Support workflows triggered by any event

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## v2.5.0
+- [Support workflows triggered by any event](https://github.com/dorny/paths-filter/pull/44)
+
 ## v2.4.2
 - [Fixed compatibility with older (<2.23) versions of git](https://github.com/dorny/paths-filter/pull/42)
 

README.md

@@ -9,18 +9,27 @@ doesn't allow this because they doesn't work on a level of individual jobs or st
 
 
 ## Supported workflows:
-- Pull requests:
-  - Action triggered by **[pull_request](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/reference/events-that-trigger-workflows#pull_request)**
+- **Pull requests:**
+  - Workflow triggered by **[pull_request](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/reference/events-that-trigger-workflows#pull_request)**
     or **[pull_request_target](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/reference/events-that-trigger-workflows#pull_request_target)** event
   - Changes are detected against the pull request base branch
   - Uses Github REST API to fetch list of modified files
-- Feature branches:
-  - Action triggered by **[push](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/reference/events-that-trigger-workflows#push)** event
-  - Changes are detected against the merge-base with configured base branch
+- **Feature branches:**
+  - Workflow triggered by **[push](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/reference/events-that-trigger-workflows#push)**
+  or any other **[event](https://docs.github.com/en/free-pro-team@latest/actions/reference/events-that-trigger-workflows)**
+  - The `base` input parameter must not be the same as the branch that triggered the workflow
+  - Changes are detected against the merge-base with configured base branch or default branch
   - Uses git commands to detect changes - repository must be already [checked out](https://github.com/actions/checkout)
-- Master, Release or other long-lived branches:
-  - Action triggered by **[push](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/reference/events-that-trigger-workflows#push)** event
-  - Changes are detected against the most recent commit on the same branch before the push
+- **Master, Release or other long-lived branches:**
+  - Workflow triggered by **[push](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/reference/events-that-trigger-workflows#push)** event
+  when `base` input parameter is same as the branch that triggered the workflow:
+    - Changes are detected against the most recent commit on the same branch before the push
+  - Workflow triggered by any other **[event](https://docs.github.com/en/free-pro-team@latest/actions/reference/events-that-trigger-workflows)**
+  when `base` input parameter is commit SHA:
+    - Changes are detected against the provided `base` commit
+  - Workflow triggered by any other **[event](https://docs.github.com/en/free-pro-team@latest/actions/reference/events-that-trigger-workflows)**
+  when `base` input parameter is same as the branch that triggered the workflow:
+    - Changes are detected from last commit
   - Uses git commands to detect changes - repository must be already [checked out](https://github.com/actions/checkout)
 
 ## Example
@@ -49,6 +58,7 @@ For more scenarios see [examples](#examples) section.
 
 
 # What's New
+- Support workflows triggered by any event
 - Fixed compatibility with older (<2.23) versions of git
 - Support for tag pushes and tags as a base reference
 - Fixes for various edge cases when event payload is incomplete
@@ -57,9 +67,6 @@ For more scenarios see [examples](#examples) section.
   - Detects only changes introduced by feature branch. Later modifications on base branch are ignored.
 - Filter by type of file change:
   - Optionally consider if file was added, modified or deleted
-- Custom processing of changed files:
-  - Optionally export paths of all files matching the filter
-  - Output can be space-delimited or in JSON format
 
 For more information see [CHANGELOG](https://github.com/actions/checkout/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md)
 
@@ -85,7 +92,7 @@ For more information see [CHANGELOG](https://github.com/actions/checkout/blob/ma
     # Filters syntax is documented by example - see examples section.
     filters: ''
 
-    # Branch or tag against which the changes will be detected.
+    # Branch, tag or commit SHA against which the changes will be detected.
     # If it references same branch it was pushed to,
     # changes are detected against the most recent commit before the push.
     # Otherwise it uses git merge-base to find best common ancestor between

__tests__/git.test.ts

@@ -26,4 +26,10 @@ describe('git utility function tests (those not invoking git)', () => {
     expect(git.getShortName('tags/v1')).toBe('tags/v1')
     expect(git.getShortName('v1')).toBe('v1')
   })
+
+  test('isGitSha(ref) returns true only for 40 characters of a-z and 0-9', () => {
+    expect(git.isGitSha('8b399ed1681b9efd6b1e048ca1c5cba47edf3855')).toBeTruthy()
+    expect(git.isGitSha('This_is_very_long_name_for_a_branch_1111')).toBeFalsy()
+    expect(git.isGitSha('master')).toBeFalsy()
+  })
 })

dist/index.js

@@ -3811,7 +3811,7 @@ var __importDefault = (this && this.__importDefault) || function (mod) {
     return (mod && mod.__esModule) ? mod : { "default": mod };
 };
 Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", { value: true });
-exports.getShortName = exports.getCurrentRef = exports.listAllFilesAsAdded = exports.parseGitDiffOutput = exports.getChangesSinceMergeBase = exports.getChanges = exports.getChangesInLastCommit = exports.NULL_SHA = void 0;
+exports.isGitSha = exports.getShortName = exports.getCurrentRef = exports.listAllFilesAsAdded = exports.parseGitDiffOutput = exports.getChangesSinceMergeBase = exports.getChanges = exports.getChangesInLastCommit = exports.NULL_SHA = void 0;
 const exec_1 = __importDefault(__webpack_require__(807));
 const core = __importStar(__webpack_require__(470));
 const file_1 = __webpack_require__(258);
@@ -3960,6 +3960,10 @@ function getShortName(ref) {
     return ref;
 }
 exports.getShortName = getShortName;
+function isGitSha(ref) {
+    return /^[a-z0-9]{40}$/.test(ref);
+}
+exports.isGitSha = isGitSha;
 async function hasCommit(ref) {
     core.startGroup(`Checking if commit for ${ref} is locally available`);
     try {
@@ -4679,34 +4683,34 @@ async function getChangedFiles(token, base, initialFetchDepth) {
         core.info('Github token is not available - changes will be detected from PRs merge commit');
         return await git.getChangesInLastCommit();
     }
-    else if (github.context.eventName === 'push') {
-        return getChangedFilesFromPush(base, initialFetchDepth);
-    }
     else {
-        throw new Error('This action can be triggered only by pull_request, pull_request_target or push event');
+        return getChangedFilesFromGit(base, initialFetchDepth);
     }
 }
-async function getChangedFilesFromPush(base, initialFetchDepth) {
+async function getChangedFilesFromGit(base, initialFetchDepth) {
     var _a;
-    const push = github.context.payload;
-    const defaultRef = (_a = push.repository) === null || _a === void 0 ? void 0 : _a.default_branch;
-    const pushRef = git.getShortName(push.ref) ||
+    const defaultRef = (_a = github.context.payload.repository) === null || _a === void 0 ? void 0 : _a.default_branch;
+    const beforeSha = github.context.eventName === 'push' ? github.context.payload.before : null;
+    const pushRef = git.getShortName(github.context.ref) ||
         (core.warning(`'ref' field is missing in PUSH event payload - using current branch, tag or commit SHA`),
             await git.getCurrentRef());
     const baseRef = git.getShortName(base) || defaultRef;
     if (!baseRef) {
         throw new Error("This action requires 'base' input to be configured or 'repository.default_branch' to be set in the event payload");
     }
-    // If base references same branch it was pushed to,
-    // we will do comparison against the previously pushed commit
-    if (baseRef === pushRef) {
-        if (!push.before) {
+    const isBaseRefSha = git.isGitSha(baseRef);
+    const isBaseSameAsPush = baseRef === pushRef;
+    // If base is commit SHA will do comparison against the referenced commit
+    // Or If base references same branch it was pushed to, we will do comparison against the previously pushed commit
+    if (isBaseRefSha || isBaseSameAsPush) {
+        if (!isBaseRefSha && !beforeSha) {
             core.warning(`'before' field is missing in PUSH event payload - changes will be detected from last commit`);
             return await git.getChangesInLastCommit();
         }
+        const baseSha = isBaseRefSha ? baseRef : beforeSha;
         // If there is no previously pushed commit,
         // we will do comparison against the default branch or return all as added
-        if (push.before === git.NULL_SHA) {
+        if (baseSha === git.NULL_SHA) {
             if (defaultRef && baseRef !== defaultRef) {
                 core.info(`First push of a branch detected - changes will be detected against the default branch ${defaultRef}`);
                 return await git.getChangesSinceMergeBase(defaultRef, initialFetchDepth);
@@ -4716,8 +4720,8 @@ async function getChangedFilesFromPush(base, initialFetchDepth) {
                 return await git.listAllFilesAsAdded();
             }
         }
-        core.info(`Changes will be detected against the last previously pushed commit on same branch (${pushRef})`);
-        return await git.getChanges(push.before);
+        core.info(`Changes will be detected against commit (${baseSha})`);
+        return await git.getChanges(baseSha);
     }
     // Changes introduced by current branch against the base branch
     core.info(`Changes will be detected against the branch ${baseRef}`);
@@ -4813,7 +4817,7 @@ module.exports = require("https");
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src/git.ts

@@ -153,6 +153,10 @@ export function getShortName(ref: string): string {
   return ref
 }
 
+export function isGitSha(ref: string): boolean {
+  return /^[a-z0-9]{40}$/.test(ref)
+}
+
 async function hasCommit(ref: string): Promise<boolean> {
   core.startGroup(`Checking if commit for ${ref} is locally available`)
   try {