pin: glob and json2file actions to the latest full length sha (#1020)

Co-authored-by: renovate[bot] <29139614+renovate[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>

.all-contributorsrc

@@ -150,6 +150,34 @@
       "contributions": [
         "code"
       ]
+    },
+    {
+      "login": "kenji-miyake",
+      "name": "Kenji Miyake",
+      "avatar_url": "https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/31987104?v=4",
+      "profile": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/kenji-miyake/",
+      "contributions": [
+        "code"
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "login": "adonisgarciac",
+      "name": "adonisgarciac",
+      "avatar_url": "https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/71078987?v=4",
+      "profile": "https://github.com/adonisgarciac",
+      "contributions": [
+        "code",
+        "doc"
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "login": "cfernhout",
+      "name": "Chiel Fernhout",
+      "avatar_url": "https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/22294606?v=4",
+      "profile": "https://github.com/cfernhout",
+      "contributions": [
+        "doc"
+      ]
     }
   ],
   "contributorsPerLine": 7,

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yaml

@@ -69,8 +69,14 @@ body:
     id: logs
     attributes:
       label: Relevant log output
-      description: Please copy and paste any relevant log output. This will be automatically formatted into code, so no need for backticks.
+      description: Please copy and paste any relevant log output which is obtained after enabling debug logging. This will be automatically formatted into code, so no need for backticks.
+      placeholder: |
+        1. Re-running the workflow with debug logging enabled.
+        2. Copy or download the log archive.
+        3. Paste the contents here or upload the file in a subsequent comment.
       render: shell
+    validations:
+      required: true
   - type: textarea
     attributes:
       label: Anything else?

.github/workflows/auto-approve.yml

@@ -3,11 +3,12 @@ name: Auto approve
 on:
   pull_request_target
 
+
 jobs:
   auto-approve:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: hmarr/auto-approve-action@v2
+      - uses: hmarr/auto-approve-action@v3
         if: |
           (
             github.event.pull_request.user.login == 'dependabot[bot]' ||

.github/workflows/auto-merge.yml

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
       github.actor == 'renovate'
     steps:
       - name: automerge
-        uses: pascalgn/automerge-action@v0.15.3
+        uses: pascalgn/automerge-action@v0.15.6
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.PAT_TOKEN }}
           MERGE_METHOD: "rebase"

.github/workflows/codacy-analysis.yml

@@ -19,11 +19,6 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   codacy-security-scan:
-    # Cancel other workflows that are running for the same branch
-    # https://docs.github.com/en/actions/reference/workflow-syntax-for-github-actions#concurrency
-    concurrency:
-      group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
-      cancel-in-progress: true
     name: Codacy Security Scan
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
@@ -34,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
       # Execute Codacy Analysis CLI and generate a SARIF output with the security issues identified during the analysis
       - name: Run Codacy Analysis CLI
         continue-on-error: true
-        uses: codacy/codacy-analysis-cli-action@v4.2.0
+        uses: codacy/codacy-analysis-cli-action@v4.3.0
         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-test.yml

@@ -3,13 +3,14 @@ name: Manual Test
 on:
   workflow_dispatch:
 
+
 jobs:
   test:
     name: Test changed-files
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.platform }}
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
-      max-parallel: 4
+      max-parallel: 7
       matrix:
         platform: [ubuntu-latest, ubuntu-22.04, windows-latest, macos-latest, macos-11, ubuntu-18.04, windows-2022]
 
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Show output
         run: |
           echo '${{ toJSON(steps.changed-files-glob.outputs) }}'
-      
+
       - name: Run changed-files with glob filtering and all_old_new_renamed_files
         id: changed-files-glob-all-old-new-renamed-files
         uses: ./

.github/workflows/matrix-test.yml

@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
-name: Manual Matrix Test
+name: Matrix Test
 
 on:
   workflow_dispatch:
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - main
 
 jobs:
   changed-files:
@@ -13,16 +16,14 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
-          fetch-depth: 0 # needed for tj-actions/changed-files
+          fetch-depth: 0
       - name: Get changed files
         id: changed-files
         uses: ./
         with:
           json: true
       - name: List all changed files
-        run: |
-          echo '${{ steps.changed-files.outputs.all_changed_files }}'
-
+        run: echo '${{ steps.changed-files.outputs.all_changed_files }}'
       - id: set-matrix
         run: echo "matrix={\"container\":${{ steps.changed-files.outputs.all_changed_files }}}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
 

.github/workflows/submodule-sync.yml

@@ -19,9 +19,10 @@ jobs:
           git submodule update --remote --recursive
       
       - name: Create Pull Request
-        uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v4.1.3
+        uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v4.2.3
         with:
           title: "Updated submodule"
+          labels: "merge when passing"
           branch: "chore/update-submodule"
           commit-message: "Updated submodule"
           body: "Updated submodule"

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

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
       - name: Run release-tagger
-        uses: tj-actions/release-tagger@v2
+        uses: tj-actions/release-tagger@v3
       - name: Sync release version.
         uses: tj-actions/sync-release-version@v13
         id: sync-release-version
@@ -22,13 +22,14 @@ jobs:
           paths: |
             README.md
       - name: Generate CHANGELOG
-        uses: tj-actions/github-changelog-generator@v1.15
+        uses: tj-actions/github-changelog-generator@v1.18
         with:
           output: 'HISTORY.md'
       - name: Create Pull Request
-        uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v4.1.3
+        uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v4.2.3
         with:
           base: "main"
+          labels: "merge when passing"
           title: "Upgraded to ${{ steps.sync-release-version.outputs.new_version }}"
           branch: "upgrade-to-${{ steps.sync-release-version.outputs.new_version }}"
           commit-message: "Upgraded from ${{ steps.sync-release-version.outputs.old_version }} -> ${{ steps.sync-release-version.outputs.new_version }}"

.github/workflows/test.yml

@@ -3,19 +3,13 @@ name: CI
 on:
   push:
     branches:
-      - main
       - "**"
   pull_request:
-    types:
-      - closed
-      - opened
-      - synchronize
-      - reopened
     branches:
       - main
   pull_request_review:
-    types:
-      - submitted
+    branches:
+      - main
 
 jobs:
   shellcheck:
@@ -26,16 +20,11 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout to branch
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - name: shellcheck
-        uses: reviewdog/action-shellcheck@v1.15
+        uses: reviewdog/action-shellcheck@v1.17
 
   test-multiple-repositories:
     name: Test with multiple repositories
-    runs-on: ${{ matrix.platform }}
-    strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
-      max-parallel: 4
-      matrix:
-        platform: [ubuntu-latest, ubuntu-22.04, windows-latest, macos-latest, macos-11, ubuntu-18.04, windows-2022]
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout into dir1
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
@@ -84,14 +73,60 @@ jobs:
         shell:
           bash
 
+  test-using-since-and-until:
+    name: Test changed-files using since and until
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: github.event_name == 'push'
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout to branch
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: Run changed-files since 2022-08-19
+        id: changed-files-since
+        uses: ./
+        with:
+          since: "2022-08-19"
+
+      - name: Check output
+        if: "!contains(steps.changed-files-since.outputs.all_changed_files, '.github/workflows/sync-release-version.yml')"
+        run: |
+          echo "Invalid output: Expected to include (.github/workflows/sync-release-version.yml) got (${{ steps.changed-files-since.outputs.all_changed_files }})"
+          exit 1
+        shell:
+          bash
+
+      - name: Show output
+        run: |
+          echo '${{ toJSON(steps.changed-files-since.outputs) }}'
+        shell:
+          bash
+
+      - name: Run changed-files until 2022-08-20
+        id: changed-files-until
+        uses: ./
+        with:
+          until: "2022-08-20"
+
+      - name: Check output
+        if: "!contains(steps.changed-files-until.outputs.all_changed_files, 'README.md')"
+        run: |
+          echo "Invalid output: Expected to include (README.md) got (${{ steps.changed-files-until.outputs.all_changed_files }})"
+          exit 1
+        shell:
+          bash
+
+      - name: Show output
+        run: |
+          echo '${{ toJSON(steps.changed-files-until.outputs) }}'
+        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, ubuntu-22.04, windows-latest, macos-latest, macos-11, ubuntu-18.04, windows-2022]
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout to branch
@@ -121,12 +156,7 @@ jobs:
 
   test-unset-github-output-env:
     name: Test unset GITHUB_OUTPUT env
-    runs-on: ${{ matrix.platform }}
-    strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
-      max-parallel: 4
-      matrix:
-        platform: [ubuntu-latest, ubuntu-22.04, windows-latest, macos-latest, macos-11, ubuntu-18.04, windows-2022]
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout to branch
@@ -147,25 +177,27 @@ jobs:
         shell:
           bash
 
-  test-single-commit-history:
-    name: Test changed-files single commit history
-    runs-on: ${{ matrix.platform }}
+  test-limited-commit-history:
+    name: Test changed-files with limited commit history
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       max-parallel: 4
       matrix:
-        platform: [ubuntu-latest, ubuntu-22.04, windows-latest, macos-latest, macos-11, ubuntu-18.04, windows-2022]
+        fetch-depth: [1, 2]
+        input-fetch_depth: [1, 50]
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout to branch
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
-          fetch-depth: 1
+          fetch-depth: ${{ matrix.fetch-depth }}
 
-      - name: Run changed-files with a single commit history
+      - name: Run changed-files
         id: changed-files
-        continue-on-error: true
         uses: ./
+        with:
+          fetch_depth: ${{ matrix.input-fetch_depth }}
 
       - name: Show output
         run: |
@@ -175,12 +207,7 @@ jobs:
 
   test-non-existent-base-sha:
     name: Test changed-files non existent base sha
-    runs-on: ${{ matrix.platform }}
-    strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
-      max-parallel: 4
-      matrix:
-        platform: [ubuntu-latest, ubuntu-22.04, windows-latest, macos-latest, macos-11, ubuntu-18.04, windows-2022]
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout to branch
@@ -227,12 +254,7 @@ jobs:
 
   test-non-existent-sha:
     name: Test changed-files non existent sha
-    runs-on: ${{ matrix.platform }}
-    strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
-      max-parallel: 4
-      matrix:
-        platform: [ubuntu-latest, ubuntu-22.04, windows-latest, macos-latest, macos-11, ubuntu-18.04, windows-2022]
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout to branch
@@ -243,7 +265,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: ./
         continue-on-error: true
         with:
-          base_sha: "4554456"
+          sha: "4774456"
 
       - name: Show output
         run: |
@@ -263,7 +285,7 @@ jobs:
         continue-on-error: true
         with:
           files: action.yml
-          base_sha: "4554456"
+          sha: "4774456"
 
       - name: Show output
         run: |
@@ -277,6 +299,43 @@ jobs:
           echo "Expected: (failure) got ${{ steps.changed-files-specific.outcome }}"
           exit 1
 
+  test-submodules:
+    name: Test changed-files with submodule
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      max-parallel: 4
+      matrix:
+        fetch-depth: [0, 1, 2]
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout to branch
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha || github.sha }}
+          submodules: recursive
+          fetch-depth: ${{ matrix.fetch-depth }}
+
+      - name: Run changed-files with submodule
+        id: changed-files
+        uses: ./
+        with:
+          base_sha: "85bd869"
+          sha: "adde7bb"
+          fetch_depth: 60000
+
+      - name: Verify added files
+        if: steps.changed-files.outputs.added_files != 'test/demo/test/test.txt'
+        run: |
+          echo "Expected: (test/demo/test/test.txt) got ${{ steps.changed-files.outputs.added_files }}"
+          exit 1
+
+      - name: Show output
+        run: |
+          echo "${{ toJSON(steps.changed-files.outputs) }}"
+        shell:
+          bash
+
   test:
     name: Test changed-files
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.platform }}
@@ -284,14 +343,15 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       max-parallel: 4
       matrix:
-        platform: [ubuntu-latest, ubuntu-22.04, windows-latest, macos-latest, macos-11, ubuntu-18.04, windows-2022]
+        platform: [ubuntu-latest, ubuntu-22.04, windows-latest, macos-latest, macos-11, windows-2022]
+        fetch-depth: [0, 1, 2]
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
           submodules: true
-          fetch-depth: 0
+          fetch-depth: ${{ matrix.fetch-depth }}
       - name: Dump GitHub context
         env:
           GITHUB_CONTEXT: ${{ toJson(github) }}
@@ -304,6 +364,38 @@ jobs:
           echo '${{ toJSON(steps.changed-files.outputs) }}'
         shell:
           bash
+      - name: Run changed-files with since_last_remote_commit
+        id: changed-files-since-last-remote-commit
+        uses: ./
+        with:
+          since_last_remote_commit: true
+      - name: Show output
+        run: |
+          echo '${{ toJSON(steps.changed-files-since-last-remote-commit.outputs) }}'
+        shell:
+          bash
+      - name: Run changed-files with write_output_files
+        id: changed-files-write-output-files
+        uses: ./
+        with:
+          json: true
+          write_output_files: true
+      - name: Show output
+        run: |
+          echo '${{ toJSON(steps.changed-files-write-output-files.outputs.all_changed_files) }}'
+          cat .github/outputs/all_changed_files.json
+        shell:
+          bash
+      - name: Run changed-files with include_all_old_new_renamed_files
+        id: changed-files-all-old-new-renamed-files
+        uses: ./
+        with:
+          include_all_old_new_renamed_files: true
+      - name: Show output
+        run: |
+          echo '${{ toJSON(steps.changed-files-all-old-new-renamed-files.outputs) }}'
+        shell:
+          bash
       - name: List all modified files
         run: |
           for file in ${{ steps.changed-files.outputs.modified_files }}; do
@@ -338,12 +430,56 @@ jobs:
           echo '${{ toJSON(steps.changed-files-quotepath.outputs) }}'
         shell:
           bash
+      - name: Run changed-files with dir_names and dir_names_max_depth
+        id: changed-files-dir-names-max-depth
+        uses: ./
+        with:
+          base_sha: ba788ed
+          sha: 0a5b7c6
+          fetch_depth: 60000
+          dir_names: "true"
+          dir_names_max_depth: 3
+      - name: Show output
+        run: |
+          echo '${{ toJSON(steps.changed-files-dir-names-max-depth.outputs) }}'
+        shell:
+          bash
+      - name: Check dir_names output
+        if: "!contains(steps.changed-files-dir-names-max-depth.outputs.all_changed_files, 'test/test2/test3')"
+        run: |
+          echo "Invalid output: Expected to include (test/test2/test3) got (${{ steps.changed-files-dir-names-max-depth.outputs.all_changed_files }})"
+          exit 1
+        shell:
+          bash
+      - name: Run changed-files with dir_names and dir_names_exclude_root
+        id: changed-files-dir-names-exclude-root
+        uses: ./
+        with:
+          base_sha: dddfbd69
+          sha: ce8c1983
+          fetch_depth: 60000
+          dir_names: "true"
+          dir_names_exclude_root: "true"
+          dir_names_max_depth: "1"
+      - name: Show output
+        run: |
+          echo '${{ toJSON(steps.changed-files-dir-names-exclude-root.outputs) }}'
+        shell:
+          bash
+      - name: Check dir_names output
+        if: steps.changed-files-dir-names-exclude-root.outputs.all_changed_files != '.github'
+        run: |
+          echo "Invalid output: Expected (.github) got (${{ steps.changed-files-dir-names-exclude-root.outputs.all_changed_files }})"
+          exit 1
+        shell:
+          bash
       - name: Run changed-files with dir_names
         id: changed-files-dir-names
         uses: ./
         with:
           base_sha: d1c0ee4
           sha: 4d04215
+          fetch_depth: 60000
           dir_names: "true"
       - name: Show output
         run: |
@@ -351,34 +487,31 @@ jobs:
         shell:
           bash
       - name: Check dir_names output
-        if: "!contains(steps.changed-files-dir-names.outputs.all_changed_files, 'test')"
+        if: steps.changed-files-dir-names.outputs.all_changed_files != 'test'
         run: |
-          echo "Invalid output: Expected to include (test) got (${{ steps.changed-files-dir-names.outputs.all_changed_files }})"
+          echo "Invalid output: Expected (test) got (${{ steps.changed-files-dir-names.outputs.all_changed_files }})"
           exit 1
         shell:
           bash
-      - name: Run changed-files since 2022-08-19
-        id: changed-files-since
+      - name: Run changed-files with dir_names specific
+        id: changed-files-dir-names-specific
         uses: ./
-        continue-on-error: true
         with:
-          since: "2022-08-19"
-          target_branch_fetch_depth: "20000"
+          base_sha: d1c0ee4
+          sha: 4d04215
+          fetch_depth: 60000
+          dir_names: "true"
+          files: test/**
       - name: Show output
         run: |
-          echo '${{ toJSON(steps.changed-files-since.outputs) }}'
+          echo '${{ toJSON(steps.changed-files-dir-names-specific.outputs) }}'
         shell:
           bash
-      - name: Run changed-files until 2022-08-20
-        id: changed-files-until
-        uses: ./
-        continue-on-error: true
-        with:
-          until: "2022-08-20"
-          target_branch_fetch_depth: "20000"
-      - name: Show output
+      - name: Check dir_names output
+        if: steps.changed-files-dir-names.outputs.all_changed_files != 'test'
         run: |
-          echo '${{ toJSON(steps.changed-files-until.outputs) }}'
+          echo "Invalid output: Expected (test) got (${{ steps.changed-files-dir-names-specific.outputs.all_changed_files }})"
+          exit 1
         shell:
           bash
       - name: Run changed-files with forward slash separator
@@ -422,6 +555,18 @@ jobs:
           echo '${{ toJSON(steps.changed-files-json.outputs.all_changed_files) }}'
         shell:
           bash
+      - name: Run changed-files with json raw format
+        id: changed-files-json-raw-format
+        uses: ./
+        with:
+          json: true
+          json_raw_format: true
+      - name: Show output
+        run: |
+          echo '${{ toJSON(steps.changed-files-json-raw-format.outputs) }}'
+          echo '${{ toJSON(steps.changed-files-json-raw-format.outputs.all_changed_files) }}'
+        shell:
+          bash
       - name: Run changed-files with comma separator
         id: changed-files-comma
         uses: ./
@@ -459,6 +604,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           base_sha: d1c0ee4
           sha: 4d04215
+          fetch_depth: 60000
           include_all_old_new_renamed_files: true
       - name: Show output
         run: |
@@ -478,6 +624,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           base_sha: 4d04215
           sha: fe238e6
+          fetch_depth: 60000
           include_all_old_new_renamed_files: true
       - name: Show output
         run: |
@@ -738,8 +885,11 @@ jobs:
           (
             !contains(steps.changed-files-specific-source-file.outputs.all_changed_files, 'action.yml') &&
             !contains(steps.changed-files-specific-source-file.outputs.all_changed_files, '.github/workflows/test.yml') &&
-            !contains(steps.changed-files-specific-source-file.outputs.all_changed_files, '.github/workflows/greetings.yml') &&
-            !contains(steps.changed-files-specific-source-file.outputs.all_changed_files, 'test/test.txt')
+            !contains(steps.changed-files-specific-source-file.outputs.all_changed_files, 'test/test.txt') &&
+            !contains(steps.changed-files-specific-source-file.outputs.all_changed_files, 'test/test2/test.txt') &&
+            !contains(steps.changed-files-specific-source-file.outputs.all_changed_files, 'test/test2/test3/test4/test.txt') &&
+            !contains(steps.changed-files-specific-source-file.outputs.all_changed_files, '[test new].txt') &&
+            !contains(steps.changed-files-specific-source-file.outputs.all_changed_files, '.github/workflows/greetings.yml')
           )
         run: |
           if [[ "${{ steps.changed-files-specific-source-file.outputs.any_changed }}" != "false" ]]; then
@@ -760,8 +910,11 @@ jobs:
           (
             !contains(steps.changed-files-specific-source-file.outputs.all_modified_files, 'action.yml') &&
             !contains(steps.changed-files-specific-source-file.outputs.all_modified_files, '.github/workflows/test.yml') &&
-            !contains(steps.changed-files-specific-source-file.outputs.all_modified_files, '.github/workflows/greetings.yml') &&
-            !contains(steps.changed-files-specific-source-file.outputs.all_modified_files, 'test/test.txt')
+            !contains(steps.changed-files-specific-source-file.outputs.all_modified_files, 'test/test.txt') &&
+            !contains(steps.changed-files-specific-source-file.outputs.all_modified_files, 'test/test2/test.txt') &&
+            !contains(steps.changed-files-specific-source-file.outputs.all_modified_files, 'test/test2/test3/test4/test.txt') &&
+            !contains(steps.changed-files-specific-source-file.outputs.all_modified_files, '[test new].txt') &&
+            !contains(steps.changed-files-specific-source-file.outputs.all_modified_files, '.github/workflows/greetings.yml')
           )
         run: |
           if [[ "${{ steps.changed-files-specific-source-file.outputs.any_modified }}" != "false" ]]; then
@@ -778,7 +931,16 @@ jobs:
         shell:
           bash
       - name: Verify any_deleted from source files
-        if: "!contains(steps.changed-files-specific-source-file.outputs.deleted_files, 'action.yml') && !contains(steps.changed-files-specific-source-file.outputs.deleted_files, '.github/workflows/test.yml') && !contains(steps.changed-files-specific-source-file.outputs.deleted_files, 'test/test.txt')"
+        if: |
+          (
+            !contains(steps.changed-files-specific-source-file.outputs.deleted_files, 'action.yml') &&
+            !contains(steps.changed-files-specific-source-file.outputs.deleted_files, '.github/workflows/test.yml') &&
+            !contains(steps.changed-files-specific-source-file.outputs.deleted_files, 'test/test.txt') &&
+            !contains(steps.changed-files-specific-source-file.outputs.deleted_files, 'test/test2/test.txt') &&
+            !contains(steps.changed-files-specific-source-file.outputs.deleted_files, 'test/test2/test3/test4/test.txt') &&
+            !contains(steps.changed-files-specific-source-file.outputs.deleted_files, '[test new].txt') &&
+            !contains(steps.changed-files-specific-source-file.outputs.deleted_files, '.github/workflows/greetings.yml')
+          )
         run: |
           if [[ "${{ steps.changed-files-specific-source-file.outputs.any_deleted }}" != "false" ]]; then
             echo "Invalid output: Expected (false) got (${{ steps.changed-files-specific-source-file.outputs.any_deleted }})"
@@ -804,7 +966,15 @@ jobs:
         shell:
           bash
       - name: Verify any_changed files comma separator
-        if: "!contains(steps.changed-files-specific-comma-source-file.outputs.all_changed_files, 'action.yml') && !contains(steps.changed-files-specific-comma-source-file.outputs.all_changed_files, '.github/workflows/test.yml') && !contains(steps.changed-files-specific-comma.outputs.all_changed_files, 'test/test.txt')"
+        if: |
+          (
+            !contains(steps.changed-files-specific-comma-source-file.outputs.all_changed_files, 'action.yml') &&
+            !contains(steps.changed-files-specific-comma-source-file.outputs.all_changed_files, '.github/workflows/test.yml') &&
+            !contains(steps.changed-files-specific-comma-source-file.outputs.all_changed_files, 'test/test.txt') &&
+            !contains(steps.changed-files-specific-comma-source-file.outputs.all_changed_files, 'test/test2/test.txt') &&
+            !contains(steps.changed-files-specific-comma-source-file.outputs.all_changed_files, 'test/test2/test3/test4/test.txt') &&
+            !contains(steps.changed-files-specific-comma-source-file.outputs.all_changed_files, '[test new].txt')
+          )
         run: |
           if [[ "${{ steps.changed-files-specific-comma-source-file.outputs.any_changed }}" != "false" ]]; then
             echo "Invalid output: Expected (false) got (${{ steps.changed-files-specific-comma-source-file.outputs.any_changed }})"
@@ -813,7 +983,15 @@ jobs:
         shell:
           bash
       - name: Verify any_modified files comma separator
-        if: "!contains(steps.changed-files-specific-comma-source-file.outputs.all_modified_files, 'action.yml') && !contains(steps.changed-files-specific-comma-source-file.outputs.all_modified_files, '.github/workflows/test.yml') && !contains(steps.changed-files-specific-comma.outputs.all_modified_files, 'test/test.txt')"
+        if: |
+          (
+            !contains(steps.changed-files-specific-comma-source-file.outputs.all_modified_files, 'action.yml') &&
+            !contains(steps.changed-files-specific-comma-source-file.outputs.all_modified_files, '.github/workflows/test.yml') &&
+            !contains(steps.changed-files-specific-comma-source-file.outputs.all_modified_files, 'test/test.txt') &&
+            !contains(steps.changed-files-specific-comma-source-file.outputs.all_modified_files, 'test/test2/test.txt') &&
+            !contains(steps.changed-files-specific-comma-source-file.outputs.all_modified_files, 'test/test2/test3/test4/test.txt') &&
+            !contains(steps.changed-files-specific-comma-source-file.outputs.all_modified_files, '[test new].txt')
+          )
         run: |
           if [[ "${{ steps.changed-files-specific-comma-source-file.outputs.any_modified }}" != "false" ]]; then
             echo "Invalid output: Expected (false) got (${{ steps.changed-files-specific-comma-source-file.outputs.any_modified }})"
@@ -822,7 +1000,15 @@ jobs:
         shell:
           bash
       - name: Verify any_deleted files with comma separator
-        if: "!contains(steps.changed-files-specific-comma-source-file.outputs.deleted_files, 'action.yml') && !contains(steps.changed-files-specific-comma-source-file.outputs.deleted_files, '.github/workflows/test.yml') && !contains(steps.changed-files-specific-comma.outputs.deleted_files, 'test/test.txt')"
+        if: |
+          (
+            !contains(steps.changed-files-specific-comma-source-file.outputs.deleted_files, 'action.yml') &&
+            !contains(steps.changed-files-specific-comma-source-file.outputs.deleted_files, '.github/workflows/test.yml') &&
+            !contains(steps.changed-files-specific-comma-source-file.outputs.deleted_files, 'test/test.txt') &&
+            !contains(steps.changed-files-specific-comma-source-file.outputs.deleted_files, 'test/test2/test.txt') &&
+            !contains(steps.changed-files-specific-comma-source-file.outputs.deleted_files, 'test/test2/test3/test4/test.txt') &&
+            !contains(steps.changed-files-specific-comma-source-file.outputs.deleted_files, '[test new].txt')
+          )
         run: |
           if [[ "${{ steps.changed-files-specific-comma-source-file.outputs.any_deleted }}" != "false" ]]; then
             echo "Invalid output: Expected (false) got (${{ steps.changed-files-specific-comma-source-file.outputs.any_deleted }})"
@@ -830,42 +1016,51 @@ jobs:
           fi
         shell:
           bash
+      - name: Get branch name
+        id: branch-name
+        uses: tj-actions/branch-names@v6
+        if: github.event_name == 'pull_request' && matrix.fetch-depth == 0
+      - uses: nrwl/nx-set-shas@v3
+        id: last_successful_commit
+        if: github.event_name == 'pull_request' && github.event.action != 'closed' && matrix.fetch-depth == 0
+        with:
+          main-branch-name: ${{ steps.branch-name.outputs.base_ref_branch }}
+          workflow-id: 'test.yml'
+      - name: Run changed-files with a custom base sha
+        if: github.event_name == 'pull_request' && github.event.action != 'closed' && matrix.fetch-depth == 0
+        id: changed-files-custom-base-sha
+        uses: ./
+        with:
+          base_sha: ${{ steps.last_successful_commit.outputs.base }}
+      - name: Show output
+        if: github.event_name == 'pull_request' && github.event.action != 'closed' && matrix.fetch-depth == 0
+        run: |
+          echo '${{ toJSON(steps.changed-files-custom-base-sha.outputs) }}'
+        shell:
+          bash
       - name: Run changed-files with custom sha
         id: changed-files-custom-sha
+        if: github.event_name == 'pull_request' && github.event.action != 'closed'
         uses: ./
         with:
           sha: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}
       - name: Show output
+        if: github.event.action != 'closed'
         run: |
           echo '${{ toJSON(steps.changed-files-custom-sha.outputs) }}'
         shell:
           bash
-      - name: Show output
-        run: |
-          echo '${{ toJSON(steps.changed-files-since-last-remote-commit.outputs) }}'
-        shell:
-          bash
-      - name: Get branch name
-        id: branch-name
-        uses: tj-actions/branch-names@v6
-        if: github.event_name == 'pull_request'
-      - uses: nrwl/last-successful-commit-action@v1
-        id: last_successful_commit
+      - name: Run changed-files with the pull request base sha and head sha
+        id: changed-files-pull-request-base-sha-head-sha
         if: github.event_name == 'pull_request' && github.event.action != 'closed'
-        with:
-          branch: ${{ steps.branch-name.outputs.base_ref_branch }}
-          workflow_id: 'test.yml'
-          github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-      - name: Run changed-files with a custom base sha
-        if: github.event_name == 'pull_request' && github.event.action != 'closed'
-        id: changed-files-custom-base-sha
         uses: ./
         with:
-          base_sha: ${{ steps.last_successful_commit.outputs.commit_hash }}
+          base_sha: ${{ github.event.pull_request.base.sha }}
+          sha: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}
       - name: Show output
-        if: github.event_name == 'pull_request' && github.event.action != 'closed'
+        if: github.event.action != 'closed'
         run: |
-          echo '${{ toJSON(steps.changed-files-custom-base-sha.outputs) }}'
+          echo '${{ toJSON(steps.changed-files-pull-request-base-sha-head-sha.outputs) }}'
         shell:
           bash
       - name: Run changed-files with specific files (only-changed)

.github/workflows/update-readme.yml

@@ -9,15 +9,18 @@ jobs:
   sync-assets:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3.1.0
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
-      - name: Run test
+      - name: Run auto-doc
+        uses: tj-actions/auto-doc@v2
+
+      - name: Run remark
         uses: tj-actions/remark@v3
 
       - name: Verify Changed files
-        uses: tj-actions/verify-changed-files@v11
+        uses: tj-actions/verify-changed-files@v13
         id: verify_changed_files
         with:
           files: |
@@ -26,14 +29,15 @@ jobs:
       - name: README.md changed
         if: steps.verify_changed_files.outputs.files_changed == 'true'
         run: |
-          echo "README.md has uncommited changes"
+          echo "README.md has uncommitted changes"
           exit 1
 
       - name: Create Pull Request
         if: failure()
-        uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v4.1.3
+        uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v4
         with:
           base: "main"
+          labels: "merge when passing"
           title: "Updated README.md"
           branch: "chore/update-readme"
           commit-message: "Updated README.md"

README.md

@@ -1,30 +1,33 @@
-[![Codacy Badge](https://app.codacy.com/project/badge/Grade/4a625e9b62794b5b98e169c15c0e673c)](https://www.codacy.com/gh/tj-actions/changed-files/dashboard?utm_source=github.com\&utm_medium=referral\&utm_content=tj-actions/changed-files\&utm_campaign=Badge_Grade)
-[![CI](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/actions/workflows/test.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/actions/workflows/test.yml) [![Update release version.](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/actions/workflows/sync-release-version.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/actions/workflows/sync-release-version.yml) [![Public workflows that use this action.](https://img.shields.io/endpoint?url=https%3A%2F%2Fused-by.vercel.app%2Fapi%2Fgithub-actions%2Fused-by%3Faction%3Dtj-actions%2Fchanged-files%26badge%3Dtrue)](https://github.com/search?o=desc\&q=tj-actions+changed-files+language%3AYAML\&s=\&type=Code)
+[![Ubuntu](https://img.shields.io/badge/Ubuntu-E95420?style=for-the-badge\&logo=ubuntu\&logoColor=white)](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/reference/workflow-syntax-for-github-actions#jobsjob_idruns-on)
+[![Mac OS](https://img.shields.io/badge/mac%20os-000000?style=for-the-badge\&logo=macos\&logoColor=F0F0F0)](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/reference/workflow-syntax-for-github-actions#jobsjob_idruns-on)
+[![Windows](https://img.shields.io/badge/Windows-0078D6?style=for-the-badge\&logo=windows\&logoColor=white)](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/reference/workflow-syntax-for-github-actions#jobsjob_idruns-on)
+[![Public workflows that use this action.](https://img.shields.io/endpoint?style=for-the-badge\&url=https%3A%2F%2Fused-by.vercel.app%2Fapi%2Fgithub-actions%2Fused-by%3Faction%3Dtj-actions%2Fchanged-files%26badge%3Dtrue)](https://github.com/search?o=desc\&q=tj-actions+changed-files+language%3AYAML\&s=\&type=Code)
 
-[![Ubuntu](https://img.shields.io/badge/Ubuntu-E95420?logo=ubuntu\&logoColor=white)](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/reference/workflow-syntax-for-github-actions#jobsjob_idruns-on)
-[![Mac OS](https://img.shields.io/badge/mac%20os-000000?logo=macos\&logoColor=F0F0F0)](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/reference/workflow-syntax-for-github-actions#jobsjob_idruns-on)
-[![Windows](https://img.shields.io/badge/Windows-0078D6?logo=windows\&logoColor=white)](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/reference/workflow-syntax-for-github-actions#jobsjob_idruns-on)
+[![Codacy Badge](https://app.codacy.com/project/badge/Grade/4a625e9b62794b5b98e169c15c0e673c)](https://www.codacy.com/gh/tj-actions/changed-files/dashboard?utm_source=github.com\&utm_medium=referral\&utm_content=tj-actions/changed-files\&utm_campaign=Badge_Grade)
+[![CI](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/actions/workflows/test.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/actions/workflows/test.yml)
+[![Update release version.](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/actions/workflows/sync-release-version.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/actions/workflows/sync-release-version.yml)
 
 <!-- ALL-CONTRIBUTORS-BADGE:START - Do not remove or modify this section -->
 
-[![All Contributors](https://img.shields.io/badge/all_contributors-16-orange.svg?style=flat-square)](#contributors-)
+[![All Contributors](https://img.shields.io/badge/all_contributors-19-orange.svg?style=flat-square)](#contributors-)
 
 <!-- ALL-CONTRIBUTORS-BADGE:END -->
 
 ## changed-files
 
-Retrieve all changed files and directories relative to the target branch or the last remote commit returning the **absolute path** from the project root.
+Retrieve all changed files and directories relative to the target branch or the last remote commit returning a **relative path** from the project root.
 
 ## Features
 
-*   Fast execution (0-2 seconds on average).
+*   Fast execution (0-10 seconds on average).
 *   Easy to debug.
 *   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 Git submodules.
+*   Escaped JSON output which can be used to run matrix jobs based on changed files.
+*   List changed directories.
+*   Restrict the max depth of changed directories.
+*   Write outputs to files at a specified location for further processing.
+*   Monorepos (Fetches a fixed number of commits).
 *   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.
@@ -36,6 +39,7 @@ Retrieve all changed files and directories relative to the target branch or the
 *   Restrict change detection to a subset of files and directories:
     *   Boolean output indicating that certain files have been changed.
     *   Using [Glob pattern](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/learn-github-actions/workflow-syntax-for-github-actions#filter-pattern-cheat-sheet) matching.
+        *   Brace expansion.
 
 ## Usage
 
@@ -44,7 +48,8 @@ Retrieve all changed files and directories relative to the target branch or the
 > *   **IMPORTANT:** For `push` events you need to include `fetch-depth: 0` **OR** `fetch-depth: 2` depending on your use case.
 > *   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).
-> *   All multiline inputs should not use double or single qoutes since the value is already a string seperated by a newline character. See [Examples](#examples) for more information.
+> *   All multiline inputs should not use double or single quotes since the value is already a string seperated by a newline character. See [Examples](#examples) for more information.
+> *   Ensure that `persist-credentials` is set to `true` when configuring `actions/checkout` if `fetch-depth` isn't set to `0`.
 
 ```yaml
 name: CI
@@ -56,6 +61,10 @@ on:
   pull_request:
     branches:
       - main
+# -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Event `push`: Compare the preceeding commit -> to the current commit of the main branch.
+# Event `pull_request`: Compare the last commit of main -> to the current commit of a Pull Request branch.
+# -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 jobs:
   build:
@@ -65,31 +74,49 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0  # OR "2" -> To retrieve the preceding commit.
-      
+
       # Example 1
       - name: Get changed files
         id: changed-files
-        uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v32
+        uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v35
+        
+        # To compare changes between the current commit and the last pushed remote commit set `since_last_remote_commit: true`. e.g
+        # with:
+        #   since_last_remote_commit: true 
 
       - name: List all changed files
         run: |
           for file in ${{ steps.changed-files.outputs.all_changed_files }}; do
             echo "$file was changed"
           done
-      
+
       # Example 2
       - name: Get changed files in the docs folder
         id: changed-files-specific
-        uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v32
+        uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v35
         with:
-          files: |
-            docs/**
+          files: docs/*.{js,html}  # Alternatively using: `docs/**` or `docs`
 
       - name: Run step if any file(s) in the docs folder change
         if: steps.changed-files-specific.outputs.any_changed == 'true'
         run: |
           echo "One or more files in the docs folder has changed."
           echo "List all the files that have changed: ${{ steps.changed-files-specific.outputs.all_changed_files }}"
+      
+      # Example 3
+      - name: Get changed js files excluding the docs folder
+        id: changed-files-excluded
+        uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v35
+        with:
+          files: |
+            **/*.js
+          files_ignore: docs/** # Alternatively using: `docs`
+
+      - name: Run step if any other js file(s) change
+        if: steps.changed-files-excluded.outputs.any_changed == 'true'
+        run: |
+          echo "One or more js files not in the doc folder has changed."
+          echo "List all the files that have changed: ${{ steps.changed-files-excluded.outputs.all_changed_files }}"
 ```
 
 If you feel generous and want to show some extra appreciation:
@@ -102,7 +129,7 @@ Support this project with a :star:
 
 [buymeacoffee-shield]: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/assets/img/custom_images/orange_img.png
 
-## Outputs
+## Useful Acronyms
 
 |  Acronym  |   Meaning    |
 |:---------:|:------------:|
@@ -115,253 +142,508 @@ Support this project with a :star:
 |     U     |   Unmerged   |
 |     X     |   Unknown    |
 
-|               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. 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. 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)*               |
-|       other\_changed\_files        | `string` |                `'new.txt path/to/file.png ...'`                |                                                              Returns all other changed files <br/> not listed in the files input <br /> i.e. *using a combination of all added, <br />copied, modified and renamed 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. 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. If no `files` have been specified,<br> an empty string `''` is returned.(ACMRD)                                                        |
-|       other\_modified\_files       | `string` |                `'new.txt path/to/file.png ...'`                |                                                               Returns 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. 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. If no `files` have been specified,<br> an empty string `''` is returned. (D)                                                          |
-|       other\_deleted\_files        | `string` |                `'new.txt path/to/file.png ...'`                |                                                                                   Returns 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 ...'`                |                                                                                      Returns 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 ...'`                |                                                                                 Returns 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 ...'`                |                                                                                                    Returns 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...'` |                                                                    Returns 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 ...'`                |                                                                                                                             Returns only files that are Added (A)                                                                                                                              |
-|           copied\_files            | `string` |                `'new.txt path/to/file.png ...'`                |                                                                                                                             Returns only files that are Copied (C)                                                                                                                             |
-|           deleted\_files           | `string` |                `'new.txt path/to/file.png ...'`                |                                                                                                                            Returns only files that are Deleted (D)                                                                                                                             |
-|          modified\_files           | `string` |                `'new.txt path/to/file.png ...'`                |                                                                                                                            Returns only files that are Modified (M)                                                                                                                            |
-|           renamed\_files           | `string` |                `'new.txt path/to/file.png ...'`                |                                                                                                                            Returns only files that are Renamed (R)                                                                                                                             |
-|        type\_changed\_files        | `string` |                `'new.txt path/to/file.png ...'`                |                                                                                                                    Returns only files that have their file type changed (T)                                                                                                                    |
-|          unmerged\_files           | `string` |                `'new.txt path/to/file.png ...'`                |                                                                                                                            Returns only files that are Unmerged (U)                                                                                                                            |
-|           unknown\_files           | `string` |                `'new.txt path/to/file.png ...'`                |                                                                                                                            Returns only files that are Unknown (X)                                                                                                                             |
+## Outputs
+
+<!-- AUTO-DOC-OUTPUT:START - Do not remove or modify this section -->
+
+|             OUTPUT             |  TYPE  |                                                                                                                                      DESCRIPTION                                                                                                                                       |
+|--------------------------------|--------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+|          added\_files           | string |                                                                                                                       Returns only files that are Added<br>(A).                                                                                                                        |
+| all\_changed\_and\_modified\_files | string |                                                                                                      Returns all changed and modified files<br>i.e. *a combination of (ACMRDTUX)*                                                                                                      |
+|       all\_changed\_files        | string |                                                                                     Returns all changed files i.e. *a<br> combination of all added, copied, modified<br>and renamed files (ACMR)*                                                                                      |
+|       all\_modified\_files       | string |                                                                                Returns all changed files i.e. *a<br> combination of all added, copied, modified,<br>renamed and deleted files (ACMRD)*.                                                                                |
+|   all\_old\_new\_renamed\_files    | string |                                                           Returns only files that are Renamed<br> and list their old and new<br> names. **NOTE:** This requires setting `include_all_old_new_renamed_files`<br>to `true` (R)                                                           |
+|          any\_changed           | string |         Returns `true` when any of the<br> filenames provided using the `files` input<br> has changed. If no `files` have<br> been specified,an empty string `''` is<br> returned. i.e. *using a combination of<br> all added, copied, modified and renamed<br>files (ACMR)*.          |
+|          any\_deleted           | string |                                                   Returns `true` when any of the<br> filenames provided using the `files` input<br> has been deleted. If no `files`<br> have been specified,an empty string `''`<br>is returned. (D)                                                   |
+|          any\_modified          | string | Returns `true` when any of the<br> filenames provided using the `files` input<br> has been modified. If no `files`<br> have been specified,an empty string `''`<br> is returned. i.e. *using a combination<br> of all added, copied, modified, renamed,<br>and deleted files (ACMRD)*. |
+|          copied\_files          | string |                                                                                                                       Returns only files that are Copied<br>(C).                                                                                                                       |
+|         deleted\_files          | string |                                                                                                                      Returns only files that are Deleted<br>(D).                                                                                                                       |
+|         modified\_files         | string |                                                                                                                      Returns only files that are Modified<br>(M).                                                                                                                      |
+|          only\_changed          | string |                Returns `true` when only files provided<br> using the `files` input has changed.<br> If no `files` have been specified,an<br> empty string `''` is returned. i.e.<br> *using a combination of all added,<br>copied, modified and renamed files (ACMR)*.                 |
+|          only\_deleted          | string |                                                        Returns `true` when only files provided<br> using the `files` input has been<br> deleted. If no `files` have been<br> specified,an empty string `''` is returned.<br>(D)                                                        |
+|         only\_modified          | string |                                                       Returns `true` when only files provided<br> using the `files` input has been<br> modified. If no `files` have been<br>specified,an empty string `''` is returned.(ACMRD).                                                        |
+|      other\_changed\_files       | string |                                                              Returns all other changed files not<br> listed in the files input i.e.<br> *using a combination of all added,<br>copied, modified and renamed files (ACMR)*.                                                              |
+|      other\_deleted\_files       | string |                                                                                 Returns all other deleted files not<br> listed in the files input i.e.<br> *a combination of all deleted files<br>(D)*                                                                                 |
+|      other\_modified\_files      | string |                                                                Returns all other modified files not<br> listed in the files input i.e.<br> *a combination of all added, copied,<br>modified, and deleted files (ACMRD)*                                                                |
+|         renamed\_files          | string |                                                                                                                      Returns only files that are Renamed<br>(R).                                                                                                                       |
+|       type\_changed\_files       | string |                                                                                                              Returns only files that have their<br>file type changed (T).                                                                                                              |
+|         unknown\_files          | string |                                                                                                                      Returns only files that are Unknown<br>(X).                                                                                                                       |
+|         unmerged\_files         | string |                                                                                                                      Returns only files that are Unmerged<br>(U).                                                                                                                      |
+
+<!-- AUTO-DOC-OUTPUT:END -->
 
 ## Inputs
 
-|                 Input                  |          type          | required |       default       |                                                                                                                       description                                                                                                                       |
-|:--------------------------------------:|:----------------------:|:--------:|:-------------------:|:-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------:|
-|               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 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) <br /> **NOTE:** Multiline file/directory patterns <br /> should not include qoutes. <br />                            |
-|            files\_separator            |        `string`        | `false`  |       `'\n'`        |                                                                                                      Separator used to split the<br>`files` input                                                                                                       |
-|       files\_from\_source\_file        |        `string`        | `false`  |                     |                                                                                               Source file(s) <br> used to populate <br> the `files` input                                                                                               |
-|             files\_ignore              |        `string`        | `false`  |                     |                                                               Ignore changes to these file(s) <br /> **NOTE:** Multiline file/directory patterns <br /> should not include qoutes. <br />                                                               |
-|        files\_ignore\_separator        |        `string`        | `false`  |       `'\n'`        |                                                                                                  Separator used to split the <br>`files-ignore` input                                                                                                   |
-|   files\_ignore\_from\_source\_file    |        `string`        | `false`  |                     |                                                                                           Source file(s) <br> used to populate <br> the `files_ignore` input                                                                                            |
-|                  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                                                                                            |
-|               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. **NOTE:** This requires you to specify the top level directory via the `path` input.                                          |
-|               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](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/blob/main/.github/workflows/manual-matrix-test.yml).                                         |
-|                 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.                                                                                      |
-|       target\_branch\_fetch\_depth        |        `string`        | `false`  |        `20`         |                  Limit fetching commits from the target branch to a specified number. **NOTE**: This can be adjusted to resolve errors with insufficient history. See: [#668](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/issues/668).                  |
+<!-- AUTO-DOC-INPUT:START - Do not remove or modify this section -->
+
+|               INPUT               |  TYPE  | REQUIRED |       DEFAULT       |                                                                                                                 DESCRIPTION                                                                                                                 |
+|-----------------------------------|--------|----------|---------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+|             base\_sha              | string |  false   |                     |                                                                                      Specify a different base commit SHA<br>used for comparing changes                                                                                      |
+|           diff\_relative           | string |  false   |                     |                            Exclude changes outside the current directory<br> and show path names relative to<br> it. **NOTE:** This requires you to<br> specify the top level directory via<br>the `path` input.                            |
+|             dir\_names             | string |  false   |      `"false"`      |                                             Output unique changed directories instead of<br> filenames. **NOTE:** This returns `.` for<br> changed files located in the root<br>of the project.                                             |
+|      dir\_names\_exclude\_root       | string |  false   |      `"false"`      |                                                                   Exclude the root directory represented by<br> `.` from the output when `dir_names`is<br>set to `true`.                                                                    |
+|        dir\_names\_max\_depth        | string |  false   |                     |                                                              Maximum depth of directories to output.<br> e.g `test/test1/test2` with max depth of<br>`2` returns `test/test1`.                                                              |
+|            fetch\_depth            | string |  false   |       `"50"`        |                                                       Depth of additional branch history fetched.<br> **NOTE**: This can be adjusted to<br>resolve errors with insufficient history.                                                        |
+|               files               | string |  false   |                     |                     File and directory patterns to detect<br> changes using only these list of<br> file(s) (Defaults to the entire repo)<br> **NOTE:** Multiline file/directory patterns should not<br>include quotes.                      |
+|      files\_from\_source\_file       | string |  false   |                     |                                                                                            Source file(s) used to populate the<br>`files` input.                                                                                            |
+|           files\_ignore            | string |  false   |                     |                                                                Ignore changes to these file(s) **NOTE:**<br> Multiline file/directory patterns should not include<br>quotes.                                                                |
+|   files\_ignore\_from\_source\_file   | string |  false   |                     |                                                                                         Source file(s) used to populate the<br>`files_ignore` input                                                                                         |
+|      files\_ignore\_separator       | string |  false   |       `"\n"`        |                                                                                             Separator used to split the `files_ignore`<br>input                                                                                             |
+|          files\_separator          | string |  false   |       `"\n"`        |                                                                                                Separator used to split the `files`<br>input                                                                                                 |
+| include\_all\_old\_new\_renamed\_files | string |  false   |      `"false"`      |                                          Include `all_old_new_renamed_files` output. Note this can<br>generate a large output See: [#501](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/issues/501).                                          |
+|               json                | string |  false   |      `"false"`      |                                                                      Output list of changed files in<br> a JSON formatted string which can<br>be used for matrix jobs.                                                                      |
+|          json\_raw\_format          | string |  false   |      `"false"`      |                     Output list of changed files in<br> [jq](https://devdocs.io/jq/) raw output format which means that the output will not be<br> surrounded by quotes and special characters<br>will not be escaped.                      |
+|         match\_directories         | string |  false   |      `"true"`       |                                                                                               Indicates whether to include match directories                                                                                                |
+|      old\_new\_files\_separator      | string |  false   |        `" "`        |                                                                                         Split character for old and new<br>renamed filename pairs.                                                                                          |
+|         old\_new\_separator         | string |  false   |        `","`        |                                                                                             Split character for old and new<br>filename pairs.                                                                                              |
+|            output\_dir             | string |  false   | `".github/outputs"` |                                                                                                      Directory to store output files.                                                                                                       |
+|               path                | string |  false   |        `"."`        |                                                                               Specify a relative path under `$GITHUB_WORKSPACE`<br>to locate the repository.                                                                                |
+|             quotepath             | string |  false   |      `"true"`       |                                                           Use non ascii characters to match<br> files and output the filenames completely<br>verbatim by setting this to `false`                                                            |
+|             separator             | string |  false   |        `" "`        |                                                                                                     Split character for output strings                                                                                                      |
+|                sha                | string |  false   |                     |                                                                                        Specify a different commit SHA used<br>for comparing changes                                                                                         |
+|               since               | string |  false   |                     |                                                                             Get changed files for commits whose<br> timestamp is older than the given<br>time.                                                                              |
+|     since\_last\_remote\_commit      | string |  false   |      `"false"`      | Use the last commit on the<br> remote branch as the `base_sha`. Defaults<br> to the last non merge commit<br> on the target branch for pull<br> request events and the previous remote<br> commit of the current branch for<br>push events. |
+|               until               | string |  false   |                     |                                                                            Get changed files for commits whose<br> timestamp is earlier than the given<br>time.                                                                             |
+|        write\_output\_files         | string |  false   |      `"false"`      |                                                                                    Write outputs to files in the<br>`.github/outputs` folder by default.                                                                                    |
+
+<!-- AUTO-DOC-INPUT:END -->
 
 ## Examples
 
+<details>
+<summary>Get all changed files in the current branch</summary>
+
 ```yaml
 ...
+    - name: Get changed files
+      id: changed-files
+      uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v35
+...
+```
+
+</details>
+
+<details>
+<summary>Get all changed files and using a comma separator</summary>
+
+```yaml
+...
+    - name: Get all changed files and use a comma separator in the output
+      id: changed-files
+      uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v35
+      with:
+        separator: ","
+...
+```
+
+See [inputs](#inputs) for more information.
+
+</details>
+
+<details>
+<summary> Get all changed files and list all added files</summary>
+
+```yaml
+...
+    - name: Get changed files
+      id: changed-files
+      uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v35
+
+    - name: List all added files
+      run: |
+        for file in ${{ steps.changed-files.outputs.added_files }}; do
+          echo "$file was added"
+        done
+...
+```
+
+See [outputs](#outputs) for a list of all available outputs.
+
+</details>
+
+<details>
+<summary>Get all changed files and optionally run a step if a file was modified</summary>
+
+```yaml
+...
+    - name: Get changed files
+      id: changed-files
+      uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v35
+
+    - name: Run a step if my-file.txt was modified
+      if: contains(steps.changed-files.outputs.modified_files, 'my-file.txt')
+      run: |
+        echo "my-file.txt file has been modified."
+...
+```
+
+See [outputs](#outputs) for a list of all available outputs.
+
+</details>
+
+<details>
+<summary>Get all changed files using a list of files</summary>
+
+```yaml
+...
+    - name: Get changed files
+      id: changed-files
+      uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v35
+      with:
+        files: |
+          my-file.txt
+          *.sh
+          *.png
+          !*.md
+          test_directory
+          **/*.sql
+...
+```
+
+See [inputs](#inputs) for more information.
+
+</details>
+
+<details>
+<summary>Get all changed files using a list of files and take action based on the changes</summary>
+
+```yaml
+...
+    - name: Get changed files
+      id: changed-files-specific
+      uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v35
+      with:
+        files: |
+          my-file.txt
+          *.sh
+          *.png
+          !*.md
+          test_directory
+          **/*.sql
+
+    - name: Run step if any of the listed files above change
+      if: steps.changed-files-specific.outputs.any_changed == 'true'
+      run: |
+        echo "One or more files listed above has changed."
+
+    - name: Run step if only the files listed above change
+      if: steps.changed-files-specific.outputs.only_changed == 'true'
+      run: |
+        echo "Only files listed above have changed."
+
+    - name: Run step if any of the listed files above is deleted
+      if: steps.changed-files-specific.outputs.any_deleted == 'true'
+      run: |
+        for file in ${{ steps.changed-files-specific.outputs.deleted_files }}; do
+          echo "$file was deleted"
+        done
+
+    - name: Run step if all listed files above have been deleted
+      if: steps.changed-files-specific.outputs.only_deleted == 'true'
+      run: |
+        for file in ${{ steps.changed-files-specific.outputs.deleted_files }}; do
+          echo "$file was deleted"
+        done
+...
+```
+
+See [outputs](#outputs) for a list of all available outputs.
+
+</details>
+
+<details>
+<summary>Get all changed files using a source file or list of file(s) to populate to files input</summary>
+
+```yaml
+...
+    - name: Get changed files using a source file or list of file(s) to populate to files input.
+      id: changed-files-specific-source-file
+      uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v35
+      with:
+        files_from_source_file: test/changed-files-list.txt
+...
+```
+
+See [inputs](#inputs) for more information.
+
+</details>
+
+<details>
+<summary>Get changed files using a source file or list of file(s) to populate to files input and optionally specify more files</summary>
+
+```yaml
+...
+    - name: Get changed files using 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@v35
+      with:
+        files_from_source_file: |
+          test/changed-files-list.txt
+        files: |
+          test.txt
+...
+```
+
+See [inputs](#inputs) for more information.
+
+</details>
+
+<details>
+
+<summary>Get all changed files using a different SHA</summary>
+
+```yaml
+...
+    - name: Get changed files using a different SHA
+      id: changed-files
+      uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v35
+      with:
+        sha: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}
+...
+```
+
+See [inputs](#inputs) for more information.
+
+</details>
+
+<details>
+<summary>Get all changed files using a different base SHA</summary>
+
+```yaml
+...
+    - name: Get changed files using a different base SHA
+      id: changed-files
+      uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v35
+      with:
+        base_sha: ${{ github.event.pull_request.base.sha }}
+...
+```
+
+See [inputs](#inputs) for more information.
+
+</details>
+
+<details>
+<summary>Get all changed files between the previous tag and the current tag</summary>
+
+```yaml
+...
+on:
+  push:
+    tags:
+      - 'v*'
+
+jobs:
+  release:
+    name: Release
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-        with:
-          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@v32
-
-      - name: Get changed files using a comma separator
-        id: changed-files-comma
-        uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v32
-        with:
-          separator: ","
-
-      - name: List all added files
-        run: |
-          for file in ${{ steps.changed-files.outputs.added_files }}; do
-            echo "$file was added"
-          done
-
-      - name: Run step when a file changes
-        if: contains(steps.changed-files.outputs.modified_files, 'my-file.txt')
-        run: |
-          echo "Your my-file.txt file has been modified."
-
-      - name: Run step when a file has been deleted
-        if: contains(steps.changed-files.outputs.deleted_files, 'test.txt')
-        run: |
-          echo "Your test.txt file has been deleted."
-
-      - name: Get specific changed files
-        id: changed-files-specific
-        uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v32
-        with:
-          files: |
-            my-file.txt
-            test.txt
-            new.txt
-            test_directory
-            *.sh
-            *.png
-            !*.md
-            *.jpeg
-            **/migrate-*.sql
-          files_ignore: |
-            *.yml
-
-      - name: Run step if any of the listed files above change
-        if: steps.changed-files-specific.outputs.any_changed == 'true'
-        run: |
-          echo "One or more files listed above has changed."
-
-      - name: Run step if only the files listed above change
-        if: steps.changed-files-specific.outputs.only_changed == 'true'
-        run: |
-          echo "Only files listed above have changed."
-
-      - name: Run step if any of the listed files above is deleted
-        if: steps.changed-files.outputs.any_deleted == 'true'
-        run: |
-          for file in ${{ steps.changed-files.outputs.deleted_files }}; do
-            echo "$file was deleted"
-          done
-
-      - name: Run step if all listed files above have been deleted
-        if: steps.changed-files.outputs.only_deleted == 'true'
-        run: |
-          for file in ${{ steps.changed-files.outputs.deleted_files }}; do
-            echo "$file was deleted"
-          done
-
-      - 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@v32
-        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@v32
-        with:
-          files_from_source_file: |
-            test/changed-files-list.txt
-          files: |
-            test.txt
-
-      - name: Use a different commit SHA
-        id: changed-files-custom-sha
-        uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v32
-        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@v32
-        with:
-          base_sha: ${{ github.event.pull_request.base.sha }}
-          
-      - name: Checkout into dir1
+      - name: Checkout
         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@v32
+      - name: Get changed files
+        id: changed-files
+        uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v35
+
+      - name: Get changed files in the .github folder
+        id: changed-files-specific
+        uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v35
         with:
-          path: dir1
+          base_sha: ${{ steps.get-base-sha.outputs.base_sha }}
+          files: .github/**
 
-      - name: List all added files in dir1
+      - name: Run step if any file(s) in the .github folder change
+        if: steps.changed-files-specific.outputs.any_changed == 'true'
         run: |
-          for file in ${{ steps.changed-files-for-dir1.outputs.added_files }}; do
-            echo "$file was added"
-          done
+          echo "One or more files in the .github folder has changed."
+          echo "List all the files that have changed: ${{ steps.changed-files-specific.outputs.all_changed_files }}"
+...
+```
 
-      - name: Run changed-files with quotepath disabled
-        id: changed-files-quotepath
-        uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v32
-        with:
-          quotepath: "false"
+See [inputs](#inputs) for more information.
 
-      # 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 solution that works for your use case.
+</details>
 
-      # Push event based workflows
+<details>
+<summary>Get all changed files for a repository located in a different path</summary>
+
+```yaml
+...
+    - name: Checkout into dir1
+      uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      with:
+        fetch-depth: 0
+        path: dir1
+
+    - name: Run changed-files with defaults in dir1
+      id: changed-files-for-dir1
+      uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v35
+      with:
+        path: dir1
+
+    - name: List all added files in dir1
+      run: |
+        for file in ${{ steps.changed-files-for-dir1.outputs.added_files }}; do
+          echo "$file was added"
+        done
+...
+```
+
+See [inputs](#inputs) for more information.
+
+</details>
+
+<details>
+<summary>Get all changed files with non äšćįí characters i.e (Filename in other languages)</summary>
+
+```yaml
+...
+    - name: Run changed-files with quotepath disabled
+      id: changed-files-quotepath
+      uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v35
+      with:
+        quotepath: "false"
+
+    - name: Run changed-files with quotepath disabled for a specified list of file(s)
+      id: changed-files-quotepath-specific
+      uses: ./
+      with:
+        files: test/test-è.txt
+        quotepath: "false"
+...
+```
+
+See [inputs](#inputs) for more information.
+
+</details>
+
+<details>
+<summary>Get all changed files using the last successful commit of the base branch</summary>
+
+<ul>
+    <li>
+        <details>
+        <summary>Push event</summary>
+
+```yaml
+...
       - name: Get branch name
         id: branch-name
         uses: tj-actions/branch-names@v6
 
-      - uses: nrwl/last-successful-commit-action@v1
+      - uses: nrwl/nx-set-shas@v3
         id: last_successful_commit_push
         with:
-          branch: ${{ steps.branch-name.outputs.current_branch }} # Get the last successful commit for the current branch. 
-          workflow_id: 'test.yml'
-          github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          main-branch-name: ${{ steps.branch-name.outputs.current_branch }} # Get the last successful commit for the current branch.
+          workflow-id: 'test.yml'
 
       - 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@v32
+        uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v35
         with:
-          base_sha: ${{ steps.last_successful_commit_push.outputs.commit_hash }}
+          base_sha: ${{ steps.last_successful_commit_push.outputs.base }}
+...
+```
 
-      # Pull request based workflows.
+</details>
+</li>
+
+<li>
+<details>
+<summary>Pull request events </summary>
+
+```yaml
+...
       - name: Get branch name
         id: branch-name
         uses: tj-actions/branch-names@v5
-        if: github.event_name == 'pull_request'
 
-      - uses: nrwl/last-successful-commit-action@v1
+      - uses: nrwl/nx-set-shas@v3
         id: last_successful_commit_pull_request
-        if: github.event_name == 'pull_request'
         with:
-          branch: ${{ steps.branch-name.outputs.base_ref_branch }} # Get the last successful commit on master or main branch 
+          main-branch-name: ${{ steps.branch-name.outputs.base_ref_branch }} # Get the last successful commit on master or main branch
           workflow_id: 'test.yml'
-          github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
       - 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@v32
+        uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v35
         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@v32
-        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@v32
-        with:
-          json: "true"
-
-      - name: Run changed-files since 2022-08-19
-        id: changed-files-since
-        uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v32
-        with:
-          since: "2022-08-19"
-
-      - name: Run changed-files until 2022-08-20
-        id: changed-files-until
-        uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v32
-        with:
-          until: "2022-08-20"
+          base_sha: ${{ steps.last_successful_commit_pull_request.outputs.base }}
+...
 ```
 
+</details>
+</li>
+</ul>
+
+> NOTE: This setting overrides the commit sha used by setting `since_last_remote_commit` to true.
+> It is recommended to use either solution that works for your use case.
+
+See [inputs](#inputs) for more information.
+
+</details>
+
+<details>
+<summary>Get all changed files but only return the directory names</summary>
+
+```yaml
+...
+    - name: Run changed-files with dir_names
+      id: changed-files-dir-names
+      uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v35
+      with:
+        dir_names: "true"
+...
+```
+
+See [inputs](#inputs) for more information.
+
+</details>
+
+<details>
+<summary>Get all changed files and return JSON formatted outputs</summary>
+
+```yaml
+...
+    - name: Run changed-files with json output
+      id: changed-files-json
+      uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v35
+      with:
+        json: "true"
+...
+```
+
+See [inputs](#inputs) for more information.
+
+</details>
+
+<details>
+<summary>Get all changed files by commits pushed in the past</summary>
+
+```yaml
+...
+    - name: Get changed-files since 2022-08-19
+      id: changed-files-since
+      uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v35
+      with:
+        since: "2022-08-19"
+
+    - name: Get changed-files until 2022-08-20
+      id: changed-files-until
+      uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v35
+      with:
+        until: "2022-08-20"
+...
+```
+
+See [inputs](#inputs) for more information.
+
+</details>
+
+### Real world example
+
 <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">
 
 *   Free software: [MIT license](LICENSE)
@@ -375,12 +657,52 @@ Support this project with a :star:
 >     However, this action will handle spaces in file names, with a recommendation of using a separator to prevent hidden issues.
 >     ![Screen Shot 2021-10-23 at 9 37 34 AM](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/17484350/138558767-b13c90bf-a1ae-4e86-9520-70a6a4624f41.png)
 
+## Migration guide
+
+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**
+
+```yml
+...
+
+      - name: Get specific changed files
+        id: changed-files-specific
+        uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v12.2
+        with:
+          files: |
+            \.sh$
+            .(sql|py)$
+            ^(mynewfile|custom)
+```
+
+**AFTER**
+
+```yml
+...
+
+      - name: Get specific changed files
+        id: changed-files-specific
+        uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v24
+        with:
+          files: |
+            *.sh
+            *.sql
+            *.py
+            mynewfile
+            custom/**
+```
+
 ## Credits
 
 This package was created with [Cookiecutter](https://github.com/cookiecutter/cookiecutter).
 
 *   [tj-actions/glob](https://github.com/tj-actions/glob)
+*   [tj-actions/auto-doc](https://github.com/tj-actions/auto-doc)
+*   [tj-actions/verify-changed-files](https://github.com/tj-actions/verify-changed-files)
 *   [tj-actions/demo](https://github.com/tj-actions/demo)
+*   [tj-actions/demo2](https://github.com/tj-actions/demo2)
+*   [tj-actions/demo3](https://github.com/tj-actions/demo3)
 *   [tj-actions/release-tagger](https://github.com/tj-actions/release-tagger)
 
 ## Report Bugs
@@ -390,7 +712,7 @@ Report bugs at https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/issues.
 If you are reporting a bug, please include:
 
 *   Your operating system name and version.
-*   Any details about your workflow that might be helpful in troubleshooting.
+*   Any details about your workflow that might be helpful in troubleshooting. (**NOTE**: Ensure that you include full log outputs with debugging enabled)
 *   Detailed steps to reproduce the bug.
 
 ## Contributors ✨
@@ -426,6 +748,9 @@ Thanks goes to these wonderful people ([emoji key](https://allcontributors.org/d
     <tr>
       <td align="center"><a href="https://github.com/kostiantyn-korniienko-aurea"><img src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/37180625?v=4?s=100" width="100px;" alt="Kostiantyn Korniienko"/><br /><sub><b>Kostiantyn Korniienko</b></sub></a><br /><a href="https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/commits?author=kostiantyn-korniienko-aurea" title="Documentation">📖</a></td>
       <td align="center"><a href="https://github.com/lpulley"><img src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/7193187?v=4?s=100" width="100px;" alt="Logan Pulley"/><br /><sub><b>Logan Pulley</b></sub></a><br /><a href="https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/commits?author=lpulley" title="Code">💻</a></td>
+      <td align="center"><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/kenji-miyake/"><img src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/31987104?v=4?s=100" width="100px;" alt="Kenji Miyake"/><br /><sub><b>Kenji Miyake</b></sub></a><br /><a href="https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/commits?author=kenji-miyake" title="Code">💻</a></td>
+      <td align="center"><a href="https://github.com/adonisgarciac"><img src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/71078987?v=4?s=100" width="100px;" alt="adonisgarciac"/><br /><sub><b>adonisgarciac</b></sub></a><br /><a href="https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/commits?author=adonisgarciac" title="Code">💻</a> <a href="https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/commits?author=adonisgarciac" title="Documentation">📖</a></td>
+      <td align="center"><a href="https://github.com/cfernhout"><img src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/22294606?v=4?s=100" width="100px;" alt="Chiel Fernhout"/><br /><sub><b>Chiel Fernhout</b></sub></a><br /><a href="https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/commits?author=cfernhout" title="Documentation">📖</a></td>
     </tr>
   </tbody>
 </table>

action.yml

@@ -8,143 +8,169 @@ inputs:
     required: false
     default: " "
   include_all_old_new_renamed_files:
-    description: "Include all_old_new_renamed_files output. Note this can generate a large debug output See: #501."
+    description: "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)."
     required: false
     default: "false"
   old_new_separator:
-    description: "Split character for old and new filename pairs"
+    description: "Split character for old and new filename pairs."
     required: false
     default: ","
   old_new_files_separator:
-    description: "Split character for multiple old and new filename pairs"
+    description: "Split character for old and new renamed filename pairs."
     required: false
     default: " "
   files_from_source_file:
-    description: "Source file(s) to populate the files input"
+    description: "Source file(s) used to populate the `files` input."
     required: false
     default: ""
   files:
-    description: "Check for changes using only this list of files (Defaults to the entire repo)"
+    description: "File and directory patterns to detect changes using only these list of file(s) (Defaults to the entire repo) **NOTE:** Multiline file/directory patterns should not include quotes."
     required: false
     default: ""
   files_separator:
-    description: "Separator used to split the files input"
+    description: "Separator used to split the `files` input"
     default: "\n"
     required: false
   files_ignore:
-    description: "Ignore changes to this list of files"
+    description: "Ignore changes to these file(s) **NOTE:** Multiline file/directory patterns should not include quotes."
     required: false
     default: ""
   files_ignore_separator:
-    description: "Separator used to split the files-ignore input"
+    description: "Separator used to split the `files_ignore` input"
     default: "\n"
     required: false
   files_ignore_from_source_file:
-    description: "Source file(s) to populate the files-ignore input"
+    description: "Source file(s) used to populate the `files_ignore` input"
     required: false
     default: ""
   sha:
-    description: "Specify a current commit SHA used for comparing changes"
-    required: true
-    default: ${{ github.sha }}
+    description: "Specify a different commit SHA used for comparing changes"
+    required: false
   base_sha:
-    description: "Specify a base commit SHA on used for comparing changes"
+    description: "Specify a different base commit SHA used for comparing changes"
     required: false
   since:
-    description: "Get changed files for commits whose timestamp is older than the given time"
+    description: "Get changed files for commits whose timestamp is older than the given time."
     required: false
     default: ""
   until:
-    description: "Get changed files for commits whose timestamp is earlier than the given time"
+    description: "Get changed files for commits whose timestamp is earlier than the given time."
     required: false
     default: ""
   path:
-    description: "Specify a relative path under $GITHUB_WORKSPACE to locate the repository"
+    description: "Specify a relative path under `$GITHUB_WORKSPACE` to locate the repository."
     required: false
     default: "."
   quotepath:
-    description: "Output filenames completely verbatim by setting this to false"
+    description: "Use non ascii characters to match files and output the filenames completely verbatim by setting this to `false`"
     default: "true"
     required: false
   diff_relative:
-    description: "Exclude changes outside the current directory and show pathnames relative to it"
+    description: "Exclude changes outside the current directory and show path names relative to it. **NOTE:** This requires you to specify the top level directory via the `path` input."
     required: false
   dir_names:
     default: "false"
-    description: "Output the absolute path to the changed directories instead of the filenames"
+    description: "Output unique changed directories instead of filenames. **NOTE:** This returns `.` for changed files located in the root of the project."
     required: false
-  json:
-    description: "Output changed files in JSON format which can be used for matrix jobs"
+  dir_names_max_depth:
+    description: "Maximum depth of directories to output. e.g `test/test1/test2` with max depth of `2` returns `test/test1`."
+    required: false
+  dir_names_exclude_root:
+    description: "Exclude the root directory represented by `.` from the output when `dir_names`is set to `true`."
     required: false
     default: "false"
-  target_branch_fetch_depth:
-    description: "Limit fetching commits from the target branch to a specified number. **NOTE**: This can be adjusted to resolve errors with insufficient history. See: [#668](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/issues/668)."
+  json:
+    description: "Output list of changed files in a JSON formatted string which can be used for matrix jobs."
+    required: false
+    default: "false"
+  json_raw_format:
+    description: "Output list of changed files in [jq](https://devdocs.io/jq/) raw output format which means that the output will not be surrounded by quotes and special characters will not be escaped."
+    required: false
+    default: "false"
+  fetch_depth:
+    description: "Depth of additional branch history fetched. **NOTE**: This can be adjusted to resolve errors with insufficient history."
+    required: false
+    default: "50"
+  since_last_remote_commit:
+    description: "Use the last commit on the remote branch as the `base_sha`. Defaults to the last non merge commit on the target branch for pull request events and the previous remote commit of the current branch for push events."
+    required: false
+    default: "false"
+  write_output_files:
+    description: "Write outputs to files in the `.github/outputs` folder by default."
+    required: false
+    default: "false"
+  output_dir:
+    description: "Directory to store output files."
+    required: false
+    default: ".github/outputs"
+  match_directories:
+    description: "Indicates whether to include match directories"
+    default: "true"
     required: false
-    default: "20"
 
 outputs:
   added_files:
-    description: List of added files.
+    description: "Returns only files that are Added (A)."
     value: ${{ steps.changed-files.outputs.added_files }}
   copied_files:
-    description: List of copied files.
+    description: "Returns only files that are Copied (C)."
     value: ${{ steps.changed-files.outputs.copied_files }}
   deleted_files:
-    description: List of deleted files.
+    description: "Returns only files that are Deleted (D)."
     value: ${{ steps.changed-files.outputs.deleted_files }}
   modified_files:
-    description: List of modified files.
+    description: "Returns only files that are Modified (M)."
     value: ${{ steps.changed-files.outputs.modified_files }}
   renamed_files:
-    description: List of renamed files.
+    description: "Returns only files that are Renamed (R)."
     value: ${{ steps.changed-files.outputs.renamed_files }}
   all_old_new_renamed_files:
-    description: List of all old and new names of renamed files.
+    description:   "Returns only files that are Renamed and list their old and new names. **NOTE:** This requires setting `include_all_old_new_renamed_files` to `true` (R)"
     value: ${{ steps.changed-files.outputs.all_old_new_renamed_files }}
   type_changed_files:
-    description: List of files that had type changes.
+    description: "Returns only files that have their file type changed (T)."
     value: ${{ steps.changed-files.outputs.type_changed_files }}
   unmerged_files:
-    description: List of unmerged files.
+    description: "Returns only files that are Unmerged (U)."
     value: ${{ steps.changed-files.outputs.unmerged_files }}
   unknown_files:
-    description: List of unknown files.
+    description: "Returns only files that are Unknown (X)."
     value: ${{ steps.changed-files.outputs.unknown_files }}
   all_changed_and_modified_files:
-    description: List of all changed files.
+    description: "Returns all changed and modified files i.e. *a combination of (ACMRDTUX)*"
     value: ${{ steps.changed-files.outputs.all_changed_and_modified_files }}
   all_changed_files:
-    description: List of all copied, modified, and added files.
+    description: "Returns all changed files i.e. *a combination of all added, copied, modified and renamed files (ACMR)*"
     value: ${{ steps.changed-files.outputs.all_changed_files }}
   any_changed:
-    description: Return true only when any files provided using the files input have changed.
+    description: "Returns `true` when any of the filenames provided using the `files` input has changed. If no `files` have been specified,an empty string `''` is returned. i.e. *using a combination of all added, copied, modified and renamed files (ACMR)*."
     value: ${{ steps.changed-files.outputs.any_changed }}
   only_changed:
-    description: Return true when all files provided using the files input have changed.
+    description: "Returns `true` when only files provided using the `files` input has changed. If no `files` have been specified,an empty string `''` is returned. i.e. *using a combination of all added, copied, modified and renamed files (ACMR)*."
     value: ${{ steps.changed-files.outputs.only_changed }}
   other_changed_files:
-    description: Return list of changed files not listed in the files input.
+    description: "Returns all other changed files not listed in the files input i.e. *using a combination of all added, copied, modified and renamed files (ACMR)*."
     value: ${{ steps.changed-files.outputs.other_changed_files }}
   all_modified_files:
-    description: List of all copied, modified, added and deleted files.
+    description: "Returns all changed files i.e. *a combination of all added, copied, modified, renamed and deleted files (ACMRD)*."
     value: ${{ steps.changed-files.outputs.all_modified_files }}
   any_modified:
-    description: Return true only when any files provided using the files input have been modified.
+    description: "Returns `true` when any of the filenames provided using the `files` input has been modified. If no `files` have been specified,an empty string `''` is returned. i.e. *using a combination of all added, copied, modified, renamed, and deleted files (ACMRD)*."
     value: ${{ steps.changed-files.outputs.any_modified }}
   only_modified:
-    description: Return true when all files provided using the files input have been modified.
+    description: "Returns `true` when only files provided using the `files` input has been modified. If no `files` have been specified,an empty string `''` is returned.(ACMRD)."
     value: ${{ steps.changed-files.outputs.only_modified }}
   other_modified_files:
-    description: Return list of modified files not listed in the files input.
+    description: "Returns all other modified files not listed in the files input i.e. *a  combination of all added, copied, modified, and deleted files (ACMRD)*"
     value: ${{ steps.changed-files.outputs.other_modified_files }}
   any_deleted:
-    description: Return true only when any files provided using the files input have been deleted.
+    description: "Returns `true` when any of the filenames provided using the `files` input has been deleted. If no `files` have been specified,an empty string `''` is returned. (D)"
     value: ${{ steps.changed-files.outputs.any_deleted }}
   only_deleted:
-    description: Return true when all files provided using the files input have been deleted.
+    description: "Returns `true` when only files provided using the `files` input has been deleted. If no `files` have been specified,an empty string `''` is returned. (D)"
     value: ${{ steps.changed-files.outputs.only_deleted }}
   other_deleted_files:
-    description: Return list of deleted files not listed in the files input.
+    description: "Returns all other deleted files not listed in the files input i.e. *a  combination of all deleted files (D)*"
     value: ${{ steps.changed-files.outputs.other_deleted_files }}
 
 runs:
@@ -158,12 +184,20 @@ runs:
       env:
         GITHUB_SERVER_URL: ${{ github.server_url }}
         GITHUB_REPOSITORY: ${{ github.repository }}
-        GITHUB_BASE_REF: ${{ github.base_ref }}
-        GITHUB_HEAD_REF: ${{ github.head_ref }}
+        GITHUB_REF: ${{ github.ref }}
+        GITHUB_SHA: ${{ github.sha }}
         GITHUB_WORKSPACE: ${{ github.workspace }}
+        GITHUB_EVENT_BASE_REF: ${{ github.event.base_ref }}
+        GITHUB_EVENT_HEAD_REPO_FORK: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.repo.fork }}
+        GITHUB_EVENT_PULL_REQUEST_NUMBER: ${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}
+        GITHUB_EVENT_PULL_REQUEST_BASE_REF: ${{ github.event.pull_request.base.ref }}
+        GITHUB_EVENT_PULL_REQUEST_HEAD_REF: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.ref }}
         GITHUB_EVENT_PULL_REQUEST_BASE_SHA: ${{ github.event.pull_request.base.sha }}
+        GITHUB_EVENT_PULL_REQUEST_HEAD_SHA: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}
+        GITHUB_EVENT_PULL_REQUEST_COMMITS: ${{ github.event.pull_request.commits }}
         GITHUB_EVENT_BEFORE: ${{ github.event.before }}
         GITHUB_EVENT_FORCED: ${{ github.event.forced }}
+        GITHUB_REFNAME: ${{ github.ref_name }}
         # INPUT_<VARIABLE_NAME> is not available in Composite run steps
         # https://docs.github.com/en/actions/creating-actions/metadata-syntax-for-github-actions#example-specifying-inputs
         INPUT_SHA: ${{ inputs.sha }}
@@ -171,9 +205,10 @@ runs:
         INPUT_SINCE: ${{ inputs.since }}
         INPUT_UNTIL: ${{ inputs.until }}
         INPUT_PATH: ${{ inputs.path }}
-        INPUT_TARGET_BRANCH_FETCH_DEPTH: ${{ inputs.target_branch_fetch_depth }}
+        INPUT_FETCH_DEPTH: ${{ inputs.fetch_depth }}
+        INPUT_SINCE_LAST_REMOTE_COMMIT: ${{ inputs.since_last_remote_commit }}
     - name: Glob match
-      uses: tj-actions/glob@v15
+      uses: tj-actions/glob@cebfb084cdf62d72c5318b1b3595ac5a45ed022f # renovate: tag=v16.11
       id: glob
       with:
         files: ${{ inputs.files }}
@@ -186,6 +221,8 @@ runs:
         working-directory: ${{ inputs.path }}
         base-sha: ${{ steps.changed-files-diff-sha.outputs.previous_sha }}
         sha: ${{ steps.changed-files-diff-sha.outputs.current_sha }}
+        diff: ${{ steps.changed-files-diff-sha.outputs.diff }}
+        match-directories: ${{ inputs.match_directories }}
         include-deleted-files: true
         separator: "|"
     - run: |
@@ -194,6 +231,8 @@ runs:
       shell: bash
       env:
         GITHUB_WORKSPACE: ${{ github.workspace }}
+        GITHUB_EVENT_PULL_REQUEST_BASE_REF: ${{ github.event.pull_request.base.ref }}
+        GITHUB_EVENT_PULL_REQUEST_HEAD_REPO_FORK: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.repo.fork }}
         # INPUT_<VARIABLE_NAME> is not available in Composite run steps
         # https://docs.github.com/en/actions/creating-actions/metadata-syntax-for-github-actions#example-specifying-inputs
         INPUT_FILES_PATTERN_FILE: ${{ steps.glob.outputs.paths-output-file }}
@@ -203,14 +242,48 @@ runs:
         INPUT_CURRENT_SHA: ${{ steps.changed-files-diff-sha.outputs.current_sha }}
         INPUT_TARGET_BRANCH: ${{ steps.changed-files-diff-sha.outputs.target_branch }}
         INPUT_CURRENT_BRANCH: ${{ steps.changed-files-diff-sha.outputs.current_branch }}
+        INPUT_DIFF: ${{ steps.changed-files-diff-sha.outputs.diff }}
         INPUT_QUOTEPATH: ${{ inputs.quotepath }}
         INPUT_INCLUDE_ALL_OLD_NEW_RENAMED_FILES: ${{ inputs.include_all_old_new_renamed_files }}
         INPUT_OLD_NEW_SEPARATOR: ${{ inputs.old_new_separator }}
         INPUT_OLD_NEW_FILES_SEPARATOR: ${{ inputs.old_new_files_separator }}
         INPUT_DIFF_RELATIVE: ${{ inputs.diff_relative }}
         INPUT_DIR_NAMES: ${{ inputs.dir_names }}
+        INPUT_DIR_NAMES_MAX_DEPTH: ${{ inputs.dir_names_max_depth }}
+        INPUT_DIR_NAMES_EXCLUDE_ROOT: ${{ inputs.dir_names_exclude_root }}
         INPUT_JSON: ${{ inputs.json }}
         INPUT_HAS_CUSTOM_PATTERNS: ${{ steps.glob.outputs.has-custom-patterns }}
+        INPUT_JSON_RAW_FORMAT: ${{ inputs.json_raw_format }}
+    - name: Generate output files
+      uses: tj-actions/json2file@ee0fd2ce53e57fa50da61615cd644018eaf3ab6c # renovate: tag=v1.3.0
+      if: inputs.write_output_files == 'true'
+      with:
+        outputs: ${{ toJSON(steps.changed-files.outputs) }}
+        directory: ${{ inputs.output_dir }}
+        skip_missing_keys: true
+        keys: |
+          added_files
+          copied_files
+          deleted_files
+          modified_files
+          renamed_files
+          all_old_new_renamed_files
+          type_changed_files
+          unmerged_files
+          unknown_files
+          all_changed_and_modified_files
+          all_changed_files
+          any_changed
+          only_changed
+          other_changed_files
+          all_modified_files
+          any_modified
+          only_modified
+          other_modified_files
+          any_deleted
+          only_deleted
+          other_deleted_files
+        extension: ${{ steps.changed-files.outputs.outputs_extension }}
 
 branding:
   icon: file-text

diff-sha.sh

@@ -1,9 +1,25 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
-set -eu
+set -euo pipefail
 
 INITIAL_COMMIT="false"
 GITHUB_OUTPUT=${GITHUB_OUTPUT:-""}
+EXTRA_ARGS="--no-tags --prune --recurse-submodules"
+PREVIOUS_SHA=""
+CURRENT_SHA=""
+DIFF="..."
+IS_TAG="false"
+SOURCE_BRANCH=""
+
+if [[ "$GITHUB_REF" == "refs/tags/"* ]]; then
+  IS_TAG="true"
+  EXTRA_ARGS="--prune --no-recurse-submodules"
+  SOURCE_BRANCH=${GITHUB_EVENT_BASE_REF#refs/heads/}
+fi
+
+if [[ -z $GITHUB_EVENT_PULL_REQUEST_BASE_REF || "$GITHUB_EVENT_HEAD_REPO_FORK" == "true" ]]; then
+  DIFF=".."
+fi
 
 echo "::group::changed-files-diff-sha"
 
@@ -18,12 +34,12 @@ if [[ -n $INPUT_PATH ]]; then
   cd "$REPO_DIR"
 fi
 
-echo "Verifying git version..."
-
 function __version() {
   echo "$@" | awk -F. '{ printf("%d%03d%03d%03d\n", $1,$2,$3,$4); }';
 }
 
+echo "Verifying git version..."
+
 GIT_VERSION=$(git --version | awk '{print $3}') && exit_status=$? || exit_status=$?
 
 if [[ $exit_status -ne 0 ]]; then
@@ -32,16 +48,43 @@ if [[ $exit_status -ne 0 ]]; then
 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)"
+  echo "::error::Invalid git version. Please upgrade ($GIT_VERSION) to >= (2.18.0)"
   exit 1
 else
   echo "Valid git version found: ($GIT_VERSION)"
 fi
 
-echo "::debug::Getting HEAD SHA..."
+IS_SHALLOW=$(git rev-parse --is-shallow-repository) && exit_status=$? || exit_status=$?
 
-if [[ -z $INPUT_SHA ]]; then
+if [[ $exit_status -ne 0 ]]; then
+  echo "::error::Unable to determine if the repository is shallow"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+if [[ -z $GITHUB_EVENT_PULL_REQUEST_BASE_REF ]]; then
+  echo "Running on a push event..."
+  TARGET_BRANCH=$GITHUB_REFNAME
+  CURRENT_BRANCH=$TARGET_BRANCH
+
+  if [[ "$IS_SHALLOW" == "true" ]]; then
+    echo "Fetching remote refs..."
+    if [[ "$IS_TAG" == "false" ]]; then
+      # shellcheck disable=SC2086
+      git fetch $EXTRA_ARGS -u --progress --deepen="$INPUT_FETCH_DEPTH" origin +refs/heads/"$CURRENT_BRANCH":refs/remotes/origin/"$CURRENT_BRANCH" 1>/dev/null
+    elif [[ "$SOURCE_BRANCH" != "" ]]; then
+      # shellcheck disable=SC2086
+      git fetch $EXTRA_ARGS -u --progress --deepen="$INPUT_FETCH_DEPTH" origin +refs/heads/"$SOURCE_BRANCH":refs/remotes/origin/"$SOURCE_BRANCH" 1>/dev/null
+    fi
+
+    if git submodule status &>/dev/null; then
+      # shellcheck disable=SC2086
+      git submodule foreach git fetch $EXTRA_ARGS -u --progress --deepen="$INPUT_FETCH_DEPTH" || true
+    fi
+  fi
+
+  echo "::debug::Getting HEAD SHA..."
   if [[ -n "$INPUT_UNTIL" ]]; then
+    echo "::debug::Getting HEAD SHA for '$INPUT_UNTIL'..."
     CURRENT_SHA=$(git log -1 --format="%H" --date=local --until="$INPUT_UNTIL") && exit_status=$? || exit_status=$?
 
     if [[ $exit_status -ne 0 ]]; then
@@ -49,67 +92,78 @@ if [[ -z $INPUT_SHA ]]; then
       exit 1
     fi
   else
-    CURRENT_SHA=$(git rev-list -n 1 "HEAD" 2>&1) && exit_status=$? || exit_status=$?
+    if [[ -z $INPUT_SHA ]]; then
+      CURRENT_SHA=$(git rev-list -n 1 HEAD) && exit_status=$? || exit_status=$?
+    else
+      CURRENT_SHA=$INPUT_SHA; exit_status=$?
+    fi
   fi
-else
-  CURRENT_SHA=$INPUT_SHA; exit_status=$?
-fi
 
-echo "::debug::Verifying the current commit SHA: $CURRENT_SHA"
-git rev-parse --quiet --verify "$CURRENT_SHA^{commit}" 1>/dev/null 2>&1 && exit_status=$? || exit_status=$?
+  echo "::debug::Verifying the current commit SHA: $CURRENT_SHA"
+  git rev-parse --quiet --verify "$CURRENT_SHA^{commit}" 1>/dev/null 2>&1 && exit_status=$? || exit_status=$?
 
-if [[ $exit_status -ne 0 ]]; then
-  echo "::error::Unable to locate the current sha: $CURRENT_SHA"
-  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 $GITHUB_BASE_REF ]]; then
-  echo "Running on a push event..."
-  TARGET_BRANCH=${GITHUB_REF/refs\/heads\//} && exit_status=$? || exit_status=$?
-  CURRENT_BRANCH=$TARGET_BRANCH && exit_status=$? || exit_status=$?
+  if [[ $exit_status -ne 0 ]]; then
+    echo "::error::Unable to locate the current sha: $CURRENT_SHA"
+    echo "::error::Please verify that current sha is valid, and increase the fetch_depth to a number higher than $INPUT_FETCH_DEPTH."
+    exit 1
+  else
+    echo "::debug::Current SHA: $CURRENT_SHA"
+  fi
 
   if [[ -z $INPUT_BASE_SHA ]]; then
-    git fetch --no-tags -u --progress origin --depth="$INPUT_TARGET_BRANCH_FETCH_DEPTH" "${TARGET_BRANCH}":"${TARGET_BRANCH}" && exit_status=$? || exit_status=$?
-
     if [[ -n "$INPUT_SINCE" ]]; then
-      PREVIOUS_SHA=$(git log --format="%H" --date=local --since="$INPUT_SINCE" --reverse | head -n 1)
+      echo "::debug::Getting base SHA for '$INPUT_SINCE'..."
+      PREVIOUS_SHA=$(git log --format="%H" --date=local --since="$INPUT_SINCE" | tail -1) && exit_status=$? || exit_status=$?
 
       if [[ -z "$PREVIOUS_SHA" ]]; then
         echo "::error::Unable to locate a previous commit for the specified date: $INPUT_SINCE"
         exit 1
       fi
-    else
-      PREVIOUS_SHA=""
+    elif [[ "$IS_TAG" == "true" ]]; then
+      PREVIOUS_SHA=$(git rev-parse "$(git tag --sort=-v:refname | head -n 2 | tail -n 1)") && exit_status=$? || exit_status=$?
 
-      if [[ "$GITHUB_EVENT_FORCED" == "false" ]]; then
-        PREVIOUS_SHA=$GITHUB_EVENT_BEFORE
+      if [[ -z "$PREVIOUS_SHA" ]]; then
+        echo "::error::Unable to locate a previous commit for the specified tag: $GITHUB_REF"
+        exit 1
+      fi
+    else
+      if [[ "$INPUT_SINCE_LAST_REMOTE_COMMIT" == "true" ]]; then
+        PREVIOUS_SHA=""
+
+        if [[ "$GITHUB_EVENT_FORCED" == "false" || -z "$GITHUB_EVENT_FORCED" ]]; then
+          PREVIOUS_SHA=$GITHUB_EVENT_BEFORE && exit_status=$? || exit_status=$?
+        else
+          PREVIOUS_SHA=$(git rev-list -n 1 "HEAD^") && exit_status=$? || exit_status=$?
+        fi
+      else
+        PREVIOUS_SHA=$(git rev-list -n 1 "HEAD^") && exit_status=$? || exit_status=$?
       fi
 
       if [[ -z "$PREVIOUS_SHA" || "$PREVIOUS_SHA" == "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000" ]]; then
-        PREVIOUS_SHA=$(git rev-parse "$(git branch -r --sort=-committerdate | head -1 | xargs)")
+        PREVIOUS_SHA=$(git rev-list -n 1 "HEAD^") && exit_status=$? || exit_status=$?
       fi
 
       if [[ "$PREVIOUS_SHA" == "$CURRENT_SHA" ]]; then
-        PREVIOUS_SHA=$(git rev-parse "$CURRENT_SHA^1")
-
-        if [[ "$PREVIOUS_SHA" == "$CURRENT_SHA" ]]; then
+        if ! git rev-parse "$PREVIOUS_SHA^1" &>/dev/null; then
           INITIAL_COMMIT="true"
-          echo "::debug::Initial commit detected"
+          PREVIOUS_SHA=$(git rev-parse "$CURRENT_SHA")
+          echo "::warning::Initial commit detected no previous commit found."
+        else
+          PREVIOUS_SHA=$(git rev-parse "$PREVIOUS_SHA^1")
+        fi
+      else
+        if [[ -z "$PREVIOUS_SHA" ]]; then
+          echo "::error::Unable to locate a previous commit."
+          exit 1
         fi
-      fi
-
-      if [[ -z "$PREVIOUS_SHA" ]]; then
-        echo "::error::Unable to locate a previous commit"
-        exit 1
       fi
     fi
   else
     PREVIOUS_SHA=$INPUT_BASE_SHA
-    TARGET_BRANCH=$(git name-rev --name-only "$PREVIOUS_SHA" 2>&1) && exit_status=$? || exit_status=$?
-    CURRENT_BRANCH=$TARGET_BRANCH
+
+    if [[ "$IS_TAG" == "true" ]]; then
+      TARGET_BRANCH=$(git describe --tags "$PREVIOUS_SHA")
+    fi
   fi
 
   echo "::debug::Target branch $TARGET_BRANCH..."
@@ -120,24 +174,112 @@ if [[ -z $GITHUB_BASE_REF ]]; then
 
   if [[ $exit_status -ne 0 ]]; then
     echo "::error::Unable to locate the previous sha: $PREVIOUS_SHA"
-    echo "::error::You seem to be missing 'fetch-depth: 0' or 'fetch-depth: 2'. See https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files#usage"
+    echo "::error::Please verify that the previous sha commit is valid, and increase the fetch_depth to a number higher than $INPUT_FETCH_DEPTH."
     exit 1
   fi
 else
   echo "Running on a pull request event..."
-  TARGET_BRANCH=$GITHUB_BASE_REF
-  CURRENT_BRANCH=$GITHUB_HEAD_REF
+  TARGET_BRANCH=$GITHUB_EVENT_PULL_REQUEST_BASE_REF
+  CURRENT_BRANCH=$GITHUB_EVENT_PULL_REQUEST_HEAD_REF
+  
+  if [[ "$INPUT_SINCE_LAST_REMOTE_COMMIT" == "true" ]]; then
+    TARGET_BRANCH=$CURRENT_BRANCH
+  fi
 
-  git fetch --no-tags -u --progress origin --depth="$INPUT_TARGET_BRANCH_FETCH_DEPTH" "${TARGET_BRANCH}":"${TARGET_BRANCH}" &&
-  exit_status=$? || exit_status=$?
+  if [[ "$IS_SHALLOW" == "true" ]]; then
+    echo "Fetching remote refs..."
+    
+    # shellcheck disable=SC2086
+    if git fetch $EXTRA_ARGS -u --progress origin pull/"$GITHUB_EVENT_PULL_REQUEST_NUMBER"/head:"$CURRENT_BRANCH" 1>/dev/null; then
+      echo "First fetch succeeded"
+    else
+      echo "First fetch failed, falling back to second fetch"
+      # shellcheck disable=SC2086
+      git fetch $EXTRA_ARGS -u --progress --deepen="$INPUT_FETCH_DEPTH" origin +refs/heads/"$CURRENT_BRANCH"*:refs/remotes/origin/"$CURRENT_BRANCH"* 1>/dev/null || true
+    fi
+    
+    if [[ "$INPUT_SINCE_LAST_REMOTE_COMMIT" != "true" ]]; then
+      echo "::debug::Fetching remote target branch..."
+      # shellcheck disable=SC2086
+      git fetch $EXTRA_ARGS -u --progress --deepen="$INPUT_FETCH_DEPTH" origin +refs/heads/"$TARGET_BRANCH":refs/remotes/origin/"$TARGET_BRANCH" 1>/dev/null
+      git branch --track "$TARGET_BRANCH" origin/"$TARGET_BRANCH" 1>/dev/null || true
+    fi
+
+    if git submodule status &>/dev/null; then
+      # shellcheck disable=SC2086
+      git submodule foreach git fetch $EXTRA_ARGS -u --progress --deepen="$INPUT_FETCH_DEPTH" || true
+    fi
+  fi
+
+  echo "::debug::Getting HEAD SHA..."
+  if [[ -n "$INPUT_UNTIL" ]]; then
+    echo "::debug::Getting HEAD SHA for '$INPUT_UNTIL'..."
+    CURRENT_SHA=$(git log -1 --format="%H" --date=local --until="$INPUT_UNTIL") && exit_status=$? || exit_status=$?
+
+    if [[ $exit_status -ne 0 ]]; then
+      echo "::error::Invalid until date: $INPUT_UNTIL"
+      exit 1
+    fi
+  else
+    if [[ -z $INPUT_SHA ]]; then
+      CURRENT_SHA=$(git rev-list -n 1 HEAD) && exit_status=$? || exit_status=$?
+    else
+      CURRENT_SHA=$INPUT_SHA; exit_status=$?
+    fi
+  fi
+
+  echo "::debug::Verifying the current commit SHA: $CURRENT_SHA"
+  git rev-parse --quiet --verify "$CURRENT_SHA^{commit}" 1>/dev/null 2>&1 && exit_status=$? || exit_status=$?
+
+  if [[ $exit_status -ne 0 ]]; then
+    echo "::error::Unable to locate the current sha: $CURRENT_SHA"
+    echo "::error::Please verify that current sha is valid, and increase the fetch_depth to a number higher than $INPUT_FETCH_DEPTH."
+    exit 1
+  else
+    echo "::debug::Current SHA: $CURRENT_SHA"
+  fi
 
   if [[ -z $INPUT_BASE_SHA ]]; then
-    PREVIOUS_SHA=$GITHUB_EVENT_PULL_REQUEST_BASE_SHA && exit_status=$? || exit_status=$?
+    if [[ "$INPUT_SINCE_LAST_REMOTE_COMMIT" == "true" ]]; then
+      PREVIOUS_SHA=$GITHUB_EVENT_BEFORE
+
+      if ! git rev-parse --quiet --verify "$PREVIOUS_SHA^{commit}" 1>/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        PREVIOUS_SHA=$GITHUB_EVENT_PULL_REQUEST_BASE_SHA
+      fi
+    else
+      PREVIOUS_SHA=$(git rev-parse origin/"$TARGET_BRANCH") && exit_status=$? || exit_status=$?
+
+      if [[ "$IS_SHALLOW" == "true" ]]; then
+        # check if the merge base is in the local history
+        if ! git merge-base "$PREVIOUS_SHA" "$CURRENT_SHA" 1>/dev/null 2>&1; then
+          echo "::debug::Merge base is not in the local history, fetching remote target branch..."
+          # Fetch more of the target branch history until the merge base is found
+          for i in {1..10}; do
+            # shellcheck disable=SC2086
+            git fetch $EXTRA_ARGS -u --progress --deepen="$INPUT_FETCH_DEPTH" origin +refs/heads/"$TARGET_BRANCH":refs/remotes/origin/"$TARGET_BRANCH" 1>/dev/null
+            if git merge-base "$PREVIOUS_SHA" "$CURRENT_SHA" 1>/dev/null 2>&1; then
+              break
+            fi
+            echo "::debug::Merge base is not in the local history, fetching remote target branch again..."
+            echo "::debug::Attempt $i/10"
+          done
+        fi
+      fi
+    fi
+
+    if [[ -z "$PREVIOUS_SHA" || "$PREVIOUS_SHA" == "$CURRENT_SHA" ]]; then
+      PREVIOUS_SHA=$GITHUB_EVENT_PULL_REQUEST_BASE_SHA && exit_status=$? || exit_status=$?
+    fi
+
     echo "::debug::Previous SHA: $PREVIOUS_SHA"
   else
     PREVIOUS_SHA=$INPUT_BASE_SHA && exit_status=$? || exit_status=$?
   fi
 
+  if ! git diff --name-only --ignore-submodules=all "$PREVIOUS_SHA$DIFF$CURRENT_SHA" 1>/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    DIFF=".."
+  fi
+
   echo "::debug::Target branch: $TARGET_BRANCH"
   echo "::debug::Current branch: $CURRENT_BRANCH"
 
@@ -146,14 +288,19 @@ else
 
   if [[ $exit_status -ne 0 ]]; then
     echo "::error::Unable to locate the previous sha: $PREVIOUS_SHA"
-    echo "::error::You seem to be missing 'fetch-depth: 0' or 'fetch-depth: 2'. See https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files#usage"
+    echo "::error::Please verify that the previous sha is valid, and increase the fetch_depth to a number higher than $INPUT_FETCH_DEPTH."
+    exit 1
+  fi
+
+  if ! git diff --name-only --ignore-submodules=all "$PREVIOUS_SHA$DIFF$CURRENT_SHA" 1>/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    echo "::error::Unable to determine a difference between $PREVIOUS_SHA$DIFF$CURRENT_SHA"
     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: $CURRENT_SHA"
-  echo "::error::You seem to be missing 'fetch-depth: 0' or 'fetch-depth: 2'. See https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files#usage"
+if [[ "$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."
+  echo "::error::Please verify that both commits are valid, and increase the fetch_depth to a number higher than $INPUT_FETCH_DEPTH."
   exit 1
 fi
 
@@ -162,12 +309,14 @@ if [[ -z "$GITHUB_OUTPUT" ]]; then
   echo "::set-output name=current_branch::$CURRENT_BRANCH"
   echo "::set-output name=previous_sha::$PREVIOUS_SHA"
   echo "::set-output name=current_sha::$CURRENT_SHA"
+  echo "::set-output name=diff::$DIFF"
 else
   cat <<EOF >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
 target_branch=$TARGET_BRANCH
 current_branch=$CURRENT_BRANCH
 previous_sha=$PREVIOUS_SHA
 current_sha=$CURRENT_SHA
+diff=$DIFF
 EOF
 fi
 

get-changed-paths.sh

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
-set -eu
+set -euo pipefail
 
 INPUT_SEPARATOR="${INPUT_SEPARATOR//'%'/'%25'}"
 INPUT_SEPARATOR="${INPUT_SEPARATOR//'.'/'%2E'}"
@@ -8,6 +8,13 @@ INPUT_SEPARATOR="${INPUT_SEPARATOR//$'\n'/'%0A'}"
 INPUT_SEPARATOR="${INPUT_SEPARATOR//$'\r'/'%0D'}"
 
 GITHUB_OUTPUT=${GITHUB_OUTPUT:-""}
+DIFF=$INPUT_DIFF
+
+OUTPUTS_EXTENSION="txt"
+
+if [[ "$INPUT_JSON" == "true" ]]; then
+  OUTPUTS_EXTENSION="json"
+fi
 
 if [[ $INPUT_QUOTEPATH == "false" ]]; then
   git config --global core.quotepath off
@@ -19,50 +26,119 @@ if [[ -n $INPUT_DIFF_RELATIVE ]]; then
   git config --global diff.relative "$INPUT_DIFF_RELATIVE"
 fi
 
-function get_diff() {
-  base="$1"
-  sha="$2"
-  filter="$3"
-  while IFS='' read -r sub; do
-    sub_commit_pre="$(git diff "$base" "$sha" -- "$sub" | grep '^[-]Subproject commit' | awk '{print $3}')"
-    sub_commit_cur="$(git diff "$base" "$sha" -- "$sub" | grep '^[+]Subproject commit' | awk '{print $3}')"
-    if [ -n "$sub_commit_cur" ]; then
-    (
-      cd "$sub" && (
-        # the strange magic number is a hardcoded "empty tree" commit sha
-        get_diff "${sub_commit_pre:-4b825dc642cb6eb9a060e54bf8d69288fbee4904}" "${sub_commit_cur}" "$filter" | awk -v r="$sub" '{ print "" r "/" $0}'
-      )
-    )
-    fi
-  done < <(git submodule | awk '{print $2}')
+function get_dirname_max_depth() {
+  while IFS='' read -r line; do
+    local dir="$line"
+    local dirs=()
+    IFS='/' read -ra dirs <<<"$dir"
 
-  if [[ "$INPUT_DIR_NAMES" == "true" ]]; then
-    git diff --diff-filter="$filter" --name-only --ignore-submodules=all "$base" "$sha" | xargs -I {} dirname {} | uniq
-  else
-    git diff --diff-filter="$filter" --name-only --ignore-submodules=all "$base" "$sha"
+    local max_depth=${#dirs[@]}
+    local input_dir_names_max_depth="${INPUT_DIR_NAMES_MAX_DEPTH:-$max_depth}"
+
+    if [[ -n "$input_dir_names_max_depth" && "$input_dir_names_max_depth" -lt "$max_depth" ]]; then
+      max_depth="$input_dir_names_max_depth"
+    fi
+
+    local output="${dirs[0]}"
+    local depth="1"
+
+    while [ "$depth" -lt "$max_depth" ]; do
+      output="$output/${dirs[${depth}]}"
+      depth=$((depth + 1))
+    done
+
+    if [[ "$INPUT_DIR_NAMES_EXCLUDE_ROOT" == "true" && "$output" == "." ]]; then
+      continue
+    fi
+
+    echo "$output"
+  done < <(uniq)
+}
+
+function json_output() {
+  local jq_args="-sR"
+  if [[ "$INPUT_JSON_RAW_FORMAT" == "true" ]]; then
+    jq_args="$jq_args -r"
+  fi
+
+  # shellcheck disable=SC2086
+  jq $jq_args 'split("\n") | map(select(. != "")) | @json' | sed -r 's/^"|"$//g' | tr -s /
+}
+
+function get_diff() {
+  local base="$1"
+  local sha="$2"
+  local filter="$3"
+
+  while IFS='' read -r sub; do
+    sub_commit_pre="$(git diff "$base" "$sha" -- "$sub" | { grep '^[-]Subproject commit' || true; } | awk '{print $3}')" && exit_status=$? || exit_status=$?
+    if [[ $exit_status -ne 0 ]]; then
+      echo "::warning::Failed to get previous commit for submodule ($sub) between: $base $sha. Please ensure that submodules are initialized and up to date. See: https://github.com/actions/checkout#usage" >&2
+    fi
+
+    sub_commit_cur="$(git diff "$base" "$sha" -- "$sub" | { grep '^[+]Subproject commit' || true; } | awk '{print $3}')" && exit_status=$? || exit_status=$?
+    if [[ $exit_status -ne 0 ]]; then
+      echo "::warning::Failed to get current commit for submodule ($sub) between: $base $sha. Please ensure that submodules are initialized and up to date. See: https://github.com/actions/checkout#usage" >&2
+    fi
+
+    if [ -n "$sub_commit_cur" ]; then
+      (
+        cd "$sub" && (
+          # the strange magic number is a hardcoded "empty tree" commit sha
+          git diff --diff-filter="$filter" --name-only --ignore-submodules=all "${sub_commit_pre:-4b825dc642cb6eb9a060e54bf8d69288fbee4904}" "${sub_commit_cur}" | awk -v r="$sub" '{ print "" r "/" $0}' 2>/dev/null
+        )
+      ) || {
+        echo "::warning::Failed to get changed files for submodule ($sub) between: ${sub_commit_pre:-4b825dc642cb6eb9a060e54bf8d69288fbee4904} ${sub_commit_cur}. Please ensure that submodules are initialized and up to date. See: https://github.com/actions/checkout#usage" >&2
+      }
+    fi
+  done < <(git submodule status --recursive | grep -v "^-" | awk '{print $2}')
+
+  if [[ "$filter" == "D" ]]; then
+    while read -r sub; do
+       echo "$sub"
+    done < <(git submodule status --recursive | grep -e "^-" | awk '{print $2}')
+  fi
+
+  git diff --diff-filter="$filter" --name-only --ignore-submodules=all "$base$DIFF$sha" && exit_status=$? || exit_status=$?
+
+  if [[ $exit_status -ne 0 ]]; then
+    echo "::error::Failed to get changed files between: $base$DIFF$sha" >&2
+    return 1
   fi
 }
 
 function get_renames() {
-  base="$1"
-  sha="$2"
+  local base="$1"
+  local sha="$2"
+
   while IFS='' read -r sub; do
-    sub_commit_pre="$(git diff "$base" "$sha" -- "$sub" | grep '^[-]Subproject commit' | awk '{print $3}')"
-    sub_commit_cur="$(git diff "$base" "$sha" -- "$sub" | grep '^[+]Subproject commit' | awk '{print $3}')"
+    sub_commit_pre="$(git diff "$base" "$sha" -- "$sub" | { grep '^[-]Subproject commit' || true; } | awk '{print $3}')" && exit_status=$? || exit_status=$?
+    if [[ $exit_status -ne 0 ]]; then
+      echo "::warning::Failed to get previous commit for submodule ($sub) between: $base $sha. Please ensure that submodules are initialized and up to date. See: https://github.com/actions/checkout#usage" >&2
+    fi
+
+    sub_commit_cur="$(git diff "$base" "$sha" -- "$sub" | { grep '^[+]Subproject commit' || true; } | awk '{print $3}')" && exit_status=$? || exit_status=$?
+    if [[ $exit_status -ne 0 ]]; then
+      echo "::warning::Failed to get current commit for submodule ($sub) between: $base $sha. Please ensure that submodules are initialized and up to date. See: https://github.com/actions/checkout#usage" >&2
+    fi
+
     if [ -n "$sub_commit_cur" ]; then
-    (
-      cd "$sub" && (
-        # the strange magic number is a hardcoded "empty tree" commit sha
-        get_renames "${sub_commit_pre:-4b825dc642cb6eb9a060e54bf8d69288fbee4904}" "${sub_commit_cur}" | awk -v r="$sub" '{ print "" r "/" $0}'
-      )
-    )
+      (
+        cd "$sub" && (
+          # the strange magic number is a hardcoded "empty tree" commit sha
+          git log --name-status --ignore-submodules=all "${sub_commit_pre:-4b825dc642cb6eb9a060e54bf8d69288fbee4904}" "${sub_commit_cur}" | { grep -E "^R" || true; } | awk -F '\t' -v d="$INPUT_OLD_NEW_SEPARATOR" '{print $2d$3}' | awk -v r="$sub" '{ print "" r "/" $0}'
+        )
+      ) || {
+        echo "::warning::Failed to get renamed files for submodule ($sub) between: ${sub_commit_pre:-4b825dc642cb6eb9a060e54bf8d69288fbee4904} ${sub_commit_cur}. Please ensure that submodules are initialized and up to date. See: https://github.com/actions/checkout#usage" >&2
+      }
     fi
   done < <(git submodule | awk '{print $2}')
 
-  if [[ "$INPUT_DIR_NAMES" == "true" ]]; then
-    git log --name-status --ignore-submodules=all "$base".."$sha" | grep -E "^R" | awk -F '\t' -v d="$INPUT_OLD_NEW_SEPARATOR" '{print $2d$3}' | xargs -I {} dirname {} | uniq
-  else
-    git log --name-status --ignore-submodules=all "$base".."$sha" | grep -E "^R" | awk -F '\t' -v d="$INPUT_OLD_NEW_SEPARATOR" '{print $2d$3}'
+  git log --name-status --ignore-submodules=all "$base" "$sha" | { grep -E "^R" || true; } | awk -F '\t' -v d="$INPUT_OLD_NEW_SEPARATOR" '{print $2d$3}' && exit_status=$? || exit_status=$?
+
+  if [[ $exit_status -ne 0 ]]; then
+    echo "::error::Failed to get renamed files between: $base → $sha" >&2
+    return 1
   fi
 }
 
@@ -81,52 +157,88 @@ fi
 
 echo "Retrieving changes between $INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA ($INPUT_TARGET_BRANCH) → $INPUT_CURRENT_SHA ($INPUT_CURRENT_BRANCH)"
 
-if [[ "$INPUT_HAS_CUSTOM_PATTERNS" == "false" ]]; then
+if [[ "$INPUT_HAS_CUSTOM_PATTERNS" == "false" || -z "$INPUT_FILES_PATTERN_FILE" ]]; then
   if [[ "$INPUT_JSON" == "false" ]]; then
-    ADDED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" A | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
-    COPIED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" C | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
-    DELETED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" D | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
-    MODIFIED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" M | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
-    RENAMED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" R | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
-    TYPE_CHANGED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" T | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
-    UNMERGED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" U | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
-    UNKNOWN=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" X | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
-    ALL_CHANGED_AND_MODIFIED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" "*ACDMRTUX" | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
-    ALL_CHANGED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" "ACMR" | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
-    ALL_MODIFIED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" "ACMRD" | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
+    if [[ "$INPUT_DIR_NAMES" == "true" ]]; then
+      ADDED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" A | xargs -I {} dirname {} | get_dirname_max_depth | uniq | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
+      COPIED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" C | xargs -I {} dirname {} | get_dirname_max_depth | uniq | 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 | xargs -I {} dirname {} | get_dirname_max_depth | uniq | 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 | xargs -I {} dirname {} | get_dirname_max_depth | uniq | 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 | xargs -I {} dirname {} | get_dirname_max_depth | uniq | 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 | xargs -I {} dirname {} | get_dirname_max_depth | uniq | 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 | xargs -I {} dirname {} | get_dirname_max_depth | uniq | 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 | xargs -I {} dirname {} | get_dirname_max_depth | uniq | 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" | xargs -I {} dirname {} | get_dirname_max_depth | uniq | 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" | xargs -I {} dirname {} | get_dirname_max_depth | uniq | 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" | xargs -I {} dirname {} | get_dirname_max_depth | uniq | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
+    else
+      ADDED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" A | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
+      COPIED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" C | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
+      DELETED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" D | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
+      MODIFIED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" M | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
+      RENAMED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" R | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
+      TYPE_CHANGED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" T | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
+      UNMERGED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" U | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
+      UNKNOWN=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" X | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
+      ALL_CHANGED_AND_MODIFIED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" "*ACDMRTUX" | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
+      ALL_CHANGED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" "ACMR" | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
+      ALL_MODIFIED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" "ACMRD" | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
+    fi
     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)$0}END{print s}')
+      if [[ "$INPUT_DIR_NAMES" == "true" ]]; then
+        ALL_OLD_NEW_RENAMED=$(get_renames "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" | xargs -I {} dirname {} | get_dirname_max_depth | uniq | awk -v d="$INPUT_OLD_NEW_FILES_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
+      else
+        ALL_OLD_NEW_RENAMED=$(get_renames "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" | awk -v d="$INPUT_OLD_NEW_FILES_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
+      fi
     fi
   else
-    ADDED=$(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 [[ "$INPUT_DIR_NAMES" == "true" ]]; then
+      ADDED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" A | xargs -I {} dirname {} | get_dirname_max_depth | uniq | json_output)
+      COPIED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" C | xargs -I {} dirname {} | get_dirname_max_depth | uniq | json_output)
+      DELETED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" D | xargs -I {} dirname {} | get_dirname_max_depth | uniq | json_output)
+      MODIFIED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" M | xargs -I {} dirname {} | get_dirname_max_depth | uniq | json_output)
+      RENAMED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" R | xargs -I {} dirname {} | get_dirname_max_depth | uniq | json_output)
+      TYPE_CHANGED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" T | xargs -I {} dirname {} | get_dirname_max_depth | uniq | json_output)
+      UNMERGED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" U | xargs -I {} dirname {} | get_dirname_max_depth | uniq | json_output)
+      UNKNOWN=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" X | xargs -I {} dirname {} | get_dirname_max_depth | uniq | json_output)
+      ALL_CHANGED_AND_MODIFIED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" "*ACDMRTUX" | xargs -I {} dirname {} | get_dirname_max_depth | uniq | json_output)
+      ALL_CHANGED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" "ACMR" | xargs -I {} dirname {} | get_dirname_max_depth | uniq | json_output)
+      ALL_MODIFIED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" "ACMRD" | xargs -I {} dirname {} | get_dirname_max_depth | uniq | json_output)
+    else
+      ADDED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" A | json_output)
+      COPIED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" C | json_output)
+      DELETED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" D | json_output)
+      MODIFIED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" M | json_output)
+      RENAMED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" R | json_output)
+      TYPE_CHANGED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" T | json_output)
+      UNMERGED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" U | json_output)
+      UNKNOWN=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" X | json_output)
+      ALL_CHANGED_AND_MODIFIED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" "*ACDMRTUX" | json_output)
+      ALL_CHANGED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" "ACMR" | json_output)
+      ALL_MODIFIED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" "ACMRD" | json_output)
+    fi
     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 /)
+      if [[ "$INPUT_DIR_NAMES" == "true" ]]; then
+        ALL_OLD_NEW_RENAMED=$(get_renames "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" | xargs -I {} dirname {} | get_dirname_max_depth | uniq | json_output)
+      else
+        ALL_OLD_NEW_RENAMED=$(get_renames "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" | json_output)
+      fi
     fi
   fi
 else
-  ADDED=$(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)$0}END{print s}')
-  COPIED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" C | grep -x -E -f "$INPUT_FILES_PATTERN_FILE" | awk -v d="|" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
-  DELETED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" D | grep -x -E -f "$INPUT_FILES_PATTERN_FILE" | awk -v d="|" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
-  MODIFIED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" M | grep -x -E -f "$INPUT_FILES_PATTERN_FILE" | awk -v d="|" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
-  RENAMED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" R | grep -x -E -f "$INPUT_FILES_PATTERN_FILE" | awk -v d="|" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
-  TYPE_CHANGED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" T | grep -x -E -f "$INPUT_FILES_PATTERN_FILE" | awk -v d="|" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
-  UNMERGED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" U | grep -x -E -f "$INPUT_FILES_PATTERN_FILE" | awk -v d="|" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
-  UNKNOWN=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" X | grep -x -E -f "$INPUT_FILES_PATTERN_FILE" | awk -v d="|" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
-  ALL_CHANGED_AND_MODIFIED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" "*ACDMRTUX" | grep -x -E -f "$INPUT_FILES_PATTERN_FILE" | awk -v d="|" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
-  ALL_CHANGED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" "ACMR" | grep -x -E -f "$INPUT_FILES_PATTERN_FILE" | awk -v d="|" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
-  ALL_MODIFIED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" "ACMRD" | grep -x -E -f "$INPUT_FILES_PATTERN_FILE" | awk -v d="|" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
+  ADDED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" A | { grep -x -E -f "$INPUT_FILES_PATTERN_FILE" || true; } | awk -v d="|" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
+  COPIED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" C | { grep -x -E -f "$INPUT_FILES_PATTERN_FILE" || true; } | awk -v d="|" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
+  DELETED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" D | { grep -x -E -f "$INPUT_FILES_PATTERN_FILE" || true; } | awk -v d="|" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
+  MODIFIED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" M | { grep -x -E -f "$INPUT_FILES_PATTERN_FILE" || true; } | awk -v d="|" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
+  RENAMED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" R | { grep -x -E -f "$INPUT_FILES_PATTERN_FILE" || true; } | awk -v d="|" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
+  TYPE_CHANGED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" T | { grep -x -E -f "$INPUT_FILES_PATTERN_FILE" || true; } | awk -v d="|" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
+  UNMERGED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" U | { grep -x -E -f "$INPUT_FILES_PATTERN_FILE" || true; } | awk -v d="|" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
+  UNKNOWN=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" X | { grep -x -E -f "$INPUT_FILES_PATTERN_FILE" || true; } | awk -v d="|" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
+  ALL_CHANGED_AND_MODIFIED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" "*ACDMRTUX" | { grep -x -E -f "$INPUT_FILES_PATTERN_FILE" || true; } | awk -v d="|" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
+  ALL_CHANGED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" "ACMR" | { grep -x -E -f "$INPUT_FILES_PATTERN_FILE" || true; } | awk -v d="|" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
+  ALL_MODIFIED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" "ACMRD" | { grep -x -E -f "$INPUT_FILES_PATTERN_FILE" || true; } | awk -v d="|" '{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" | grep -w -E -f "$INPUT_FILES_PATTERN_FILE" | awk -v d="$INPUT_OLD_NEW_FILES_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
+    ALL_OLD_NEW_RENAMED=$(get_renames "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" | { grep -w -E -f "$INPUT_FILES_PATTERN_FILE" || true; } | awk -v d="$INPUT_OLD_NEW_FILES_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
   fi
 
   ALL_OTHER_CHANGED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" "ACMR" | awk -v d="|" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
@@ -136,13 +248,13 @@ else
     if [[ -z "$GITHUB_OUTPUT" ]]; then
       echo "::set-output name=any_changed::true"
     else
-      echo "any_changed=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+      echo "any_changed=true" >>"$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
     fi
   else
     if [[ -z "$GITHUB_OUTPUT" ]]; then
       echo "::set-output name=any_changed::false"
     else
-      echo "any_changed=false" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+      echo "any_changed=false" >>"$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
     fi
   fi
 
@@ -150,16 +262,24 @@ else
 
   if [[ -n $ALL_OTHER_CHANGED ]]; then
     if [[ -n "$ALL_CHANGED" ]]; then
-      OTHER_CHANGED=$(echo "${ALL_OTHER_CHANGED}|${ALL_CHANGED}"  | awk '{gsub(/\|/,"\n"); print $0;}' | sort | uniq -u | awk -v d="|" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
+      OTHER_CHANGED=$(echo "${ALL_OTHER_CHANGED}|${ALL_CHANGED}" | awk '{gsub(/\|/,"\n"); print $0;}' | sort | uniq -u | awk -v d="|" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
     else
       OTHER_CHANGED=$ALL_OTHER_CHANGED
     fi
   fi
 
   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)$0}END{print s}')
+    if [[ "$INPUT_DIR_NAMES" == "true" ]]; then
+      OTHER_CHANGED=$(echo "${OTHER_CHANGED}" | awk '{gsub(/\|/,"\n"); print $0;}' | xargs -I {} dirname {} | get_dirname_max_depth | uniq | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
+    else
+      OTHER_CHANGED=$(echo "${OTHER_CHANGED}" | awk '{gsub(/\|/,"\n"); print $0;}' | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
+    fi
   else
-    OTHER_CHANGED=$(echo "${OTHER_CHANGED}" | jq -R 'split("|") | @json' | sed -r 's/^"|"$//g' | tr -s /)
+    if [[ "$INPUT_DIR_NAMES" == "true" ]]; then
+      OTHER_CHANGED=$(echo "${OTHER_CHANGED}" | awk '{gsub(/\|/,"\n"); print $0;}' | xargs -I {} dirname {} | get_dirname_max_depth | uniq | json_output)
+    else
+      OTHER_CHANGED=$(echo "${OTHER_CHANGED}" | awk '{gsub(/\|/,"\n"); print $0;}' | json_output)
+    fi
   fi
 
   if [[ -n "${OTHER_CHANGED}" && "${OTHER_CHANGED}" != "[]" ]]; then
@@ -169,15 +289,15 @@ else
       echo "::set-output name=only_changed::false"
       echo "::set-output name=other_changed_files::$OTHER_CHANGED"
     else
-      echo "only_changed=false" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-      echo "other_changed_files=$OTHER_CHANGED" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+      echo "only_changed=false" >>"$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+      echo "other_changed_files=$OTHER_CHANGED" >>"$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
     fi
 
   elif [[ -n "${ALL_CHANGED}" ]]; then
     if [[ -z "$GITHUB_OUTPUT" ]]; then
       echo "::set-output name=only_changed::true"
     else
-      echo "only_changed=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+      echo "only_changed=true" >>"$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
     fi
   fi
 
@@ -188,13 +308,13 @@ else
     if [[ -z "$GITHUB_OUTPUT" ]]; then
       echo "::set-output name=any_modified::true"
     else
-      echo "any_modified=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+      echo "any_modified=true" >>"$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
     fi
   else
     if [[ -z "$GITHUB_OUTPUT" ]]; then
       echo "::set-output name=any_modified::false"
     else
-      echo "any_modified=false" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+      echo "any_modified=false" >>"$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
     fi
   fi
 
@@ -202,16 +322,24 @@ else
 
   if [[ -n $ALL_OTHER_MODIFIED ]]; then
     if [[ -n "$ALL_MODIFIED" ]]; then
-      OTHER_MODIFIED=$(echo "${ALL_OTHER_MODIFIED}|${ALL_MODIFIED}"  | awk '{gsub(/\|/,"\n"); print $0;}' | sort | uniq -u | awk -v d="|" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
+      OTHER_MODIFIED=$(echo "${ALL_OTHER_MODIFIED}|${ALL_MODIFIED}" | awk '{gsub(/\|/,"\n"); print $0;}' | sort | uniq -u | awk -v d="|" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
     else
       OTHER_MODIFIED=$ALL_OTHER_MODIFIED
     fi
   fi
 
   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)$0}END{print s}')
+    if [[ "$INPUT_DIR_NAMES" == "true" ]]; then
+      OTHER_MODIFIED=$(echo "${OTHER_MODIFIED}" | awk '{gsub(/\|/,"\n"); print $0;}' | xargs -I {} dirname {} | get_dirname_max_depth | uniq | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
+    else
+      OTHER_MODIFIED=$(echo "${OTHER_MODIFIED}" | awk '{gsub(/\|/,"\n"); print $0;}' | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
+    fi
   else
-    OTHER_MODIFIED=$(echo "${OTHER_MODIFIED}" | jq -R 'split("|") | @json' | sed -r 's/^"|"$//g' | tr -s /)
+    if [[ "$INPUT_DIR_NAMES" == "true" ]]; then
+      OTHER_MODIFIED=$(echo "${OTHER_MODIFIED}" | awk '{gsub(/\|/,"\n"); print $0;}' | xargs -I {} dirname {} | get_dirname_max_depth | uniq | json_output)
+    else
+      OTHER_MODIFIED=$(echo "${OTHER_MODIFIED}" | awk '{gsub(/\|/,"\n"); print $0;}' | json_output)
+    fi
   fi
 
   if [[ -n "${OTHER_MODIFIED}" && "$OTHER_MODIFIED" != "[]" ]]; then
@@ -221,14 +349,14 @@ else
       echo "::set-output name=only_modified::false"
       echo "::set-output name=other_modified_files::$OTHER_MODIFIED"
     else
-      echo "only_modified=false" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-      echo "other_modified_files=$OTHER_MODIFIED" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+      echo "only_modified=false" >>"$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+      echo "other_modified_files=$OTHER_MODIFIED" >>"$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
     fi
   elif [[ -n "${ALL_MODIFIED}" ]]; then
     if [[ -z "$GITHUB_OUTPUT" ]]; then
       echo "::set-output name=only_modified::true"
     else
-      echo "only_modified=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+      echo "only_modified=true" >>"$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
     fi
   fi
 
@@ -239,13 +367,13 @@ else
     if [[ -z "$GITHUB_OUTPUT" ]]; then
       echo "::set-output name=any_deleted::true"
     else
-      echo "any_deleted=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+      echo "any_deleted=true" >>"$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
     fi
   else
     if [[ -z "$GITHUB_OUTPUT" ]]; then
       echo "::set-output name=any_deleted::false"
     else
-      echo "any_deleted=false" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+      echo "any_deleted=false" >>"$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
     fi
   fi
 
@@ -260,9 +388,17 @@ else
   fi
 
   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)$0}END{print s}')
+    if [[ "$INPUT_DIR_NAMES" == "true" ]]; then
+      OTHER_DELETED=$(echo "${OTHER_DELETED}" | awk '{gsub(/\|/,"\n"); print $0;}' | xargs -I {} dirname {} | get_dirname_max_depth | uniq | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
+    else
+      OTHER_DELETED=$(echo "${OTHER_DELETED}" | awk '{gsub(/\|/,"\n"); print $0;}' | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
+    fi
   else
-    OTHER_DELETED=$(echo "${OTHER_DELETED}" | jq -R 'split("|") | @json' | sed -r 's/^"|"$//g' | tr -s /)
+    if [[ "$INPUT_DIR_NAMES" == "true" ]]; then
+      OTHER_DELETED=$(echo "${OTHER_DELETED}" | awk '{gsub(/\|/,"\n"); print $0;}' | xargs -I {} dirname {} | get_dirname_max_depth | uniq | json_output)
+    else
+      OTHER_DELETED=$(echo "${OTHER_DELETED}" | awk '{gsub(/\|/,"\n"); print $0;}' | json_output)
+    fi
   fi
 
   if [[ -n "${OTHER_DELETED}" && "${OTHER_DELETED}" != "[]" ]]; then
@@ -271,40 +407,68 @@ else
       echo "::set-output name=only_deleted::false"
       echo "::set-output name=other_deleted_files::$OTHER_DELETED"
     else
-      echo "only_deleted=false" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-      echo "other_deleted_files=$OTHER_DELETED" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+      echo "only_deleted=false" >>"$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+      echo "other_deleted_files=$OTHER_DELETED" >>"$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
     fi
   elif [[ -n "${DELETED}" ]]; then
     if [[ -z "$GITHUB_OUTPUT" ]]; then
       echo "::set-output name=only_deleted::true"
     else
-      echo "only_deleted=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+      echo "only_deleted=true" >>"$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
     fi
   fi
   if [[ "$INPUT_JSON" == "false" ]]; then
-    ADDED=$(echo "${ADDED}" | awk '{gsub(/\|/,"\n"); print $0;}' | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
-    COPIED=$(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)$0}END{print s}')
-    MODIFIED=$(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)$0}END{print s}')
-    TYPE_CHANGED=$(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)$0}END{print s}')
-    UNKNOWN=$(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)$0}END{print s}')
-    ALL_CHANGED=$(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)$0}END{print s}')
+    if [[ "$INPUT_DIR_NAMES" == "true" ]]; then
+      ADDED=$(echo "${ADDED}" | awk '{gsub(/\|/,"\n"); print $0;}' | xargs -I {} dirname {} | get_dirname_max_depth | uniq | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
+      COPIED=$(echo "${COPIED}" | awk '{gsub(/\|/,"\n"); print $0;}' | xargs -I {} dirname {} | get_dirname_max_depth | uniq | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
+      DELETED=$(echo "${DELETED}" | awk '{gsub(/\|/,"\n"); print $0;}' | xargs -I {} dirname {} | get_dirname_max_depth | uniq | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
+      MODIFIED=$(echo "${MODIFIED}" | awk '{gsub(/\|/,"\n"); print $0;}' | xargs -I {} dirname {} | get_dirname_max_depth | uniq | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
+      RENAMED=$(echo "${RENAMED}" | awk '{gsub(/\|/,"\n"); print $0;}' | xargs -I {} dirname {} | get_dirname_max_depth | uniq | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
+      TYPE_CHANGED=$(echo "${TYPE_CHANGED}" | awk '{gsub(/\|/,"\n"); print $0;}' | xargs -I {} dirname {} | get_dirname_max_depth | uniq | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
+      UNMERGED=$(echo "${UNMERGED}" | awk '{gsub(/\|/,"\n"); print $0;}' | xargs -I {} dirname {} | get_dirname_max_depth | uniq | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
+      UNKNOWN=$(echo "${UNKNOWN}" | awk '{gsub(/\|/,"\n"); print $0;}' | xargs -I {} dirname {} | get_dirname_max_depth | uniq | awk -v d="$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 $0;}' | xargs -I {} dirname {} | get_dirname_max_depth | uniq | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
+      ALL_CHANGED=$(echo "${ALL_CHANGED}" | awk '{gsub(/\|/,"\n"); print $0;}' | xargs -I {} dirname {} | get_dirname_max_depth | uniq | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
+      ALL_MODIFIED=$(echo "${ALL_MODIFIED}" | awk '{gsub(/\|/,"\n"); print $0;}' | xargs -I {} dirname {} | get_dirname_max_depth | uniq | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
+    else
+      ADDED=$(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)$0}END{print s}')
+      DELETED=$(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)$0}END{print s}')
+      RENAMED=$(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)$0}END{print s}')
+      UNMERGED=$(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)$0}END{print s}')
+      ALL_CHANGED_AND_MODIFIED=$(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)$0}END{print s}')
+      ALL_MODIFIED=$(echo "${ALL_MODIFIED}" | awk '{gsub(/\|/,"\n"); print $0;}' | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
+    fi
   else
-    ADDED=$(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 /)
+    if [[ "$INPUT_DIR_NAMES" == "true" ]]; then
+      ADDED=$(echo "${ADDED}" | awk '{gsub(/\|/,"\n"); print $0;}' | xargs -I {} dirname {} | get_dirname_max_depth | uniq | json_output)
+      COPIED=$(echo "${COPIED}" | awk '{gsub(/\|/,"\n"); print $0;}' | xargs -I {} dirname {} | get_dirname_max_depth | uniq | json_output)
+      DELETED=$(echo "${DELETED}" | awk '{gsub(/\|/,"\n"); print $0;}' | xargs -I {} dirname {} | get_dirname_max_depth | uniq | json_output)
+      MODIFIED=$(echo "${MODIFIED}" | awk '{gsub(/\|/,"\n"); print $0;}' | xargs -I {} dirname {} | get_dirname_max_depth | uniq | json_output)
+      RENAMED=$(echo "${RENAMED}" | awk '{gsub(/\|/,"\n"); print $0;}' | xargs -I {} dirname {} | get_dirname_max_depth | uniq | json_output)
+      TYPE_CHANGED=$(echo "${TYPE_CHANGED}" | awk '{gsub(/\|/,"\n"); print $0;}' | xargs -I {} dirname {} | get_dirname_max_depth | uniq | json_output)
+      UNMERGED=$(echo "${UNMERGED}" | awk '{gsub(/\|/,"\n"); print $0;}' | xargs -I {} dirname {} | get_dirname_max_depth | uniq | json_output)
+      UNKNOWN=$(echo "${UNKNOWN}" | awk '{gsub(/\|/,"\n"); print $0;}' | xargs -I {} dirname {} | get_dirname_max_depth | uniq | json_output)
+      ALL_CHANGED_AND_MODIFIED=$(echo "${ALL_CHANGED_AND_MODIFIED}" | awk '{gsub(/\|/,"\n"); print $0;}' | xargs -I {} dirname {} | get_dirname_max_depth | uniq | json_output)
+      ALL_CHANGED=$(echo "${ALL_CHANGED}" | awk '{gsub(/\|/,"\n"); print $0;}' | xargs -I {} dirname {} | get_dirname_max_depth | uniq | json_output)
+      ALL_MODIFIED=$(echo "${ALL_MODIFIED}" | awk '{gsub(/\|/,"\n"); print $0;}' | xargs -I {} dirname {} | get_dirname_max_depth | uniq | json_output)
+    else
+      ADDED=$(echo "${ADDED}" | awk '{gsub(/\|/,"\n"); print $0;}' | json_output)
+      COPIED=$(echo "${COPIED}" | awk '{gsub(/\|/,"\n"); print $0;}' | json_output)
+      DELETED=$(echo "${DELETED}" | awk '{gsub(/\|/,"\n"); print $0;}' | json_output)
+      MODIFIED=$(echo "${MODIFIED}" | awk '{gsub(/\|/,"\n"); print $0;}' | json_output)
+      RENAMED=$(echo "${RENAMED}" | awk '{gsub(/\|/,"\n"); print $0;}' | json_output)
+      TYPE_CHANGED=$(echo "${TYPE_CHANGED}" | awk '{gsub(/\|/,"\n"); print $0;}' | json_output)
+      UNMERGED=$(echo "${UNMERGED}" | awk '{gsub(/\|/,"\n"); print $0;}' | json_output)
+      UNKNOWN=$(echo "${UNKNOWN}" | awk '{gsub(/\|/,"\n"); print $0;}' | json_output)
+      ALL_CHANGED_AND_MODIFIED=$(echo "${ALL_CHANGED_AND_MODIFIED}" | awk '{gsub(/\|/,"\n"); print $0;}' | json_output)
+      ALL_CHANGED=$(echo "${ALL_CHANGED}" | awk '{gsub(/\|/,"\n"); print $0;}' | json_output)
+      ALL_MODIFIED=$(echo "${ALL_MODIFIED}" | awk '{gsub(/\|/,"\n"); print $0;}' | json_output)
+    fi
   fi
 fi
 
@@ -335,8 +499,9 @@ if [[ -z "$GITHUB_OUTPUT" ]]; then
   echo "::set-output name=all_changed_and_modified_files::$ALL_CHANGED_AND_MODIFIED"
   echo "::set-output name=all_changed_files::$ALL_CHANGED"
   echo "::set-output name=all_modified_files::$ALL_MODIFIED"
+  echo "::set-output name=outputs_extension::$OUTPUTS_EXTENSION"
 else
-  cat <<EOF >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+  cat <<EOF >>"$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
 added_files=$ADDED
 copied_files=$COPIED
 deleted_files=$DELETED
@@ -348,6 +513,7 @@ unknown_files=$UNKNOWN
 all_changed_and_modified_files=$ALL_CHANGED_AND_MODIFIED
 all_changed_files=$ALL_CHANGED
 all_modified_files=$ALL_MODIFIED
+outputs_extension=$OUTPUTS_EXTENSION
 EOF
 fi
 
@@ -355,7 +521,7 @@ if [[ $INPUT_INCLUDE_ALL_OLD_NEW_RENAMED_FILES == "true" ]]; then
   if [[ -z "$GITHUB_OUTPUT" ]]; then
     echo "::set-output name=all_old_new_renamed_files::$ALL_OLD_NEW_RENAMED"
   else
-    echo "all_old_new_renamed_files=$ALL_OLD_NEW_RENAMED" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+    echo "all_old_new_renamed_files=$ALL_OLD_NEW_RENAMED" >>"$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
   fi
 fi
 

renovate.json

@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@
   "prConcurrentLimit": 5,
   "rebaseWhen": "behind-base-branch",
   "addLabels": [
-    "dependencies"
+    "dependencies",
+    "merge when passing"
   ],
   "assignees": [
     "jackton1"

test/test new.txt

@@ -1 +1 @@
-This is a test file
+This is a test file.

test/test rename 1.txt

@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-This is test file 1.

test/test rename-1.txt

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+This is a test file 1.

test/test.txt

@@ -1 +1 @@
-This is a test file
+This is a test file.

test/test2/test.txt

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.

test/test2/test3/new.txt

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Test file.

test/test2/test3/test4/test.txt

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Test file.