fix: bug modified_keys and changed_key outputs not set when no changes detected (#2509)

Co-authored-by: github-actions[bot] <41898282+github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Tonye Jack <jtonye@ymail.com>

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

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run release-tagger
         uses: tj-actions/release-tagger@1a9264b0fd99a1ef92c4fd2f077f292900cc79b6 # v4.0.0
       - name: Sync release version.
-        uses: tj-actions/sync-release-version@2c909a7cf69905388d998101c40edb26d0882ea2 # v13.12
+        uses: tj-actions/sync-release-version@2a7ef0deb39b3ecce887ee99d2261c6cef989d84 # v13.16
         id: sync-release-version
         with:
           pattern: '${{ github.repository }}@'
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
           paths: |
             README.md
       - name: Sync release package version.
-        uses: tj-actions/sync-release-version@2c909a7cf69905388d998101c40edb26d0882ea2 # v13.12
+        uses: tj-actions/sync-release-version@2a7ef0deb39b3ecce887ee99d2261c6cef989d84 # v13.16
         id: sync-release-package-version
         with:
           pattern: '"version": "'

HISTORY.md

@@ -1,5 +1,33 @@
 # Changelog
 
+# [46.0.3](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/compare/v46.0.2...v46.0.3) - (2025-03-23)
+
+## <!-- 26 -->🔄 Update
+
+- Updated README.md ([#2501](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/issues/2501))
+
+Co-authored-by: github-actions[bot] <41898282+github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com> ([41e0de5](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/commit/41e0de576a0f2b64d9f06f2773f539109e55a70a))  - (github-actions[bot])
+- Updated README.md ([#2499](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/issues/2499))
+
+Co-authored-by: github-actions[bot] <41898282+github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com> ([9457878](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/commit/945787811a795cd840a1157ac590dd7827a05c8e))  - (github-actions[bot])
+
+## <!-- 3 -->📚 Documentation
+
+- Remove warning ([#2504](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/issues/2504)) ([8132356](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/commit/813235684248c47a3518575ef56906084b59e7e8))  - (Tonye Jack)
+
+## <!-- 7 -->⚙️ Miscellaneous Tasks
+
+- **deps:** Bump test/demo from `5dfac2e` to `c6bd3b3` ([#2505](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/issues/2505)) ([823fceb](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/commit/823fcebdb31bb35fdf2229d9f769b400309430d0))  - (dependabot[bot])
+- Pin github actions ([#2503](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/issues/2503)) ([7a369a7](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/commit/7a369a71758acce79205e5145cb728a08ae607fb))  - (Tonye Jack)
+- **deps-dev:** Bump @types/node from 22.13.10 to 22.13.11 ([#2502](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/issues/2502)) ([9468856](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/commit/9468856c2214566e4f7d96d3a018fb3e889a4d6d))  - (dependabot[bot])
+
+## <!-- 9 -->⬆️ Upgrades
+
+- Upgraded to v46.0.2 ([#2500](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/issues/2500))
+
+Co-authored-by: github-actions[bot] <41898282+github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
+Co-authored-by: Tonye Jack <jtonye@ymail.com> ([401c722](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/commit/401c7227d10aad0ed26ab13735f1b290c3bcc919))  - (github-actions[bot])
+
 # [46.0.2](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/compare/v46.0.1...v46.0.2) - (2025-03-22)
 
 ## <!-- 1 -->🐛 Bug Fixes

README.md

@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ jobs:
       # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
       - name: Get changed files
         id: changed-files
-        uses: tj-actions/changed-files@26a38635fc1173cc5820336ce97be6188d0de9f5 # v46
+        uses: tj-actions/changed-files@823fcebdb31bb35fdf2229d9f769b400309430d0 # v46
         # 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 
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ jobs:
       # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
       - name: Get all changed markdown files
         id: changed-markdown-files
-        uses: tj-actions/changed-files@26a38635fc1173cc5820336ce97be6188d0de9f5 # v46
+        uses: tj-actions/changed-files@823fcebdb31bb35fdf2229d9f769b400309430d0 # v46
         with:
           # Avoid using single or double quotes for multiline patterns
           files: |
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ jobs:
       # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
       - name: Get all test, doc and src files that have changed
         id: changed-files-yaml
-        uses: tj-actions/changed-files@26a38635fc1173cc5820336ce97be6188d0de9f5 # v46
+        uses: tj-actions/changed-files@823fcebdb31bb35fdf2229d9f769b400309430d0 # v46
         with:
           files_yaml: |
             doc:
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ jobs:
       # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
       - name: Get changed files in the docs folder
         id: changed-files-specific
-        uses: tj-actions/changed-files@26a38635fc1173cc5820336ce97be6188d0de9f5 # v46
+        uses: tj-actions/changed-files@823fcebdb31bb35fdf2229d9f769b400309430d0 # v46
         with:
           files: docs/*.{js,html}  # Alternatively using: `docs/**`
           files_ignore: docs/static.js
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Get changed files
         id: changed-files
-        uses: tj-actions/changed-files@26a38635fc1173cc5820336ce97be6188d0de9f5 # v46
+        uses: tj-actions/changed-files@823fcebdb31bb35fdf2229d9f769b400309430d0 # v46
 
       - name: List all changed files
         env:
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Get changed files
         id: changed-files
-        uses: tj-actions/changed-files@26a38635fc1173cc5820336ce97be6188d0de9f5 # v46
+        uses: tj-actions/changed-files@823fcebdb31bb35fdf2229d9f769b400309430d0 # v46
       # NOTE: `since_last_remote_commit: true` is implied by default and falls back to the previous local commit.
 
       - name: List all changed files
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ Support this project with a :star:
 <!-- AUTO-DOC-INPUT:START - Do not remove or modify this section -->
 
 ```yaml
-- uses: tj-actions/changed-files@26a38635fc1173cc5820336ce97be6188d0de9f5 # v46
+- uses: tj-actions/changed-files@823fcebdb31bb35fdf2229d9f769b400309430d0 # v46
   id: changed-files
   with:
     # Github API URL.
@@ -813,7 +813,7 @@ The format of the version string is as follows:
 ...
     - name: Get changed files
       id: changed-files
-      uses: tj-actions/changed-files@26a38635fc1173cc5820336ce97be6188d0de9f5 # v46
+      uses: tj-actions/changed-files@823fcebdb31bb35fdf2229d9f769b400309430d0 # v46
 ...
 ```
 
@@ -826,7 +826,7 @@ The format of the version string is as follows:
 ...
     - name: Get changed files
       id: changed-files
-      uses: tj-actions/changed-files@26a38635fc1173cc5820336ce97be6188d0de9f5 # v46
+      uses: tj-actions/changed-files@823fcebdb31bb35fdf2229d9f769b400309430d0 # v46
       with:
         safe_output: false # set to false because we are using an environment variable to store the output and avoid command injection.
 
@@ -849,7 +849,7 @@ The format of the version string is as follows:
 ...
     - name: Get all changed files and use a comma separator in the output
       id: changed-files
-      uses: tj-actions/changed-files@26a38635fc1173cc5820336ce97be6188d0de9f5 # v46
+      uses: tj-actions/changed-files@823fcebdb31bb35fdf2229d9f769b400309430d0 # v46
       with:
         separator: ","
 ...
@@ -866,7 +866,7 @@ See [inputs](#inputs) for more information.
 ...
     - name: Get changed files
       id: changed-files
-      uses: tj-actions/changed-files@26a38635fc1173cc5820336ce97be6188d0de9f5 # v46
+      uses: tj-actions/changed-files@823fcebdb31bb35fdf2229d9f769b400309430d0 # v46
 
     - name: List all added files
       env:
@@ -889,7 +889,7 @@ See [outputs](#outputs) for a list of all available outputs.
 ...
     - name: Get changed files
       id: changed-files
-      uses: tj-actions/changed-files@26a38635fc1173cc5820336ce97be6188d0de9f5 # v46
+      uses: tj-actions/changed-files@823fcebdb31bb35fdf2229d9f769b400309430d0 # v46
 
     - name: Run a step if my-file.txt was modified
       if: contains(steps.changed-files.outputs.modified_files, 'my-file.txt')
@@ -910,7 +910,7 @@ See [outputs](#outputs) for a list of all available outputs.
 
    - name: Get changed files and write the outputs to a Txt file
      id: changed-files-write-output-files-txt
-     uses: tj-actions/changed-files@26a38635fc1173cc5820336ce97be6188d0de9f5 # v46
+     uses: tj-actions/changed-files@823fcebdb31bb35fdf2229d9f769b400309430d0 # v46
      with:
        write_output_files: true
 
@@ -929,7 +929,7 @@ See [outputs](#outputs) for a list of all available outputs.
 ...
    - name: Get changed files and write the outputs to a JSON file
      id: changed-files-write-output-files-json
-     uses: tj-actions/changed-files@26a38635fc1173cc5820336ce97be6188d0de9f5 # v46
+     uses: tj-actions/changed-files@823fcebdb31bb35fdf2229d9f769b400309430d0 # v46
      with:
        json: true
        write_output_files: true
@@ -949,7 +949,7 @@ See [outputs](#outputs) for a list of all available outputs.
 ...
     - name: Get changed files
       id: changed-files
-      uses: tj-actions/changed-files@26a38635fc1173cc5820336ce97be6188d0de9f5 # v46
+      uses: tj-actions/changed-files@823fcebdb31bb35fdf2229d9f769b400309430d0 # v46
       with:
         files: |
           my-file.txt
@@ -972,7 +972,7 @@ See [inputs](#inputs) for more information.
 ...
     - name: Get changed files
       id: changed-files-specific
-      uses: tj-actions/changed-files@26a38635fc1173cc5820336ce97be6188d0de9f5 # v46
+      uses: tj-actions/changed-files@823fcebdb31bb35fdf2229d9f769b400309430d0 # v46
       with:
         files: |
           my-file.txt
@@ -1023,7 +1023,7 @@ See [outputs](#outputs) for a list of all available outputs.
 ...
     - 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@26a38635fc1173cc5820336ce97be6188d0de9f5 # v46
+      uses: tj-actions/changed-files@823fcebdb31bb35fdf2229d9f769b400309430d0 # v46
       with:
         files_from_source_file: test/changed-files-list.txt
 ...
@@ -1040,7 +1040,7 @@ See [inputs](#inputs) for more information.
 ...
     - 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@26a38635fc1173cc5820336ce97be6188d0de9f5 # v46
+      uses: tj-actions/changed-files@823fcebdb31bb35fdf2229d9f769b400309430d0 # v46
       with:
         files_from_source_file: |
           test/changed-files-list.txt
@@ -1061,7 +1061,7 @@ See [inputs](#inputs) for more information.
 ...
     - name: Get changed files using a different SHA
       id: changed-files
-      uses: tj-actions/changed-files@26a38635fc1173cc5820336ce97be6188d0de9f5 # v46
+      uses: tj-actions/changed-files@823fcebdb31bb35fdf2229d9f769b400309430d0 # v46
       with:
         sha: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}
 ...
@@ -1078,7 +1078,7 @@ See [inputs](#inputs) for more information.
 ...
     - name: Get changed files using a different base SHA
       id: changed-files
-      uses: tj-actions/changed-files@26a38635fc1173cc5820336ce97be6188d0de9f5 # v46
+      uses: tj-actions/changed-files@823fcebdb31bb35fdf2229d9f769b400309430d0 # v46
       with:
         base_sha: ${{ github.event.pull_request.base.sha }}
 ...
@@ -1110,7 +1110,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Get changed files
         id: changed-files
-        uses: tj-actions/changed-files@26a38635fc1173cc5820336ce97be6188d0de9f5 # v46
+        uses: tj-actions/changed-files@823fcebdb31bb35fdf2229d9f769b400309430d0 # v46
 
       - name: List changed files
         env:
@@ -1120,7 +1120,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Get changed files in the .github folder
         id: changed-files-specific
-        uses: tj-actions/changed-files@26a38635fc1173cc5820336ce97be6188d0de9f5 # v46
+        uses: tj-actions/changed-files@823fcebdb31bb35fdf2229d9f769b400309430d0 # v46
         with:
           files: .github/**
 
@@ -1151,7 +1151,7 @@ See [inputs](#inputs) for more information.
 
     - name: Run changed-files with defaults in dir1
       id: changed-files-for-dir1
-      uses: tj-actions/changed-files@26a38635fc1173cc5820336ce97be6188d0de9f5 # v46
+      uses: tj-actions/changed-files@823fcebdb31bb35fdf2229d9f769b400309430d0 # v46
       with:
         path: dir1
 
@@ -1176,13 +1176,13 @@ See [inputs](#inputs) for more information.
 ...
     - name: Run changed-files with quotepath disabled
       id: changed-files-quotepath
-      uses: tj-actions/changed-files@26a38635fc1173cc5820336ce97be6188d0de9f5 # v46
+      uses: tj-actions/changed-files@823fcebdb31bb35fdf2229d9f769b400309430d0 # v46
       with:
         quotepath: "false"
 
     - name: Run changed-files with quotepath disabled for a specified list of file(s)
       id: changed-files-quotepath-specific
-      uses: tj-actions/changed-files@26a38635fc1173cc5820336ce97be6188d0de9f5 # v46
+      uses: tj-actions/changed-files@823fcebdb31bb35fdf2229d9f769b400309430d0 # v46
       with:
         files: test/test-è.txt
         quotepath: "false"
@@ -1215,7 +1215,7 @@ See [inputs](#inputs) for more information.
 
       - 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@26a38635fc1173cc5820336ce97be6188d0de9f5 # v46
+        uses: tj-actions/changed-files@823fcebdb31bb35fdf2229d9f769b400309430d0 # v46
         with:
           base_sha: ${{ steps.last_successful_commit_push.outputs.base }}
 ...
@@ -1242,7 +1242,7 @@ See [inputs](#inputs) for more information.
 
       - name: Run changed-files with the commit of the last successful test workflow run on the main branch
         id: changed-files-base-sha-pull-request
-        uses: tj-actions/changed-files@26a38635fc1173cc5820336ce97be6188d0de9f5 # v46
+        uses: tj-actions/changed-files@823fcebdb31bb35fdf2229d9f769b400309430d0 # v46
         with:
           base_sha: ${{ steps.last_successful_commit_pull_request.outputs.base }}
 ...
@@ -1268,7 +1268,7 @@ See [inputs](#inputs) for more information.
 ...
     - name: Run changed-files with dir_names
       id: changed-files-dir-names
-      uses: tj-actions/changed-files@26a38635fc1173cc5820336ce97be6188d0de9f5 # v46
+      uses: tj-actions/changed-files@823fcebdb31bb35fdf2229d9f769b400309430d0 # v46
       with:
         dir_names: "true"
 ...
@@ -1285,7 +1285,7 @@ See [inputs](#inputs) for more information.
 ...
     - name: Run changed-files with JSON output
       id: changed-files-json
-      uses: tj-actions/changed-files@26a38635fc1173cc5820336ce97be6188d0de9f5 # v46
+      uses: tj-actions/changed-files@823fcebdb31bb35fdf2229d9f769b400309430d0 # v46
       with:
         json: "true"
 ...
@@ -1302,13 +1302,13 @@ See [inputs](#inputs) for more information.
 ...
     - name: Get changed-files since 2022-08-19
       id: changed-files-since
-      uses: tj-actions/changed-files@26a38635fc1173cc5820336ce97be6188d0de9f5 # v46
+      uses: tj-actions/changed-files@823fcebdb31bb35fdf2229d9f769b400309430d0 # v46
       with:
         since: "2022-08-19"
 
     - name: Get changed-files until 2022-08-20
       id: changed-files-until
-      uses: tj-actions/changed-files@26a38635fc1173cc5820336ce97be6188d0de9f5 # v46
+      uses: tj-actions/changed-files@823fcebdb31bb35fdf2229d9f769b400309430d0 # v46
       with:
         until: "2022-08-20"
 ...
@@ -1326,14 +1326,10 @@ See [inputs](#inputs) for more information.
 
 *   [qgis/QGIS: uses tj-actions/changed-files to automate spell checking](https://github.com/qgis/QGIS/blob/a5333497e90ac9de4ca70463d8e0b64c3f294d63/.github/workflows/code_layout.yml#L147)
 
-*   [coder/code-server: uses tj-actions/changed-files to automate detecting changes and run steps based on the outcome](https://github.com/coder/code-server/blob/c32a31d802f679846876b8ad9aacff6cf7b5361d/.github/workflows/build.yaml#L48)
-
 *   [tldr-pages/tldr: uses tj-actions/changed-files to automate detecting spelling errors](https://github.com/tldr-pages/tldr/blob/c1b714c55cb0048037b79a681a10d7f3ddb0164c/.github/workflows/codespell.yml#L18-L26)
 
 *   [nodejs/docker-node: uses tj-actions/changed-files to generate matrix jobs based on changes detected](https://github.com/nodejs/docker-node/blob/3c4fa6daf06a4786d202f2f610351837806a0380/.github/workflows/build-test.yml#L29)
 
-*   [refined-github: uses tj-actions/changed-files to automate test URL validation in added/edited files](https://github.com/refined-github/refined-github/blob/b754bfe58904da8a599d7876fdaaf18302785629/.github/workflows/features.yml#L35)
-
 *   [aws-doc-sdk-examples: uses tj-actions/changed-files to automate testing](https://github.com/awsdocs/aws-doc-sdk-examples/blob/2393723ef6b0cad9502f4852f5c72f7be58ca89d/.github/workflows/javascript.yml#L22)
 
 *   [nhost: uses tj-actions/changed-files to automate testing based on changes detected](https://github.com/nhost/nhost/blob/71a8ce444618a8ac4d660518172fba4883c4014b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml#L44-L48)

dist/index.js

@@ -97,20 +97,16 @@ const processChangedFiles = async ({ filePatterns, allDiffFiles, inputs, yamlFil
             core.info('All Done!');
             core.endGroup();
         }
-        if (modifiedKeys.length > 0) {
-            await (0, utils_1.setArrayOutput)({
-                key: 'modified_keys',
-                inputs,
-                value: modifiedKeys
-            });
-        }
-        if (changedKeys.length > 0) {
-            await (0, utils_1.setArrayOutput)({
-                key: 'changed_keys',
-                inputs,
-                value: changedKeys
-            });
-        }
+        await (0, utils_1.setArrayOutput)({
+            key: 'modified_keys',
+            inputs,
+            value: modifiedKeys
+        });
+        await (0, utils_1.setArrayOutput)({
+            key: 'changed_keys',
+            inputs,
+            value: changedKeys
+        });
     }
     if (filePatterns.length === 0 && Object.keys(yamlFilePatterns).length === 0) {
         core.startGroup('changed-files-all');

src/changedFiles.ts

@@ -89,21 +89,17 @@ export const processChangedFiles = async ({
       core.endGroup()
     }
 
-    if (modifiedKeys.length > 0) {
-      await setArrayOutput({
-        key: 'modified_keys',
-        inputs,
-        value: modifiedKeys
-      })
-    }
+    await setArrayOutput({
+      key: 'modified_keys',
+      inputs,
+      value: modifiedKeys
+    })
 
-    if (changedKeys.length > 0) {
-      await setArrayOutput({
-        key: 'changed_keys',
-        inputs,
-        value: changedKeys
-      })
-    }
+    await setArrayOutput({
+      key: 'changed_keys',
+      inputs,
+      value: changedKeys
+    })
   }
 
   if (filePatterns.length === 0 && Object.keys(yamlFilePatterns).length === 0) {