feat: add support for complex filters (#1265)

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2024-12-16 19:27:39 +00:00 · 2023-06-16 00:17:13 -06:00 · 2023-06-16 00:17:13 -06:00 · c25c77a67a
commit c25c77a67a
parent ea90b5ced9
15 changed files with 737 additions and 307 deletions
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ jobs:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest

    steps:
-      - name: Checkout to branch
+      - name: Checkout branch
        uses: actions/checkout@v3
      - name: shellcheck
        uses: reviewdog/action-shellcheck@v1.17
@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ jobs:
    if: github.event_name == 'push'

    steps:
-      - name: Checkout to branch
+      - name: Checkout branch
        uses: actions/checkout@v3
        with:
          repository: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name }}
@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ jobs:
    needs: build

    steps:
-      - name: Checkout to branch
+      - name: Checkout branch
        uses: actions/checkout@v3
        with:
          repository: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name }}
@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ jobs:
    needs: build

    steps:
-      - name: Checkout to branch
+      - name: Checkout branch
        uses: actions/checkout@v3
        with:
          repository: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name }}
@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ jobs:
        input-fetch_depth: [1, 50]

    steps:
-      - name: Checkout to branch
+      - name: Checkout branch
        uses: actions/checkout@v3
        with:
          repository: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name }}
@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ jobs:
    if: github.event_name != 'push'

    steps:
-      - name: Checkout to branch
+      - name: Checkout branch
        uses: actions/checkout@v3
        with:
          ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}
@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ jobs:
        fetch-depth: [1, 2, 0]

    steps:
-      - name: Checkout to branch
+      - name: Checkout branch
        uses: actions/checkout@v3
        with:
          fetch-depth: ${{ matrix.fetch-depth }}
@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ jobs:
    needs: build

    steps:
-      - name: Checkout to branch
+      - name: Checkout branch
        uses: actions/checkout@v3

      - name: Download build assets
@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ jobs:
    needs: build

    steps:
-      - name: Checkout to branch
+      - name: Checkout branch
        uses: actions/checkout@v3

      - name: Download build assets
@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ jobs:
        fetch-depth: [0, 1, 2]

    steps:
-      - name: Checkout to branch
+      - name: Checkout branch
        uses: actions/checkout@v3
        with:
          ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha || github.sha }}
@ -550,6 +550,56 @@ jobs:
          echo "${{ toJSON(steps.changed-files.outputs) }}"
        shell:
          bash
+  test-yaml:
+    name: Test changed-files with yaml
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: build
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      max-parallel: 4
+      matrix:
+        fetch-depth: [0, 1, 2]
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout branch
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha || github.sha }}
+          submodules: recursive
+          fetch-depth: ${{ matrix.fetch-depth }}
+
+      - name: Download build assets
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
+        with:
+          name: build-assets
+
+      - name: Run changed-files with files_yaml
+        id: changed-files
+        uses: ./
+        with:
+          files_yaml: |
+            test:
+              - test/**.txt
+              - test/**.md
+
+      - name: Show output
+        run: |
+          echo "${{ toJSON(steps.changed-files.outputs) }}"
+        shell:
+          bash
+
+      - name: Run changed-files with files_yaml_from_source_file
+        id: changed-files-from-source-file
+        uses: ./
+        with:
+          files_yaml_from_source_file: |
+            test/changed-files.yml
+
+      - name: Show output
+        run: |
+          echo "${{ toJSON(steps.changed-files-from-source-file.outputs) }}"
+        shell:
+          bash

  test:
    name: Test changed-files
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@ -62,6 +62,10 @@ Retrieve all changed files and directories relative to a target branch, precedin
    *   Using [Glob pattern](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/learn-github-actions/workflow-syntax-for-github-actions#filter-pattern-cheat-sheet) matching.
        *   Globstar.
        *   Brace expansion.
+        *   Negation.
+    *   Using [YAML](https://yaml.org/) syntax for specifying the patterns for files and directories.
+        *   Supports [YAML anchors & aliases](https://www.educative.io/blog/advanced-yaml-syntax-cheatsheet#anchors).
+        *   Supports [YAML multi-line strings](https://learnxinyminutes.com/docs/yaml/).

 ## Usage

@ -141,6 +145,35 @@ jobs:
        run: |
          echo "One or more .js file(s) or any file in the static folder but not in the doc folder has changed."
          echo "List all the files that have changed: ${{ steps.changed-files-excluded.outputs.all_changed_files }}"
+
+      # Example 4
+      - name: Get all test files, doc and src files that have changed
+        id: changed-files-yml
+        uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v36
+        with:
+          files_yaml: |
+            doc:
+              - *.md
+              - docs/**
+              - !docs/README.md
+            test:
+              - test/**
+              - !test/README.md
+            src:
+              - src/**
+          # Optionally set `files_yaml_from_source_file` to read the YAML from a file. e.g `files_yaml_from_source_file: .github/changed-files.yml`
+
+      - name: Run step if test file(s) change
+        if: steps.changed-files-yml.outputs.test_any_changed == 'true'
+        run: |
+          echo "One or more test file(s) has changed."
+          echo "List all the files that have changed: ${{ steps.changed-files-yml.outputs.test_all_changed_files }}"
+      
+      - name: Run step if doc file(s) change
+        if: steps.changed-files-yml.outputs.doc_any_changed == 'true'
+        run: |
+          echo "One or more doc file(s) has changed."
+          echo "List all the files that have changed: ${{ steps.changed-files-yml.outputs.doc_all_changed_files }}"
 ```

 To access more examples, navigate to the [Examples](#examples) section.
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@ -28,13 +28,37 @@ inputs:
    default: "\n"
    required: false
  files:
-    description: "File and directory patterns to detect changes using only these list of file(s) (Defaults to the entire repo) **NOTE:** Multiline file/directory patterns should not include quotes."
+    description: "File and directory patterns used to detect changes (Defaults to the entire repo if unset) **NOTE:** Multiline file/directory patterns should not include quotes."
    required: false
    default: ""
  files_separator:
    description: "Separator used to split the `files` input"
    default: "\n"
    required: false
+  files_yaml:
+    description: "YAML used to define a set of file patterns to detect changes"
+    required: false
+    default: ""
+  files_yaml_from_source_file:
+    description: "Source file(s) used to populate the `files_yaml` input. [Example](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/blob/main/test/changed-files.yml)"
+    required: false
+    default: ""
+  files_yaml_from_source_file_separator:
+    description: 'Separator used to split the `files_yaml_from_source_file` input'
+    default: "\n"
+    required: false
+  files_ignore_yaml:
+    description: "YAML used to define a set of file patterns to ignore changes"
+    required: false
+    default: ""
+  files_ignore_yaml_from_source_file:
+    description: "Source file(s) used to populate the `files_ignore_yaml` input. [Example](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/blob/main/test/changed-files.yml)"
+    required: false
+    default: ""
+  files_ignore_yaml_from_source_file_separator:
+    description: 'Separator used to split the `files_ignore_yaml_from_source_file` input'
+    default: "\n"
+    required: false
  files_ignore:
    description: "Ignore changes to these file(s) **NOTE:** Multiline file/directory patterns should not include quotes."
    required: false
@ -70,7 +94,7 @@ inputs:
    required: false
    default: "."
  quotepath:
-    description: "Use non ascii characters to match files and output the filenames completely verbatim by setting this to `false`"
+    description: "Use non-ascii characters to match files and output the filenames completely verbatim by setting this to `false`"
    default: "true"
    required: false
  diff_relative:
@ -106,7 +130,7 @@ inputs:
    required: false
    default: "50"
  since_last_remote_commit:
-    description: "Use the last commit on the remote branch as the `base_sha`. Defaults to the last non merge commit on the target branch for pull request events and the previous remote commit of the current branch for push events."
+    description: "Use the last commit on the remote branch as the `base_sha`. Defaults to the last non-merge commit on the target branch for pull request events and the previous remote commit of the current branch for push events."
    required: false
    default: "false"
  write_output_files:
@ -134,7 +158,7 @@ outputs:
  renamed_files:
    description: "Returns only files that are Renamed (R)."
  all_old_new_renamed_files:
-    description:   "Returns only files that are Renamed and list their old and new names. **NOTE:** This requires setting `include_all_old_new_renamed_files` to `true` (R)"
+    description:   "Returns only files that are Renamed and lists their old and new names. **NOTE:** This requires setting `include_all_old_new_renamed_files` to `true`. Also, keep in mind that this output is global and wouldn't be nested in outputs generated when the `*_yaml_*` input is used. (R)"
  type_changed_files:
    description: "Returns only files that have their file type changed (T)."
  unmerged_files:
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
--- a/dist/index.js.map
+++ b/dist/index.js.map
--- a/dist/licenses.txt
+++ b/dist/licenses.txt
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@ -35,7 +35,8 @@
    "@actions/core": "1.10.0",
    "@actions/exec": "1.1.1",
    "lodash": "^4.17.15",
-    "micromatch": "^4.0.5"
+    "micromatch": "^4.0.5",
+    "yaml": "^2.3.1"
  },
  "devDependencies": {
    "@types/jest": "29.5.2",
--- a/src/changedFilesOutput.ts
+++ b/src/changedFilesOutput.ts
@ -0,0 +1,292 @@
+import * as core from '@actions/core'
+import {
+  ChangedFiles,
+  ChangeTypeEnum,
+  getAllChangeTypeFiles,
+  getChangeTypeFiles
+} from './changedFiles'
+import {Inputs} from './inputs'
+import {getFilteredChangedFiles, setOutput} from './utils'
+
+const getOutputKey = (key: string, outputPrefix: string): string => {
+  return outputPrefix ? `${outputPrefix}_${key}` : key
+}
+
+export const setChangedFilesOutput = async ({
+  allDiffFiles,
+  inputs,
+  filePatterns = [],
+  outputPrefix = ''
+}: {
+  allDiffFiles: ChangedFiles
+  filePatterns?: string[]
+  inputs: Inputs
+  outputPrefix?: string
+}): Promise<void> => {
+  const allFilteredDiffFiles = await getFilteredChangedFiles({
+    allDiffFiles,
+    filePatterns
+  })
+  core.debug(`All filtered diff files: ${JSON.stringify(allFilteredDiffFiles)}`)
+
+  const addedFiles = await getChangeTypeFiles({
+    inputs,
+    changedFiles: allFilteredDiffFiles,
+    changeTypes: [ChangeTypeEnum.Added]
+  })
+  core.debug(`Added files: ${addedFiles}`)
+  await setOutput({
+    key: getOutputKey('added_files', outputPrefix),
+    value: addedFiles,
+    inputs
+  })
+
+  const copiedFiles = await getChangeTypeFiles({
+    inputs,
+    changedFiles: allFilteredDiffFiles,
+    changeTypes: [ChangeTypeEnum.Copied]
+  })
+  core.debug(`Copied files: ${copiedFiles}`)
+  await setOutput({
+    key: getOutputKey('copied_files', outputPrefix),
+    value: copiedFiles,
+    inputs
+  })
+
+  const modifiedFiles = await getChangeTypeFiles({
+    inputs,
+    changedFiles: allFilteredDiffFiles,
+    changeTypes: [ChangeTypeEnum.Modified]
+  })
+  core.debug(`Modified files: ${modifiedFiles}`)
+  await setOutput({
+    key: getOutputKey('modified_files', outputPrefix),
+    value: modifiedFiles,
+    inputs
+  })
+
+  const renamedFiles = await getChangeTypeFiles({
+    inputs,
+    changedFiles: allFilteredDiffFiles,
+    changeTypes: [ChangeTypeEnum.Renamed]
+  })
+  core.debug(`Renamed files: ${renamedFiles}`)
+  await setOutput({
+    key: getOutputKey('renamed_files', outputPrefix),
+    value: renamedFiles,
+    inputs
+  })
+
+  const typeChangedFiles = await getChangeTypeFiles({
+    inputs,
+    changedFiles: allFilteredDiffFiles,
+    changeTypes: [ChangeTypeEnum.TypeChanged]
+  })
+  core.debug(`Type changed files: ${typeChangedFiles}`)
+  await setOutput({
+    key: getOutputKey('type_changed_files', outputPrefix),
+    value: typeChangedFiles,
+    inputs
+  })
+
+  const unmergedFiles = await getChangeTypeFiles({
+    inputs,
+    changedFiles: allFilteredDiffFiles,
+    changeTypes: [ChangeTypeEnum.Unmerged]
+  })
+  core.debug(`Unmerged files: ${unmergedFiles}`)
+  await setOutput({
+    key: getOutputKey('unmerged_files', outputPrefix),
+    value: unmergedFiles,
+    inputs
+  })
+
+  const unknownFiles = await getChangeTypeFiles({
+    inputs,
+    changedFiles: allFilteredDiffFiles,
+    changeTypes: [ChangeTypeEnum.Unknown]
+  })
+  core.debug(`Unknown files: ${unknownFiles}`)
+  await setOutput({
+    key: getOutputKey('unknown_files', outputPrefix),
+    value: unknownFiles,
+    inputs
+  })
+
+  const allChangedAndModifiedFiles = await getAllChangeTypeFiles({
+    inputs,
+    changedFiles: allFilteredDiffFiles
+  })
+  core.debug(`All changed and modified files: ${allChangedAndModifiedFiles}`)
+  await setOutput({
+    key: getOutputKey('all_changed_and_modified_files', outputPrefix),
+    value: allChangedAndModifiedFiles,
+    inputs
+  })
+
+  const allChangedFiles = await getChangeTypeFiles({
+    inputs,
+    changedFiles: allFilteredDiffFiles,
+    changeTypes: [
+      ChangeTypeEnum.Added,
+      ChangeTypeEnum.Copied,
+      ChangeTypeEnum.Modified,
+      ChangeTypeEnum.Renamed
+    ]
+  })
+  core.debug(`All changed files: ${allChangedFiles}`)
+  await setOutput({
+    key: getOutputKey('all_changed_files', outputPrefix),
+    value: allChangedFiles,
+    inputs
+  })
+
+  await setOutput({
+    key: getOutputKey('any_changed', outputPrefix),
+    value: allChangedFiles.length > 0 && filePatterns.length > 0,
+    inputs
+  })
+
+  const allOtherChangedFiles = await getChangeTypeFiles({
+    inputs,
+    changedFiles: allDiffFiles,
+    changeTypes: [
+      ChangeTypeEnum.Added,
+      ChangeTypeEnum.Copied,
+      ChangeTypeEnum.Modified,
+      ChangeTypeEnum.Renamed
+    ]
+  })
+  core.debug(`All other changed files: ${allOtherChangedFiles}`)
+
+  const otherChangedFiles = allOtherChangedFiles
+    .split(inputs.separator)
+    .filter(
+      (filePath: string) =>
+        !allChangedFiles.split(inputs.separator).includes(filePath)
+    )
+
+  const onlyChanged =
+    otherChangedFiles.length === 0 &&
+    allChangedFiles.length > 0 &&
+    filePatterns.length > 0
+
+  await setOutput({
+    key: getOutputKey('only_changed', outputPrefix),
+    value: onlyChanged,
+    inputs
+  })
+
+  await setOutput({
+    key: getOutputKey('other_changed_files', outputPrefix),
+    value: otherChangedFiles.join(inputs.separator),
+    inputs
+  })
+
+  const allModifiedFiles = await getChangeTypeFiles({
+    inputs,
+    changedFiles: allFilteredDiffFiles,
+    changeTypes: [
+      ChangeTypeEnum.Added,
+      ChangeTypeEnum.Copied,
+      ChangeTypeEnum.Modified,
+      ChangeTypeEnum.Renamed,
+      ChangeTypeEnum.Deleted
+    ]
+  })
+  core.debug(`All modified files: ${allModifiedFiles}`)
+  await setOutput({
+    key: getOutputKey('all_modified_files', outputPrefix),
+    value: allModifiedFiles,
+    inputs
+  })
+
+  await setOutput({
+    key: getOutputKey('any_modified', outputPrefix),
+    value: allModifiedFiles.length > 0 && filePatterns.length > 0,
+    inputs
+  })
+
+  const allOtherModifiedFiles = await getChangeTypeFiles({
+    inputs,
+    changedFiles: allDiffFiles,
+    changeTypes: [
+      ChangeTypeEnum.Added,
+      ChangeTypeEnum.Copied,
+      ChangeTypeEnum.Modified,
+      ChangeTypeEnum.Renamed,
+      ChangeTypeEnum.Deleted
+    ]
+  })
+
+  const otherModifiedFiles = allOtherModifiedFiles
+    .split(inputs.separator)
+    .filter(
+      (filePath: string) =>
+        !allModifiedFiles.split(inputs.separator).includes(filePath)
+    )
+
+  const onlyModified =
+    otherModifiedFiles.length === 0 &&
+    allModifiedFiles.length > 0 &&
+    filePatterns.length > 0
+
+  await setOutput({
+    key: getOutputKey('only_modified', outputPrefix),
+    value: onlyModified,
+    inputs
+  })
+
+  await setOutput({
+    key: getOutputKey('other_modified_files', outputPrefix),
+    value: otherModifiedFiles.join(inputs.separator),
+    inputs
+  })
+
+  const deletedFiles = await getChangeTypeFiles({
+    inputs,
+    changedFiles: allFilteredDiffFiles,
+    changeTypes: [ChangeTypeEnum.Deleted]
+  })
+  core.debug(`Deleted files: ${deletedFiles}`)
+  await setOutput({
+    key: getOutputKey('deleted_files', outputPrefix),
+    value: deletedFiles,
+    inputs
+  })
+
+  await setOutput({
+    key: getOutputKey('any_deleted', outputPrefix),
+    value: deletedFiles.length > 0 && filePatterns.length > 0,
+    inputs
+  })
+
+  const allOtherDeletedFiles = await getChangeTypeFiles({
+    inputs,
+    changedFiles: allDiffFiles,
+    changeTypes: [ChangeTypeEnum.Deleted]
+  })
+
+  const otherDeletedFiles = allOtherDeletedFiles
+    .split(inputs.separator)
+    .filter(
+      filePath => !deletedFiles.split(inputs.separator).includes(filePath)
+    )
+
+  const onlyDeleted =
+    otherDeletedFiles.length === 0 &&
+    deletedFiles.length > 0 &&
+    filePatterns.length > 0
+
+  await setOutput({
+    key: getOutputKey('only_deleted', outputPrefix),
+    value: onlyDeleted,
+    inputs
+  })
+
+  await setOutput({
+    key: getOutputKey('other_deleted_files', outputPrefix),
+    value: otherDeletedFiles.join(inputs.separator),
+    inputs
+  })
+}
--- a/src/commitSha.ts
+++ b/src/commitSha.ts
@ -379,9 +379,18 @@ export const getSHAForPullRequestEvent = async (
            0)
      ) {
        core.warning(
-          'Unable to locate the remote branch head sha. Falling back to the pull request base sha.'
+          'Unable to locate the remote branch head sha. Falling back to the previous commit in the local history.'
        )
-        previousSha = env.GITHUB_EVENT_PULL_REQUEST_BASE_SHA
+        previousSha = await getParentSha({
+          cwd: workingDirectory
+        })
+
+        if (!previousSha) {
+          core.warning(
+            'Unable to locate the previous commit in the local history. Falling back to the pull request base sha.'
+          )
+          previousSha = env.GITHUB_EVENT_PULL_REQUEST_BASE_SHA
+        }
      }
    } else {
      previousSha = await getRemoteBranchHeadSha({
@ -395,12 +404,12 @@ export const getSHAForPullRequestEvent = async (

      if (isShallow) {
        if (
-          await canDiffCommits({
+          !(await canDiffCommits({
            cwd: workingDirectory,
            sha1: previousSha,
            sha2: currentSha,
            diff
-          })
+          }))
        ) {
          core.debug(
            'Merge base is not in the local history, fetching remote target branch...'
--- a/src/env.ts
+++ b/src/env.ts
@ -2,23 +2,25 @@ import {promises as fs} from 'fs'
 import * as core from '@actions/core'

 export type Env = {
-  GITHUB_EVENT_PULL_REQUEST_HEAD_REF: string
-  GITHUB_EVENT_PULL_REQUEST_BASE_REF: string
-  GITHUB_EVENT_BEFORE: string
  GITHUB_REF_NAME: string
  GITHUB_REF: string
+  GITHUB_WORKSPACE: string
+  GITHUB_EVENT_ACTION: string
+  GITHUB_EVENT_NAME: string
+  GITHUB_EVENT_FORCED: string
+  GITHUB_EVENT_BEFORE: string
  GITHUB_EVENT_BASE_REF: string
  GITHUB_EVENT_RELEASE_TARGET_COMMITISH: string
  GITHUB_EVENT_HEAD_REPO_FORK: string
-  GITHUB_WORKSPACE: string
-  GITHUB_EVENT_FORCED: string
  GITHUB_EVENT_PULL_REQUEST_NUMBER: string
  GITHUB_EVENT_PULL_REQUEST_BASE_SHA: string
  GITHUB_EVENT_PULL_REQUEST_HEAD_SHA: string
-  GITHUB_EVENT_NAME: string
+  GITHUB_EVENT_PULL_REQUEST_HEAD_REF: string
+  GITHUB_EVENT_PULL_REQUEST_BASE_REF: string
 }

 type GithubEvent = {
+  action?: string
  forced?: string
  pull_request?: {
    head: {
@ -65,6 +67,7 @@ export const getEnv = async (): Promise<Env> => {
    GITHUB_EVENT_PULL_REQUEST_BASE_SHA: eventJson.pull_request?.base?.sha || '',
    GITHUB_EVENT_PULL_REQUEST_HEAD_SHA: eventJson.pull_request?.head?.sha || '',
    GITHUB_EVENT_FORCED: eventJson.forced || '',
+    GITHUB_EVENT_ACTION: eventJson.action || '',
    GITHUB_REF_NAME: process.env.GITHUB_REF_NAME || '',
    GITHUB_REF: process.env.GITHUB_REF || '',
    GITHUB_WORKSPACE: process.env.GITHUB_WORKSPACE || '',
--- a/src/inputs.ts
+++ b/src/inputs.ts
@ -5,10 +5,16 @@ export type Inputs = {
  filesSeparator: string
  filesFromSourceFile: string
  filesFromSourceFileSeparator: string
+  filesYaml: string
+  filesYamlFromSourceFile: string
+  filesYamlFromSourceFileSeparator: string
  filesIgnore: string
  filesIgnoreSeparator: string
  filesIgnoreFromSourceFile: string
  filesIgnoreFromSourceFileSeparator: string
+  filesIgnoreYaml: string
+  filesIgnoreYamlFromSourceFile: string
+  filesIgnoreYamlFromSourceFileSeparator: string
  separator: string
  includeAllOldNewRenamedFiles: boolean
  oldNewSeparator: string
@ -54,6 +60,17 @@ export const getInputs = (): Inputs => {
      trimWhitespace: false
    }
  )
+  const filesYaml = core.getInput('files_yaml', {required: false})
+  const filesYamlFromSourceFile = core.getInput('files_yaml_from_source_file', {
+    required: false
+  })
+  const filesYamlFromSourceFileSeparator = core.getInput(
+    'files_yaml_from_source_file_separator',
+    {
+      required: false,
+      trimWhitespace: false
+    }
+  )
  const filesIgnoreFromSourceFile = core.getInput(
    'files_ignore_from_source_file',
    {required: false}
@ -65,6 +82,18 @@ export const getInputs = (): Inputs => {
      trimWhitespace: false
    }
  )
+  const filesIgnoreYaml = core.getInput('files_ignore_yaml', {required: false})
+  const filesIgnoreYamlFromSourceFile = core.getInput(
+    'files_ignore_yaml_from_source_file',
+    {required: false}
+  )
+  const filesIgnoreYamlFromSourceFileSeparator = core.getInput(
+    'files_ignore_yaml_from_source_file_separator',
+    {
+      required: false,
+      trimWhitespace: false
+    }
+  )
  const separator = core.getInput('separator', {
    required: true,
    trimWhitespace: false
@ -122,10 +151,16 @@ export const getInputs = (): Inputs => {
    filesSeparator,
    filesFromSourceFile,
    filesFromSourceFileSeparator,
+    filesYaml,
+    filesYamlFromSourceFile,
+    filesYamlFromSourceFileSeparator,
    filesIgnore,
    filesIgnoreSeparator,
    filesIgnoreFromSourceFile,
    filesIgnoreFromSourceFileSeparator,
+    filesIgnoreYaml,
+    filesIgnoreYamlFromSourceFile,
+    filesIgnoreYamlFromSourceFileSeparator,
    separator,
    includeAllOldNewRenamedFiles,
    oldNewSeparator,
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@ -1,12 +1,7 @@
 import * as core from '@actions/core'
 import path from 'path'
-import {
-  getAllChangeTypeFiles,
-  getAllDiffFiles,
-  getChangeTypeFiles,
-  getRenamedFiles,
-  ChangeTypeEnum
-} from './changedFiles'
+import {getAllDiffFiles, getRenamedFiles} from './changedFiles'
+import {setChangedFilesOutput} from './changedFilesOutput'
 import {
  DiffResult,
  getSHAForPullRequestEvent,
@ -16,8 +11,8 @@ import {getEnv} from './env'
 import {getInputs} from './inputs'
 import {
  getFilePatterns,
-  getFilteredChangedFiles,
  getSubmodulePath,
+  getYamlFilePatterns,
  isRepoShallow,
  setOutput,
  submoduleExists,
@ -88,7 +83,9 @@ export async function run(): Promise<void> {
    )
  } else {
    core.info(
-      `Running on a ${env.GITHUB_EVENT_NAME || 'pull_request'} event...`
+      `Running on a ${env.GITHUB_EVENT_NAME || 'pull_request'} (${
+        env.GITHUB_EVENT_ACTION
+      }) event...`
    )
    diffResult = await getSHAForPullRequestEvent(
      inputs,
@ -110,12 +107,6 @@ export async function run(): Promise<void> {
    `Retrieving changes between ${diffResult.previousSha} (${diffResult.targetBranch}) → ${diffResult.currentSha} (${diffResult.currentBranch})`
  )

-  const filePatterns = await getFilePatterns({
-    inputs,
-    workingDirectory
-  })
-  core.debug(`File patterns: ${filePatterns}`)
-
  const allDiffFiles = await getAllDiffFiles({
    workingDirectory,
    hasSubmodule,
@ -124,275 +115,58 @@ export async function run(): Promise<void> {
    outputRenamedFilesAsDeletedAndAdded
  })
  core.debug(`All diff files: ${JSON.stringify(allDiffFiles)}`)
+  core.info('All Done!')
+  core.endGroup()

-  const allFilteredDiffFiles = await getFilteredChangedFiles({
-    allDiffFiles,
-    filePatterns
-  })
-  core.debug(`All filtered diff files: ${JSON.stringify(allFilteredDiffFiles)}`)
-
-  const addedFiles = await getChangeTypeFiles({
+  const filePatterns = await getFilePatterns({
    inputs,
-    changedFiles: allFilteredDiffFiles,
-    changeTypes: [ChangeTypeEnum.Added]
-  })
-  core.debug(`Added files: ${addedFiles}`)
-  await setOutput({
-    key: 'added_files',
-    value: addedFiles,
-    inputs
+    workingDirectory
  })
+  core.debug(`File patterns: ${filePatterns}`)

-  const copiedFiles = await getChangeTypeFiles({
+  if (filePatterns.length > 0) {
+    core.startGroup('changed-files-patterns')
+    await setChangedFilesOutput({
+      allDiffFiles,
+      filePatterns,
+      inputs
+    })
+    core.info('All Done!')
+    core.endGroup()
+  }
+
+  const yamlFilePatterns = await getYamlFilePatterns({
    inputs,
-    changedFiles: allFilteredDiffFiles,
-    changeTypes: [ChangeTypeEnum.Copied]
-  })
-  core.debug(`Copied files: ${copiedFiles}`)
-  await setOutput({
-    key: 'copied_files',
-    value: copiedFiles,
-    inputs
+    workingDirectory
  })
+  core.debug(`Yaml file patterns: ${JSON.stringify(yamlFilePatterns)}`)

-  const modifiedFiles = await getChangeTypeFiles({
-    inputs,
-    changedFiles: allFilteredDiffFiles,
-    changeTypes: [ChangeTypeEnum.Modified]
-  })
-  core.debug(`Modified files: ${modifiedFiles}`)
-  await setOutput({
-    key: 'modified_files',
-    value: modifiedFiles,
-    inputs
-  })
+  if (Object.keys(yamlFilePatterns).length > 0) {
+    for (const key of Object.keys(yamlFilePatterns)) {
+      core.startGroup(`changed-files-yaml-${key}`)
+      await setChangedFilesOutput({
+        allDiffFiles,
+        filePatterns: yamlFilePatterns[key],
+        inputs,
+        outputPrefix: key
+      })
+      core.info('All Done!')
+      core.endGroup()
+    }
+  }

-  const renamedFiles = await getChangeTypeFiles({
-    inputs,
-    changedFiles: allFilteredDiffFiles,
-    changeTypes: [ChangeTypeEnum.Renamed]
-  })
-  core.debug(`Renamed files: ${renamedFiles}`)
-  await setOutput({
-    key: 'renamed_files',
-    value: renamedFiles,
-    inputs
-  })
-
-  const typeChangedFiles = await getChangeTypeFiles({
-    inputs,
-    changedFiles: allFilteredDiffFiles,
-    changeTypes: [ChangeTypeEnum.TypeChanged]
-  })
-  core.debug(`Type changed files: ${typeChangedFiles}`)
-  await setOutput({
-    key: 'type_changed_files',
-    value: typeChangedFiles,
-    inputs
-  })
-
-  const unmergedFiles = await getChangeTypeFiles({
-    inputs,
-    changedFiles: allFilteredDiffFiles,
-    changeTypes: [ChangeTypeEnum.Unmerged]
-  })
-  core.debug(`Unmerged files: ${unmergedFiles}`)
-  await setOutput({
-    key: 'unmerged_files',
-    value: unmergedFiles,
-    inputs
-  })
-
-  const unknownFiles = await getChangeTypeFiles({
-    inputs,
-    changedFiles: allFilteredDiffFiles,
-    changeTypes: [ChangeTypeEnum.Unknown]
-  })
-  core.debug(`Unknown files: ${unknownFiles}`)
-  await setOutput({
-    key: 'unknown_files',
-    value: unknownFiles,
-    inputs
-  })
-
-  const allChangedAndModifiedFiles = await getAllChangeTypeFiles({
-    inputs,
-    changedFiles: allFilteredDiffFiles
-  })
-  core.debug(`All changed and modified files: ${allChangedAndModifiedFiles}`)
-  await setOutput({
-    key: 'all_changed_and_modified_files',
-    value: allChangedAndModifiedFiles,
-    inputs
-  })
-
-  const allChangedFiles = await getChangeTypeFiles({
-    inputs,
-    changedFiles: allFilteredDiffFiles,
-    changeTypes: [
-      ChangeTypeEnum.Added,
-      ChangeTypeEnum.Copied,
-      ChangeTypeEnum.Modified,
-      ChangeTypeEnum.Renamed
-    ]
-  })
-  core.debug(`All changed files: ${allChangedFiles}`)
-  await setOutput({
-    key: 'all_changed_files',
-    value: allChangedFiles,
-    inputs
-  })
-
-  await setOutput({
-    key: 'any_changed',
-    value: allChangedFiles.length > 0 && filePatterns.length > 0,
-    inputs
-  })
-
-  const allOtherChangedFiles = await getChangeTypeFiles({
-    inputs,
-    changedFiles: allDiffFiles,
-    changeTypes: [
-      ChangeTypeEnum.Added,
-      ChangeTypeEnum.Copied,
-      ChangeTypeEnum.Modified,
-      ChangeTypeEnum.Renamed
-    ]
-  })
-  core.debug(`All other changed files: ${allOtherChangedFiles}`)
-
-  const otherChangedFiles = allOtherChangedFiles
-    .split(inputs.separator)
-    .filter(
-      (filePath: string) =>
-        !allChangedFiles.split(inputs.separator).includes(filePath)
-    )
-
-  const onlyChanged =
-    otherChangedFiles.length === 0 &&
-    allChangedFiles.length > 0 &&
-    filePatterns.length > 0
-
-  await setOutput({
-    key: 'only_changed',
-    value: onlyChanged,
-    inputs
-  })
-
-  await setOutput({
-    key: 'other_changed_files',
-    value: otherChangedFiles.join(inputs.separator),
-    inputs
-  })
-
-  const allModifiedFiles = await getChangeTypeFiles({
-    inputs,
-    changedFiles: allFilteredDiffFiles,
-    changeTypes: [
-      ChangeTypeEnum.Added,
-      ChangeTypeEnum.Copied,
-      ChangeTypeEnum.Modified,
-      ChangeTypeEnum.Renamed,
-      ChangeTypeEnum.Deleted
-    ]
-  })
-  core.debug(`All modified files: ${allModifiedFiles}`)
-  await setOutput({
-    key: 'all_modified_files',
-    value: allModifiedFiles,
-    inputs
-  })
-
-  await setOutput({
-    key: 'any_modified',
-    value: allModifiedFiles.length > 0 && filePatterns.length > 0,
-    inputs
-  })
-
-  const allOtherModifiedFiles = await getChangeTypeFiles({
-    inputs,
-    changedFiles: allDiffFiles,
-    changeTypes: [
-      ChangeTypeEnum.Added,
-      ChangeTypeEnum.Copied,
-      ChangeTypeEnum.Modified,
-      ChangeTypeEnum.Renamed,
-      ChangeTypeEnum.Deleted
-    ]
-  })
-
-  const otherModifiedFiles = allOtherModifiedFiles
-    .split(inputs.separator)
-    .filter(
-      (filePath: string) =>
-        !allModifiedFiles.split(inputs.separator).includes(filePath)
-    )
-
-  const onlyModified =
-    otherModifiedFiles.length === 0 &&
-    allModifiedFiles.length > 0 &&
-    filePatterns.length > 0
-
-  await setOutput({
-    key: 'only_modified',
-    value: onlyModified,
-    inputs
-  })
-
-  await setOutput({
-    key: 'other_modified_files',
-    value: otherModifiedFiles.join(inputs.separator),
-    inputs
-  })
-
-  const deletedFiles = await getChangeTypeFiles({
-    inputs,
-    changedFiles: allFilteredDiffFiles,
-    changeTypes: [ChangeTypeEnum.Deleted]
-  })
-  core.debug(`Deleted files: ${deletedFiles}`)
-  await setOutput({
-    key: 'deleted_files',
-    value: deletedFiles,
-    inputs
-  })
-
-  await setOutput({
-    key: 'any_deleted',
-    value: deletedFiles.length > 0 && filePatterns.length > 0,
-    inputs
-  })
-
-  const allOtherDeletedFiles = await getChangeTypeFiles({
-    inputs,
-    changedFiles: allDiffFiles,
-    changeTypes: [ChangeTypeEnum.Deleted]
-  })
-
-  const otherDeletedFiles = allOtherDeletedFiles
-    .split(inputs.separator)
-    .filter(
-      filePath => !deletedFiles.split(inputs.separator).includes(filePath)
-    )
-
-  const onlyDeleted =
-    otherDeletedFiles.length === 0 &&
-    deletedFiles.length > 0 &&
-    filePatterns.length > 0
-
-  await setOutput({
-    key: 'only_deleted',
-    value: onlyDeleted,
-    inputs
-  })
-
-  await setOutput({
-    key: 'other_deleted_files',
-    value: otherDeletedFiles.join(inputs.separator),
-    inputs
-  })
+  if (filePatterns.length === 0 && Object.keys(yamlFilePatterns).length === 0) {
+    core.startGroup('changed-files-all')
+    await setChangedFilesOutput({
+      allDiffFiles,
+      inputs
+    })
+    core.info('All Done!')
+    core.endGroup()
+  }

  if (inputs.includeAllOldNewRenamedFiles) {
+    core.startGroup('changed-files-all-old-new-renamed-files')
    const allOldNewRenamedFiles = await getRenamedFiles({
      inputs,
      workingDirectory,
@ -406,11 +180,9 @@ export async function run(): Promise<void> {
      value: allOldNewRenamedFiles,
      inputs
    })
+    core.info('All Done!')
+    core.endGroup()
  }
-
-  core.info('All Done!')
-
-  core.endGroup()
 }

 /* istanbul ignore if */
--- a/src/utils.ts
+++ b/src/utils.ts
@ -2,9 +2,12 @@
 import * as core from '@actions/core'
 import * as exec from '@actions/exec'
 import {createReadStream, promises as fs} from 'fs'
+import {readFile} from 'fs/promises'
+import {flattenDeep} from 'lodash'
 import mm from 'micromatch'
 import * as path from 'path'
 import {createInterface} from 'readline'
+import {parseDocument} from 'yaml'
 import {ChangedFiles, ChangeTypeEnum} from './changedFiles'

 import {Inputs} from './inputs'
@ -157,7 +160,7 @@ const getFilesFromSourceFile = async ({
  filePaths: string[]
  excludedFiles?: boolean
 }): Promise<string[]> => {
-  const lines = []
+  const lines: string[] = []
  for (const filePath of filePaths) {
    for await (const line of lineOfFileGenerator({filePath, excludedFiles})) {
      lines.push(line)
@ -808,10 +811,10 @@ export const getFilePatterns = async ({
      if (pattern.endsWith('/')) {
        return `${pattern}**`
      } else {
-        const pathParts = pattern.split('/')
+        const pathParts = pattern.split(path.sep)
        const lastPart = pathParts[pathParts.length - 1]
        if (!lastPart.includes('.')) {
-          return `${pattern}/**`
+          return `${pattern}${path.sep}**`
        } else {
          return pattern
        }
@ -819,6 +822,193 @@ export const getFilePatterns = async ({
    })
 }

+// Example YAML input:
+//  filesYaml: |
+//     frontend:
+//       - frontend/**
+//     backend:
+//       - backend/**
+//     test: test/**
+//     shared: &shared
+//       - common/**
+//     lib:
+//       - *shared
+//       - lib/**
+// Return an Object:
+// {
+//   frontend: ['frontend/**'],
+//   backend: ['backend/**'],
+//   test: ['test/**'],
+//   shared: ['common/**'],
+//   lib: ['common/**', 'lib/**']
+// }
+
+type YamlObject = {
+  [key: string]: string | string[] | [string[], string]
+}
+
+const getYamlFilePatternsFromContents = async ({
+  content = '',
+  filePath = '',
+  excludedFiles = false
+}: {
+  content?: string
+  filePath?: string
+  excludedFiles?: boolean
+}): Promise<Record<string, string[]>> => {
+  const filePatterns: Record<string, string[]> = {}
+  let source = ''
+
+  if (filePath) {
+    if (!(await exists(filePath))) {
+      core.error(`File does not exist: ${filePath}`)
+      throw new Error(`File does not exist: ${filePath}`)
+    }
+
+    source = await readFile(filePath, 'utf8')
+  } else {
+    source = content
+  }
+
+  const doc = parseDocument(source, {merge: true, schema: 'failsafe'})
+
+  if (doc.errors.length > 0) {
+    if (filePath) {
+      core.warning(`YAML errors in ${filePath}: ${doc.errors}`)
+    } else {
+      core.warning(`YAML errors: ${doc.errors}`)
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (doc.warnings.length > 0) {
+    if (filePath) {
+      core.warning(`YAML warnings in ${filePath}: ${doc.warnings}`)
+    } else {
+      core.warning(`YAML warnings: ${doc.warnings}`)
+    }
+  }
+
+  const yamlObject = doc.toJS() as YamlObject
+
+  for (const key in yamlObject) {
+    let value = yamlObject[key]
+
+    if (typeof value === 'string' && value.includes('\n')) {
+      value = value.split('\n')
+    }
+
+    if (typeof value === 'string') {
+      value = value.trim()
+
+      if (value) {
+        filePatterns[key] = [
+          excludedFiles && !value.startsWith('!') ? `!${value}` : value
+        ]
+      }
+    } else if (Array.isArray(value)) {
+      filePatterns[key] = flattenDeep(value)
+        .filter(v => v.trim() !== '')
+        .map(v => {
+          if (excludedFiles && !v.startsWith('!')) {
+            v = `!${v}`
+          }
+          return v
+        })
+    }
+  }
+
+  return filePatterns
+}
+
+export const getYamlFilePatterns = async ({
+  inputs,
+  workingDirectory
+}: {
+  inputs: Inputs
+  workingDirectory: string
+}): Promise<Record<string, string[]>> => {
+  let filePatterns: Record<string, string[]> = {}
+  if (inputs.filesYaml) {
+    filePatterns = {
+      ...(await getYamlFilePatternsFromContents({content: inputs.filesYaml}))
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (inputs.filesYamlFromSourceFile) {
+    const inputFilesYamlFromSourceFile = inputs.filesYamlFromSourceFile
+      .split(inputs.filesYamlFromSourceFileSeparator)
+      .filter(p => p !== '')
+      .map(p => path.join(workingDirectory, p))
+
+    core.debug(`files yaml from source file: ${inputFilesYamlFromSourceFile}`)
+
+    for (const filePath of inputFilesYamlFromSourceFile) {
+      const newFilePatterns = await getYamlFilePatternsFromContents({filePath})
+      for (const key in newFilePatterns) {
+        if (key in filePatterns) {
+          core.warning(
+            `files_yaml_from_source_file: Duplicated key ${key} detected in ${filePath}, the ${filePatterns[key]} will be overwritten by ${newFilePatterns[key]}.`
+          )
+        }
+      }
+
+      filePatterns = {
+        ...filePatterns,
+        ...newFilePatterns
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (inputs.filesIgnoreYaml) {
+    const newIgnoreFilePatterns = await getYamlFilePatternsFromContents({
+      content: inputs.filesIgnoreYaml,
+      excludedFiles: true
+    })
+
+    for (const key in newIgnoreFilePatterns) {
+      if (key in filePatterns) {
+        core.warning(
+          `files_ignore_yaml: Duplicated key ${key} detected, the ${filePatterns[key]} will be overwritten by ${newIgnoreFilePatterns[key]}.`
+        )
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (inputs.filesIgnoreYamlFromSourceFile) {
+    const inputFilesIgnoreYamlFromSourceFile =
+      inputs.filesIgnoreYamlFromSourceFile
+        .split(inputs.filesIgnoreYamlFromSourceFileSeparator)
+        .filter(p => p !== '')
+        .map(p => path.join(workingDirectory, p))
+
+    core.debug(
+      `files ignore yaml from source file: ${inputFilesIgnoreYamlFromSourceFile}`
+    )
+
+    for (const filePath of inputFilesIgnoreYamlFromSourceFile) {
+      const newIgnoreFilePatterns = await getYamlFilePatternsFromContents({
+        filePath,
+        excludedFiles: true
+      })
+
+      for (const key in newIgnoreFilePatterns) {
+        if (key in filePatterns) {
+          core.warning(
+            `files_ignore_yaml_from_source_file: Duplicated key ${key} detected in ${filePath}, the ${filePatterns[key]} will be overwritten by ${newIgnoreFilePatterns[key]}.`
+          )
+        }
+      }
+
+      filePatterns = {
+        ...filePatterns,
+        ...newIgnoreFilePatterns
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  return filePatterns
+}
+
 export const setOutput = async ({
  key,
  value,
@ -832,7 +1022,7 @@ export const setOutput = async ({
  core.setOutput(key, cleanedValue)

  if (inputs.writeOutputFiles) {
-    const outputDir = inputs.outputDir || '.github/outputs'
+    const outputDir = inputs.outputDir
    const extension = inputs.json ? 'json' : 'txt'
    const outputFilePath = path.join(outputDir, `${key}.${extension}`)

--- a/test/changed-files.yml
+++ b/test/changed-files.yml
@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+test:
+  - test/**.txt
+src:
+  - src/*.ts
+  - '!src/__tests__/**'
+dist:
+  - dist/**
+shared: &shared
+  - .github/**
+common:
+  - *shared
+  - .gitignore
+multiline: |
+  test/**
+  src/*.ts
+  .github/**
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@ -3605,6 +3605,11 @@ yallist@^4.0.0:
  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/yallist/-/yallist-4.0.0.tgz#9bb92790d9c0effec63be73519e11a35019a3a72"
  integrity sha512-3wdGidZyq5PB084XLES5TpOSRA3wjXAlIWMhum2kRcv/41Sn2emQ0dycQW4uZXLejwKvg6EsvbdlVL+FYEct7A==

+yaml@^2.3.1:
+  version "2.3.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/yaml/-/yaml-2.3.1.tgz#02fe0975d23cd441242aa7204e09fc28ac2ac33b"
+  integrity sha512-2eHWfjaoXgTBC2jNM1LRef62VQa0umtvRiDSk6HSzW7RvS5YtkabJrwYLLEKWBc8a5U2PTSCs+dJjUTJdlHsWQ==
+
 yargs-parser@^21.0.1, yargs-parser@^21.1.1:
  version "21.1.1"
  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/yargs-parser/-/yargs-parser-21.1.1.tgz#9096bceebf990d21bb31fa9516e0ede294a77d35"