action-git-diff

Perform a git compare between 2 refs

• Does not require actions/checkout

Usage

Inputs 📥

Input	Required?	Default	Description
head-ref	no	HEAD	head ref to use for the git diff
base-ref	no	HEAD~1	base ref to use for the git diff
default-branch	no	${{ github.ref_name }}	Branch to use when HEAD is referenced
status	no	d	Change status of the files to filter by. See https://git-scm.com/docs/git-diff#Documentation/git-diff.txt---diff-filterACDMRTUXB82308203
filename-pattern	no	**/*	Filename globs to filter by
token	no	${{ github.token }}	Github token to use

Outputs 📤

Output	Description
filenames	List of changed filenames in JSON format
json	Raw data of the comparison in JSON

Example

Using the action for Pushes / PRs

    steps:
    - name: Generate Changed Filenames
      uses: swaglive/action-git-diff@main
      with:
        head-ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha || github.event.after || 'HEAD' }}
        base-ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.base.sha || github.event.before || 'HEAD~1' }}
        filename-pattern: |-
          **/*.js