Merge pull request #806 from tj-actions/fix/bug-with-retrieving-the-last-remote-commit

fix: bug with retrieving the last remote commit

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yaml

@@ -69,13 +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: |
-        This can be achieved by:
         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/test.yml

@@ -27,13 +27,15 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - name: shellcheck
         uses: reviewdog/action-shellcheck@v1.15
+        with:
+          github_token: ${{ secrets.PAT_TOKEN }}
 
   test-multiple-repositories:
     name: Test with multiple repositories
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.platform }}
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
-      max-parallel: 4
+      max-parallel: 2
       matrix:
         platform: [ubuntu-latest, ubuntu-22.04, windows-latest, macos-latest, macos-11, ubuntu-18.04, windows-2022]
     steps:
@@ -90,7 +92,7 @@ jobs:
     if: github.event_name == 'push'
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
-      max-parallel: 4
+      max-parallel: 2
       matrix:
         platform: [ubuntu-latest, ubuntu-22.04, windows-latest, macos-latest, macos-11, ubuntu-18.04, windows-2022]
 
@@ -127,9 +129,9 @@ 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
@@ -299,7 +301,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: ./
         continue-on-error: true
         with:
-          base_sha: "4554456"
+          sha: "4774456"
 
       - name: Show output
         run: |
@@ -319,7 +321,7 @@ jobs:
         continue-on-error: true
         with:
           files: action.yml
-          base_sha: "4554456"
+          sha: "4774456"
 
       - name: Show output
         run: |
@@ -929,7 +931,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           branch: ${{ steps.branch-name.outputs.base_ref_branch }}
           workflow_id: 'test.yml'
-          github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          github_token: ${{ secrets.PAT_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

HISTORY.md

@@ -1,12 +1,95 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [v34.4.0](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/tree/v34.4.0) (2022-11-11)
+
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/compare/v34...v34.4.0)
+
+## [v34](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/tree/v34) (2022-11-11)
+
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/compare/v34.3.4...v34)
+
+**Fixed bugs:**
+
+- \[BUG\] Very simple branch gives: "Unable to find merge-base between main and HEAD." [\#797](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/issues/797)
+- \[BUG\] Specfic File Bug in v33 / v34 - grep: : No such file or directory [\#795](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/issues/795)
+- \[BUG\] Please verify that the previous sha is valid, and increase the fetch\_depth to a number higher than 40. [\#790](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/issues/790)
+
+**Merged pull requests:**
+
+- chore: update test [\#799](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/799) ([jackton1](https://github.com/jackton1))
+- feat: skip merge-base check for non shallow clones and fallback to using --fork-point [\#798](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/798) ([jackton1](https://github.com/jackton1))
+- chore: update bug issue template [\#796](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/796) ([jackton1](https://github.com/jackton1))
+- Upgraded to v34.3.4 [\#794](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/794) ([jackton1](https://github.com/jackton1))
+- chore: update readme [\#793](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/793) ([jackton1](https://github.com/jackton1))
+
+## [v34.3.4](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/tree/v34.3.4) (2022-11-08)
+
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/compare/v34.3.3...v34.3.4)
+
+**Merged pull requests:**
+
+- Updated README.md [\#792](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/792) ([jackton1](https://github.com/jackton1))
+- fix: re-add ability to change the max fetch depth [\#791](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/791) ([jackton1](https://github.com/jackton1))
+- Upgraded to v34.3.3 [\#788](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/788) ([jackton1](https://github.com/jackton1))
+
+## [v34.3.3](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/tree/v34.3.3) (2022-11-08)
+
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/compare/v34.3.1...v34.3.3)
+
+**Fixed bugs:**
+
+- \[BUG\] Action compares only two latest commits on push [\#783](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/issues/783)
+- Detected dubious ownership in repository error when running the action [\#782](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/issues/782)
+
+**Closed issues:**
+
+- Dependency Dashboard [\#27](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/issues/27)
+
+**Merged pull requests:**
+
+- fix: bug with force pushing commits to pr branches [\#787](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/787) ([jackton1](https://github.com/jackton1))
+- fix: bug with invalid branch name [\#786](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/786) ([jackton1](https://github.com/jackton1))
+- chore\(deps\): update tj-actions/glob action to v16 [\#785](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/785) ([renovate[bot]](https://github.com/apps/renovate))
+- chore: update readme [\#784](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/784) ([jackton1](https://github.com/jackton1))
+- Upgraded to v34.3.2 [\#781](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/781) ([jackton1](https://github.com/jackton1))
+
+## [v34.3.1](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/tree/v34.3.1) (2022-11-07)
+
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/compare/v34.3.2...v34.3.1)
+
+## [v34.3.2](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/tree/v34.3.2) (2022-11-07)
+
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/compare/v34.3.0...v34.3.2)
+
+**Fixed bugs:**
+
+- \[BUG\] Similar commit hashes detected: previous sha: abc123 is equivalent to the current sha: abc123 on PR merge [\#778](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/issues/778)
+
+**Merged pull requests:**
+
+- fix: similar commit hashes [\#780](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/780) ([jackton1](https://github.com/jackton1))
+- chore: update readme [\#779](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/779) ([jackton1](https://github.com/jackton1))
+- Upgraded to v34.3.0 [\#777](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/777) ([jackton1](https://github.com/jackton1))
+
+## [v34.3.0](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/tree/v34.3.0) (2022-11-07)
+
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/compare/v34.2.2...v34.3.0)
+
+**Closed issues:**
+
+- How can I let the workflow to detect the changes only in the certain micro service? [\#766](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/issues/766)
+
+**Merged pull requests:**
+
+- chore: exclude fetching tags [\#776](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/776) ([jackton1](https://github.com/jackton1))
+- chore: update test [\#775](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/775) ([jackton1](https://github.com/jackton1))
+- Updated README.md [\#774](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/774) ([jackton1](https://github.com/jackton1))
+- feat: add support for using the last remote commit [\#773](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/773) ([jackton1](https://github.com/jackton1))
+- Upgraded to v34.2.2 [\#772](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/772) ([jackton1](https://github.com/jackton1))
+
 ## [v34.2.2](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/tree/v34.2.2) (2022-11-06)
 
-[Full Changelog](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/compare/v34...v34.2.2)
-
-## [v34](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/tree/v34) (2022-11-06)
-
-[Full Changelog](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/compare/v34.2.1...v34)
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/compare/v34.2.1...v34.2.2)
 
 **Merged pull requests:**
 
@@ -137,10 +220,6 @@
 
 - \[BUG\] Auto-Merge not working properly on Change-Detection for PRs [\#713](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/issues/713)
 
-**Closed issues:**
-
-- Dependency Dashboard [\#27](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/issues/27)
-
 **Merged pull requests:**
 
 - Updated README.md [\#725](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/725) ([jackton1](https://github.com/jackton1))
@@ -158,7 +237,7 @@
 
 ## [v34.0.0](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/tree/v34.0.0) (2022-10-25)
 
-[Full Changelog](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/compare/v33...v34.0.0)
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/compare/v33.0.0...v34.0.0)
 
 **Fixed bugs:**
 
@@ -171,13 +250,13 @@
 - feat: add support for fetching more history [\#709](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/709) ([jackton1](https://github.com/jackton1))
 - Upgraded to v33.0.0 [\#707](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/707) ([jackton1](https://github.com/jackton1))
 
-## [v33](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/tree/v33) (2022-10-21)
-
-[Full Changelog](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/compare/v33.0.0...v33)
-
 ## [v33.0.0](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/tree/v33.0.0) (2022-10-21)
 
-[Full Changelog](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/compare/v32.1.2...v33.0.0)
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/compare/v33...v33.0.0)
+
+## [v33](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/tree/v33) (2022-10-21)
+
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/compare/v32.1.2...v33)
 
 **Closed issues:**
 
@@ -334,7 +413,7 @@
 
 ## [v30](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/tree/v30) (2022-09-24)
 
-[Full Changelog](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/compare/v29.0.9...v30)
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/compare/v29...v30)
 
 **Fixed bugs:**
 
@@ -350,13 +429,13 @@
 - chore\(deps\): update codacy/codacy-analysis-cli-action action to v4.2.0 [\#634](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/634) ([renovate[bot]](https://github.com/apps/renovate))
 - Upgraded to v29.0.9 [\#633](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/633) ([jackton1](https://github.com/jackton1))
 
-## [v29.0.9](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/tree/v29.0.9) (2022-09-20)
-
-[Full Changelog](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/compare/v29...v29.0.9)
-
 ## [v29](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/tree/v29) (2022-09-20)
 
-[Full Changelog](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/compare/v29.0.8...v29)
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/compare/v29.0.9...v29)
+
+## [v29.0.9](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/tree/v29.0.9) (2022-09-20)
+
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/compare/v29.0.8...v29.0.9)
 
 **Implemented enhancements:**
 
@@ -1281,7 +1360,7 @@
 
 ## [v12](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/tree/v12) (2021-12-14)
 
-[Full Changelog](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/compare/v11.9...v12)
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/compare/v11...v12)
 
 **Implemented enhancements:**
 
@@ -1299,13 +1378,13 @@
 - \[PR 1\]: Renamed all\_modified\_files to all\_changed\_files [\#283](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/283) ([jackton1](https://github.com/jackton1))
 - Upgraded to v11.9 [\#280](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/280) ([jackton1](https://github.com/jackton1))
 
-## [v11.9](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/tree/v11.9) (2021-12-04)
-
-[Full Changelog](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/compare/v11...v11.9)
-
 ## [v11](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/tree/v11) (2021-12-04)
 
-[Full Changelog](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/compare/v1.3.1...v11)
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/compare/v11.9...v11)
+
+## [v11.9](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/tree/v11.9) (2021-12-04)
+
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/compare/v1.3.1...v11.9)
 
 **Implemented enhancements:**
 
@@ -1394,7 +1473,7 @@
 
 ## [v1.2.1](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/tree/v1.2.1) (2021-11-08)
 
-[Full Changelog](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/compare/v1.2.0...v1.2.1)
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/compare/v11.5...v1.2.1)
 
 **Implemented enhancements:**
 
@@ -1408,13 +1487,13 @@
 - Update actions/checkout action to v2.4.0 [\#243](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/243) ([renovate[bot]](https://github.com/apps/renovate))
 - Upgraded to v11.5 [\#241](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/241) ([jackton1](https://github.com/jackton1))
 
-## [v1.2.0](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/tree/v1.2.0) (2021-10-30)
-
-[Full Changelog](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/compare/v11.5...v1.2.0)
-
 ## [v11.5](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/tree/v11.5) (2021-10-30)
 
-[Full Changelog](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/compare/v11.4...v11.5)
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/compare/v1.2.0...v11.5)
+
+## [v1.2.0](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/tree/v1.2.0) (2021-10-30)
+
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/compare/v11.4...v1.2.0)
 
 **Merged pull requests:**
 
@@ -1799,7 +1878,7 @@
 
 ## [v7](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/tree/v7) (2021-06-09)
 
-[Full Changelog](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/compare/v6.3...v7)
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/compare/v6...v7)
 
 **Closed issues:**
 
@@ -1815,13 +1894,13 @@
 - Update tj-actions/sync-release-version action to v8.7 [\#86](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/86) ([renovate[bot]](https://github.com/apps/renovate))
 - Upgraded to v6.3 [\#85](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/85) ([jackton1](https://github.com/jackton1))
 
-## [v6.3](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/tree/v6.3) (2021-05-26)
-
-[Full Changelog](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/compare/v6...v6.3)
-
 ## [v6](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/tree/v6) (2021-05-26)
 
-[Full Changelog](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/compare/v6.2...v6)
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/compare/v6.3...v6)
+
+## [v6.3](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/tree/v6.3) (2021-05-26)
+
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/compare/v6.2...v6.3)
 
 **Merged pull requests:**
 

README.md

@@ -52,9 +52,13 @@ Retrieve all changed files and directories relative to the target branch or the
 name: CI
 
 on:
+  # Compare the preceeding commit of main -> to the current commit of the main branch.
+  # (Note: To compare changes between the last pushed commit to the remote main branch set `since_last_remote_commit: true`)
   push:
     branches:
       - main
+  # Compare the last commit of main -> to the current commit of a PR branch. 
+  # (Note: To compare changes between the last pushed commit to the remote PR branch set `since_last_remote_commit: true`)
   pull_request:
     branches:
       - main
@@ -167,6 +171,7 @@ Support this project with a :star:
 |          files\_separator          | string |  false   |        `"\n"`         |                                                                                            Separator used to split the<br>`files` input                                                                                            |
 | include\_all\_old\_new\_renamed\_files | string |  false   |       `"false"`       |                                    Include `all_old_new_renamed_files` output. Note this<br>can generate a large output<br>See: [#501](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/issues/501).                                    |
 |               json                | string |  false   |       `"false"`       |                                                                Output list of changed files<br>in a JSON formatted string<br>which can be used for<br>matrix jobs.                                                                 |
+|          max\_fetch\_depth          | string |  false   |       `"5000"`        |                                                 Maximum depth of the branch<br>history fetched. **NOTE**: This can<br>be adjusted to resolve errors<br>with insufficient history.                                                  |
 |      old\_new\_files\_separator      | string |  false   |         `" "`         |                                                                                    Split character for multiple old<br>and new filename pairs.                                                                                     |
 |         old\_new\_separator         | string |  false   |         `","`         |                                                                                         Split character for old and<br>new filename pairs.                                                                                         |
 |               path                | string |  false   |         `"."`         |                                                                         Specify a relative path under<br>`$GITHUB_WORKSPACE` to locate the repository.<br>                                                                         |
@@ -595,6 +600,7 @@ This package was created with [Cookiecutter](https://github.com/cookiecutter/coo
 *   [tj-actions/glob](https://github.com/tj-actions/glob)
 *   [tj-actions/demo](https://github.com/tj-actions/demo)
 *   [tj-actions/demo2](https://github.com/tj-actions/demo2)
+*   [tj-actions/demo3](https://github.com/tj-actions/demo3)
 *   [tj-actions/release-tagger](https://github.com/tj-actions/release-tagger)
 *   [tj-actions/auto-doc](https://github.com/tj-actions/auto-doc)
 *   [tj-actions/verify-changed-files](https://github.com/tj-actions/verify-changed-files)
@@ -606,7 +612,7 @@ Report bugs at https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/issues.
 If you are reporting a bug, please include:
 
 *   Your operating system name and version.
-*   Any details about your workflow that might be helpful in troubleshooting.
+*   Any details about your workflow that might be helpful in troubleshooting. (**NOTE**: Ensure that you include full log outputs with debugging enabled)
 *   Detailed steps to reproduce the bug.
 
 ## Contributors ✨

action.yml

@@ -81,6 +81,10 @@ inputs:
     description: "Limit depth of the branch history fetched. **NOTE**: This can be adjusted to resolve errors with insufficient history."
     required: false
     default: "40"
+  max_fetch_depth:
+    description: "Maximum depth of the branch history fetched. **NOTE**: This can be adjusted to resolve errors with insufficient history."
+    required: false
+    default: "5000"
   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 commit of the current branch for push events."
     required: true
@@ -177,9 +181,10 @@ runs:
         INPUT_UNTIL: ${{ inputs.until }}
         INPUT_PATH: ${{ inputs.path }}
         INPUT_FETCH_DEPTH: ${{ inputs.fetch_depth }}
+        INPUT_MAX_FETCH_DEPTH: ${{ inputs.max_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
       id: glob
       with:
         files: ${{ inputs.files }}

diff-sha.sh

@@ -45,8 +45,6 @@ fi
 
 if [[ -z $GITHUB_BASE_REF ]]; then
   echo "Running on a push event..."
-  TARGET_BRANCH=${GITHUB_REF/refs\/heads\//} && exit_status=$? || exit_status=$?
-  CURRENT_BRANCH=$TARGET_BRANCH && exit_status=$? || exit_status=$?
 
   echo "::debug::Getting HEAD SHA..."
   if [[ -n "$INPUT_UNTIL" ]]; then
@@ -67,6 +65,9 @@ if [[ -z $GITHUB_BASE_REF ]]; then
     fi
   fi
 
+  TARGET_BRANCH=$(git name-rev --name-only "$CURRENT_SHA" 2>&1) && exit_status=$? || exit_status=$?
+  CURRENT_BRANCH=$TARGET_BRANCH && exit_status=$? || exit_status=$?
+
   echo "::debug::Verifying the current commit SHA: $CURRENT_SHA"
   git rev-parse --quiet --verify "$CURRENT_SHA^{commit}" 1>/dev/null 2>&1 && exit_status=$? || exit_status=$?
 
@@ -127,8 +128,6 @@ if [[ -z $GITHUB_BASE_REF ]]; then
     # shellcheck disable=SC2086
     git fetch $EXTRA_ARGS -u --progress --deepen="$INPUT_FETCH_DEPTH"
     PREVIOUS_SHA=$INPUT_BASE_SHA
-    TARGET_BRANCH=$(git name-rev --name-only "$PREVIOUS_SHA" 2>&1) && exit_status=$? || exit_status=$?
-    CURRENT_BRANCH=$TARGET_BRANCH
   fi
 
   echo "::debug::Target branch $TARGET_BRANCH..."
@@ -151,22 +150,8 @@ else
 
   if [[ "$INPUT_SINCE_LAST_REMOTE_COMMIT" == "false" ]]; then
     # shellcheck disable=SC2086
-    git fetch $EXTRA_ARGS --depth="$INPUT_FETCH_DEPTH" origin +refs/heads/"$TARGET_BRANCH":refs/remotes/origin/"$TARGET_BRANCH"
+    git fetch -u --progress $EXTRA_ARGS --depth="$INPUT_FETCH_DEPTH" origin +refs/heads/"$TARGET_BRANCH":refs/remotes/origin/"$TARGET_BRANCH"
     git branch --track "$TARGET_BRANCH" origin/"$TARGET_BRANCH" 2>/dev/null || true
-
-    depth=$INPUT_FETCH_DEPTH
-
-    while [ -z "$( git merge-base "$TARGET_BRANCH" HEAD )" ]; do
-      # shellcheck disable=SC2086
-      git fetch $EXTRA_ARGS --deepen="$depth" origin "$TARGET_BRANCH" HEAD;
-      depth=$((depth * 10))
-      max_depth=5000
-
-      if [[ $depth -gt $max_depth ]]; then
-         echo "::error::Unable to find merge-base between $TARGET_BRANCH and HEAD."
-         exit 1
-      fi
-    done
   fi
 
   echo "::debug::Getting HEAD SHA..."
@@ -199,22 +184,20 @@ else
 
   if [[ -z $INPUT_BASE_SHA ]]; then
     if [[ "$INPUT_SINCE_LAST_REMOTE_COMMIT" == "true" ]]; then
-      PREVIOUS_SHA=""
+      PREVIOUS_SHA=$GITHUB_EVENT_BEFORE
 
-      if [[ "$GITHUB_EVENT_FORCED" == "false" || -z "$GITHUB_EVENT_FORCED" ]]; then
-        PREVIOUS_SHA=$GITHUB_EVENT_BEFORE
-      fi
-
-      if [[ -z "$PREVIOUS_SHA" || "$PREVIOUS_SHA" == "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000" ]]; then
-        PREVIOUS_SHA=$(git rev-list -n 1 "$TARGET_BRANCH" 2>&1) && exit_status=$? || exit_status=$?
+      if ! git rev-parse --quiet --verify "$PREVIOUS_SHA^{commit}" 1>/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        # shellcheck disable=SC2046
+        PREVIOUS_SHA=$(git rev-parse $(git branch -r --sort=-committerdate | head -1) 2>&1) && exit_status=$? || exit_status=$?
       fi
     else
       PREVIOUS_SHA=$(git rev-list -n 1 "$TARGET_BRANCH" 2>&1) && exit_status=$? || exit_status=$?
     fi
 
-    if [[ -z "$PREVIOUS_SHA" ]]; then
+    if [[ -z "$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=$? || exit_status=$?
@@ -223,6 +206,29 @@ else
   echo "::debug::Target branch: $TARGET_BRANCH"
   echo "::debug::Current branch: $CURRENT_BRANCH"
 
+  if [[ "$INPUT_SINCE_LAST_REMOTE_COMMIT" == "false" ]]; then
+    if [[ -f .git/shallow ]]; then
+      depth=$INPUT_FETCH_DEPTH
+      max_depth=$INPUT_MAX_FETCH_DEPTH
+
+      while ! git diff --name-only --ignore-submodules=all "$PREVIOUS_SHA"..."$CURRENT_SHA" 1>/dev/null; do
+        echo "Fetching $depth commits..."
+
+        # shellcheck disable=SC2086
+        git fetch $EXTRA_ARGS --deepen="$depth" origin "$TARGET_BRANCH" "$CURRENT_SHA";
+
+        if [[ $depth -gt $max_depth ]]; then
+          echo "::error::Unable to locate a common ancestor between $TARGET_BRANCH and $CURRENT_SHA"
+          exit 1
+        fi
+        
+        depth=$((depth + 300))
+      done
+    else
+      echo "::debug::Not a shallow clone, skipping merge-base check."
+    fi
+  fi
+
   echo "::debug::Verifying the previous commit SHA: $PREVIOUS_SHA"
   git rev-parse --quiet --verify "$PREVIOUS_SHA^{commit}" 1>/dev/null 2>&1 && exit_status=$? || exit_status=$?