Add objectFormat setting to allow init()ing a repo with sha256

This workflow file publishes new action releases to the immutable action package of the same name as this repo.

This is part of the Immutable Actions project which is not yet fully released to the public. First party actions like this one are part of our initial testing of this feature.

.github/workflows/publish-immutable-actions.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+name: 'Publish Immutable Action Version'
+
+on:
+  release:
+    types: [published]
+
+jobs:
+  publish:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+      id-token: write
+      packages: write
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checking out
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Publish
+        id: publish
+        uses: actions/publish-immutable-action@0.0.3

.github/workflows/test.yml

@@ -295,3 +295,37 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.6
         with:
           path: localClone
+
+  test-output:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      # Clone this repo
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.6
+
+      # Basic checkout using git
+      - name: Checkout basic
+        id: checkout
+        uses: ./
+        with:
+          ref: test-data/v2/basic
+
+      # Verify output
+      - name: Verify output
+        run: |
+          echo "Commit: ${{ steps.checkout.outputs.commit }}"
+          echo "Ref: ${{ steps.checkout.outputs.ref }}"
+
+          if [ "${{ steps.checkout.outputs.ref }}" != "test-data/v2/basic" ]; then
+            echo "Expected ref to be test-data/v2/basic"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
+          if [ "${{ steps.checkout.outputs.commit }}" != "82f71901cf8c021332310dcc8cdba84c4193ff5d" ]; then
+            echo "Expected commit to be 82f71901cf8c021332310dcc8cdba84c4193ff5d"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
+      # needed to make checkout post cleanup succeed
+      - name: Fix Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.6

.github/workflows/update-test-ubuntu-git.yml

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ jobs:
       # Use `docker/login-action` to log in to GHCR.io. 
       # Once published, the packages are scoped to the account defined here.
       - name: Log in to the ghcr.io container registry
-        uses: docker/login-action@v3.1.0
+        uses: docker/login-action@v3.3.0
         with:
           registry: ${{ env.REGISTRY }}
           username: ${{ github.actor }}
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ jobs:
 
       # Use `docker/build-push-action` to build (and optionally publish) the image. 
       - name: Build Docker Image (with optional Push)
-        uses: docker/build-push-action@v5.3.0
+        uses: docker/build-push-action@v6.5.0
         with:
           context: .
           file: images/test-ubuntu-git.Dockerfile

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## v4.2.1
+* Check out other refs/* by commit if provided, fall back to ref by @orhantoy in https://github.com/actions/checkout/pull/1924
+
+## v4.2.0
+
+* Add Ref and Commit outputs by @lucacome in https://github.com/actions/checkout/pull/1180
+* Dependency updates by @dependabot- https://github.com/actions/checkout/pull/1777, https://github.com/actions/checkout/pull/1872
+
 ## v4.1.7
 * Bump the minor-npm-dependencies group across 1 directory with 4 updates by @dependabot in https://github.com/actions/checkout/pull/1739
 * Bump actions/checkout from 3 to 4 by @dependabot in https://github.com/actions/checkout/pull/1697

README.md

@@ -126,6 +126,11 @@ Please refer to the [release page](https://github.com/actions/checkout/releases/
     # running from unless specified. Example URLs are https://github.com or
     # https://my-ghes-server.example.com
     github-server-url: ''
+
+    # Use the given object format when creating local repository.  Specifically, use
+    # 'sha256' to checkout a SHA-256 repository.
+    # Defualt: null
+    object-format: ''
 ```
 <!-- end usage -->
 
@@ -143,6 +148,7 @@ Please refer to the [release page](https://github.com/actions/checkout/releases/
 - [Checkout pull request HEAD commit instead of merge commit](#Checkout-pull-request-HEAD-commit-instead-of-merge-commit)
 - [Checkout pull request on closed event](#Checkout-pull-request-on-closed-event)
 - [Push a commit using the built-in token](#Push-a-commit-using-the-built-in-token)
+- [Checkout SHA-256 repository](#checkout-sha-256-repository)
 
 ## Fetch only the root files
 
@@ -286,6 +292,15 @@ jobs:
           git commit -m "generated"
           git push
 ```
+*NOTE:* The user email is `{user.id}+{user.login}@users.noreply.github.com`. See users API: https://api.github.com/users/github-actions%5Bbot%5D
+
+## Checkout SHA-256 repository
+
+```yaml
+- uses: actions/checkout@v4
+  with:
+    object-format: sha256
+```
 
 # License
 

__test__/git-auth-helper.test.ts

@@ -824,7 +824,8 @@ async function setup(testName: string): Promise<void> {
     sshUser: '',
     workflowOrganizationId: 123456,
     setSafeDirectory: true,
-    githubServerUrl: githubServerUrl
+    githubServerUrl: githubServerUrl,
+    objectFormat: undefined
   }
 }
 

__test__/git-command-manager.test.ts

@@ -375,4 +375,31 @@ describe('Test fetchDepth and fetchTags options', () => {
       expect.any(Object)
     )
   })
+
+  it('should call execGit wiwth the correct arguments when sha256 is used', async () => {
+    jest.spyOn(exec, 'exec').mockImplementation(mockExec)
+
+    const workingDirectory = 'test'
+    const lfs = false
+    const doSparseCheckout = false
+    git = await commandManager.createCommandManager(
+      workingDirectory,
+      lfs,
+      doSparseCheckout
+    )
+
+    await git.init({objectFormat: 'sha256'})
+    // await git.init({objectFormat: undefined})
+
+    expect(mockExec).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.any(String),
+      [
+        'init',
+        '--object-format=sha256',
+        'test'
+      ],
+      expect.any(Object)
+    )
+  })
 })
+

__test__/ref-helper.test.ts

@@ -77,6 +77,16 @@ describe('ref-helper tests', () => {
     expect(checkoutInfo.startPoint).toBeFalsy()
   })
 
+  it('getCheckoutInfo refs/ without commit', async () => {
+    const checkoutInfo = await refHelper.getCheckoutInfo(
+      git,
+      'refs/non-standard-ref',
+      ''
+    )
+    expect(checkoutInfo.ref).toBe('refs/non-standard-ref')
+    expect(checkoutInfo.startPoint).toBeFalsy()
+  })
+
   it('getCheckoutInfo unqualified branch only', async () => {
     git.branchExists = jest.fn(async (remote: boolean, pattern: string) => {
       return true

action.yml

@@ -98,6 +98,11 @@ inputs:
   github-server-url:
     description: The base URL for the GitHub instance that you are trying to clone from, will use environment defaults to fetch from the same instance that the workflow is running from unless specified. Example URLs are https://github.com or https://my-ghes-server.example.com
     required: false
+outputs:
+  ref:
+    description: 'The branch, tag or SHA that was checked out'
+  commit:
+    description: 'The commit SHA that was checked out'
 runs:
   using: node20
   main: dist/index.js

dist/index.js

@@ -711,9 +711,13 @@ class GitCommandManager {
     getWorkingDirectory() {
         return this.workingDirectory;
     }
-    init() {
+    init(options) {
         return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
-            yield this.execGit(['init', this.workingDirectory]);
+            yield this.execGit([
+                'init',
+                ...((options === null || options === void 0 ? void 0 : options.objectFormat) ? [`--object-format=${options.objectFormat}`] : []),
+                this.workingDirectory
+            ]);
         });
     }
     isDetached() {
@@ -1238,7 +1242,7 @@ function getSource(settings) {
             // Initialize the repository
             if (!fsHelper.directoryExistsSync(path.join(settings.repositoryPath, '.git'))) {
                 core.startGroup('Initializing the repository');
-                yield git.init();
+                yield git.init({ objectFormat: settings.objectFormat });
                 yield git.remoteAdd('origin', repositoryUrl);
                 core.endGroup();
             }
@@ -1355,7 +1359,8 @@ function getSource(settings) {
             // Get commit information
             const commitInfo = yield git.log1();
             // Log commit sha
-            yield git.log1("--format='%H'");
+            const commitSHA = yield git.log1('--format=%H');
+            core.setOutput('commit', commitSHA.trim());
             // Check for incorrect pull request merge commit
             yield refHelper.checkCommitInfo(settings.authToken, commitInfo, settings.repositoryOwner, settings.repositoryName, settings.ref, settings.commit, settings.githubServerUrl);
         }
@@ -1835,6 +1840,14 @@ function getInputs() {
         // Determine the GitHub URL that the repository is being hosted from
         result.githubServerUrl = core.getInput('github-server-url');
         core.debug(`GitHub Host URL = ${result.githubServerUrl}`);
+        // Object format
+        const objectFormat = core.getInput('object-format');
+        if (objectFormat) {
+            if (objectFormat != 'sha1' && objectFormat != 'sha256') {
+                throw Error(`Invalid object format '${objectFormat}'`);
+            }
+            result.objectFormat = objectFormat;
+        }
         return result;
     });
 }
@@ -1897,6 +1910,7 @@ function run() {
                 coreCommand.issueCommand('add-matcher', {}, path.join(__dirname, 'problem-matcher.json'));
                 // Get sources
                 yield gitSourceProvider.getSource(sourceSettings);
+                core.setOutput('ref', sourceSettings.ref);
             }
             finally {
                 // Unregister problem matcher
@@ -2004,8 +2018,8 @@ function getCheckoutInfo(git, ref, commit) {
             result.ref = ref;
         }
         // refs/
-        else if (upperRef.startsWith('REFS/') && commit) {
+        else if (upperRef.startsWith('REFS/')) {
-            result.ref = commit;
+            result.ref = commit ? commit : ref;
         }
         // Unqualified ref, check for a matching branch or tag
         else {

package-lock.json

@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "checkout",
-  "version": "4.1.7",
+  "version": "4.2.1",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "checkout",
-      "version": "4.1.7",
+      "version": "4.2.1",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "@actions/core": "^1.10.1",
@@ -25,13 +25,13 @@
         "@vercel/ncc": "^0.38.1",
         "eslint": "^8.57.0",
         "eslint-plugin-github": "^4.10.2",
-        "eslint-plugin-jest": "^28.5.0",
+        "eslint-plugin-jest": "^28.8.2",
         "jest": "^29.7.0",
         "jest-circus": "^29.7.0",
         "js-yaml": "^4.1.0",
-        "prettier": "^3.2.5",
+        "prettier": "^3.3.3",
-        "ts-jest": "^29.1.2",
+        "ts-jest": "^29.2.5",
-        "typescript": "^5.4.5"
+        "typescript": "^5.5.4"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@aashutoshrathi/word-wrap": {
@@ -2080,6 +2080,12 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-OH/2E5Fg20h2aPrbe+QL8JZQFko0YZaF+j4mnQ7BGhfavO7OpSLa8a0y9sBwomHdSbkhTS8TQNayBfnW5DwbvQ==",
       "dev": true
     },
+    "node_modules/async": {
+      "version": "3.2.6",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/async/-/async-3.2.6.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-htCUDlxyyCLMgaM3xXg0C0LW2xqfuQ6p05pCEIsXuyQ+a1koYKTuBMzRNwmybfLgvJDMd0r1LTn4+E0Ti6C2AA==",
+      "dev": true
+    },
     "node_modules/available-typed-arrays": {
       "version": "1.0.7",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/available-typed-arrays/-/available-typed-arrays-1.0.7.tgz",
@@ -2241,12 +2247,12 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/braces": {
-      "version": "3.0.2",
+      "version": "3.0.3",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/braces/-/braces-3.0.2.tgz",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/braces/-/braces-3.0.3.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-b8um+L1RzM3WDSzvhm6gIz1yfTbBt6YTlcEKAvsmqCZZFw46z626lVj9j1yEPW33H5H+lBQpZMP1k8l+78Ha0A==",
+      "integrity": "sha512-yQbXgO/OSZVD2IsiLlro+7Hf6Q18EJrKSEsdoMzKePKXct3gvD8oLcOQdIzGupr5Fj+EDe8gO/lxc1BzfMpxvA==",
       "dev": true,
       "dependencies": {
-        "fill-range": "^7.0.1"
+        "fill-range": "^7.1.1"
       },
       "engines": {
         "node": ">=8"
@@ -2702,6 +2708,21 @@
         "node": ">=6.0.0"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/ejs": {
+      "version": "3.1.10",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ejs/-/ejs-3.1.10.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-UeJmFfOrAQS8OJWPZ4qtgHyWExa088/MtK5UEyoJGFH67cDEXkZSviOiKRCZ4Xij0zxI3JECgYs3oKx+AizQBA==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "dependencies": {
+        "jake": "^10.8.5"
+      },
+      "bin": {
+        "ejs": "bin/cli.js"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=0.10.0"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/electron-to-chromium": {
       "version": "1.4.747",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/electron-to-chromium/-/electron-to-chromium-1.4.747.tgz",
@@ -3197,18 +3218,18 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/eslint-plugin-jest": {
-      "version": "28.5.0",
+      "version": "28.8.2",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/eslint-plugin-jest/-/eslint-plugin-jest-28.5.0.tgz",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/eslint-plugin-jest/-/eslint-plugin-jest-28.8.2.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-6np6DGdmNq/eBbA7HOUNV8fkfL86PYwBfwyb8n23FXgJNTR8+ot3smRHjza9LGsBBZRypK3qyF79vMjohIL8eQ==",
+      "integrity": "sha512-mC3OyklHmS5i7wYU1rGId9EnxRI8TVlnFG56AE+8U9iRy6zwaNygZR+DsdZuCL0gRG0wVeyzq+uWcPt6yJrrMA==",
       "dev": true,
       "dependencies": {
-        "@typescript-eslint/utils": "^6.0.0 || ^7.0.0"
+        "@typescript-eslint/utils": "^6.0.0 || ^7.0.0 || ^8.0.0"
       },
       "engines": {
         "node": "^16.10.0 || ^18.12.0 || >=20.0.0"
       },
       "peerDependencies": {
-        "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^6.0.0 || ^7.0.0",
+        "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^6.0.0 || ^7.0.0 || ^8.0.0",
         "eslint": "^7.0.0 || ^8.0.0 || ^9.0.0",
         "jest": "*"
       },
@@ -3573,10 +3594,31 @@
         "node": "^10.12.0 || >=12.0.0"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/filelist": {
+      "version": "1.0.4",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/filelist/-/filelist-1.0.4.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-w1cEuf3S+DrLCQL7ET6kz+gmlJdbq9J7yXCSjK/OZCPA+qEN1WyF4ZAf0YYJa4/shHJra2t/d/r8SV4Ji+x+8Q==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "dependencies": {
+        "minimatch": "^5.0.1"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/filelist/node_modules/minimatch": {
+      "version": "5.1.6",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/minimatch/-/minimatch-5.1.6.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-lKwV/1brpG6mBUFHtb7NUmtABCb2WZZmm2wNiOA5hAb8VdCS4B3dtMWyvcoViccwAW/COERjXLt0zP1zXUN26g==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "dependencies": {
+        "brace-expansion": "^2.0.1"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=10"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/fill-range": {
-      "version": "7.0.1",
+      "version": "7.1.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/fill-range/-/fill-range-7.0.1.tgz",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/fill-range/-/fill-range-7.1.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-qOo9F+dMUmC2Lcb4BbVvnKJxTPjCm+RRpe4gDuGrzkL7mEVl/djYSu2OdQ2Pa302N4oqkSg9ir6jaLWJ2USVpQ==",
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       "dev": true,
       "dependencies": {
         "to-regex-range": "^5.0.1"
@@ -4574,6 +4616,46 @@
         "set-function-name": "^2.0.1"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/jake": {
+      "version": "10.9.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/jake/-/jake-10.9.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-2P4SQ0HrLQ+fw6llpLnOaGAvN2Zu6778SJMrCUwns4fOoG9ayrTiZk3VV8sCPkVZF8ab0zksVpS8FDY5pRCNBA==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "dependencies": {
+        "async": "^3.2.3",
+        "chalk": "^4.0.2",
+        "filelist": "^1.0.4",
+        "minimatch": "^3.1.2"
+      },
+      "bin": {
+        "jake": "bin/cli.js"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=10"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/jake/node_modules/brace-expansion": {
+      "version": "1.1.11",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/brace-expansion/-/brace-expansion-1.1.11.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-iCuPHDFgrHX7H2vEI/5xpz07zSHB00TpugqhmYtVmMO6518mCuRMoOYFldEBl0g187ufozdaHgWKcYFb61qGiA==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "dependencies": {
+        "balanced-match": "^1.0.0",
+        "concat-map": "0.0.1"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/jake/node_modules/minimatch": {
+      "version": "3.1.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/minimatch/-/minimatch-3.1.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-J7p63hRiAjw1NDEww1W7i37+ByIrOWO5XQQAzZ3VOcL0PNybwpfmV/N05zFAzwQ9USyEcX6t3UO+K5aqBQOIHw==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "dependencies": {
+        "brace-expansion": "^1.1.7"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": "*"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/jest": {
       "version": "29.7.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/jest/-/jest-29.7.0.tgz",
@@ -5896,9 +5978,9 @@
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     },
     "node_modules/prettier": {
-      "version": "3.2.5",
+      "version": "3.3.3",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/prettier/-/prettier-3.2.5.tgz",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/prettier/-/prettier-3.3.3.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-3/GWa9aOC0YeD7LUfvOG2NiDyhOWRvt1k+rcKhOuYnMY24iiCphgneUfJDyFXd6rZCAnuLBv6UeAULtrhT/F4A==",
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       "dev": true,
       "bin": {
         "prettier": "bin/prettier.cjs"
@@ -6607,28 +6689,30 @@
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     },
     "node_modules/ts-jest": {
-      "version": "29.1.2",
+      "version": "29.2.5",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ts-jest/-/ts-jest-29.1.2.tgz",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ts-jest/-/ts-jest-29.2.5.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-br6GJoH/WUX4pu7FbZXuWGKGNDuU7b8Uj77g/Sp7puZV6EXzuByl6JrECvm0MzVzSTkSHWTihsXt+5XYER5b+g==",
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       "dev": true,
       "dependencies": {
-        "bs-logger": "0.x",
+        "bs-logger": "^0.2.6",
-        "fast-json-stable-stringify": "2.x",
+        "ejs": "^3.1.10",
+        "fast-json-stable-stringify": "^2.1.0",
         "jest-util": "^29.0.0",
         "json5": "^2.2.3",
-        "lodash.memoize": "4.x",
+        "lodash.memoize": "^4.1.2",
-        "make-error": "1.x",
+        "make-error": "^1.3.6",
-        "semver": "^7.5.3",
+        "semver": "^7.6.3",
-        "yargs-parser": "^21.0.1"
+        "yargs-parser": "^21.1.1"
       },
       "bin": {
         "ts-jest": "cli.js"
       },
       "engines": {
-        "node": "^16.10.0 || ^18.0.0 || >=20.0.0"
+        "node": "^14.15.0 || ^16.10.0 || ^18.0.0 || >=20.0.0"
       },
       "peerDependencies": {
         "@babel/core": ">=7.0.0-beta.0 <8",
+        "@jest/transform": "^29.0.0",
         "@jest/types": "^29.0.0",
         "babel-jest": "^29.0.0",
         "jest": "^29.0.0",
@@ -6638,6 +6722,9 @@
         "@babel/core": {
           "optional": true
         },
+        "@jest/transform": {
+          "optional": true
+        },
         "@jest/types": {
           "optional": true
         },
@@ -6649,26 +6736,11 @@
         }
       }
     },
-    "node_modules/ts-jest/node_modules/lru-cache": {
-      "version": "6.0.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/lru-cache/-/lru-cache-6.0.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-Jo6dJ04CmSjuznwJSS3pUeWmd/H0ffTlkXXgwZi+eq1UCmqQwCh+eLsYOYCwY991i2Fah4h1BEMCx4qThGbsiA==",
-      "dev": true,
-      "dependencies": {
-        "yallist": "^4.0.0"
-      },
-      "engines": {
-        "node": ">=10"
-      }
-    },
     "node_modules/ts-jest/node_modules/semver": {
-      "version": "7.6.0",
+      "version": "7.6.3",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/semver/-/semver-7.6.0.tgz",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/semver/-/semver-7.6.3.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-EnwXhrlwXMk9gKu5/flx5sv/an57AkRplG3hTK68W7FRDN+k+OWBj65M7719OkA82XLBxrcX0KSHj+X5COhOVg==",
+      "integrity": "sha512-oVekP1cKtI+CTDvHWYFUcMtsK/00wmAEfyqKfNdARm8u1wNVhSgaX7A8d4UuIlUI5e84iEwOhs7ZPYRmzU9U6A==",
       "dev": true,
-      "dependencies": {
-        "lru-cache": "^6.0.0"
-      },
       "bin": {
         "semver": "bin/semver.js"
       },
@@ -6676,12 +6748,6 @@
         "node": ">=10"
       }
     },
-    "node_modules/ts-jest/node_modules/yallist": {
-      "version": "4.0.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/yallist/-/yallist-4.0.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-3wdGidZyq5PB084XLES5TpOSRA3wjXAlIWMhum2kRcv/41Sn2emQ0dycQW4uZXLejwKvg6EsvbdlVL+FYEct7A==",
-      "dev": true
-    },
     "node_modules/tsconfig-paths": {
       "version": "3.15.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/tsconfig-paths/-/tsconfig-paths-3.15.0.tgz",
@@ -6836,9 +6902,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/typescript": {
-      "version": "5.4.5",
+      "version": "5.5.4",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/typescript/-/typescript-5.4.5.tgz",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/typescript/-/typescript-5.5.4.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-vcI4UpRgg81oIRUFwR0WSIHKt11nJ7SAVlYNIu+QpqeyXP+gpQJy/Z4+F0aGxSE4MqwjyXvW/TzgkLAx2AGHwQ==",
+      "integrity": "sha512-Mtq29sKDAEYP7aljRgtPOpTvOfbwRWlS6dPRzwjdE+C0R4brX/GUyhHSecbHMFLNBLcJIPt9nl9yG5TZ1weH+Q==",
       "dev": true,
       "bin": {
         "tsc": "bin/tsc",

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "checkout",
-  "version": "4.1.7",
+  "version": "4.2.1",
   "description": "checkout action",
   "main": "lib/main.js",
   "scripts": {
@@ -44,12 +44,12 @@
     "@vercel/ncc": "^0.38.1",
     "eslint": "^8.57.0",
     "eslint-plugin-github": "^4.10.2",
-    "eslint-plugin-jest": "^28.5.0",
+    "eslint-plugin-jest": "^28.8.2",
     "jest": "^29.7.0",
     "jest-circus": "^29.7.0",
     "js-yaml": "^4.1.0",
-    "prettier": "^3.2.5",
+    "prettier": "^3.3.3",
-    "ts-jest": "^29.1.2",
+    "ts-jest": "^29.2.5",
-    "typescript": "^5.4.5"
+    "typescript": "^5.5.4"
   }
 }

src/git-command-manager.ts

@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ export interface IGitCommandManager {
   ): Promise<void>
   getDefaultBranch(repositoryUrl: string): Promise<string>
   getWorkingDirectory(): string
-  init(): Promise<void>
+  init(options?: { objectFormat?: string }): Promise<void>
   isDetached(): Promise<boolean>
   lfsFetch(ref: string): Promise<void>
   lfsInstall(): Promise<void>
@@ -327,8 +327,12 @@ class GitCommandManager {
     return this.workingDirectory
   }
 
-  async init(): Promise<void> {
+  async init(options?: { objectFormat?: string }): Promise<void> {
-    await this.execGit(['init', this.workingDirectory])
+    await this.execGit([
+      'init',
+      ...(options?.objectFormat ? [`--object-format=${options.objectFormat}`] : []),
+      this.workingDirectory
+    ])
   }
 
   async isDetached(): Promise<boolean> {

src/git-source-provider.ts

@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ export async function getSource(settings: IGitSourceSettings): Promise<void> {
       !fsHelper.directoryExistsSync(path.join(settings.repositoryPath, '.git'))
     ) {
       core.startGroup('Initializing the repository')
-      await git.init()
+      await git.init({ objectFormat: settings.objectFormat })
       await git.remoteAdd('origin', repositoryUrl)
       core.endGroup()
     }
@@ -261,7 +261,8 @@ export async function getSource(settings: IGitSourceSettings): Promise<void> {
     const commitInfo = await git.log1()
 
     // Log commit sha
-    await git.log1("--format='%H'")
+    const commitSHA = await git.log1('--format=%H')
+    core.setOutput('commit', commitSHA.trim())
 
     // Check for incorrect pull request merge commit
     await refHelper.checkCommitInfo(

src/git-source-settings.ts

@@ -118,4 +118,9 @@ export interface IGitSourceSettings {
    * User override on the GitHub Server/Host URL that hosts the repository to be cloned
    */
   githubServerUrl: string | undefined
+
+  /**
+   * Object format used for the repo, if it is not default
+   */
+  objectFormat: 'sha1' | 'sha256' | undefined
 }

src/input-helper.ts

@@ -161,5 +161,14 @@ export async function getInputs(): Promise<IGitSourceSettings> {
   result.githubServerUrl = core.getInput('github-server-url')
   core.debug(`GitHub Host URL = ${result.githubServerUrl}`)
 
+  // Object format
+  const objectFormat = core.getInput('object-format')
+  if (objectFormat) {
+    if (objectFormat != 'sha1' && objectFormat != 'sha256') {
+      throw Error(`Invalid object format '${objectFormat}'`)
+    }
+    result.objectFormat = objectFormat
+  }
+
   return result
 }

src/main.ts

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ async function run(): Promise<void> {
 
       // Get sources
       await gitSourceProvider.getSource(sourceSettings)
+      core.setOutput('ref', sourceSettings.ref)
     } finally {
       // Unregister problem matcher
       coreCommand.issueCommand('remove-matcher', {owner: 'checkout-git'}, '')

src/ref-helper.ts

@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ export async function getCheckoutInfo(
     result.ref = ref
   }
   // refs/
-  else if (upperRef.startsWith('REFS/') && commit) {
+  else if (upperRef.startsWith('REFS/')) {
-    result.ref = commit
+    result.ref = commit ? commit : ref
   }
   // Unqualified ref, check for a matching branch or tag
   else {