changed-files/.github/workflows/matrix-example.yml

name: Matrix Example

permissions:
   contents: read

on:
  workflow_dispatch:
  pull_request:
    branches:
      - main

jobs:
  changed-files:
    name: Get changed files
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    outputs:
      matrix: ${{ steps.changed-files.outputs.all_changed_files }}
    steps:
      - name: Checkout
        uses: actions/checkout@v4
        with:
          fetch-depth: 0
      - name: Get changed files
        id: changed-files
        uses: ./
        with:
          json: true
          escape_json: false
      - name: List all changed files
        run: echo '${{ steps.changed-files.outputs.all_changed_files }}'

  matrix-job:
    name: Run Matrix Job
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    needs: [changed-files]
    strategy:
      matrix: 
        files: ${{ fromJSON(needs.changed-files.outputs.matrix) }}
      max-parallel: 4
      fail-fast: false
    steps:
      - name: Checkout
        uses: actions/checkout@v4
      - name: Test
        run: |
          echo ${{ matrix.files }}