses: dorny/paths-filter@v4
id: filter
with:
# Changed file can be 'added', 'modified', or 'deleted'.
@ -483,7 +498,7 @@ jobs:
<summary>Detect changes in folder only for some file extensions</summary>
```yaml
- uses: dorny/paths-filter@v3
- uses: dorny/paths-filter@v4
id: filter
with:
# This makes it so that all the patterns have to match a file for it to be
@ -511,7 +526,7 @@ jobs:
<summary>Passing list of modified files as command line args in Linux shell</summary>
```yaml
- uses: dorny/paths-filter@v3
- uses: dorny/paths-filter@v4
id: filter
with:
# Enable listing of files matching each filter.
@ -537,7 +552,7 @@ jobs:
<summary>Passing list of modified files as JSON array to another action</summary>
```yaml
- uses: dorny/paths-filter@v3
- uses: dorny/paths-filter@v4
id: filter
with:
# Enable listing of files matching each filter.

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@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import * as fs from 'fs'
import * as core from '@actions/core'
import * as github from '@actions/github'
import {GetResponseDataTypeFromEndpointMethod} from '@octokit/types'
import {PushEvent, PullRequestEvent} from '@octokit/webhooks-types'
import {PushEvent, PullRequestEvent, MergeGroupEvent} from '@octokit/webhooks-types'
import {
isPredicateQuantifier,
@ -84,32 +84,50 @@ async function getChangedFiles(token: string, base: string, ref: string, initial
return await git.getChangesOnHead()
}
const prEvents = ['pull_request', 'pull_request_review', 'pull_request_review_comment', 'pull_request_target']
if (prEvents.includes(github.context.eventName)) {
if (ref) {
core.warning(`'ref' input parameter is ignored when 'base' is set to HEAD`)
switch (github.context.eventName) {
// To keep backward compatibility, commits in GitHub pull request event
// take precedence over manual inputs.
case 'pull_request':
case 'pull_request_review':
case 'pull_request_review_comment':
case 'pull_request_target': {
if (ref) {
core.warning(`'ref' input parameter is ignored when 'base' is set to HEAD`)
}
if (base) {
core.warning(`'base' input parameter is ignored when action is triggered by pull request event`)
}
const pr = github.context.payload as PullRequestEvent
if (token) {
return await getChangedFilesFromApi(token, pr)
}
if (github.context.eventName === 'pull_request_target') {
// pull_request_target is executed in context of base branch and GITHUB_SHA points to last commit in base branch
// Therefore it's not possible to look at changes in last commit
// At the same time we don't want to fetch any code from forked repository
throw new Error(`'token' input parameter is required if action is triggered by 'pull_request_target' event`)
}
core.info('Github token is not available - changes will be detected using git diff')
const baseSha = github.context.payload.pull_request?.base.sha
const defaultBranch = github.context.payload.repository?.default_branch
const currentRef = await git.getCurrentRef()
return await git.getChanges(base || baseSha || defaultBranch, currentRef)
}
if (base) {
core.warning(`'base' input parameter is ignored when action is triggered by pull request event`)
// To keep backward compatibility, manual inputs take precedence over
// commits in GitHub merge queue event.
case 'merge_group': {
const mergeGroup = github.context.payload as MergeGroupEvent
if (!base) {
base = mergeGroup.merge_group.base_sha
}
if (!ref) {
ref = mergeGroup.merge_group.head_sha
}
break
}
const pr = github.context.payload.pull_request as PullRequestEvent
if (token) {
return await getChangedFilesFromApi(token, pr)
}
if (github.context.eventName === 'pull_request_target') {
// pull_request_target is executed in context of base branch and GITHUB_SHA points to last commit in base branch
// Therefor it's not possible to look at changes in last commit
// At the same time we don't want to fetch any code from forked repository
throw new Error(`'token' input parameter is required if action is triggered by 'pull_request_target' event`)
}
core.info('Github token is not available - changes will be detected using git diff')
const baseSha = github.context.payload.pull_request?.base.sha
const defaultBranch = github.context.payload.repository?.default_branch
const currentRef = await git.getCurrentRef()
return await git.getChanges(base || baseSha || defaultBranch, currentRef)
} else {
return getChangedFilesFromGit(base, ref, initialFetchDepth)
}
return getChangedFilesFromGit(base, ref, initialFetchDepth)
}
async function getChangedFilesFromGit(base: string, head: string, initialFetchDepth: number): Promise<File[]> {