Update README.md

Co-authored-by: jackton1 <jackton1@users.noreply.github.com>

.all-contributorsrc

@@ -105,6 +105,33 @@
       "contributions": [
         "code"
       ]
+    },
+    {
+      "login": "deronnax",
+      "name": "Mathieu Dupuy",
+      "avatar_url": "https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/439279?v=4",
+      "profile": "https://github.com/deronnax",
+      "contributions": [
+        "doc"
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "login": "JoeOvo",
+      "name": "Joe Moggridge",
+      "avatar_url": "https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/100686542?v=4",
+      "profile": "https://github.com/JoeOvo",
+      "contributions": [
+        "doc"
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "login": "thyarles",
+      "name": "Charles Santos",
+      "avatar_url": "https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1340046?v=4",
+      "profile": "https://www.credly.com/users/thyarles/badges",
+      "contributions": [
+        "code"
+      ]
     }
   ],
   "contributorsPerLine": 7,

.github/workflows/codacy-analysis.yml

@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
 
       # Execute Codacy Analysis CLI and generate a SARIF output with the security issues identified during the analysis
       - name: Run Codacy Analysis CLI
-        uses: codacy/codacy-analysis-cli-action@4.0.2
+        uses: codacy/codacy-analysis-cli-action@v4.1.0
         with:
           # Check https://github.com/codacy/codacy-analysis-cli#project-token to get your project token from your Codacy repository
           # You can also omit the token and run the tools that support default configurations

.github/workflows/manual-matrix-test.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+name: Manual Matrix Test
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+  changed-files:
+    name: Get changes
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      matrix: ${{ steps.set-matrix.outputs.matrix }}
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0 # needed for tj-actions/changed-files
+      - name: Get changed files
+        id: changed-files
+        uses: ./
+        with:
+          json: true
+      - name: List all changed files
+        run: |
+          echo '${{ steps.changed-files.outputs.all_changed_files }}'
+
+      - id: set-matrix
+        run: echo "::set-output name=matrix::{\"container\":${{ steps.changed-files.outputs.all_changed_files }}}"
+
+  matrix-job:
+    name: Run Matrix Job
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: [changed-files]
+    strategy:
+      matrix: ${{ fromJSON(needs.changed-files.outputs.matrix) }}
+      max-parallel: 4
+      fail-fast: false
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - name: Test
+        run: |
+          echo ${{ matrix.container }}

.github/workflows/manual-test.yml

@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Show output
         run: |
           echo '${{ toJSON(steps.changed-files.outputs) }}'
+
       - name: Run changed-files with glob filtering
         id: changed-files-glob
         uses: ./

.github/workflows/submodule-sync.yml

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
           git submodule update --remote --recursive
       
       - name: Create Pull Request
-        uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v4.0.4
+        uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v4.1.1
         with:
           title: "Updated submodule"
           branch: "chore/update-submodule"

.github/workflows/sync-release-version.yml

@@ -19,11 +19,11 @@ jobs:
           paths: |
             README.md
       - name: Generate CHANGELOG
-        uses: tj-actions/github-changelog-generator@v1.13
+        uses: tj-actions/github-changelog-generator@v1.14
         with:
           output: 'HISTORY.md'
       - name: Create Pull Request
-        uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v4.0.4
+        uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v4.1.1
         with:
           base: "main"
           title: "Upgraded to ${{ steps.sync-release-version.outputs.new_version }}"

.github/workflows/test.yml

@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ on:
   pull_request:
     branches:
       - main
+  pull_request_review:
+    types:
+      - submitted
 
 jobs:
   shellcheck:
@@ -116,6 +119,29 @@ jobs:
         shell:
           bash
 
+  test-similar-base-and-commit-sha:
+    name: Test changed-files similar base and commit sha
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.platform }}
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      max-parallel: 4
+      matrix:
+        platform: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest, macos-latest, macos-11, ubuntu-18.04, windows-2022]
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout to branch
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+      - name: Run changed-files with a single commit history
+        id: changed-files
+        uses: ./
+
+      - name: Show output
+        run: |
+          echo '${{ toJSON(steps.changed-files.outputs) }}'
+        shell:
+          bash
+
   test-non-existent-base-sha:
     name: Test changed-files non existent base sha
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.platform }}
@@ -142,6 +168,12 @@ jobs:
         shell:
           bash
 
+      - name: Exit with 1 if no error is raised
+        if: steps.changed-files.outcome != 'failure'
+        run: |
+          echo "Expected: (failure) got ${{ steps.changed-files.outcome }}"
+          exit 1
+
       - name: Run changed-files-specific with non existent base sha
         id: changed-files-specific
         uses: ./
@@ -156,6 +188,12 @@ jobs:
         shell:
           bash
 
+      - name: Exit with 1 if no error is raised
+        if: steps.changed-files-specific.outcome != 'failure'
+        run: |
+          echo "Expected: (failure) got ${{ steps.changed-files-specific.outcome }}"
+          exit 1
+
   test-non-existent-sha:
     name: Test changed-files non existent sha
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.platform }}
@@ -182,6 +220,12 @@ jobs:
         shell:
           bash
 
+      - name: Exit with 1 if no error is raised
+        if: steps.changed-files.outcome != 'failure'
+        run: |
+          echo "Expected: (failure) got ${{ steps.changed-files.outcome }}"
+          exit 1
+
       - name: Run changed-files-specific with non existent sha
         id: changed-files-specific
         uses: ./
@@ -196,6 +240,12 @@ jobs:
         shell:
           bash
 
+      - name: Exit with 1 if no error is raised
+        if: steps.changed-files-specific.outcome != 'failure'
+        run: |
+          echo "Expected: (failure) got ${{ steps.changed-files-specific.outcome }}"
+          exit 1
+
   test:
     name: Test changed-files
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.platform }}
@@ -252,6 +302,26 @@ jobs:
           echo '${{ toJSON(steps.changed-files-dir-names.outputs) }}'
         shell:
           bash
+      - name: Run changed-files since 2022-08-19
+        id: changed-files-since
+        uses: ./
+        with:
+          since: "2022-08-19"
+      - name: Show output
+        run: |
+          echo '${{ toJSON(steps.changed-files-since.outputs) }}'
+        shell:
+          bash
+      - name: Run changed-files until 2022-08-20
+        id: changed-files-until
+        uses: ./
+        with:
+          until: "2022-08-21"
+      - name: Show output
+        run: |
+          echo '${{ toJSON(steps.changed-files-until.outputs) }}'
+        shell:
+          bash
       - name: Run changed-files with forward slash separator
         id: changed-files-forward-slash
         uses: ./
@@ -282,6 +352,17 @@ jobs:
           echo '${{ toJSON(steps.changed-files-pipe.outputs) }}'
         shell:
           bash
+      - name: Run changed-files with json output
+        id: changed-files-json
+        uses: ./
+        with:
+          json: true
+      - name: Show output
+        run: |
+          echo '${{ toJSON(steps.changed-files-json.outputs) }}'
+          echo '${{ toJSON(steps.changed-files-json.outputs.all_changed_files) }}'
+        shell:
+          bash
       - name: Run changed-files with comma separator
         id: changed-files-comma
         uses: ./

.github/workflows/update-readme.yml

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: tj-actions/remark@v3
 
       - name: Verify Changed files
-        uses: tj-actions/verify-changed-files@v9
+        uses: tj-actions/verify-changed-files@v10
         id: verify_changed_files
         with:
           files: |
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Create Pull Request
         if: failure()
-        uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v4.0.4
+        uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v4.1.1
         with:
           base: "main"
           title: "Updated README.md"

HISTORY.md

@@ -1,5 +1,170 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [Unreleased](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/tree/HEAD)
+
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/compare/v27...HEAD)
+
+**Fixed bugs:**
+
+- \[BUG\] changes based on last remote commit fail after rebasing [\#546](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/issues/546)
+
+## [v27](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/tree/v27) (2022-08-17)
+
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/compare/v26.1...v27)
+
+**Closed issues:**
+
+- Dependency Dashboard [\#27](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/issues/27)
+
+**Merged pull requests:**
+
+- fix: bug force pushing commits after a rebase [\#583](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/583) ([jackton1](https://github.com/jackton1))
+- Updated README.md [\#582](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/582) ([jackton1](https://github.com/jackton1))
+- chore\(deps\): update peter-evans/create-pull-request action to v4.1.0 [\#581](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/581) ([renovate[bot]](https://github.com/apps/renovate))
+- Upgraded to v26.1 [\#580](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/580) ([jackton1](https://github.com/jackton1))
+
+## [v26.1](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/tree/v26.1) (2022-08-15)
+
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/compare/v26...v26.1)
+
+**Merged pull requests:**
+
+- fix: error retrieving base sha. [\#579](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/579) ([jackton1](https://github.com/jackton1))
+- Upgraded to v26 [\#577](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/577) ([jackton1](https://github.com/jackton1))
+
+## [v26](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/tree/v26) (2022-08-15)
+
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/compare/v25...v26)
+
+**Implemented enhancements:**
+
+- \[Feature\] Git version dependency [\#564](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/issues/564)
+
+**Fixed bugs:**
+
+- \[BUG\] Will output all changed files if not file matches the `**/*.sql` pattern [\#565](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/issues/565)
+
+**Merged pull requests:**
+
+- chore: remove extra space. [\#576](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/576) ([jackton1](https://github.com/jackton1))
+- Updated README.md [\#575](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/575) ([jackton1](https://github.com/jackton1))
+- docs: add thyarles as a contributor for code [\#574](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/574) ([allcontributors[bot]](https://github.com/apps/allcontributors))
+- chore: restrict rename test to non forks [\#573](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/573) ([jackton1](https://github.com/jackton1))
+- feat: validate the minimum required git version [\#572](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/572) ([jackton1](https://github.com/jackton1))
+- chore: remove unused code [\#571](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/571) ([jackton1](https://github.com/jackton1))
+- improvement: Simplify checks [\#570](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/570) ([thyarles](https://github.com/thyarles))
+- Upgraded to v25 [\#567](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/567) ([jackton1](https://github.com/jackton1))
+
+## [v25](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/tree/v25) (2022-08-08)
+
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/compare/v24.1...v25)
+
+**Fixed bugs:**
+
+- \[BUG\] missing opening '\(' then stop with windows-latest [\#562](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/issues/562)
+
+**Merged pull requests:**
+
+- chore\(deps\): upgrade tj-actions/glob v9.2 to v10 [\#566](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/566) ([jackton1](https://github.com/jackton1))
+- Upgraded to v24.1 [\#561](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/561) ([jackton1](https://github.com/jackton1))
+
+## [v24.1](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/tree/v24.1) (2022-08-03)
+
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/compare/v24...v24.1)
+
+**Implemented enhancements:**
+
+- \[Feature\] Execute against master [\#556](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/issues/556)
+- \[Feature\]  implement an outputs for matrix compatible jobs [\#530](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/issues/530)
+
+**Fixed bugs:**
+
+- \[BUG\] Separator removing double-quotes [\#545](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/issues/545)
+
+**Merged pull requests:**
+
+- fix: bug with matrix job [\#560](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/560) ([jackton1](https://github.com/jackton1))
+- fix: bug with matrix job [\#559](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/559) ([jackton1](https://github.com/jackton1))
+- chore: update action name [\#558](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/558) ([jackton1](https://github.com/jackton1))
+- feat: add support for json formatted output. [\#557](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/557) ([jackton1](https://github.com/jackton1))
+- Upgraded to v24 [\#555](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/555) ([jackton1](https://github.com/jackton1))
+
+## [v24](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/tree/v24) (2022-07-22)
+
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/compare/v23.2...v24)
+
+**Fixed bugs:**
+
+- \[BUG\] PREVIOUS\_SHA & CURRENT\_SHA is the same when re-running a workflow, causing changed-files to be empty [\#547](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/issues/547)
+- \[BUG\] Keep the same commit SHA between workflows [\#543](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/issues/543)
+
+**Merged pull requests:**
+
+- fix: error raised for the first repo commit [\#554](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/554) ([jackton1](https://github.com/jackton1))
+- chore: Update README.md [\#553](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/553) ([jackton1](https://github.com/jackton1))
+- chore: update README.md [\#552](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/552) ([jackton1](https://github.com/jackton1))
+- Upgraded to v23.2 [\#551](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/551) ([jackton1](https://github.com/jackton1))
+
+## [v23.2](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/tree/v23.2) (2022-07-18)
+
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/compare/v23.1...v23.2)
+
+**Fixed bugs:**
+
+- \[BUG\] Repo name changed, workflows are broken [\#542](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/issues/542)
+
+**Merged pull requests:**
+
+- feat: fix bug with similar commit hashes. [\#549](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/549) ([jackton1](https://github.com/jackton1))
+- chore: update readme [\#544](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/544) ([jackton1](https://github.com/jackton1))
+- chore\(deps\): update tj-actions/github-changelog-generator action to v1.14 [\#541](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/541) ([renovate[bot]](https://github.com/apps/renovate))
+- Updated README.md [\#540](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/540) ([jackton1](https://github.com/jackton1))
+- chore: update test [\#539](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/539) ([jackton1](https://github.com/jackton1))
+- chore: update README.md [\#538](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/538) ([jackton1](https://github.com/jackton1))
+- docs: add JoeOvo as a contributor for doc [\#537](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/537) ([allcontributors[bot]](https://github.com/apps/allcontributors))
+- Update README.md [\#536](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/536) ([JoeOvo](https://github.com/JoeOvo))
+- Upgraded to v23.1 [\#535](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/535) ([jackton1](https://github.com/jackton1))
+
+## [v23.1](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/tree/v23.1) (2022-06-24)
+
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/compare/v23...v23.1)
+
+**Fixed bugs:**
+
+- \[BUG\] Misleading error if git command is missing [\#532](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/issues/532)
+
+**Merged pull requests:**
+
+- chore: removed unused code [\#534](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/534) ([jackton1](https://github.com/jackton1))
+- chore: improve error handling [\#533](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/533) ([jackton1](https://github.com/jackton1))
+- chore\(deps\): update tj-actions/verify-changed-files action to v10 [\#531](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/531) ([renovate[bot]](https://github.com/apps/renovate))
+- Updated README.md [\#528](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/528) ([jackton1](https://github.com/jackton1))
+- chore\(deps\): update codacy/codacy-analysis-cli-action action to v4.1.0 [\#527](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/527) ([renovate[bot]](https://github.com/apps/renovate))
+- docs: add deronnax as a contributor for doc [\#526](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/526) ([allcontributors[bot]](https://github.com/apps/allcontributors))
+- fix mispellings [\#525](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/525) ([deronnax](https://github.com/deronnax))
+- chore: reformat manual-test.yml [\#524](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/524) ([jackton1](https://github.com/jackton1))
+- Upgraded to v23 [\#523](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/523) ([jackton1](https://github.com/jackton1))
+
+## [v23](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/tree/v23) (2022-06-12)
+
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/compare/v22.2...v23)
+
+**Implemented enhancements:**
+
+- \[Feature\] Get distinct changed folders [\#504](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/issues/504)
+
+**Fixed bugs:**
+
+- \[BUG\] Action does not work when running with `act` anymore [\#518](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/issues/518)
+
+**Merged pull requests:**
+
+- feat: add support for returning directory names [\#522](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/522) ([jackton1](https://github.com/jackton1))
+- feat: use debug messages for log outputs [\#521](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/521) ([jackton1](https://github.com/jackton1))
+- chore: clean up internal variables. [\#520](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/520) ([jackton1](https://github.com/jackton1))
+- chore\(deps\): update peter-evans/create-pull-request action to v4.0.4 [\#519](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/519) ([renovate[bot]](https://github.com/apps/renovate))
+- Upgraded to v22.2 [\#517](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/517) ([jackton1](https://github.com/jackton1))
+
 ## [v22.2](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/tree/v22.2) (2022-06-02)
 
 [Full Changelog](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/compare/v22.1...v22.2)
@@ -31,10 +196,6 @@
 
 - \[Feature\] since\_last\_passing\_remote\_commit  [\#507](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/issues/507)
 
-**Closed issues:**
-
-- Dependency Dashboard [\#27](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/issues/27)
-
 **Merged pull requests:**
 
 - Updated README.md [\#511](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/511) ([jackton1](https://github.com/jackton1))
@@ -78,10 +239,6 @@
 
 [Full Changelog](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/compare/v20...v20.1)
 
-**Implemented enhancements:**
-
-- \[Feature\] Rename `files` -\> `paths` [\#125](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/issues/125)
-
 **Fixed bugs:**
 
 - \[BUG\] Glob pattern doesn't work for markdown files  [\#492](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/issues/492)
@@ -1140,7 +1297,7 @@
 
 ## [v7](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/tree/v7) (2021-06-09)
 
-[Full Changelog](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/compare/v6...v7)
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/compare/v6.3...v7)
 
 **Closed issues:**
 
@@ -1156,13 +1313,13 @@
 - Update tj-actions/sync-release-version action to v8.7 [\#86](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/86) ([renovate[bot]](https://github.com/apps/renovate))
 - Upgraded to v6.3 [\#85](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/85) ([jackton1](https://github.com/jackton1))
 
-## [v6](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/tree/v6) (2021-05-26)
-
-[Full Changelog](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/compare/v6.3...v6)
-
 ## [v6.3](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/tree/v6.3) (2021-05-26)
 
-[Full Changelog](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/compare/v6.2...v6.3)
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/compare/v6...v6.3)
+
+## [v6](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/tree/v6) (2021-05-26)
+
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/compare/v6.2...v6)
 
 **Merged pull requests:**
 

README.md

@@ -7,13 +7,13 @@
 
 <!-- ALL-CONTRIBUTORS-BADGE:START - Do not remove or modify this section -->
 
-[![All Contributors](https://img.shields.io/badge/all_contributors-11-orange.svg?style=flat-square)](#contributors-)
+[![All Contributors](https://img.shields.io/badge/all_contributors-14-orange.svg?style=flat-square)](#contributors-)
 
 <!-- ALL-CONTRIBUTORS-BADGE:END -->
 
 ## changed-files
 
-Retrieve all changed files relative to the target branch (`pull_request*` based events) or the last remote commit (`push` based event) returning the **absolute path** to all changed files from the project root.
+Retrieve all changed files and directories relative to the target branch (`pull_request*` based events) or the last remote commit (`push` based event) returning the **absolute path** to all changed files and directories from the project root.
 
 ## Features
 
@@ -23,17 +23,19 @@ Retrieve all changed files relative to the target branch (`pull_request*` based
 *   Scales to large repositories.
 *   Git submodules support.
 *   No extra API calls.
+*   Escaped JSON Output which can be used for running matrix jobs based on changed files.
+*   List only changed directories.
 *   Monorepos (Fetches only the last remote commit).
 *   Supports all platforms (Linux, MacOS, Windows).
 *   [GitHub-hosted runners](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/using-github-hosted-runners/about-github-hosted-runners) support
 *   [GitHub Enterprise Server](https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.3/admin/github-actions/getting-started-with-github-actions-for-your-enterprise/getting-started-with-github-actions-for-github-enterprise-server) support.
 *   [self-hosted runners](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/hosting-your-own-runners/about-self-hosted-runners) support.
-*   List all files that have changed:
+*   List all files and directories that have changed:
     *   Between the current pull request branch and the last commit on the target branch.
     *   Between the current pull request branch and the fork point on the target branch.
     *   Between the last commit and the current pushed change.
     *   Between the last remote branch commit and the current HEAD.
-*   Restrict change detection to a subset of files:
+*   Restrict change detection to a subset of files and directories:
     *   Report on files that have at least one change.
     *   Using [Glob pattern](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/learn-github-actions/workflow-syntax-for-github-actions#filter-pattern-cheat-sheet) matching.
 
@@ -42,7 +44,7 @@ Retrieve all changed files relative to the target branch (`pull_request*` based
 > NOTE: :warning:
 >
 > *   **IMPORTANT:** For `push` events you need to include `fetch-depth: 0` **OR** `fetch-depth: 2` depending on your use case.
-> *   When using `persist-credentials: false` with `actions/checkout@v2` you'll need to specify a `token` using the `token` input.
+> *   When using `persist-credentials: false` with `actions/checkout@v3` you'll need to specify a `token` using the `token` input.
 > *   For monorepos where pulling all the branch history might not be desired, you can omit `fetch-depth` for `pull_request` events.
 > *   For files located in a sub-directory ensure that the pattern specified contains `**/` (globstar) to match any preceding directories or explicitly pass the full path relative to the project root. See: [#314](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/issues/314).
 
@@ -68,7 +70,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Get changed files
         id: changed-files
-        uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v22.2
+        uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v27
 
       - name: List all changed files
         run: |
@@ -102,19 +104,19 @@ Support this project with a :star:
 
 |               Output               |   type   |                            example                             |                                                                                                      description                                                                                                      |
 |:----------------------------------:|:--------:|:--------------------------------------------------------------:|:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------:|
-|            any\_changed            | `string` |                       `true` OR `false`                        |         Returns `true` when any <br /> of the filenames provided using <br /> the `files` input has changed. <br /> i.e. *using a combination of all added, <br />copied, modified and renamed files (ACMR)*          |
+|            any\_changed            | `string` |                       `true` OR `false`                        |         Returns `true` when any <br /> of the filenames provided using <br /> the `files` input has changed. If no `files` have been specified,<br> an empty string `''` is returned. <br /> i.e. *using a combination of all added, <br />copied, modified and renamed files (ACMR)*          |
-|           only\_changed            | `string` |                       `true` OR `false`                        |                                                           Returns `true` when only <br /> files provided using <br /> the `files` input has changed. (ACMR)                                                           |
+|           only\_changed            | `string` |                       `true` OR `false`                        |                                                           Returns `true` when only <br /> files provided using <br /> the `files` input has changed. If no `files` have been specified,<br> an empty string `''` is returned. (ACMR)                                                           |
 |       other\_changed\_files        | `string` |                `'new.txt path/to/file.png ...'`                |                                 Select all other changed files <br/> not listed in the files input <br /> i.e. *a  combination of all added, <br /> copied and modified files (ACMR)*                                 |
-|           any\_modified            | `string` |                       `true` OR `false`                        | Returns `true` when any <br /> of the filenames provided using <br /> the `files` input has been modified. <br /> i.e. *using a combination of all added, <br />copied, modified, renamed, and deleted files (ACMRD)* |
+|           any\_modified            | `string` |                       `true` OR `false`                        | Returns `true` when any <br /> of the filenames provided using <br /> the `files` input has been modified. If no `files` have been specified,<br> an empty string `''` is returned. <br /> i.e. *using a combination of all added, <br />copied, modified, renamed, and deleted files (ACMRD)* |
-|           only\_modified           | `string` |                       `true` OR `false`                        |                                                       Returns `true` when only <br /> files provided using <br /> the `files` input has been modified. (ACMRD)                                                        |
+|           only\_modified           | `string` |                       `true` OR `false`                        |                                                       Returns `true` when only <br /> files provided using <br /> the `files` input has been modified. If no `files` have been specified,<br> an empty string `''` is returned.(ACMRD)                                                        |
 |       other\_modified\_files       | `string` |                `'new.txt path/to/file.png ...'`                |                           Select all other modified files <br/> not listed in the files input <br /> i.e. *a  combination of all added, <br /> copied, modified, and deleted files (ACMRD)*                           |
-|            any\_deleted            | `string` |                       `true` OR `false`                        |                                                     Returns `true` when any <br /> of the filenames provided using <br /> the `files` input has been deleted. (D)                                                     |
+|            any\_deleted            | `string` |                       `true` OR `false`                        |                                                     Returns `true` when any <br /> of the filenames provided using <br /> the `files` input has been deleted. If no `files` have been specified,<br> an empty string `''` is returned. (D)                                                     |
-|           only\_deleted            | `string` |                       `true` OR `false`                        |                                                          Returns `true` when only <br /> files provided using <br /> the `files` input has been deleted. (D)                                                          |
+|           only\_deleted            | `string` |                       `true` OR `false`                        |                                                          Returns `true` when only <br /> files provided using <br /> the `files` input has been deleted. If no `files` have been specified,<br> an empty string `''` is returned. (D)                                                          |
 |       other\_deleted\_files        | `string` |                `'new.txt path/to/file.png ...'`                |                                               Select all other deleted files <br/> not listed in the files input <br /> i.e. *a  combination of all deleted files (D)*                                                |
 |        all\_changed\_files         | `string` |                `'new.txt path/to/file.png ...'`                |                                                  Select all changed files <br /> i.e. *a combination of all added, <br />copied, modified and renamed files (ACMR)*                                                   |
 |        all\_modified\_files        | `string` |                `'new.txt path/to/file.png ...'`                |                                             Select all changed files <br /> i.e. *a combination of all added, <br />copied, modified, renamed and deleted files (ACMRD)*                                              |
 | all\_changed\_and\_modified\_files | `string` |                `'new.txt path/to/file.png ...'`                |                                                                Select all changed <br /> and modified files <br /> i.e. *a combination of (ACMRDTUX)*                                                                 |
-|   all\_old\_new\_renamed\_files    | `string` | `'old name.txt,new name.txt old name 2.txt,new name 2.txt...'` |                                                                        Select only files that are Renamed and list their old and new names (R)                                                                        |
+|   all\_old\_new\_renamed\_files    | `string` | `'old name.txt,new name.txt old name 2.txt,new name 2.txt...'` |                                                                        Select only files that are Renamed and list their old and new names. <br> NOTE: This requires setting `include_all_old_new_renamed_files` to `true` (R)                                                                        |
 |            added\_files            | `string` |                `'new.txt path/to/file.png ...'`                |                                                                                         Select only files that are Added (A)                                                                                          |
 |           copied\_files            | `string` |                `'new.txt path/to/file.png ...'`                |                                                                                         Select only files that are Copied (C)                                                                                         |
 |           deleted\_files           | `string` |                `'new.txt path/to/file.png ...'`                |                                                                                        Select only files that are Deleted (D)                                                                                         |
@@ -130,7 +132,7 @@ Support this project with a :star:
 |:--------------------------------------:|:----------------------:|:--------:|:---------------------:|:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------:|
 |                 token                  |        `string`        | `false`  | `${{ github.token }}` | [GITHUB\_TOKEN](https://docs.github.com/en/free-pro-team@latest/actions/reference/authentication-in-a-workflow#using-the-github_token-in-a-workflow) <br /> or a repo scoped <br /> [Personal Access Token](https://docs.github.com/en/free-pro-team@latest/github/authenticating-to-github/creating-a-personal-access-token) |
 |               separator                |        `string`        | `false`  |         `' '`         |                                                                                                                                              Split character for output strings                                                                                                                                               |
-| include\_all\_old\_new\_renamed\_files |       `boolean`        | `false`  |        `false`        |                                                                                 Include `all_old_new_renamed_files` output. Note this can generate a large debug output See: [#501](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/issues/501).                                                                                  |
+| include\_all\_old\_new\_renamed\_files |       `boolean`        | `false`  |        `false`        |                                                                                    Include `all_old_new_renamed_files` output. Note this can generate a large output See: [#501](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/issues/501).                                                                                     |
 |          old\_new\_separator           |        `string`        | `false`  |         `','`         |                                                                                                                                        Split character for old and new filename pairs                                                                                                                                         |
 |       old\_new\_files\_separator       |        `string`        | `false`  |         `' '`         |                                                                                                                                    Split character for multiple old and new filename pairs                                                                                                                                    |
 |                 files                  | `string` OR `string[]` | `false`  |                       |                                                                                                             Check for changes  <br> using only these <br> list of file(s) <br> (Defaults to the <br> entire repo)                                                                                                             |
@@ -142,11 +144,14 @@ Support this project with a :star:
 |                  sha                   |        `string`        |  `true`  |  `${{ github.sha }}`  |                                                                                                                           Specify a different <br> commit SHA <br> used for <br> comparing changes                                                                                                                            |
 |               base\_sha                |        `string`        | `false`  |                       |                                                                                                                         Specify a different <br> base commit SHA <br> used for <br> comparing changes                                                                                                                         |
 |                  path                  |        `string`        | `false`  |         `'.'`         |                                                                                                                              Relative path under <br> `GITHUB_WORKSPACE` <br> to the repository                                                                                                                               |
-|      since\_last\_remote\_commit       |       `boolean`        | `false`  |        `false`        |       Use the last commit on the remote <br> branch as the `base_sha` <br> (Defaults to the last commit <br> on the target branch for Pull requests <br> or the previous commit <br> on the current branch <br> for push events). <br /> NOTE: This requires <br /> `fetch-depth: 0` <br /> with `actions/checkout@v2`        |
+|      since\_last\_remote\_commit       |       `boolean`        | `false`  |        `false`        |       Use the last commit on the remote <br> branch as the `base_sha` <br> (Defaults to the last commit <br> on the target branch for Pull requests <br> or the previous commit <br> on the current branch <br> for push events). <br /> NOTE: This requires <br /> `fetch-depth: 0` <br /> with `actions/checkout@v3`        |
 |            use\_fork\_point            |       `boolean`        | `false`  |        `false`        |           Finds best common ancestor <br /> between two commits <br /> to use in a three-way merge <br /> as the `base_sha` <br /> See: [git merge-base](https://git-scm.com/docs/git-merge-base#Documentation/git-merge-base.txt---fork-point). <br> NOTE: This pulls the entire commit history of the base branch           |
 |               quotepath                |       `boolean`        | `false`  |        `true`         |                                                                                                                                Output filenames completely verbatim by setting this to `false`                                                                                                                                |
 |             diff\_relative             |       `boolean`        | `false`  |                       |                                                                                                                       Exclude changes outside the current directory and show pathnames relative to it.                                                                                                                        |
-|               dir\_names               |       `boolean`        | `false`  |        `false`        |                                                                                      Output unique changed directories instead of filenames. <br> NOTE: This returns `.` for <br> changed files located in the root of the project.                                                                                       |
+|               dir\_names               |       `boolean`        | `false`  |        `false`        |                                                                                        Output unique changed directories instead of filenames. <br> NOTE: This returns `.` for <br> changed files located in the root of the project.                                                                                         |
+|                  json                  |       `boolean`        | `false`  |        `false`        |                                                                                                                            Output changed files in JSON format which can be used for matrix jobs.                                                                                                                             |
+|                  since                  |       `string`        | `false`  |                |                                                                                                                            Get changed files for commits whose timestamp is older than the given time.                                                                                                                             |
+|                  until                  |       `string`        | `false`  |                |                                                                                                                            Get changed files for commits whose timestamp is earlier than the given time.                                                                                                                             |
 
 ## Examples
 
@@ -154,17 +159,17 @@ Support this project with a :star:
 ...
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-#        with:
+        with:
-#          fetch-depth: 0  # OR "2" -> To retrieve the preceding commit.
+          fetch-depth: 0  # OR "2" -> To retrieve the preceding commit.
 #          submodules: true # OR "recursive" -> To include all changed submodule files.
 
       - name: Get changed files using defaults
         id: changed-files
-        uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v22.2
+        uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v27
 
       - name: Get changed files using a comma separator
         id: changed-files-comma
-        uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v22.2
+        uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v27
         with:
           separator: ","
 
@@ -186,7 +191,7 @@ Support this project with a :star:
 
       - name: Get specific changed files
         id: changed-files-specific
-        uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v22.2
+        uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v27
         with:
           files: |
             my-file.txt
@@ -227,14 +232,14 @@ Support this project with a :star:
 
       - name: Use a source file or list of file(s) to populate to files input.
         id: changed-files-specific-source-file
-        uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v22.2
+        uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v27
         with:
           files_from_source_file: |
             test/changed-files-list.txt
 
       - name: Use a source file or list of file(s) to populate to files input and optionally specify more files.
         id: changed-files-specific-source-file-and-specify-files
-        uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v22.2
+        uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v27
         with:
           files_from_source_file: |
             test/changed-files-list.txt
@@ -243,25 +248,25 @@ Support this project with a :star:
 
       - name: Use a different commit SHA
         id: changed-files-custom-sha
-        uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v22.2
+        uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v27
         with:
           sha: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}
 
       - name: Use a different base SHA
         id: changed-files-custom-base-sha
-        uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v22.2
+        uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v27
         with:
           base_sha: "2096ed0"
           
       - name: Checkout into dir1
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
           path: dir1
 
       - name: Run changed-files with defaults on the dir1
         id: changed-files-for-dir1
-        uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v22.2
+        uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v27
         with:
           path: dir1
 
@@ -273,25 +278,25 @@ Support this project with a :star:
 
       - name: Run changed-files using the last commit on the remote branch
         id: changed-files-since-last-remote-commit
-        uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v22.2
+        uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v27
         with:
           since_last_remote_commit: "true"
       
       - name: Run changed-files using the fork point of a pull request
         id: changed-files-fork-point
-        uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v22.2
+        uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v27
         with:
           use_fork_point: "true"
           
       - name: Run changed-files with quotepath disabled
         id: changed-files-quotepath
-        uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v22.2
+        uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v27
         with:
           quotepath: "false"
       
       # Run changed-files action using the last successful commit as the base_sha
       # NOTE: This setting overrides the commit sha used by setting since_last_remote_commit to true.
-      # It is recommended to use either solutions that works for your use case.
+      # It is recommended to use either solution that works for your use case.
       
       # Push event based workflows
       - name: Get branch name
@@ -307,7 +312,7 @@ Support this project with a :star:
 
       - name: Run changed-files with the commit of the last successful test workflow run
         id: changed-files-base-sha-push
-        uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v22.2
+        uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v27
         with:
           base_sha: ${{ steps.last_successful_commit_push.outputs.commit_hash }}
 
@@ -328,15 +333,34 @@ Support this project with a :star:
       - name: Run changed-files with the commit of the last successful test workflow run on main
         if: github.event_name == 'pull_request'
         id: changed-files-base-sha-pull-request
-        uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v22.2
+        uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v27
         with:
           base_sha: ${{ steps.last_successful_commit_pull_request.outputs.commit_hash }}
 
       - name: Run changed-files with dir_names
         id: changed-files-dir-names
-        uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v22.2
+        uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v27
         with:
           dir_names: "true"
+      
+      # All outputs are JSON formatted arrays and can be used in other actions and matrix compatible jobs.
+      - name: Run changed-files with json output
+        id: changed-files-json
+        uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v27
+        with:
+          json: "true"
+
+      - name: Run changed-files since 2022-08-19
+        id: changed-files-since
+        uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v27
+        with:
+          since: "2022-08-19"
+
+      - name: Run changed-files until 2022-08-20
+        id: changed-files-until
+        uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v27
+        with:
+          until: "2022-08-20"
 ```
 
 <img width="1147" alt="Screen Shot 2021-11-19 at 4 59 21 PM" src="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/17484350/142696936-8b7ca955-7ef9-4d53-9bdf-3e0008e90c3f.png">
@@ -358,12 +382,12 @@ This project follows a `v(major).(patch)` versioning scheme with the exception o
 
 > NOTE: :warning:
 >
-> *   Users referencing the legacy `v1.x.x` -> `v5.0.0` semantic versions, are required to switch over to `v10.x` -> `v15.x` respectively as new releases would no longer be deployed using the old versioning scheme.
+> *   Users referencing the legacy `v1.x.x` → `v5.0.0` semantic versions, are required to switch over to `v10.x` → `v15.x` respectively as new releases would no longer be deployed using the old versioning scheme.
 > *   A breaking change was introduced in `v1.1.4` and `v13.x` which has been fixed.
 
 ## Migration guide
 
-With the switch from using grep's Extended regex to match files to the natively supported workflow glob pattern matching snytax introduced in [v13](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/releases/tag/v13) you'll need to modify patterns used to match `files`.
+With the switch from using grep's Extended regex to match files to the natively supported workflow glob pattern matching syntax introduced in [v13](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/releases/tag/v13) you'll need to modify patterns used to match `files`.
 
 **BEFORE**
 
@@ -387,7 +411,7 @@ With the switch from using grep's Extended regex to match files to the natively
 
       - name: Get specific changed files
         id: changed-files-specific
-        uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v22.2
+        uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v27
         with:
           files: |
             *.sh
@@ -439,6 +463,9 @@ Thanks goes to these wonderful people ([emoji key](https://allcontributors.org/d
     <td align="center"><a href="https://qiita.com/SUZUKI_Masaya"><img src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/15100604?v=4?s=100" width="100px;" alt=""/><br /><sub><b>Masaya Suzuki</b></sub></a><br /><a href="https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/commits?author=massongit" title="Code">💻</a></td>
     <td align="center"><a href="https://fagai.net"><img src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1772112?v=4?s=100" width="100px;" alt=""/><br /><sub><b>fagai</b></sub></a><br /><a href="https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/commits?author=fagai" title="Documentation">📖</a></td>
     <td align="center"><a href="https://github.com/pkit"><img src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/805654?v=4?s=100" width="100px;" alt=""/><br /><sub><b>Constantine Peresypkin</b></sub></a><br /><a href="https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/commits?author=pkit" title="Code">💻</a></td>
+    <td align="center"><a href="https://github.com/deronnax"><img src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/439279?v=4?s=100" width="100px;" alt=""/><br /><sub><b>Mathieu Dupuy</b></sub></a><br /><a href="https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/commits?author=deronnax" title="Documentation">📖</a></td>
+    <td align="center"><a href="https://github.com/JoeOvo"><img src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/100686542?v=4?s=100" width="100px;" alt=""/><br /><sub><b>Joe Moggridge</b></sub></a><br /><a href="https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/commits?author=JoeOvo" title="Documentation">📖</a></td>
+    <td align="center"><a href="https://www.credly.com/users/thyarles/badges"><img src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1340046?v=4?s=100" width="100px;" alt=""/><br /><sub><b>Charles Santos</b></sub></a><br /><a href="https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/commits?author=thyarles" title="Code">💻</a></td>
   </tr>
 </table>
 

action.yml

@@ -58,6 +58,12 @@ inputs:
     description: "Use the last commit on the remote branch as the base_sha for push event."
     required: false
     default: "false"
+  since:
+    description: "Get changed files for commits whose timestamp is older than the given time"
+    required: false
+  until:
+    description: "Get changed files for commits whose timestamp is earlier than the given time"
+    required: false
   path:
     description: "Specify a relative path under $GITHUB_WORKSPACE to locate the repository"
     required: false
@@ -77,6 +83,10 @@ inputs:
     default: "false"
     description: "Output the absolute path to the changed directories instead of the filenames"
     required: false
+  json:
+    description: "Output changed files in JSON format which can be used for matrix jobs"
+    required: false
+    default: "false"
 
 outputs:
   added_files:
@@ -148,13 +158,31 @@ runs:
   steps:
     - run: |
         # "Set base sha..."
-        if [[ -n "${{ inputs.base_sha }}" ]]; then
+        if [[ -n "${{ inputs.since }}" ]]; then
+          BASE_SHA=$(git log --format="%H" --date=local --since="${{ inputs.since }}" --reverse | head -n 1)
+          echo "::set-output name=base_sha::$BASE_SHA"
+        elif [[ -n "${{ inputs.base_sha }}" ]]; then
           echo "::set-output name=base_sha::${{ inputs.base_sha }}"
-        elif [[ "${{ inputs.since_last_remote_commit }}" == "true" && "${{ github.event.before }}" != "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000" ]]; then
+        elif [[ "${{ inputs.since_last_remote_commit }}" == "true" && "${{ github.event.forced }}" == "true" && "${{ github.event.before }}" != "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000" ]]; then
-            echo "::set-output name=base_sha::${{ github.event.before }}"
+          LAST_REMOTE_COMMIT=$(git rev-parse $(git branch -r --sort=-committerdate | head -1))
+          if [[ "${{ inputs.sha }}" != "$LAST_REMOTE_COMMIT" ]]; then
+            echo "::set-output name=base_sha::$LAST_REMOTE_COMMIT"
+          fi
+        elif [[ "${{ inputs.since_last_remote_commit }}" == "true" && "${{ github.event.forced }}" != "true" && "${{ github.event.before }}" != "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000" ]]; then
+          echo "::set-output name=base_sha::${{ github.event.before }}"
         fi
       id: base-sha
       shell: bash
+    - run: |
+        # "Set the sha..."
+        if [[ -n "${{ inputs.until }}" ]]; then
+          SHA=$(git log -1 --format="%H" --date=local --until="${{ inputs.until }}")
+          echo "::set-output name=sha::$SHA"
+        else
+          echo "::set-output name=sha::${{ inputs.sha }}"
+        fi
+      id: sha
+      shell: bash
     - run: |
         # "Calculating the previous and current SHA..."
         bash $GITHUB_ACTION_PATH/diff-sha.sh
@@ -169,13 +197,13 @@ runs:
         GITHUB_WORKSPACE: ${{ github.workspace }}
         # INPUT_<VARIABLE_NAME> is not available in Composite run steps
         # https://github.community/t/input-variable-name-is-not-available-in-composite-run-steps/127611
-        INPUT_SHA: ${{ inputs.sha }}
+        INPUT_SHA: ${{ steps.sha.outputs.sha }}
         INPUT_BASE_SHA: ${{ steps.base-sha.outputs.base_sha }}
         INPUT_TOKEN: ${{ inputs.token }}
         INPUT_PATH: ${{ inputs.path }}
         INPUT_USE_FORK_POINT: ${{ inputs.use_fork_point }}
     - name: Glob match
-      uses: tj-actions/glob@v9.2
+      uses: tj-actions/glob@v10
       id: glob
       with:
         files: ${{ inputs.files }}
@@ -212,6 +240,7 @@ runs:
         INPUT_OLD_NEW_FILES_SEPARATOR: ${{ inputs.old_new_files_separator }}
         INPUT_DIFF_RELATIVE: ${{ inputs.diff_relative }}
         INPUT_DIR_NAMES: ${{ inputs.dir_names }}
+        INPUT_JSON: ${{ inputs.json }}
 
 branding:
   icon: file-text

diff-sha.sh

@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 set -eu
 
+INITIAL_COMMIT="false"
+
 echo "::group::changed-files-diff-sha"
 
 if [[ -n $INPUT_PATH ]]; then
@@ -9,83 +11,120 @@ if [[ -n $INPUT_PATH ]]; then
 
   echo "::debug::Resolving repository path: $REPO_DIR"
   if [[ ! -d "$REPO_DIR" ]]; then
-    echo "::warning::Invalid repository path: $REPO_DIR"
+    echo "::error::Invalid repository path: $REPO_DIR"
     exit 1
   fi
   cd "$REPO_DIR"
 fi
 
+echo "Verifying git version..."
+
+function __version() {
+  echo "$@" | awk -F. '{ printf("%d%03d%03d%03d\n", $1,$2,$3,$4); }';
+}
+
+GIT_VERSION=$(git --version | awk '{print $3}'); exit_status=$?
+
+if [[ $exit_status -ne 0 ]]; then
+  echo "::error::git not installed"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+if [[ $(__version "$GIT_VERSION") -lt $(__version "2.18.0") ]]; then
+  echo "::error::Invalid git version. Please upgrade git ($GIT_VERSION) to >= (2.18.0)"
+  exit 1
+else
+  echo "Valid git version found: ($GIT_VERSION)"
+fi
+
 echo "::debug::Getting HEAD SHA..."
 
 if [[ -z $INPUT_SHA ]]; then
-  CURRENT_SHA=$(git rev-list --no-merges -n 1 HEAD 2>&1) && exit_status=$? || exit_status=$?
+  CURRENT_SHA=$(git rev-list -n 1 "HEAD" 2>&1); exit_status=$?
 else
-  CURRENT_SHA=$INPUT_SHA && exit_status=$? || exit_status=$?
+  CURRENT_SHA=$INPUT_SHA; exit_status=$?
 fi
 
-git rev-parse --quiet --verify "$CURRENT_SHA^{commit}" 1>/dev/null 2>&1 && exit_status=$? || exit_status=$?
+git rev-parse --quiet --verify "$CURRENT_SHA^{commit}" 1>/dev/null 2>&1; exit_status=$?
 
 if [[ $exit_status -ne 0 ]]; then
-  echo "::warning::Unable to locate the current sha: $CURRENT_SHA"
+  echo "::error::Unable to locate the current sha: $CURRENT_SHA"
-  echo "::warning::You seem to be missing 'fetch-depth: 0' or 'fetch-depth: 2'. See https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files#usage"
+  echo "::error::You seem to be missing 'fetch-depth: 0' or 'fetch-depth: 2'. See https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files#usage"
   exit 1
+else
+  echo "::debug::Current SHA: $CURRENT_SHA"
 fi
 
 if [[ -z $GITHUB_BASE_REF ]]; then
   TARGET_BRANCH=${GITHUB_REF/refs\/heads\//}
   CURRENT_BRANCH=$TARGET_BRANCH
 
-  if [[ -z $INPUT_BASE_SHA ]]; then
+  echo "::debug::GITHUB_BASE_REF unset using $TARGET_BRANCH..."
-    git fetch --no-tags -u --progress --depth=2 origin "${CURRENT_BRANCH}":"${CURRENT_BRANCH}" &&
-    exit_status=$? || exit_status=$?
 
-    if [[ $(git rev-list --count HEAD) -gt 1 ]]; then
+  if [[ -z $INPUT_BASE_SHA ]]; then
-      PREVIOUS_SHA=$(git rev-list --no-merges -n 1 HEAD^1 2>&1) && exit_status=$? || exit_status=$?
+    if [[ $(git rev-list --count "HEAD") -gt 1 ]]; then
+      PREVIOUS_SHA=$(git rev-parse "@~" 2>&1); exit_status=$?
+      echo "::debug::Previous SHA: $PREVIOUS_SHA"
     else
-      PREVIOUS_SHA=$CURRENT_SHA && exit_status=$? || exit_status=$?
+      PREVIOUS_SHA=$CURRENT_SHA; exit_status=$?
+      INITIAL_COMMIT="true"
       echo "::debug::Initial commit detected"
+      echo "::debug::Previous SHA: $PREVIOUS_SHA"
     fi
   else
-    PREVIOUS_SHA=$INPUT_BASE_SHA && exit_status=$? || exit_status=$?
+    PREVIOUS_SHA=$INPUT_BASE_SHA; exit_status=$?
-    TARGET_BRANCH=$(git name-rev --name-only "$PREVIOUS_SHA" 2>&1) && exit_status=$? || exit_status=$?
+    TARGET_BRANCH=$(git name-rev --name-only "$PREVIOUS_SHA" 2>&1); exit_status=$?
+    echo "::debug::Previous SHA: $PREVIOUS_SHA"
+    echo "::debug::Target branch: $TARGET_BRANCH"
   fi
 
-  git rev-parse --quiet --verify "$PREVIOUS_SHA^{commit}" 1>/dev/null 2>&1 && exit_status=$? || exit_status=$?
+  git rev-parse --quiet --verify "$PREVIOUS_SHA^{commit}" 1>/dev/null 2>&1; exit_status=$?
 
   if [[ $exit_status -ne 0 ]]; then
-    echo "::warning::Unable to locate the previous sha: $PREVIOUS_SHA"
+    echo "::error::Unable to locate the previous sha: $PREVIOUS_SHA"
-    echo "::warning::You seem to be missing 'fetch-depth: 0' or 'fetch-depth: 2'. See https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files#usage"
+    echo "::error::You seem to be missing 'fetch-depth: 0' or 'fetch-depth: 2'. See https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files#usage"
     exit 1
   fi
 else
   TARGET_BRANCH=$GITHUB_BASE_REF
   CURRENT_BRANCH=$GITHUB_HEAD_REF
 
+  echo "::debug::GITHUB_BASE_REF: $TARGET_BRANCH..."
+
   if [[ -z $INPUT_BASE_SHA ]]; then
     if [[ "$INPUT_USE_FORK_POINT" == "true" ]]; then
       echo "::debug::Getting fork point..."
-      git fetch --no-tags -u --progress origin "${TARGET_BRANCH}":"${TARGET_BRANCH}" && exit_status=$? || exit_status=$?
+      git fetch --no-tags -u --progress origin "${TARGET_BRANCH}":"${TARGET_BRANCH}"; exit_status=$?
-      PREVIOUS_SHA=$(git merge-base --fork-point "${TARGET_BRANCH}" "$(git name-rev --name-only "$CURRENT_SHA")") && exit_status=$? || exit_status=$?
+      PREVIOUS_SHA=$(git merge-base --fork-point "${TARGET_BRANCH}" "$(git name-rev --name-only "$CURRENT_SHA")"); exit_status=$?
+      echo "::debug::Previous SHA: $PREVIOUS_SHA"
     else
-      git fetch --no-tags -u --progress origin --depth=1 "${TARGET_BRANCH}":"${TARGET_BRANCH}" && exit_status=$? || exit_status=$?
+      git fetch --no-tags -u --progress origin --depth=1 "${TARGET_BRANCH}":"${TARGET_BRANCH}"; exit_status=$?
-      PREVIOUS_SHA=$(git rev-list --no-merges -n 1 "${TARGET_BRANCH}" 2>&1) && exit_status=$? || exit_status=$?
+      PREVIOUS_SHA=$(git rev-list -n 1 "${TARGET_BRANCH}" 2>&1); exit_status=$?
+      echo "::debug::Previous SHA: $PREVIOUS_SHA"
     fi
   else
-    git fetch --no-tags -u --progress origin --depth=1 "$INPUT_BASE_SHA" && exit_status=$? || exit_status=$?
+    git fetch --no-tags -u --progress origin --depth=1 "$(git rev-parse --verify "$INPUT_BASE_SHA")"; exit_status=$?
     PREVIOUS_SHA=$INPUT_BASE_SHA
-    TARGET_BRANCH=$(git name-rev --name-only "$PREVIOUS_SHA" 2>&1) && exit_status=$? || exit_status=$?
+    TARGET_BRANCH=$(git name-rev --name-only "$PREVIOUS_SHA" 2>&1); exit_status=$?
+    echo "::debug::Previous SHA: $PREVIOUS_SHA"
+    echo "::debug::Target branch: $TARGET_BRANCH"
   fi
 
   echo "::debug::Verifying commit SHA..."
-  git rev-parse --quiet --verify "$PREVIOUS_SHA^{commit}" 1>/dev/null 2>&1 && exit_status=$? || exit_status=$?
+  git rev-parse --quiet --verify "$PREVIOUS_SHA^{commit}" 1>/dev/null 2>&1; exit_status=$?
 
   if [[ $exit_status -ne 0 ]]; then
-    echo "::warning::Unable to locate the previous sha: $PREVIOUS_SHA"
+    echo "::error::Unable to locate the previous sha: $PREVIOUS_SHA"
-    echo "::warning::You seem to be missing 'fetch-depth: 0' or 'fetch-depth: 2'. See https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files#usage"
+    echo "::error::You seem to be missing 'fetch-depth: 0' or 'fetch-depth: 2'. See https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files#usage"
     exit 1
   fi
 fi
 
+if [[ -n "$PREVIOUS_SHA" && -n "$CURRENT_SHA" && "$PREVIOUS_SHA" == "$CURRENT_SHA" && "$INITIAL_COMMIT" == "false" ]]; then
+  echo "::error::Similar commit hashes detected: previous sha: $PREVIOUS_SHA is equivalent to the current sha: $CURRENT_SHA"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
 echo "::set-output name=target_branch::$TARGET_BRANCH"
 echo "::set-output name=current_branch::$CURRENT_BRANCH"
 echo "::set-output name=previous_sha::$PREVIOUS_SHA"

entrypoint.sh

@@ -69,32 +69,49 @@ echo "::group::changed-files"
 if [[ -n $INPUT_PATH ]]; then
   REPO_DIR="$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/$INPUT_PATH"
 
-  echo "::debug::Resolving repository path: $REPO_DIR"
+  echo "Resolving repository path: $REPO_DIR"
   if [[ ! -d "$REPO_DIR" ]]; then
-    echo "::warning::Invalid repository path: $REPO_DIR"
+    echo "::error::Invalid repository path: $REPO_DIR"
     exit 1
   fi
   cd "$REPO_DIR"
 fi
 
-echo "::debug::Retrieving changes between $INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA ($INPUT_TARGET_BRANCH) → $INPUT_CURRENT_SHA ($INPUT_CURRENT_BRANCH)"
+echo "Retrieving changes between $INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA ($INPUT_TARGET_BRANCH) → $INPUT_CURRENT_SHA ($INPUT_CURRENT_BRANCH)"
 
-echo "::debug::Getting diff..."
+echo "Getting diff..."
 
 if [[ -z "$INPUT_FILES_PATTERN_FILE" ]]; then
-  ADDED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" A | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
+  if [[ "$INPUT_JSON" == "false" ]]; then
-  COPIED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" C | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
+    ADDED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" A | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
-  DELETED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" D | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
+    COPIED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" C | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
-  MODIFIED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" M | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
+    DELETED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" D | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
-  RENAMED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" R | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
+    MODIFIED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" M | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
-  TYPE_CHANGED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" T | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
+    RENAMED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" R | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
-  UNMERGED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" U | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
+    TYPE_CHANGED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" T | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
-  UNKNOWN=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" X | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
+    UNMERGED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" U | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
-  ALL_CHANGED_AND_MODIFIED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" "*ACDMRTUX" | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
+    UNKNOWN=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" X | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
-  ALL_CHANGED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" "ACMR" | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
+    ALL_CHANGED_AND_MODIFIED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" "*ACDMRTUX" | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
-  ALL_MODIFIED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" "ACMRD" | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
+    ALL_CHANGED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" "ACMR" | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
-  if [[ $INPUT_INCLUDE_ALL_OLD_NEW_RENAMED_FILES == "true" ]]; then
+    ALL_MODIFIED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" "ACMRD" | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
-    ALL_OLD_NEW_RENAMED=$(get_renames "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" | awk -v d="$INPUT_OLD_NEW_FILES_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
+    if [[ $INPUT_INCLUDE_ALL_OLD_NEW_RENAMED_FILES == "true" ]]; then
+      ALL_OLD_NEW_RENAMED=$(get_renames "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" | awk -v d="$INPUT_OLD_NEW_FILES_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
+    fi
+  else
+    ADDED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" A | awk -v d="|" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}'| jq -R 'split("|") | @json' | sed -r 's/^"|"$//g' | tr -s /)
+    COPIED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" C | awk -v d="|" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}'| jq -R 'split("|") | @json' | sed -r 's/^"|"$//g' | tr -s /)
+    DELETED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" D | awk -v d="|" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}'| jq -R 'split("|") | @json' | sed -r 's/^"|"$//g' | tr -s /)
+    MODIFIED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" M | awk -v d="|" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}'| jq -R 'split("|") | @json' | sed -r 's/^"|"$//g' | tr -s /)
+    RENAMED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" R | awk -v d="|" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}'| jq -R 'split("|") | @json' | sed -r 's/^"|"$//g' | tr -s /)
+    TYPE_CHANGED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" T | awk -v d="|" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}'| jq -R 'split("|") | @json' | sed -r 's/^"|"$//g' | tr -s /)
+    UNMERGED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" U | awk -v d="|" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}'| jq -R 'split("|") | @json' | sed -r 's/^"|"$//g' | tr -s /)
+    UNKNOWN=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" X | awk -v d="|" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}'| jq -R 'split("|") | @json' | sed -r 's/^"|"$//g' | tr -s /)
+    ALL_CHANGED_AND_MODIFIED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" "*ACDMRTUX" | awk -v d="|" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}'| jq -R 'split("|") | @json' | sed -r 's/^"|"$//g' | tr -s /)
+    ALL_CHANGED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" "ACMR" | awk -v d="|" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}'| jq -R 'split("|") | @json' | sed -r 's/^"|"$//g' | tr -s /)
+    ALL_MODIFIED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" "ACMRD" | awk -v d="|" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}'| jq -R 'split("|") | @json' | sed -r 's/^"|"$//g' | tr -s /)
+    if [[ $INPUT_INCLUDE_ALL_OLD_NEW_RENAMED_FILES == "true" ]]; then
+      ALL_OLD_NEW_RENAMED=$(get_renames "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" | awk -v d="|" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}'| jq -R 'split("|") | @json' | sed -r 's/^"|"$//g' | tr -s /)
+    fi
   fi
 else
   ADDED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" A | grep -x -E -f "$INPUT_FILES_PATTERN_FILE" | awk -v d="|" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
@@ -131,9 +148,13 @@ else
     fi
   fi
 
-  OTHER_CHANGED=$(echo "${OTHER_CHANGED}" | awk '{gsub(/\|/,"\n"); print $0;}' | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
+  if [[ "$INPUT_JSON" == "false" ]]; then
+    OTHER_CHANGED=$(echo "${OTHER_CHANGED}" | awk '{gsub(/\|/,"\n"); print $0;}' | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
+  else
+    OTHER_CHANGED=$(echo "${OTHER_CHANGED}" | jq -R 'split("|") | @json' | sed -r 's/^"|"$//g' | tr -s /)
+  fi
 
-  if [[ -n "${OTHER_CHANGED}" ]]; then
+  if [[ -n "${OTHER_CHANGED}" && "${OTHER_CHANGED}" != "[]" ]]; then
     echo "::debug::Non Matching changed files: ${OTHER_CHANGED}"
     echo "::set-output name=only_changed::false"
     echo "::set-output name=other_changed_files::$OTHER_CHANGED"
@@ -160,9 +181,13 @@ else
     fi
   fi
 
-  OTHER_MODIFIED=$(echo "${OTHER_MODIFIED}" | awk '{gsub(/\|/,"\n"); print $0;}' | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
+  if [[ "$INPUT_JSON" == "false" ]]; then
+    OTHER_MODIFIED=$(echo "${OTHER_MODIFIED}" | awk '{gsub(/\|/,"\n"); print $0;}' | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
+  else
+    OTHER_MODIFIED=$(echo "${OTHER_MODIFIED}" | jq -R 'split("|") | @json' | sed -r 's/^"|"$//g' | tr -s /)
+  fi
 
-  if [[ -n "${OTHER_MODIFIED}" ]]; then
+  if [[ -n "${OTHER_MODIFIED}" && "$OTHER_MODIFIED" != "[]" ]]; then
     echo "::debug::Non Matching modified files: ${OTHER_MODIFIED}"
     echo "::set-output name=only_modified::false"
     echo "::set-output name=other_modified_files::$OTHER_MODIFIED"
@@ -189,27 +214,44 @@ else
     fi
   fi
 
-  OTHER_DELETED=$(echo "${OTHER_DELETED}" | awk '{gsub(/\|/,"\n"); print $0;}' | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
+  if [[ "$INPUT_JSON" == "false" ]]; then
+    OTHER_DELETED=$(echo "${OTHER_DELETED}" | awk '{gsub(/\|/,"\n"); print $0;}' | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
+  else
+    OTHER_DELETED=$(echo "${OTHER_DELETED}" | jq -R 'split("|") | @json' | sed -r 's/^"|"$//g' | tr -s /)
+  fi
 
-  if [[ -n "${OTHER_DELETED}" ]]; then
+  if [[ -n "${OTHER_DELETED}" && "${OTHER_DELETED}" != "[]" ]]; then
     echo "::debug::Non Matching deleted files: ${OTHER_DELETED}"
     echo "::set-output name=only_deleted::false"
     echo "::set-output name=other_deleted_files::$OTHER_DELETED"
   elif [[ -n "${DELETED}" ]]; then
     echo "::set-output name=only_deleted::true"
   fi
-
+  if [[ "$INPUT_JSON" == "false" ]]; then
-  ADDED=$(echo "${ADDED}" | awk '{gsub(/\|/,"\n"); print $0;}' | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
+    ADDED=$(echo "${ADDED}" | awk '{gsub(/\|/,"\n"); print $0;}' | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
-  COPIED=$(echo "${COPIED}" | awk '{gsub(/\|/,"\n"); print $0;}' | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
+    COPIED=$(echo "${COPIED}" | awk '{gsub(/\|/,"\n"); print $0;}' | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
-  DELETED=$(echo "${DELETED}" | awk '{gsub(/\|/,"\n"); print $0;}' | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
+    DELETED=$(echo "${DELETED}" | awk '{gsub(/\|/,"\n"); print $0;}' | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
-  MODIFIED=$(echo "${MODIFIED}" | awk '{gsub(/\|/,"\n"); print $0;}' | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
+    MODIFIED=$(echo "${MODIFIED}" | awk '{gsub(/\|/,"\n"); print $0;}' | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
-  RENAMED=$(echo "${RENAMED}" | awk '{gsub(/\|/,"\n"); print $0;}' | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
+    RENAMED=$(echo "${RENAMED}" | awk '{gsub(/\|/,"\n"); print $0;}' | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
-  TYPE_CHANGED=$(echo "${TYPE_CHANGED}" | awk '{gsub(/\|/,"\n"); print $0;}' | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
+    TYPE_CHANGED=$(echo "${TYPE_CHANGED}" | awk '{gsub(/\|/,"\n"); print $0;}' | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
-  UNMERGED=$(echo "${UNMERGED}" | awk '{gsub(/\|/,"\n"); print $0;}' | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
+    UNMERGED=$(echo "${UNMERGED}" | awk '{gsub(/\|/,"\n"); print $0;}' | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
-  UNKNOWN=$(echo "${UNKNOWN}" | awk '{gsub(/\|/,"\n"); print $0;}' | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
+    UNKNOWN=$(echo "${UNKNOWN}" | awk '{gsub(/\|/,"\n"); print $0;}' | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
-  ALL_CHANGED_AND_MODIFIED=$(echo "${ALL_CHANGED_AND_MODIFIED}" | awk '{gsub(/\|/,"\n"); print $0;}' | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
+    ALL_CHANGED_AND_MODIFIED=$(echo "${ALL_CHANGED_AND_MODIFIED}" | awk '{gsub(/\|/,"\n"); print $0;}' | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
-  ALL_CHANGED=$(echo "${ALL_CHANGED}" | awk '{gsub(/\|/,"\n"); print $0;}' | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
+    ALL_CHANGED=$(echo "${ALL_CHANGED}" | awk '{gsub(/\|/,"\n"); print $0;}' | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
-  ALL_MODIFIED=$(echo "${ALL_MODIFIED}" | awk '{gsub(/\|/,"\n"); print $0;}' | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
+    ALL_MODIFIED=$(echo "${ALL_MODIFIED}" | awk '{gsub(/\|/,"\n"); print $0;}' | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
+  else
+    ADDED=$(echo "${ADDED}" | jq -R 'split("|") | @json' | sed -r 's/^"|"$//g' | tr -s /)
+    COPIED=$(echo "${COPIED}" | jq -R 'split("|") | @json' | sed -r 's/^"|"$//g' | tr -s /)
+    DELETED=$(echo "${DELETED}" | jq -R 'split("|") | @json' | sed -r 's/^"|"$//g' | tr -s /)
+    MODIFIED=$(echo "${MODIFIED}" | jq -R 'split("|") | @json' | sed -r 's/^"|"$//g' | tr -s /)
+    RENAMED=$(echo "${RENAMED}" | jq -R 'split("|") | @json' | sed -r 's/^"|"$//g' | tr -s /)
+    TYPE_CHANGED=$(echo "${TYPE_CHANGED}" | jq -R 'split("|") | @json' | sed -r 's/^"|"$//g' | tr -s /)
+    UNMERGED=$(echo "${UNMERGED}" | jq -R 'split("|") | @json' | sed -r 's/^"|"$//g' | tr -s /)
+    UNKNOWN=$(echo "${UNKNOWN}" | jq -R 'split("|") | @json' | sed -r 's/^"|"$//g' | tr -s /)
+    ALL_CHANGED_AND_MODIFIED=$(echo "${ALL_CHANGED_AND_MODIFIED}" | jq -R 'split("|") | @json' | sed -r 's/^"|"$//g' | tr -s /)
+    ALL_CHANGED=$(echo "${ALL_CHANGED}" | jq -R 'split("|") | @json' | sed -r 's/^"|"$//g' | tr -s /)
+    ALL_MODIFIED=$(echo "${ALL_MODIFIED}" | jq -R 'split("|") | @json' | sed -r 's/^"|"$//g' | tr -s /)
+  fi
 fi
 
 echo "::debug::Added files: $ADDED"