/action-git-diff

Primary LanguageJavaScript

action-git-diff

Perform a git compare between 2 refs

Usage

Inputs 📥

Input Required? Default Description
head-ref no HEAD head ref to use for the git diff
base-ref no HEAD~1 base ref to use for the git diff
default-branch no ${{ github.ref_name }} Branch to use when HEAD is referenced
status no d Change status of the files to filter by. See https://git-scm.com/docs/git-diff#Documentation/git-diff.txt---diff-filterACDMRTUXB82308203
filename-pattern no **/* Filename globs to filter by
token no ${{ github.token }} Github token to use

Outputs 📤

Output Description
filenames List of changed filenames in JSON format
json Raw data of the comparison in JSON

Example

Using the action for Pushes / PRs

    steps:
    - name: Generate Changed Filenames
      uses: swaglive/action-git-diff@main
      with:
        head-ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha || github.event.after || 'HEAD' }}
        base-ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.base.sha || github.event.before || 'HEAD~1' }}
        filename-pattern: |-
          **/*.js