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Author: jcbhmr

.github/workflows/test-action.yml

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
   cancel-in-progress: true
 jobs:
-  test-action:
+  branch:
     permissions:
       contents: write
     strategy:
@@ -33,23 +33,63 @@ jobs:
         shell: bash
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: oven-sh/setup-bun@v1
+      - run: bun install
+      # - run: bun run build
+      - uses: jcbhmr/[email protected]
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          ref: test-branch
+          path: test/branch
+      - shell: bun {0}
+        run: |
+          import { readFile, writeFile } from "node:fs/promises";
+          let number = JSON.parse(await readFile("number.txt", "utf8"))
+          console.log("old number", number)
+          number = Math.random();
+          console.log("new number", number)
+          await writeFile("number.txt", JSON.stringify(number))
+        working-directory: test/branch
+      - id: main
+        uses: ./
         with:
-          ref: ${{ github.ref }}
+          path: test/branch
+      - shell: jq -C . {0}
+        run: ${{ toJSON(steps.main.outputs) }}
+  tag:
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+    strategy:
+      max-parallel: 1
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest]
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    defaults:
+      run:
+        shell: bash
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: oven-sh/setup-bun@v1
       - run: bun install
       # - run: bun run build
       - uses: jcbhmr/[email protected]
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          ref: test-tag
+          path: test/tag
       - shell: bun {0}
         run: |
           import { readFile, writeFile } from "node:fs/promises";
-          let number = JSON.parse(await readFile("test/number.txt", "utf8"))
+          let number = JSON.parse(await readFile("number.txt", "utf8"))
           console.log("old number", number)
           number = Math.random();
           console.log("new number", number)
-          await writeFile("test/number.txt", JSON.stringify(number))
+          await writeFile("number.txt", JSON.stringify(number))
+        working-directory: test/tag
       - id: main
         uses: ./
         with:
-          add-pathspec: test/number.txt
+          path: test/tag
       - shell: jq -C . {0}
         run: ${{ toJSON(steps.main.outputs) }}

action.yml

@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ branding:
   color: blue
 
 inputs:
+  path:
+    default: .
   add-pathspec: {}
   add-force:
     default: false

src/main.ts

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { $ } from "./lib/execa.ts";
 import assert from "node:assert/strict";
 import { resolve, join } from "node:path";
 
-const rootPath = resolve(".");
+const rootPath = resolve(core.getInput("path"));
 
 let addPathspec: string[] | undefined;
 if (core.getInput("add-pathspec")) {
@@ -46,8 +46,6 @@ const commitMessage = core.getInput("commit-message");
 
 const pushRepository = core.getInput("push-repository");
 
-console.log("ok done with most of the inputs moving to add commit push");
-
 if (addPathspec) {
   await $({
     stdio: "inherit",

test/README.md

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+https://github.com/actions4git/add-commit-push/tree/test-branch
+https://github.com/actions4git/add-commit-push/tree/test-tag