Link to release page from what's new section (#1514)

No hardcoded language in the URL and uses the correct docs.github.com domain.

.github/workflows/test.yml

@@ -72,6 +72,16 @@ jobs:
         shell: bash
         run: __test__/verify-side-by-side.sh
 
+      # Filter
+      - name: Fetch filter
+        uses: ./
+        with:
+          filter: 'blob:none'
+          path: fetch-filter
+
+      - name: Verify fetch filter
+        run: __test__/verify-fetch-filter.sh
+
       # Sparse checkout
       - name: Sparse checkout
         uses: ./

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## v4.1.0
+- [Add support for partial checkout filters](https://github.com/actions/checkout/pull/1396)
+
 ## v4.0.0
 - [Support fetching without the --progress option](https://github.com/actions/checkout/pull/1067)
 - [Update to node20](https://github.com/actions/checkout/pull/1436)

CODEOWNERS

@@ -1 +1 @@
-* @actions/actions-runtime
+* @actions/actions-launch

README.md

@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 [![Build and Test](https://github.com/actions/checkout/actions/workflows/test.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/actions/checkout/actions/workflows/test.yml)
 
-# Checkout V3
+# Checkout V4
 
 This action checks-out your repository under `$GITHUB_WORKSPACE`, so your workflow can access it.
 
-Only a single commit is fetched by default, for the ref/SHA that triggered the workflow. Set `fetch-depth: 0` to fetch all history for all branches and tags. Refer [here](https://help.github.com/en/articles/events-that-trigger-workflows) to learn which commit `$GITHUB_SHA` points to for different events.
+Only a single commit is fetched by default, for the ref/SHA that triggered the workflow. Set `fetch-depth: 0` to fetch all history for all branches and tags. Refer [here](https://docs.github.com/actions/using-workflows/events-that-trigger-workflows) to learn which commit `$GITHUB_SHA` points to for different events.
 
 The auth token is persisted in the local git config. This enables your scripts to run authenticated git commands. The token is removed during post-job cleanup. Set `persist-credentials: false` to opt-out.
 
@@ -12,14 +12,13 @@ When Git 2.18 or higher is not in your PATH, falls back to the REST API to downl
 
 # What's new
 
-- Updated to the node16 runtime by default
+Please refer to the [release page](https://github.com/actions/checkout/releases/latest) for the latest release notes.
-  - This requires a minimum [Actions Runner](https://github.com/actions/runner/releases/tag/v2.285.0) version of v2.285.0 to run, which is by default available in GHES 3.4 or later.
 
 # Usage
 
 <!-- start usage -->
 ```yaml
-- uses: actions/checkout@v3
+- uses: actions/checkout@v4
   with:
     # Repository name with owner. For example, actions/checkout
     # Default: ${{ github.repository }}
@@ -74,8 +73,12 @@ When Git 2.18 or higher is not in your PATH, falls back to the REST API to downl
     # Default: true
     clean: ''
 
+    # Partially clone against a given filter. Overrides sparse-checkout if set.
+    # Default: null
+    filter: ''
+
     # Do a sparse checkout on given patterns. Each pattern should be separated with
-    # new lines
+    # new lines.
     # Default: null
     sparse-checkout: ''
 
@@ -139,7 +142,7 @@ When Git 2.18 or higher is not in your PATH, falls back to the REST API to downl
 ## Fetch only the root files
 
 ```yaml
-- uses: actions/checkout@v3
+- uses: actions/checkout@v4
   with:
     sparse-checkout: .
 ```
@@ -147,7 +150,7 @@ When Git 2.18 or higher is not in your PATH, falls back to the REST API to downl
 ## Fetch only the root files and `.github` and `src` folder
 
 ```yaml
-- uses: actions/checkout@v3
+- uses: actions/checkout@v4
   with:
     sparse-checkout: |
       .github
@@ -157,7 +160,7 @@ When Git 2.18 or higher is not in your PATH, falls back to the REST API to downl
 ## Fetch only a single file
 
 ```yaml
-- uses: actions/checkout@v3
+- uses: actions/checkout@v4
   with:
     sparse-checkout: |
       README.md
@@ -167,7 +170,7 @@ When Git 2.18 or higher is not in your PATH, falls back to the REST API to downl
 ## Fetch all history for all tags and branches
 
 ```yaml
-- uses: actions/checkout@v3
+- uses: actions/checkout@v4
   with:
     fetch-depth: 0
 ```
@@ -175,7 +178,7 @@ When Git 2.18 or higher is not in your PATH, falls back to the REST API to downl
 ## Checkout a different branch
 
 ```yaml
-- uses: actions/checkout@v3
+- uses: actions/checkout@v4
   with:
     ref: my-branch
 ```
@@ -183,7 +186,7 @@ When Git 2.18 or higher is not in your PATH, falls back to the REST API to downl
 ## Checkout HEAD^
 
 ```yaml
-- uses: actions/checkout@v3
+- uses: actions/checkout@v4
   with:
     fetch-depth: 2
 - run: git checkout HEAD^
@@ -193,12 +196,12 @@ When Git 2.18 or higher is not in your PATH, falls back to the REST API to downl
 
 ```yaml
 - name: Checkout
-  uses: actions/checkout@v3
+  uses: actions/checkout@v4
   with:
     path: main
 
 - name: Checkout tools repo
-  uses: actions/checkout@v3
+  uses: actions/checkout@v4
   with:
     repository: my-org/my-tools
     path: my-tools
@@ -209,10 +212,10 @@ When Git 2.18 or higher is not in your PATH, falls back to the REST API to downl
 
 ```yaml
 - name: Checkout
-  uses: actions/checkout@v3
+  uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
 - name: Checkout tools repo
-  uses: actions/checkout@v3
+  uses: actions/checkout@v4
   with:
     repository: my-org/my-tools
     path: my-tools
@@ -223,12 +226,12 @@ When Git 2.18 or higher is not in your PATH, falls back to the REST API to downl
 
 ```yaml
 - name: Checkout
-  uses: actions/checkout@v3
+  uses: actions/checkout@v4
   with:
     path: main
 
 - name: Checkout private tools
-  uses: actions/checkout@v3
+  uses: actions/checkout@v4
   with:
     repository: my-org/my-private-tools
     token: ${{ secrets.GH_PAT }} # `GH_PAT` is a secret that contains your PAT
@@ -241,7 +244,7 @@ When Git 2.18 or higher is not in your PATH, falls back to the REST API to downl
 ## Checkout pull request HEAD commit instead of merge commit
 
 ```yaml
-- uses: actions/checkout@v3
+- uses: actions/checkout@v4
   with:
     ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}
 ```
@@ -257,7 +260,7 @@ jobs:
   build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 ```
 
 ## Push a commit using the built-in token
@@ -268,7 +271,7 @@ jobs:
   build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - run: |
           date > generated.txt
           git config user.name github-actions

__test__/git-auth-helper.test.ts

@@ -802,6 +802,7 @@ async function setup(testName: string): Promise<void> {
     authToken: 'some auth token',
     clean: true,
     commit: '',
+    filter: undefined,
     sparseCheckout: [],
     sparseCheckoutConeMode: true,
     fetchDepth: 1,

__test__/input-helper.test.ts

@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ describe('input-helper tests', () => {
     expect(settings.clean).toBe(true)
     expect(settings.commit).toBeTruthy()
     expect(settings.commit).toBe('1234567890123456789012345678901234567890')
+    expect(settings.filter).toBe(undefined)
     expect(settings.sparseCheckout).toBe(undefined)
     expect(settings.sparseCheckoutConeMode).toBe(true)
     expect(settings.fetchDepth).toBe(1)

__test__/verify-fetch-filter.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Verify .git folder
+if [ ! -d "./fetch-filter/.git" ]; then
+  echo "Expected ./fetch-filter/.git folder to exist"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# Verify .git/config contains partialclonefilter
+
+CLONE_FILTER=$(git -C fetch-filter config --local --get remote.origin.partialclonefilter)
+
+if [ "$CLONE_FILTER" != "blob:none" ]; then
+  echo "Expected ./fetch-filter/.git/config to have 'remote.origin.partialclonefilter' set to 'blob:none'"
+  exit 1
+fi

action.yml

@@ -53,10 +53,15 @@ inputs:
   clean:
     description: 'Whether to execute `git clean -ffdx && git reset --hard HEAD` before fetching'
     default: true
+  filter:
+    description: >
+      Partially clone against a given filter.
+      Overrides sparse-checkout if set.
+    default: null
   sparse-checkout:
     description: >
       Do a sparse checkout on given patterns.
-      Each pattern should be separated with new lines
+      Each pattern should be separated with new lines.
     default: null
   sparse-checkout-cone-mode:
     description: >

dist/index.js

@@ -1244,8 +1244,12 @@ function getSource(settings) {
             // Fetch
             core.startGroup('Fetching the repository');
             const fetchOptions = {};
-            if (settings.sparseCheckout)
+            if (settings.filter) {
+                fetchOptions.filter = settings.filter;
+            }
+            else if (settings.sparseCheckout) {
                 fetchOptions.filter = 'blob:none';
+            }
             if (settings.fetchDepth <= 0) {
                 // Fetch all branches and tags
                 let refSpec = refHelper.getRefSpecForAllHistory(settings.ref, settings.commit);
@@ -1723,6 +1727,12 @@ function getInputs() {
         // Clean
         result.clean = (core.getInput('clean') || 'true').toUpperCase() === 'TRUE';
         core.debug(`clean = ${result.clean}`);
+        // Filter
+        const filter = core.getInput('filter');
+        if (filter) {
+            result.filter = filter;
+        }
+        core.debug(`filter = ${result.filter}`);
         // Sparse checkout
         const sparseCheckout = core.getMultilineInput('sparse-checkout');
         if (sparseCheckout.length) {

package-lock.json

@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "checkout",
-  "version": "4.0.0",
+  "version": "4.1.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "checkout",
-      "version": "4.0.0",
+      "version": "4.1.0",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "@actions/core": "^1.10.0",

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "checkout",
-  "version": "4.0.0",
+  "version": "4.1.0",
   "description": "checkout action",
   "main": "lib/main.js",
   "scripts": {

src/git-source-provider.ts

@@ -159,7 +159,13 @@ export async function getSource(settings: IGitSourceSettings): Promise<void> {
       fetchTags?: boolean
       showProgress?: boolean
     } = {}
-    if (settings.sparseCheckout) fetchOptions.filter = 'blob:none'
+
+    if (settings.filter) {
+      fetchOptions.filter = settings.filter
+    } else if (settings.sparseCheckout) {
+      fetchOptions.filter = 'blob:none'
+    }
+
     if (settings.fetchDepth <= 0) {
       // Fetch all branches and tags
       let refSpec = refHelper.getRefSpecForAllHistory(

src/git-source-settings.ts

@@ -29,6 +29,11 @@ export interface IGitSourceSettings {
    */
   clean: boolean
 
+  /**
+   * The filter determining which objects to include
+   */
+  filter: string | undefined
+
   /**
    * The array of folders to make the sparse checkout
    */

src/input-helper.ts

@@ -82,6 +82,14 @@ export async function getInputs(): Promise<IGitSourceSettings> {
   result.clean = (core.getInput('clean') || 'true').toUpperCase() === 'TRUE'
   core.debug(`clean = ${result.clean}`)
 
+  // Filter
+  const filter = core.getInput('filter')
+  if (filter) {
+    result.filter = filter
+  }
+
+  core.debug(`filter = ${result.filter}`)
+
   // Sparse checkout
   const sparseCheckout = core.getMultilineInput('sparse-checkout')
   if (sparseCheckout.length) {

src/misc/generate-docs.ts

@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ function updateUsage(
 }
 
 updateUsage(
-  'actions/checkout@v3',
+  'actions/checkout@v4',
   path.join(__dirname, '..', '..', 'action.yml'),
   path.join(__dirname, '..', '..', 'README.md')
 )