chore(deps): update dependency @types/node to v20.12.11

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

.github/workflows/codacy-analysis.yml

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ 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@v4.4.0
+        uses: codacy/codacy-analysis-cli-action@v4.4.1
         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/sync-release-version.yml

@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run git-cliff
         uses: tj-actions/git-cliff@v1
       - name: Create Pull Request
-        uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v6.0.2
+        uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v6.0.5
         with:
           base: "main"
           labels: "merge when passing"

.github/workflows/test.yml

@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ jobs:
           yarn install
 
       - name: Run eslint on changed files
-        uses: tj-actions/eslint-changed-files@v24
+        uses: tj-actions/eslint-changed-files@v25
         if: github.event_name == 'pull_request'
         with:
           token: ${{ secrets.PAT_TOKEN }}
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ jobs:
           yarn all
 
       - name: Verify Changed files
-        uses: tj-actions/verify-changed-files@v19
+        uses: tj-actions/verify-changed-files@v20
         id: changed_files
         with:
           files: |
@@ -682,6 +682,27 @@ jobs:
           echo "${{ toJSON(steps.changed-files.outputs) }}"
         shell:
           bash
+
+      - name: Run changed-files excluding submodule
+        id: changed-files-exclude-submodule
+        uses: ./
+        with:
+          base_sha: "85bd869"
+          sha: "adde7bb"
+          fetch_depth: 60000
+          exclude_submodules: true
+
+      - name: Verify no added files
+        if: steps.changed-files-exclude-submodule.outputs.added_files != ''
+        run: |
+          echo "Expected: ('') got ${{ steps.changed-files-exclude-submodule.outputs.added_files }}"
+          exit 1
+
+      - name: Show output
+        run: |
+          echo "${{ toJSON(steps.changed-files-exclude-submodule.outputs) }}"
+        shell:
+          bash
   test-yaml:
     name: Test changed-files with yaml
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -988,8 +1009,11 @@ jobs:
           bash
   test-dir-names-deleted-files-include-only-deleted-dirs-directory:
     name: Test dir names deleted files include only deleted dirs
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.platform }}
     needs: build
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        platform: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest, windows-latest]
     if: needs.build.outputs.files_changed != 'true'
     permissions:
       contents: read
@@ -997,7 +1021,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout branch
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
-          ref: cd1e384723e4d1a184568182ac2b27c53ebf017f
+          ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}
           repository: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name }}
           submodules: true
           fetch-depth: 2
@@ -1009,6 +1033,7 @@ jobs:
           sha: cd1e384723e4d1a184568182ac2b27c53ebf017f
           dir_names: true
           dir_names_deleted_files_include_only_deleted_dirs: true
+          fetch_depth: 60000
       - name: Show output
         run: |
           echo '${{ toJSON(steps.changed-files-dir-names-deleted-files-include-only-deleted-dirs-directory.outputs) }}'
@@ -1028,6 +1053,35 @@ jobs:
           exit 1
         shell:
           bash
+      - name: Run changed-files with dir_names and dir_names_deleted_files_include_only_deleted_dirs with the test directory deleted returns posix path separator
+        id: changed-files-dir-names-deleted-files-include-only-deleted-dirs-directory-posix-path-separator
+        uses: ./
+        with:
+          base_sha: a52f8621d26d5d9f54b80f74bda2d9eedff94693
+          sha: cd1e384723e4d1a184568182ac2b27c53ebf017f
+          dir_names: true
+          dir_names_deleted_files_include_only_deleted_dirs: true
+          use_posix_path_separator: true
+          fetch_depth: 60000
+      - name: Show output
+        run: |
+          echo '${{ toJSON(steps.changed-files-dir-names-deleted-files-include-only-deleted-dirs-directory-posix-path-separator.outputs) }}'
+        shell:
+          bash
+      - name: Check deleted_files output on non windows platform
+        if: steps.changed-files-dir-names-deleted-files-include-only-deleted-dirs-directory-posix-path-separator.outputs.deleted_files != 'test/test3' && runner.os != 'Windows'
+        run: |
+          echo "Invalid output: Expected (test/test3) got (${{ steps.changed-files-dir-names-deleted-files-include-only-deleted-dirs-directory-posix-path-separator.outputs.deleted_files }})"
+          exit 1
+        shell:
+          bash
+      - name: Check deleted_files output on windows platform
+        if: "!contains(steps.changed-files-dir-names-deleted-files-include-only-deleted-dirs-directory-posix-path-separator.outputs.deleted_files, 'test/test3') && runner.os == 'Windows'"
+        run: |
+          echo "Invalid output: Expected (test/test3) got (${{ steps.changed-files-dir-names-deleted-files-include-only-deleted-dirs-directory-posix-path-separator.outputs.deleted_files }})"
+          exit 1
+        shell:
+          bash
 
   test-since-last-remote-commit:
     name: Test changed-files since last remote commit

.github/workflows/update-readme.yml

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: tj-actions/remark@v3
 
       - name: Verify Changed files
-        uses: tj-actions/verify-changed-files@v19
+        uses: tj-actions/verify-changed-files@v20
         id: verify_changed_files
         with:
           files: |

HISTORY.md

@@ -1,5 +1,105 @@
 # Changelog
 
+# [44.3.0](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/compare/v44.2.0...v44.3.0) - (2024-04-18)
+
+## <!-- 0 -->🚀 Features
+
+- Add support for returning posix path separator on windows ([#2056](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/issues/2056)) ([0874344](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/commit/0874344d6ebbaa00a27da73276ae7162fadcaf69))  - (Tonye Jack)
+
+## <!-- 1 -->🐛 Bug Fixes
+
+- Add a fallback value for the max number for retries to fetch missing history ([#2055](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/issues/2055)) ([9f8300f](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/commit/9f8300f8b45b8ddd3009f170957adfa5db4f3d5d))  - (Tonye Jack)
+
+## <!-- 9 -->⬆️ Upgrades
+
+- Upgraded to v44.2.0 ([#2054](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/issues/2054))
+
+Co-authored-by: jackton1 <17484350+jackton1@users.noreply.github.com> ([a06b9e8](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/commit/a06b9e80ae631cf6747b0ed4362a83f773ffaa40))  - (tj-actions[bot])
+
+# [44.2.0](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/compare/v44.1.0...v44.2.0) - (2024-04-18)
+
+## <!-- 0 -->🚀 Features
+
+- Add support for specifying the max number for retries to fetch missing history ([#2052](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/issues/2052)) ([07c64e5](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/commit/07c64e56185e44568aa942ce23164b22828747eb))  - (Tonye Jack)
+
+## <!-- 26 -->🔄 Update
+
+- Updated README.md ([#2053](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/issues/2053))
+
+Co-authored-by: jackton1 <17484350+jackton1@users.noreply.github.com> ([4c5f5d6](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/commit/4c5f5d698fbf2d763d5f13815ac7c2ccbef1ff7f))  - (tj-actions[bot])
+- Updated README.md ([#2049](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/issues/2049))
+
+Co-authored-by: repo-ranger[bot] <39074581+repo-ranger[bot]@users.noreply.github.com> ([831e892](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/commit/831e892562944fa1fa9356c6b6e231553148f7bc))  - (tj-actions[bot])
+
+## <!-- 9 -->⬆️ Upgrades
+
+- Upgraded to v44.1.0 ([#2050](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/issues/2050))
+
+Co-authored-by: jackton1 <17484350+jackton1@users.noreply.github.com> ([5bd3332](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/commit/5bd333239b5f6fc69dcea71aafdd8c9da21aa0a2))  - (tj-actions[bot])
+
+# [44.1.0](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/compare/v44.0.1...v44.1.0) - (2024-04-17)
+
+## <!-- 0 -->🚀 Features
+
+- Add option to exclude submodules when detecting changes ([#2047](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/issues/2047)) ([e052d30](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/commit/e052d30e1c0bdf27cd806b01ca3b393f47b50c62))  - (Tonye Jack)
+
+## <!-- 16 -->➕ Add
+
+- Added missing changes and modified dist assets.
+ ([d477ae5](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/commit/d477ae513d5b52384bbf032bcc395a548501f3fc))  - (GitHub Action)
+
+## <!-- 7 -->⚙️ Miscellaneous Tasks
+
+- **deps:** Update peter-evans/create-pull-request action to v6.0.4 ([23a4490](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/commit/23a449039c6fee9756073fb578b2659e524ea07a))  - (renovate[bot])
+- **deps:** Update typescript-eslint monorepo to v7.7.0 ([60e2739](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/commit/60e2739e15ad6e8a2d5a3b2c8c2d420894687405))  - (renovate[bot])
+- **deps:** Lock file maintenance ([0f319d7](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/commit/0f319d742554833419bdc95d68ecb50ccebcd39d))  - (renovate[bot])
+- **deps:** Lock file maintenance ([5891cbd](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/commit/5891cbdfd5eb99762cc467c50ed8b39f26cc9d74))  - (renovate[bot])
+- **deps:** Update dependency @types/micromatch to v4.0.7 ([c9eaa5c](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/commit/c9eaa5c000b860baef243fabe5562a694dc58c0e))  - (renovate[bot])
+- **deps:** Update peter-evans/create-pull-request action to v6.0.3 ([fd91508](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/commit/fd91508dbb9a3cf89ed4b32684b6eeb925e0e157))  - (renovate[bot])
+- **deps:** Update dependency typescript to v5.4.5 ([e8a7e82](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/commit/e8a7e822693e723321608f9be7209c66c3f74860))  - (renovate[bot])
+
+## <!-- 9 -->⬆️ Upgrades
+
+- Upgraded to v44.0.1 ([#2037](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/issues/2037))
+
+Co-authored-by: jackton1 <17484350+jackton1@users.noreply.github.com> ([159b053](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/commit/159b05372c2d806218e9370a3e877b6d9db80737))  - (tj-actions[bot])
+
+# [44.0.1](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/compare/v44.0.0...v44.0.1) - (2024-04-09)
+
+## <!-- 1 -->🐛 Bug Fixes
+
+- **deps:** Update dependency @octokit/rest to v20.1.0 ([57d40e6](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/commit/57d40e662d530daae769897d18bded8d3cf4263b))  - (renovate[bot])
+
+## <!-- 16 -->➕ Add
+
+- Added missing changes and modified dist assets.
+ ([5f084a5](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/commit/5f084a52a4aa792443ce2bbb4a91daa956a83c4f))  - (GitHub Action)
+
+## <!-- 7 -->⚙️ Miscellaneous Tasks
+
+- **deps:** Update dependency @types/node to v20.12.7 ([635f118](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/commit/635f118699dd888d737c15018cd30aff2e0274f8))  - (renovate[bot])
+- **deps:** Update dependency @types/node to v20.12.6 ([634b615](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/commit/634b61511ee053fabd2cfaaf72201ee2aba54a71))  - (renovate[bot])
+- **deps:** Update typescript-eslint monorepo to v7.6.0 ([77fcf43](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/commit/77fcf43160285ab257bfa4b0ef824674404bb585))  - (renovate[bot])
+- **deps:** Lock file maintenance ([ff2cb1b](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/commit/ff2cb1b4f2d5b477f5e0720e406ebb59af963a5b))  - (renovate[bot])
+- **deps:** Update dependency eslint-plugin-jest to v28.2.0 ([5d5da31](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/commit/5d5da31340cc6c5ce75e99ca8e5436aeda1c111f))  - (renovate[bot])
+- **deps:** Update dependency eslint-plugin-jest to v28.1.1 ([29bc0d3](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/commit/29bc0d3fd93da8b4eae1bc7568d193b2092baf9c))  - (renovate[bot])
+- **deps:** Update dependency eslint-plugin-jest to v28 ([#2030](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/issues/2030)) ([c9f9d57](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/commit/c9f9d5784e44a3f04e2995c42e6ca15f7c41374b))  - (renovate[bot])
+- **deps:** Update dependency @types/node to v20.12.5 ([a4fba01](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/commit/a4fba0109cdb1460d2d6a345cbe68883a3efec47))  - (renovate[bot])
+- **deps:** Bump undici from 5.28.3 to 5.28.4 ([#2026](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/issues/2026)) ([8a65461](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/commit/8a6546164ab50b552bf37a71eb624e115731c3ee))  - (dependabot[bot])
+- **deps:** Update dependency typescript to v5.4.4 ([bad2eb6](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/commit/bad2eb6859141c0628b71ff4ae0fa1a39a8cfd1a))  - (renovate[bot])
+- **deps:** Update dependency @types/node to v20.12.4 ([b2dbd42](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/commit/b2dbd4264a1b1ffc90b7b807d01e572eaf935f06))  - (renovate[bot])
+- **deps:** Update dependency @types/node to v20.12.3 ([185549c](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/commit/185549c022e131c14c82c9ddfd42ca3fc4a503c2))  - (renovate[bot])
+- **deps:** Update typescript-eslint monorepo to v7.5.0 ([f853fd0](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/commit/f853fd059210921daf74c68d70c6f77b2dd21f8c))  - (renovate[bot])
+- **deps:** Lock file maintenance ([cd3c6e6](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/commit/cd3c6e6bbdabefdea4c7311299eacf440eefabaf))  - (renovate[bot])
+- **deps:** Update dependency @types/node to v20.12.2 ([e5ce44a](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/commit/e5ce44a30190a3af4c81b960587845596e2300ca))  - (renovate[bot])
+- **deps:** Update tj-actions/eslint-changed-files action to v24 ([#2019](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/issues/2019)) ([ccdcd17](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/commit/ccdcd17ffd1350eb36c1ff43637d0dbd40b8cdfb))  - (renovate[bot])
+
+## <!-- 9 -->⬆️ Upgrades
+
+- Upgraded to v44 ([#2017](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/issues/2017))
+
+Co-authored-by: jackton1 <17484350+jackton1@users.noreply.github.com> ([e4b8daf](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/commit/e4b8dafc5d0002cc57a632e6a376df5c8c368481))  - (tj-actions[bot])
+
 # [44.0.0](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/compare/v43.0.1...v44.0.0) - (2024-03-27)
 
 ## <!-- 1 -->🐛 Bug Fixes

README.md

@@ -335,52 +335,68 @@ Support this project with a :star:
     # Default: "${{ github.api_url }}"
     api_url: ''
 
-    # Specify a different base commit SHA or branch used 
-    # for comparing changes 
+    # Specify a different base commit 
+    # SHA or branch used for 
+    # comparing changes 
     # Type: string
     base_sha: ''
 
-    # 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. 
+    # 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. 
     # Type: boolean
     # Default: "true"
     diff_relative: ''
 
-    # Output unique changed directories instead of filenames. NOTE: This 
-    # returns `.` for changed files located in the current 
-    # working directory which defaults to `$GITHUB_WORKSPACE`. 
+    # Output unique changed directories instead 
+    # of filenames. NOTE: This returns 
+    # `.` for changed files located 
+    # in the current working directory 
+    # which defaults to `$GITHUB_WORKSPACE`. 
     # Type: boolean
     # Default: "false"
     dir_names: ''
 
-    # Include only directories that have been deleted as opposed 
-    # to directory names of files that have been deleted 
-    # in the `deleted_files` output when `dir_names` is set to 
-    # `true`. 
+    # Include only directories that have 
+    # been deleted as opposed to 
+    # directory names of files that 
+    # have been deleted in the 
+    # `deleted_files` output when `dir_names` is 
+    # set to `true`. 
     # Type: boolean
     # Default: "false"
     dir_names_deleted_files_include_only_deleted_dirs: ''
 
-    # Exclude the current directory represented by `.` from the 
-    # output when `dir_names` is set to `true`. 
+    # Exclude the current directory represented 
+    # by `.` from the output 
+    # when `dir_names` is set to 
+    # `true`. 
     # Type: boolean
     # Default: "false"
     dir_names_exclude_current_dir: ''
 
-    # File and directory patterns to include in the output 
-    # when `dir_names` is set to `true`. NOTE: This returns 
-    # only the matching files and also the directory names. 
+    # File and directory patterns to 
+    # include in the output when 
+    # `dir_names` is set to `true`. 
+    # NOTE: This returns only the 
+    # matching files and also the 
+    # directory names. 
     # Type: string
     dir_names_include_files: ''
 
-    # Separator used to split the `dir_names_include_files` input
+    # Separator used to split the 
+    # `dir_names_include_files` input 
     # Type: string
     # Default: "\n"
     dir_names_include_files_separator: ''
 
-    # Limit the directory output to a maximum depth e.g 
-    # `test/test1/test2` with max depth of `2` returns `test/test1`. 
+    # Limit the directory output to 
+    # a maximum depth e.g `test/test1/test2` 
+    # with max depth of `2` 
+    # returns `test/test1`. 
     # Type: string
     dir_names_max_depth: ''
 
@@ -389,12 +405,19 @@ Support this project with a :star:
     # Default: "true"
     escape_json: ''
 
-    # Fail when the initial diff fails.
+    # Exclude changes to submodules.
+    # Type: boolean
+    # Default: "false"
+    exclude_submodules: ''
+
+    # Fail when the initial diff 
+    # fails. 
     # Type: boolean
     # Default: "false"
     fail_on_initial_diff_error: ''
 
-    # Fail when the submodule diff fails.
+    # Fail when the submodule diff 
+    # fails. 
     # Type: boolean
     # Default: "false"
     fail_on_submodule_diff_error: ''
@@ -404,112 +427,140 @@ Support this project with a :star:
     # Default: "false"
     fetch_additional_submodule_history: ''
 
-    # Depth of additional branch history fetched. NOTE: This can 
-    # be adjusted to resolve errors with insufficient history. 
+    # Depth of additional branch history 
+    # fetched. NOTE: This can be 
+    # adjusted to resolve errors with 
+    # insufficient history. 
     # Type: string
-    # Default: "50"
+    # Default: "25"
     fetch_depth: ''
 
-    # File and directory patterns used to detect changes (Defaults to the entire repo if unset). 
-    # NOTE: Multiline file/directory patterns should not include quotes. 
+    # Maximum number of retries to 
+    # fetch missing history. 
+    # Type: string
+    # Default: "20"
+    fetch_missing_history_max_retries: ''
+
+    # File and directory patterns used 
+    # to detect changes (Defaults to the entire repo if unset). NOTE: 
+    # Multiline file/directory patterns should not 
+    # include quotes. 
     # Type: string
     files: ''
 
-    # Source file(s) used to populate the `files` input.
+    # Source file(s) used to populate 
+    # the `files` input. 
     # Type: string
     files_from_source_file: ''
 
-    # Separator used to split the `files_from_source_file` input.
+    # Separator used to split the 
+    # `files_from_source_file` input. 
     # Type: string
     # Default: "\n"
     files_from_source_file_separator: ''
 
-    # Ignore changes to these file(s). NOTE: Multiline file/directory patterns 
-    # should not include quotes. 
+    # Ignore changes to these file(s). 
+    # NOTE: Multiline file/directory patterns should 
+    # not include quotes. 
     # Type: string
     files_ignore: ''
 
-    # Source file(s) used to populate the `files_ignore` input
+    # Source file(s) used to populate 
+    # the `files_ignore` input 
     # Type: string
     files_ignore_from_source_file: ''
 
-    # Separator used to split the `files_ignore_from_source_file` input
+    # Separator used to split the 
+    # `files_ignore_from_source_file` input 
     # Type: string
     # Default: "\n"
     files_ignore_from_source_file_separator: ''
 
-    # Separator used to split the `files_ignore` input
+    # Separator used to split the 
+    # `files_ignore` input 
     # Type: string
     # Default: "\n"
     files_ignore_separator: ''
 
-    # YAML used to define a set of file patterns 
-    # to ignore changes 
+    # YAML used to define a 
+    # set of file patterns to 
+    # ignore changes 
     # Type: string
     files_ignore_yaml: ''
 
-    # Source file(s) used to populate the `files_ignore_yaml` input. Example: 
-    # https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/blob/main/test/changed-files.yml 
+    # Source file(s) used to populate 
+    # the `files_ignore_yaml` input. Example: https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/blob/main/test/changed-files.yml 
     # Type: string
     files_ignore_yaml_from_source_file: ''
 
-    # Separator used to split the `files_ignore_yaml_from_source_file` input
+    # Separator used to split the 
+    # `files_ignore_yaml_from_source_file` input 
     # Type: string
     # Default: "\n"
     files_ignore_yaml_from_source_file_separator: ''
 
-    # Separator used to split the `files` input
+    # Separator used to split the 
+    # `files` input 
     # Type: string
     # Default: "\n"
     files_separator: ''
 
-    # YAML used to define a set of file patterns 
-    # to detect changes 
+    # YAML used to define a 
+    # set of file patterns to 
+    # detect changes 
     # Type: string
     files_yaml: ''
 
-    # Source file(s) used to populate the `files_yaml` input. Example: 
-    # https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/blob/main/test/changed-files.yml 
+    # Source file(s) used to populate 
+    # the `files_yaml` input. Example: https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/blob/main/test/changed-files.yml 
     # Type: string
     files_yaml_from_source_file: ''
 
-    # Separator used to split the `files_yaml_from_source_file` input
+    # Separator used to split the 
+    # `files_yaml_from_source_file` input 
     # Type: string
     # Default: "\n"
     files_yaml_from_source_file_separator: ''
 
-    # Include `all_old_new_renamed_files` output. Note this can generate a large 
-    # output See: #501. 
+    # Include `all_old_new_renamed_files` output. Note this 
+    # can generate a large output 
+    # See: #501. 
     # Type: boolean
     # Default: "false"
     include_all_old_new_renamed_files: ''
 
-    # Output list of changed files in a JSON formatted 
-    # string which can be used for matrix jobs. Example: 
-    # https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/blob/main/.github/workflows/matrix-example.yml 
+    # Output list of changed files 
+    # in a JSON formatted string 
+    # which can be used for 
+    # matrix jobs. Example: https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/blob/main/.github/workflows/matrix-example.yml 
     # Type: boolean
     # Default: "false"
     json: ''
 
-    # Output changed files in a format that can be 
-    # used for matrix jobs. Alias for setting inputs `json` 
-    # to `true` and `escape_json` to `false`. 
+    # Output changed files in a 
+    # format that can be used 
+    # for matrix jobs. Alias for 
+    # setting inputs `json` to `true` 
+    # and `escape_json` to `false`. 
     # Type: boolean
     # Default: "false"
     matrix: ''
 
-    # Apply the negation patterns first. NOTE: This affects how 
-    # changed files are matched. 
+    # Apply the negation patterns first. 
+    # NOTE: This affects how changed 
+    # files are matched. 
     # Type: boolean
     # Default: "false"
     negation_patterns_first: ''
 
-    # Split character for old and new renamed filename pairs.
+    # Split character for old and 
+    # new renamed filename pairs. 
     # Type: string
     # Default: " "
     old_new_files_separator: ''
 
-    # Split character for old and new filename pairs.
+    # Split character for old and 
+    # new filename pairs. 
     # Type: string
     # Default: ","
     old_new_separator: ''
@@ -519,19 +570,22 @@ Support this project with a :star:
     # Default: ".github/outputs"
     output_dir: ''
 
-    # Output renamed files as deleted and added files.
+    # Output renamed files as deleted 
+    # and added files. 
     # Type: boolean
     # Default: "false"
     output_renamed_files_as_deleted_and_added: ''
 
-    # Specify a relative path under `$GITHUB_WORKSPACE` to locate the 
-    # repository. 
+    # Specify a relative path under 
+    # `$GITHUB_WORKSPACE` to locate the repository. 
     # Type: string
     # Default: "."
     path: ''
 
-    # Use non-ASCII characters to match files and output the 
-    # filenames completely verbatim by setting this to `false` 
+    # Use non-ASCII characters to match 
+    # files and output the filenames 
+    # completely verbatim by setting this 
+    # to `false` 
     # Type: boolean
     # Default: "true"
     quotepath: ''
@@ -541,35 +595,41 @@ Support this project with a :star:
     # Default: "false"
     recover_deleted_files: ''
 
-    # Recover deleted files to a new destination directory, defaults 
-    # to the original location. 
+    # Recover deleted files to a 
+    # new destination directory, defaults to 
+    # the original location. 
     # Type: string
     recover_deleted_files_to_destination: ''
 
-    # File and directory patterns used to recover deleted files, 
-    # defaults to the patterns provided via the `files`, `files_from_source_file`, 
-    # `files_ignore` and `files_ignore_from_source_file` inputs or all deleted files if 
-    # no patterns are provided. 
+    # File and directory patterns used 
+    # to recover deleted files, defaults 
+    # to the patterns provided via 
+    # the `files`, `files_from_source_file`, `files_ignore` and 
+    # `files_ignore_from_source_file` inputs or all deleted 
+    # files if no patterns are 
+    # provided. 
     # Type: string
     recover_files: ''
 
-    # File and directory patterns to ignore when recovering deleted 
-    # files. 
+    # File and directory patterns to 
+    # ignore when recovering deleted files. 
     # Type: string
     recover_files_ignore: ''
 
-    # Separator used to split the `recover_files_ignore` input
+    # Separator used to split the 
+    # `recover_files_ignore` input 
     # Type: string
     # Default: "\n"
     recover_files_ignore_separator: ''
 
-    # Separator used to split the `recover_files` input
+    # Separator used to split the 
+    # `recover_files` input 
     # Type: string
     # Default: "\n"
     recover_files_separator: ''
 
-    # Apply sanitization to output filenames before being set as 
-    # output. 
+    # Apply sanitization to output filenames 
+    # before being set as output. 
     # Type: boolean
     # Default: "true"
     safe_output: ''
@@ -579,53 +639,74 @@ Support this project with a :star:
     # Default: " "
     separator: ''
 
-    # Specify a different commit SHA or branch used for 
-    # comparing changes 
+    # Specify a different commit SHA 
+    # or branch used for comparing 
+    # changes 
     # Type: string
     sha: ''
 
-    # Get changed files for commits whose timestamp is older 
-    # than the given time. 
+    # Get changed files for commits 
+    # whose timestamp is older than 
+    # the given time. 
     # Type: string
     since: ''
 
-    # 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. 
+    # 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. 
     # Type: boolean
     # Default: "false"
     since_last_remote_commit: ''
 
-    # Skip initially fetching additional history to improve performance for 
-    # shallow repositories. NOTE: This could lead to errors with 
-    # missing history. It's intended to be used when you've 
-    # fetched all necessary history to perform the diff. 
+    # Skip initially fetching additional history 
+    # to improve performance for shallow 
+    # repositories. NOTE: This could lead 
+    # to errors with missing history. 
+    # It's intended to be used 
+    # when you've fetched all necessary 
+    # history to perform the diff. 
     # Type: boolean
     # Default: "false"
     skip_initial_fetch: ''
 
-    # GitHub token used to fetch changed files from Github's 
-    # API. 
+    # GitHub token used to fetch 
+    # changed files from Github's API. 
     # Type: string
     # Default: "${{ github.token }}"
     token: ''
 
-    # Get changed files for commits whose timestamp is earlier 
-    # than the given time. 
+    # Get changed files for commits 
+    # whose timestamp is earlier than 
+    # the given time. 
     # Type: string
     until: ''
 
-    # Force the use of Github's REST API even when 
-    # a local copy of the repository exists 
+    # Use POSIX path separator `/` 
+    # for output file paths on 
+    # Windows. 
+    # Type: boolean
+    # Default: "false"
+    use_posix_path_separator: ''
+
+    # Force the use of Github's 
+    # REST API even when a 
+    # local copy of the repository 
+    # exists 
     # Type: boolean
     # Default: "false"
     use_rest_api: ''
 
-    # Write outputs to the `output_dir` defaults to `.github/outputs` folder. 
-    # NOTE: This creates a `.txt` file by default and 
-    # a `.json` file if `json` is set to `true`. 
+    # Write outputs to the `output_dir` 
+    # defaults to `.github/outputs` folder. NOTE: 
+    # This creates a `.txt` file 
+    # by default and a `.json` 
+    # file if `json` is set 
+    # to `true`. 
     # Type: boolean
     # Default: "false"
     write_output_files: ''

action.yml

@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ inputs:
   fetch_depth:
     description: "Depth of additional branch history fetched. NOTE: This can be adjusted to resolve errors with insufficient history."
     required: false
-    default: "50"
+    default: "25"
   skip_initial_fetch:
     description: |
       Skip initially fetching additional history to improve performance for shallow repositories.
@@ -223,6 +223,18 @@ inputs:
     description: "Output changed files in a format that can be used for matrix jobs. Alias for setting inputs `json` to `true` and `escape_json` to `false`."
     required: false
     default: "false"
+  exclude_submodules:
+    description: "Exclude changes to submodules."
+    required: false
+    default: "false"
+  fetch_missing_history_max_retries:
+    description: "Maximum number of retries to fetch missing history."
+    required: false
+    default: "20"
+  use_posix_path_separator:
+    description: "Use POSIX path separator `/` for output file paths on Windows."
+    required: false
+    default: "false"
 
 outputs:
   added_files:

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@tj-actions/changed-files",
-  "version": "44.0.0",
+  "version": "44.3.0",
   "description": "Github action to retrieve all (added, copied, modified, deleted, renamed, type changed, unmerged, unknown) files and directories.",
   "main": "lib/main.js",
   "publishConfig": {
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
     "lint:fix": "eslint --fix src/*.ts src/**/*.ts",
     "package": "ncc build lib/main.js --source-map --license licenses.txt",
     "test": "jest --coverage",
+    "update-snapshot": "jest -u",
     "all": "yarn build && yarn format && yarn lint && yarn package && yarn test"
   },
   "repository": {
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@
     "@actions/exec": "^1.1.1",
     "@actions/github": "^6.0.0",
     "@octokit/rest": "^20.0.1",
+    "@stdlib/utils-convert-path": "^0.2.1",
     "lodash": "^4.17.21",
     "micromatch": "^4.0.5",
     "yaml": "^2.3.1"
@@ -50,10 +52,10 @@
     "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^7.0.0",
     "@vercel/ncc": "^0.38.0",
     "eslint": "^8.43.0",
+    "eslint-config-prettier": "^9.0.0",
     "eslint-plugin-github": "^4.8.0",
     "eslint-plugin-jest": "^28.0.0",
     "eslint-plugin-prettier": "^5.0.0-alpha.2",
-    "eslint-config-prettier": "^9.0.0",
     "jest": "^29.5.0",
     "prettier": "^3.0.0",
     "ts-jest": "^29.1.0",

src/__tests__/__snapshots__/inputs.test.ts.snap

@@ -2,55 +2,60 @@
 
 exports[`getInputs should correctly parse boolean inputs 1`] = `
 {
-  "apiUrl": undefined,
-  "baseSha": undefined,
+  "apiUrl": "",
+  "baseSha": "",
   "diffRelative": "false",
   "dirNames": "false",
   "dirNamesDeletedFilesIncludeOnlyDeletedDirs": "false",
   "dirNamesExcludeCurrentDir": "false",
-  "dirNamesIncludeFiles": undefined,
-  "dirNamesIncludeFilesSeparator": undefined,
+  "dirNamesIncludeFiles": "",
+  "dirNamesIncludeFilesSeparator": "",
   "escapeJson": false,
+  "excludeSubmodules": "false",
   "failOnInitialDiffError": "false",
   "failOnSubmoduleDiffError": "false",
   "fetchAdditionalSubmoduleHistory": "false",
-  "files": undefined,
-  "filesFromSourceFile": undefined,
-  "filesFromSourceFileSeparator": undefined,
-  "filesIgnore": undefined,
-  "filesIgnoreFromSourceFile": undefined,
-  "filesIgnoreFromSourceFileSeparator": undefined,
-  "filesIgnoreSeparator": undefined,
-  "filesIgnoreYaml": undefined,
-  "filesIgnoreYamlFromSourceFile": undefined,
-  "filesIgnoreYamlFromSourceFileSeparator": undefined,
-  "filesSeparator": undefined,
-  "filesYaml": undefined,
-  "filesYamlFromSourceFile": undefined,
-  "filesYamlFromSourceFileSeparator": undefined,
+  "fetchMissingHistoryMaxRetries": 10,
+  "files": "",
+  "filesFromSourceFile": "",
+  "filesFromSourceFileSeparator": "",
+  "filesIgnore": "",
+  "filesIgnoreFromSourceFile": "",
+  "filesIgnoreFromSourceFileSeparator": "",
+  "filesIgnoreSeparator": "",
+  "filesIgnoreYaml": "",
+  "filesIgnoreYamlFromSourceFile": "",
+  "filesIgnoreYamlFromSourceFileSeparator": "",
+  "filesSeparator": "",
+  "filesYaml": "",
+  "filesYamlFromSourceFile": "",
+  "filesYamlFromSourceFileSeparator": "",
   "includeAllOldNewRenamedFiles": "false",
   "json": true,
   "negationPatternsFirst": "false",
-  "oldNewFilesSeparator": undefined,
-  "oldNewSeparator": undefined,
-  "outputDir": undefined,
+  "oldNewFilesSeparator": " ",
+  "oldNewSeparator": ",",
+  "outputDir": "",
   "outputRenamedFilesAsDeletedAndAdded": "false",
-  "path": undefined,
+  "path": ".",
   "quotepath": "false",
   "recoverDeletedFiles": "false",
-  "recoverDeletedFilesToDestination": undefined,
-  "recoverFiles": undefined,
-  "recoverFilesIgnore": undefined,
-  "recoverFilesIgnoreSeparator": undefined,
-  "recoverFilesSeparator": undefined,
+  "recoverDeletedFilesToDestination": "",
+  "recoverFiles": "",
+  "recoverFilesIgnore": "",
+  "recoverFilesIgnoreSeparator": "
+",
+  "recoverFilesSeparator": "
+",
   "safeOutput": "false",
-  "separator": undefined,
-  "sha": undefined,
-  "since": undefined,
+  "separator": "",
+  "sha": "",
+  "since": "",
   "sinceLastRemoteCommit": "false",
   "skipInitialFetch": "true",
-  "token": undefined,
-  "until": undefined,
+  "token": "",
+  "until": "",
+  "usePosixPathSeparator": "false",
   "useRestApi": "false",
   "writeOutputFiles": "false",
 }
@@ -68,6 +73,7 @@ exports[`getInputs should correctly parse numeric inputs 1`] = `
   "dirNamesIncludeFilesSeparator": "",
   "dirNamesMaxDepth": 2,
   "escapeJson": false,
+  "excludeSubmodules": false,
   "failOnInitialDiffError": false,
   "failOnSubmoduleDiffError": false,
   "fetchAdditionalSubmoduleHistory": false,
@@ -109,6 +115,7 @@ exports[`getInputs should correctly parse numeric inputs 1`] = `
   "skipInitialFetch": false,
   "token": "",
   "until": "",
+  "usePosixPathSeparator": false,
   "useRestApi": false,
   "writeOutputFiles": false,
 }
@@ -125,6 +132,7 @@ exports[`getInputs should correctly parse string inputs 1`] = `
   "dirNamesIncludeFiles": "",
   "dirNamesIncludeFilesSeparator": "",
   "escapeJson": false,
+  "excludeSubmodules": false,
   "failOnInitialDiffError": false,
   "failOnSubmoduleDiffError": false,
   "fetchAdditionalSubmoduleHistory": false,
@@ -165,6 +173,7 @@ exports[`getInputs should correctly parse string inputs 1`] = `
   "skipInitialFetch": false,
   "token": "token",
   "until": "",
+  "usePosixPathSeparator": false,
   "useRestApi": false,
   "writeOutputFiles": false,
 }
@@ -182,6 +191,7 @@ exports[`getInputs should handle invalid numeric inputs correctly 1`] = `
   "dirNamesIncludeFilesSeparator": "",
   "dirNamesMaxDepth": 2,
   "escapeJson": false,
+  "excludeSubmodules": false,
   "failOnInitialDiffError": false,
   "failOnSubmoduleDiffError": false,
   "fetchAdditionalSubmoduleHistory": false,
@@ -223,6 +233,7 @@ exports[`getInputs should handle invalid numeric inputs correctly 1`] = `
   "skipInitialFetch": false,
   "token": "",
   "until": "",
+  "usePosixPathSeparator": false,
   "useRestApi": false,
   "writeOutputFiles": false,
 }
@@ -240,6 +251,7 @@ exports[`getInputs should handle negative numeric inputs correctly 1`] = `
   "dirNamesIncludeFilesSeparator": "",
   "dirNamesMaxDepth": -2,
   "escapeJson": false,
+  "excludeSubmodules": false,
   "failOnInitialDiffError": false,
   "failOnSubmoduleDiffError": false,
   "fetchAdditionalSubmoduleHistory": false,
@@ -281,6 +293,7 @@ exports[`getInputs should handle negative numeric inputs correctly 1`] = `
   "skipInitialFetch": false,
   "token": "",
   "until": "",
+  "usePosixPathSeparator": false,
   "useRestApi": false,
   "writeOutputFiles": false,
 }
@@ -288,55 +301,60 @@ exports[`getInputs should handle negative numeric inputs correctly 1`] = `
 
 exports[`getInputs should return default values when no inputs are provided 1`] = `
 {
-  "apiUrl": undefined,
-  "baseSha": undefined,
+  "apiUrl": "",
+  "baseSha": "",
   "diffRelative": true,
   "dirNames": false,
   "dirNamesDeletedFilesIncludeOnlyDeletedDirs": false,
   "dirNamesExcludeCurrentDir": false,
-  "dirNamesIncludeFiles": undefined,
-  "dirNamesIncludeFilesSeparator": undefined,
+  "dirNamesIncludeFiles": "",
+  "dirNamesIncludeFilesSeparator": "",
   "escapeJson": false,
+  "excludeSubmodules": false,
   "failOnInitialDiffError": false,
   "failOnSubmoduleDiffError": false,
   "fetchAdditionalSubmoduleHistory": false,
-  "files": undefined,
-  "filesFromSourceFile": undefined,
-  "filesFromSourceFileSeparator": undefined,
-  "filesIgnore": undefined,
-  "filesIgnoreFromSourceFile": undefined,
-  "filesIgnoreFromSourceFileSeparator": undefined,
-  "filesIgnoreSeparator": undefined,
-  "filesIgnoreYaml": undefined,
-  "filesIgnoreYamlFromSourceFile": undefined,
-  "filesIgnoreYamlFromSourceFileSeparator": undefined,
-  "filesSeparator": undefined,
-  "filesYaml": undefined,
-  "filesYamlFromSourceFile": undefined,
-  "filesYamlFromSourceFileSeparator": undefined,
+  "fetchMissingHistoryMaxRetries": 10,
+  "files": "",
+  "filesFromSourceFile": "",
+  "filesFromSourceFileSeparator": "",
+  "filesIgnore": "",
+  "filesIgnoreFromSourceFile": "",
+  "filesIgnoreFromSourceFileSeparator": "",
+  "filesIgnoreSeparator": "",
+  "filesIgnoreYaml": "",
+  "filesIgnoreYamlFromSourceFile": "",
+  "filesIgnoreYamlFromSourceFileSeparator": "",
+  "filesSeparator": "",
+  "filesYaml": "",
+  "filesYamlFromSourceFile": "",
+  "filesYamlFromSourceFileSeparator": "",
   "includeAllOldNewRenamedFiles": false,
   "json": false,
   "negationPatternsFirst": false,
-  "oldNewFilesSeparator": undefined,
-  "oldNewSeparator": undefined,
-  "outputDir": undefined,
+  "oldNewFilesSeparator": " ",
+  "oldNewSeparator": ",",
+  "outputDir": "",
   "outputRenamedFilesAsDeletedAndAdded": false,
-  "path": undefined,
+  "path": ".",
   "quotepath": true,
   "recoverDeletedFiles": false,
-  "recoverDeletedFilesToDestination": undefined,
-  "recoverFiles": undefined,
-  "recoverFilesIgnore": undefined,
-  "recoverFilesIgnoreSeparator": undefined,
-  "recoverFilesSeparator": undefined,
+  "recoverDeletedFilesToDestination": "",
+  "recoverFiles": "",
+  "recoverFilesIgnore": "",
+  "recoverFilesIgnoreSeparator": "
+",
+  "recoverFilesSeparator": "
+",
   "safeOutput": false,
-  "separator": undefined,
-  "sha": undefined,
-  "since": undefined,
+  "separator": "",
+  "sha": "",
+  "since": "",
   "sinceLastRemoteCommit": false,
   "skipInitialFetch": false,
-  "token": undefined,
-  "until": undefined,
+  "token": "",
+  "until": "",
+  "usePosixPathSeparator": false,
   "useRestApi": false,
   "writeOutputFiles": false,
 }

src/__tests__/inputs.test.ts

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ describe('getInputs', () => {
   })
 
   test('should return default values when no inputs are provided', () => {
-    ;(core.getBooleanInput as jest.Mock).mockImplementation(name => {
+    ;(core.getInput as jest.Mock).mockImplementation(name => {
       const camelCaseName = name.replace(/_([a-z])/g, (g: string[]) => {
         return g[1].toUpperCase()
       }) as keyof Inputs
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ describe('getInputs', () => {
   })
 
   test('should correctly parse boolean inputs', () => {
-    ;(core.getBooleanInput as jest.Mock).mockImplementation(name => {
+    ;(core.getInput as jest.Mock).mockImplementation(name => {
       const camelCaseName = name.replace(/_([a-z])/g, (g: string[]) => {
         return g[1].toUpperCase()
       }) as keyof Inputs

src/__tests__/utils.test.ts

@@ -635,7 +635,10 @@ describe('utils test', () => {
         failOnInitialDiffError: false,
         failOnSubmoduleDiffError: false,
         negationPatternsFirst: false,
-        useRestApi: false
+        useRestApi: false,
+        excludeSubmodules: false,
+        fetchMissingHistoryMaxRetries: 10,
+        usePosixPathSeparator: false
       }
 
       const coreWarningSpy = jest.spyOn(core, 'warning')

src/changedFiles.ts

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import * as core from '@actions/core'
 import * as github from '@actions/github'
 import type {RestEndpointMethodTypes} from '@octokit/rest'
 import flatten from 'lodash/flatten'
+import convertPath from '@stdlib/utils-convert-path'
 import mm from 'micromatch'
 import * as path from 'path'
 import {setOutputsAndGetModifiedAndChangedFilesStatus} from './changedFilesOutput'
@@ -121,13 +122,13 @@ export const processChangedFiles = async ({
 export const getRenamedFiles = async ({
   inputs,
   workingDirectory,
-  hasSubmodule,
+  diffSubmodule,
   diffResult,
   submodulePaths
 }: {
   inputs: Inputs
   workingDirectory: string
-  hasSubmodule: boolean
+  diffSubmodule: boolean
   diffResult: DiffResult
   submodulePaths: string[]
 }): Promise<{paths: string; count: string}> => {
@@ -139,7 +140,7 @@ export const getRenamedFiles = async ({
     oldNewSeparator: inputs.oldNewSeparator
   })
 
-  if (hasSubmodule) {
+  if (diffSubmodule) {
     for (const submodulePath of submodulePaths) {
       const submoduleShaResult = await gitSubmoduleDiffSHA({
         cwd: workingDirectory,
@@ -217,7 +218,7 @@ export type ChangedFiles = {
 
 export const getAllDiffFiles = async ({
   workingDirectory,
-  hasSubmodule,
+  diffSubmodule,
   diffResult,
   submodulePaths,
   outputRenamedFilesAsDeletedAndAdded,
@@ -226,7 +227,7 @@ export const getAllDiffFiles = async ({
   failOnSubmoduleDiffError
 }: {
   workingDirectory: string
-  hasSubmodule: boolean
+  diffSubmodule: boolean
   diffResult: DiffResult
   submodulePaths: string[]
   outputRenamedFilesAsDeletedAndAdded: boolean
@@ -243,7 +244,7 @@ export const getAllDiffFiles = async ({
     failOnInitialDiffError
   })
 
-  if (hasSubmodule) {
+  if (diffSubmodule) {
     for (const submodulePath of submodulePaths) {
       const submoduleShaResult = await gitSubmoduleDiffSHA({
         cwd: workingDirectory,
@@ -355,7 +356,11 @@ function* getChangeTypeFilesGenerator({
       filePaths,
       dirNamesIncludeFilePatterns
     })) {
-      yield filePath
+      if (isWindows() && inputs.usePosixPathSeparator) {
+        yield convertPath(filePath, 'mixed')
+      } else {
+        yield filePath
+      }
     }
   }
 }
@@ -402,7 +407,11 @@ function* getAllChangeTypeFilesGenerator({
     filePaths,
     dirNamesIncludeFilePatterns
   })) {
-    yield filePath
+    if (isWindows() && inputs.usePosixPathSeparator) {
+      yield convertPath(filePath, 'mixed')
+    } else {
+      yield filePath
+    }
   }
 }
 

src/commitSha.ts

@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ interface SHAForNonPullRequestEvent {
   env: Env
   workingDirectory: string
   isShallow: boolean
-  hasSubmodule: boolean
+  diffSubmodule: boolean
   gitFetchExtraArgs: string[]
   isTag: boolean
   remoteName: string
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ export const getSHAForNonPullRequestEvent = async ({
   env,
   workingDirectory,
   isShallow,
-  hasSubmodule,
+  diffSubmodule,
   gitFetchExtraArgs,
   isTag,
   remoteName
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ export const getSHAForNonPullRequestEvent = async ({
         })
       }
 
-      if (hasSubmodule) {
+      if (diffSubmodule) {
         await gitFetchSubmodules({
           cwd: workingDirectory,
           args: [
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ export const getSHAForNonPullRequestEvent = async ({
         })
       }
     } else {
-      if (hasSubmodule && inputs.fetchAdditionalSubmoduleHistory) {
+      if (diffSubmodule && inputs.fetchAdditionalSubmoduleHistory) {
         await gitFetchSubmodules({
           cwd: workingDirectory,
           args: [
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ interface SHAForPullRequestEvent {
   inputs: Inputs
   workingDirectory: string
   isShallow: boolean
-  hasSubmodule: boolean
+  diffSubmodule: boolean
   gitFetchExtraArgs: string[]
   remoteName: string
 }
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ export const getSHAForPullRequestEvent = async ({
   inputs,
   workingDirectory,
   isShallow,
-  hasSubmodule,
+  diffSubmodule,
   gitFetchExtraArgs,
   remoteName
 }: SHAForPullRequestEvent): Promise<DiffResult> => {
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ export const getSHAForPullRequestEvent = async ({
           ]
         })
 
-        if (hasSubmodule) {
+        if (diffSubmodule) {
           await gitFetchSubmodules({
             cwd: workingDirectory,
             args: [
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ export const getSHAForPullRequestEvent = async ({
         }
       }
     } else {
-      if (hasSubmodule && inputs.fetchAdditionalSubmoduleHistory) {
+      if (diffSubmodule && inputs.fetchAdditionalSubmoduleHistory) {
         await gitFetchSubmodules({
           cwd: workingDirectory,
           args: [
@@ -528,7 +528,11 @@ export const getSHAForPullRequestEvent = async ({
             'Merge base is not in the local history, fetching remote target branch...'
           )
 
-          for (let i = 1; i <= 10; i++) {
+          for (
+            let i = 1;
+            i <= (inputs.fetchMissingHistoryMaxRetries || 10);
+            i++
+          ) {
             await gitFetch({
               cwd: workingDirectory,
               args: [

src/constant.ts

@@ -20,5 +20,8 @@ export const DEFAULT_VALUES_OF_UNSUPPORTED_API_INPUTS: Partial<Inputs> = {
   oldNewFilesSeparator: ' ',
   skipInitialFetch: false,
   fetchAdditionalSubmoduleHistory: false,
-  dirNamesDeletedFilesIncludeOnlyDeletedDirs: false
+  dirNamesDeletedFilesIncludeOnlyDeletedDirs: false,
+  excludeSubmodules: false,
+  fetchMissingHistoryMaxRetries: 10,
+  usePosixPathSeparator: false
 }

src/inputs.ts

@@ -54,6 +54,9 @@ export type Inputs = {
   failOnSubmoduleDiffError: boolean
   negationPatternsFirst: boolean
   useRestApi: boolean
+  excludeSubmodules: boolean
+  fetchMissingHistoryMaxRetries?: number
+  usePosixPathSeparator: boolean
 }
 
 export const getInputs = (): Inputs => {
@@ -240,6 +243,22 @@ export const getInputs = (): Inputs => {
     required: false
   })
 
+  const excludeSubmodules = core.getBooleanInput('exclude_submodules', {
+    required: false
+  })
+
+  const fetchMissingHistoryMaxRetries = core.getInput(
+    'fetch_missing_history_max_retries',
+    {required: false}
+  )
+
+  const usePosixPathSeparator = core.getBooleanInput(
+    'use_posix_path_separator',
+    {
+      required: false
+    }
+  )
+
   const inputs: Inputs = {
     files,
     filesSeparator,
@@ -279,6 +298,8 @@ export const getInputs = (): Inputs => {
     skipInitialFetch,
     fetchAdditionalSubmoduleHistory,
     dirNamesDeletedFilesIncludeOnlyDeletedDirs,
+    excludeSubmodules,
+    usePosixPathSeparator,
     // End Not Supported via REST API
     dirNames,
     dirNamesExcludeCurrentDir,
@@ -305,5 +326,13 @@ export const getInputs = (): Inputs => {
     inputs.dirNamesMaxDepth = parseInt(dirNamesMaxDepth, 10)
   }
 
+  if (fetchMissingHistoryMaxRetries) {
+    // Fallback to at least 1 if the fetch_missing_history_max_retries is less than 1
+    inputs.fetchMissingHistoryMaxRetries = Math.max(
+      parseInt(fetchMissingHistoryMaxRetries, 10),
+      1
+    )
+  }
+
   return inputs
 }

src/main.ts

@@ -64,10 +64,16 @@ const getChangedFilesFromLocalGitHistory = async ({
   }
 
   const isShallow = await isRepoShallow({cwd: workingDirectory})
-  const hasSubmodule = await submoduleExists({cwd: workingDirectory})
+  let diffSubmodule = false
   let gitFetchExtraArgs = ['--no-tags', '--prune']
 
-  if (hasSubmodule) {
+  if (inputs.excludeSubmodules) {
+    core.info('Excluding submodules from the diff')
+  } else {
+    diffSubmodule = await submoduleExists({cwd: workingDirectory})
+  }
+
+  if (diffSubmodule) {
     gitFetchExtraArgs.push('--recurse-submodules')
   }
 
@@ -77,7 +83,7 @@ const getChangedFilesFromLocalGitHistory = async ({
     inputs.outputRenamedFilesAsDeletedAndAdded
   let submodulePaths: string[] = []
 
-  if (hasSubmodule) {
+  if (diffSubmodule) {
     submodulePaths = await getSubmodulePath({cwd: workingDirectory})
   }
 
@@ -94,7 +100,7 @@ const getChangedFilesFromLocalGitHistory = async ({
       env,
       workingDirectory,
       isShallow,
-      hasSubmodule,
+      diffSubmodule,
       gitFetchExtraArgs,
       isTag,
       remoteName
@@ -109,7 +115,7 @@ const getChangedFilesFromLocalGitHistory = async ({
       inputs,
       workingDirectory,
       isShallow,
-      hasSubmodule,
+      diffSubmodule,
       gitFetchExtraArgs,
       remoteName
     })
@@ -127,7 +133,7 @@ const getChangedFilesFromLocalGitHistory = async ({
 
   const allDiffFiles = await getAllDiffFiles({
     workingDirectory,
-    hasSubmodule,
+    diffSubmodule,
     diffResult,
     submodulePaths,
     outputRenamedFilesAsDeletedAndAdded,
@@ -153,7 +159,7 @@ const getChangedFilesFromLocalGitHistory = async ({
       deletedFiles: allDiffFiles[ChangeTypeEnum.Deleted],
       recoverPatterns,
       diffResult,
-      hasSubmodule,
+      diffSubmodule,
       submodulePaths
     })
   }
@@ -171,7 +177,7 @@ const getChangedFilesFromLocalGitHistory = async ({
     const allOldNewRenamedFiles = await getRenamedFiles({
       inputs,
       workingDirectory,
-      hasSubmodule,
+      diffSubmodule,
       diffResult,
       submodulePaths
     })

src/utils.ts

@@ -32,11 +32,13 @@ export const normalizeSeparators = (p: string): string => {
 
     // Remove redundant slashes
     const isUnc = /^\\\\+[^\\]/.test(p) // e.g. \\hello
-    return (isUnc ? '\\' : '') + p.replace(/\\\\+/g, '\\') // preserve leading \\ for UNC
+    p = (isUnc ? '\\' : '') + p.replace(/\\\\+/g, '\\') // preserve leading \\ for UNC
+  } else {
+    // Remove redundant slashes on Linux/macOS
+    p = p.replace(/\/\/+/g, '/')
   }
 
-  // Remove redundant slashes
-  return p.replace(/\/\/+/g, '/')
+  return p
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1413,7 +1415,7 @@ export const recoverDeletedFiles = async ({
   deletedFiles,
   recoverPatterns,
   diffResult,
-  hasSubmodule,
+  diffSubmodule,
   submodulePaths
 }: {
   inputs: Inputs
@@ -1421,7 +1423,7 @@ export const recoverDeletedFiles = async ({
   deletedFiles: string[]
   recoverPatterns: string[]
   diffResult: DiffResult
-  hasSubmodule: boolean
+  diffSubmodule: boolean
   submodulePaths: string[]
 }): Promise<void> => {
   let recoverableDeletedFiles = deletedFiles
@@ -1451,7 +1453,7 @@ export const recoverDeletedFiles = async ({
 
     const submodulePath = submodulePaths.find(p => deletedFile.startsWith(p))
 
-    if (hasSubmodule && submodulePath) {
+    if (diffSubmodule && submodulePath) {
       const submoduleShaResult = await gitSubmoduleDiffSHA({
         cwd: workingDirectory,
         parentSha1: diffResult.previousSha,