Bump tj-actions/glob from 16.11 to 16.12 (#1032)

Co-authored-by: dependabot[bot] <49699333+dependabot[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@v4.2.4
         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@v4.2.4
         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
@@ -86,20 +75,15 @@ jobs:
 
   test-using-since-and-until:
     name: Test changed-files using since and until
-    runs-on: ${{ matrix.platform }}
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     if: github.event_name == 'push'
-    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]
 
     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: ./
@@ -113,13 +97,13 @@ jobs:
           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: ./
@@ -127,9 +111,9 @@ jobs:
           until: "2022-08-20"
 
       - name: Check output
-        if: "!contains(steps.changed-files-until.outputs.all_changed_files, 'entrypoint.sh')"
+        if: "!contains(steps.changed-files-until.outputs.all_changed_files, 'README.md')"
         run: |
-          echo "Invalid output: Expected to include (entrypoint.sh) got (${{ steps.changed-files-until.outputs.all_changed_files }})"
+          echo "Invalid output: Expected to include (README.md) got (${{ steps.changed-files-until.outputs.all_changed_files }})"
           exit 1
         shell:
           bash
@@ -142,12 +126,7 @@ jobs:
 
   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
@@ -177,12 +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
@@ -203,25 +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: |
@@ -231,12 +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
@@ -283,12 +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
@@ -299,7 +265,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: ./
         continue-on-error: true
         with:
-          base_sha: "4554456"
+          sha: "4774456"
 
       - name: Show output
         run: |
@@ -319,7 +285,7 @@ jobs:
         continue-on-error: true
         with:
           files: action.yml
-          base_sha: "4554456"
+          sha: "4774456"
 
       - name: Show output
         run: |
@@ -333,6 +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 }}
@@ -340,14 +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: ${{ toJson(github) }}
@@ -360,6 +364,38 @@ jobs:
           echo '${{ 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 ${{ steps.changed-files.outputs.modified_files }}; do
@@ -394,12 +430,56 @@ jobs:
           echo '${{ 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: |
@@ -407,9 +487,30 @@ 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 with dir_names specific
+        id: changed-files-dir-names-specific
+        uses: ./
+        with:
+          base_sha: d1c0ee4
+          sha: 4d04215
+          fetch_depth: 60000
+          dir_names: "true"
+          files: test/**
+      - name: Show output
+        run: |
+          echo '${{ toJSON(steps.changed-files-dir-names-specific.outputs) }}'
+        shell:
+          bash
+      - name: Check dir_names output
+        if: steps.changed-files-dir-names.outputs.all_changed_files != 'test'
+        run: |
+          echo "Invalid output: Expected (test) got (${{ steps.changed-files-dir-names-specific.outputs.all_changed_files }})"
           exit 1
         shell:
           bash
@@ -454,6 +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 '${{ toJSON(steps.changed-files-json-raw-format.outputs.all_changed_files) }}'
+        shell:
+          bash
       - name: Run changed-files with comma separator
         id: changed-files-comma
         uses: ./
@@ -491,6 +604,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           base_sha: d1c0ee4
           sha: 4d04215
+          fetch_depth: 60000
           include_all_old_new_renamed_files: true
       - name: Show output
         run: |
@@ -510,6 +624,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           base_sha: 4d04215
           sha: fe238e6
+          fetch_depth: 60000
           include_all_old_new_renamed_files: true
       - name: Show output
         run: |
@@ -770,8 +885,11 @@ jobs:
           (
             !contains(steps.changed-files-specific-source-file.outputs.all_changed_files, 'action.yml') &&
             !contains(steps.changed-files-specific-source-file.outputs.all_changed_files, '.github/workflows/test.yml') &&
-            !contains(steps.changed-files-specific-source-file.outputs.all_changed_files, '.github/workflows/greetings.yml') &&
-            !contains(steps.changed-files-specific-source-file.outputs.all_changed_files, 'test/test.txt')
+            !contains(steps.changed-files-specific-source-file.outputs.all_changed_files, 'test/test.txt') &&
+            !contains(steps.changed-files-specific-source-file.outputs.all_changed_files, 'test/test2/test.txt') &&
+            !contains(steps.changed-files-specific-source-file.outputs.all_changed_files, 'test/test2/test3/test4/test.txt') &&
+            !contains(steps.changed-files-specific-source-file.outputs.all_changed_files, '[test new].txt') &&
+            !contains(steps.changed-files-specific-source-file.outputs.all_changed_files, '.github/workflows/greetings.yml')
           )
         run: |
           if [[ "${{ steps.changed-files-specific-source-file.outputs.any_changed }}" != "false" ]]; then
@@ -792,8 +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 [[ "${{ steps.changed-files-specific-source-file.outputs.any_modified }}" != "false" ]]; then
@@ -810,7 +931,16 @@ jobs:
         shell:
           bash
       - name: Verify any_deleted from source files
-        if: "!contains(steps.changed-files-specific-source-file.outputs.deleted_files, 'action.yml') && !contains(steps.changed-files-specific-source-file.outputs.deleted_files, '.github/workflows/test.yml') && !contains(steps.changed-files-specific-source-file.outputs.deleted_files, 'test/test.txt')"
+        if: |
+          (
+            !contains(steps.changed-files-specific-source-file.outputs.deleted_files, 'action.yml') &&
+            !contains(steps.changed-files-specific-source-file.outputs.deleted_files, '.github/workflows/test.yml') &&
+            !contains(steps.changed-files-specific-source-file.outputs.deleted_files, 'test/test.txt') &&
+            !contains(steps.changed-files-specific-source-file.outputs.deleted_files, 'test/test2/test.txt') &&
+            !contains(steps.changed-files-specific-source-file.outputs.deleted_files, 'test/test2/test3/test4/test.txt') &&
+            !contains(steps.changed-files-specific-source-file.outputs.deleted_files, '[test new].txt') &&
+            !contains(steps.changed-files-specific-source-file.outputs.deleted_files, '.github/workflows/greetings.yml')
+          )
         run: |
           if [[ "${{ steps.changed-files-specific-source-file.outputs.any_deleted }}" != "false" ]]; then
             echo "Invalid output: Expected (false) got (${{ steps.changed-files-specific-source-file.outputs.any_deleted }})"
@@ -836,7 +966,15 @@ jobs:
         shell:
           bash
       - name: Verify any_changed files comma separator
-        if: "!contains(steps.changed-files-specific-comma-source-file.outputs.all_changed_files, 'action.yml') && !contains(steps.changed-files-specific-comma-source-file.outputs.all_changed_files, '.github/workflows/test.yml') && !contains(steps.changed-files-specific-comma.outputs.all_changed_files, 'test/test.txt')"
+        if: |
+          (
+            !contains(steps.changed-files-specific-comma-source-file.outputs.all_changed_files, 'action.yml') &&
+            !contains(steps.changed-files-specific-comma-source-file.outputs.all_changed_files, '.github/workflows/test.yml') &&
+            !contains(steps.changed-files-specific-comma-source-file.outputs.all_changed_files, 'test/test.txt') &&
+            !contains(steps.changed-files-specific-comma-source-file.outputs.all_changed_files, 'test/test2/test.txt') &&
+            !contains(steps.changed-files-specific-comma-source-file.outputs.all_changed_files, 'test/test2/test3/test4/test.txt') &&
+            !contains(steps.changed-files-specific-comma-source-file.outputs.all_changed_files, '[test new].txt')
+          )
         run: |
           if [[ "${{ steps.changed-files-specific-comma-source-file.outputs.any_changed }}" != "false" ]]; then
             echo "Invalid output: Expected (false) got (${{ steps.changed-files-specific-comma-source-file.outputs.any_changed }})"
@@ -845,7 +983,15 @@ jobs:
         shell:
           bash
       - name: Verify any_modified files comma separator
-        if: "!contains(steps.changed-files-specific-comma-source-file.outputs.all_modified_files, 'action.yml') && !contains(steps.changed-files-specific-comma-source-file.outputs.all_modified_files, '.github/workflows/test.yml') && !contains(steps.changed-files-specific-comma.outputs.all_modified_files, 'test/test.txt')"
+        if: |
+          (
+            !contains(steps.changed-files-specific-comma-source-file.outputs.all_modified_files, 'action.yml') &&
+            !contains(steps.changed-files-specific-comma-source-file.outputs.all_modified_files, '.github/workflows/test.yml') &&
+            !contains(steps.changed-files-specific-comma-source-file.outputs.all_modified_files, 'test/test.txt') &&
+            !contains(steps.changed-files-specific-comma-source-file.outputs.all_modified_files, 'test/test2/test.txt') &&
+            !contains(steps.changed-files-specific-comma-source-file.outputs.all_modified_files, 'test/test2/test3/test4/test.txt') &&
+            !contains(steps.changed-files-specific-comma-source-file.outputs.all_modified_files, '[test new].txt')
+          )
         run: |
           if [[ "${{ steps.changed-files-specific-comma-source-file.outputs.any_modified }}" != "false" ]]; then
             echo "Invalid output: Expected (false) got (${{ steps.changed-files-specific-comma-source-file.outputs.any_modified }})"
@@ -854,7 +1000,15 @@ jobs:
         shell:
           bash
       - name: Verify any_deleted files with comma separator
-        if: "!contains(steps.changed-files-specific-comma-source-file.outputs.deleted_files, 'action.yml') && !contains(steps.changed-files-specific-comma-source-file.outputs.deleted_files, '.github/workflows/test.yml') && !contains(steps.changed-files-specific-comma.outputs.deleted_files, 'test/test.txt')"
+        if: |
+          (
+            !contains(steps.changed-files-specific-comma-source-file.outputs.deleted_files, 'action.yml') &&
+            !contains(steps.changed-files-specific-comma-source-file.outputs.deleted_files, '.github/workflows/test.yml') &&
+            !contains(steps.changed-files-specific-comma-source-file.outputs.deleted_files, 'test/test.txt') &&
+            !contains(steps.changed-files-specific-comma-source-file.outputs.deleted_files, 'test/test2/test.txt') &&
+            !contains(steps.changed-files-specific-comma-source-file.outputs.deleted_files, 'test/test2/test3/test4/test.txt') &&
+            !contains(steps.changed-files-specific-comma-source-file.outputs.deleted_files, '[test new].txt')
+          )
         run: |
           if [[ "${{ 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 }})"
@@ -862,42 +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"

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@v16.12
       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@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
@@ -32,45 +48,67 @@ 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..."
-
-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" 2>&1) && 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=$? || exit_status=$?
+IS_SHALLOW=$(git rev-parse --is-shallow-repository) && exit_status=$? || 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"
+  echo "::error::Unable to determine if the repository is shallow"
   exit 1
-else
-  echo "::debug::Current SHA: $CURRENT_SHA"
 fi
 
-if [[ -z $GITHUB_BASE_REF ]]; then
+if [[ -z $GITHUB_EVENT_PULL_REQUEST_BASE_REF ]]; then
   echo "Running on a push event..."
-  TARGET_BRANCH=${GITHUB_REF/refs\/heads\//} && exit_status=$? || exit_status=$?
-  CURRENT_BRANCH=$TARGET_BRANCH && exit_status=$? || exit_status=$?
+  TARGET_BRANCH=$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
+      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 $INPUT_BASE_SHA ]]; then
     if [[ -n "$INPUT_SINCE" ]]; then
@@ -81,37 +119,51 @@ if [[ -z $GITHUB_BASE_REF ]]; then
         echo "::error::Unable to locate a previous commit for the specified date: $INPUT_SINCE"
         exit 1
       fi
+    elif [[ "$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 [[ -z "$PREVIOUS_SHA" ]]; then
+        echo "::error::Unable to locate a previous commit for the specified tag: $GITHUB_REF"
+        exit 1
+      fi
     else
-      git fetch --no-tags -u --progress origin --depth="$INPUT_TARGET_BRANCH_FETCH_DEPTH" "${TARGET_BRANCH}":"${TARGET_BRANCH}" && exit_status=$? || exit_status=$?
+      if [[ "$INPUT_SINCE_LAST_REMOTE_COMMIT" == "true" ]]; then
+        PREVIOUS_SHA=""
 
-      PREVIOUS_SHA=""
-
-      if [[ "$GITHUB_EVENT_FORCED" == "false" ]]; then
-        PREVIOUS_SHA=$GITHUB_EVENT_BEFORE
+        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..."
@@ -122,24 +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"
 
@@ -148,14 +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
 
@@ -164,12 +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.