Merge 6b8be4cb30 into c2d88d3ecc

- Updated README.md examples to reference @v6
- Updated all workflow files to use actions/checkout@v6

.github/workflows/check-dist.yml

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.6
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
       - name: Set Node.js 24.x
         uses: actions/setup-node@v4

.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml

@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
     - name: Checkout repository
-      uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.6
+      uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
     - name: Initialize CodeQL
       uses: github/codeql-action/init@v3

.github/workflows/licensed.yml

@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     name: Check licenses
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.6
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - run: npm ci
       - run: npm run licensed-check

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

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checking out
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - name: Publish
         id: publish
         uses: actions/publish-immutable-action@0.0.3

.github/workflows/test.yml

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
           node-version: 24.x
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.6
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - run: npm ci
       - run: npm run build
       - run: npm run format-check
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       # Clone this repo
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.6
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
       # Basic checkout
       - name: Checkout basic
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       # Clone this repo
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.6
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
       # Basic checkout using git
       - name: Checkout basic
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       # Clone this repo
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.6
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
       # Basic checkout using git
       - name: Checkout basic
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       # Clone this repo
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.6
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
           path: localClone
 
@@ -291,8 +291,8 @@ jobs:
           git fetch --no-tags --depth=1 origin +refs/heads/main:refs/remotes/origin/main
 
       # needed to make checkout post cleanup succeed
-      - name: Fix Checkout v4
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.6
+      - name: Fix Checkout v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
           path: localClone
 
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       # Clone this repo
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.6
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
           path: actions-checkout
 

.github/workflows/update-main-version.yml

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
     # Note this update workflow can also be used as a rollback tool.
     # For that reason, it's best to pin `actions/checkout` to a known, stable version
     # (typically, about two releases back).
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.6
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       with:
         fetch-depth: 0
     - name: Git config

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

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ jobs:
  
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
       # Use `docker/login-action` to log in to GHCR.io. 
       # Once published, the packages are scoped to the account defined here.

README.md

@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ Please refer to the [release page](https://github.com/actions/checkout/releases/
 
 <!-- start usage -->
 ```yaml
-- uses: actions/checkout@v5
+- uses: actions/checkout@v6
   with:
     # Repository name with owner. For example, actions/checkout
     # Default: ${{ github.repository }}
@@ -62,6 +62,11 @@ Please refer to the [release page](https://github.com/actions/checkout/releases/
     # Otherwise, uses the default branch.
     ref: ''
 
+    # Indicates whether to checkout the default repository branch if the requested ref
+    # does not exist
+    # Default: false
+    default-branch-checkout: ''
+
     # Personal access token (PAT) used to fetch the repository. The PAT is configured
     # with the local git config, which enables your scripts to run authenticated git
     # commands. The post-job step removes the PAT.
@@ -190,7 +195,7 @@ Please refer to the [release page](https://github.com/actions/checkout/releases/
 ## Fetch only the root files
 
 ```yaml
-- uses: actions/checkout@v5
+- uses: actions/checkout@v6
   with:
     sparse-checkout: .
 ```
@@ -198,7 +203,7 @@ Please refer to the [release page](https://github.com/actions/checkout/releases/
 ## Fetch only the root files and `.github` and `src` folder
 
 ```yaml
-- uses: actions/checkout@v5
+- uses: actions/checkout@v6
   with:
     sparse-checkout: |
       .github
@@ -208,7 +213,7 @@ Please refer to the [release page](https://github.com/actions/checkout/releases/
 ## Fetch only a single file
 
 ```yaml
-- uses: actions/checkout@v5
+- uses: actions/checkout@v6
   with:
     sparse-checkout: |
       README.md
@@ -218,7 +223,7 @@ Please refer to the [release page](https://github.com/actions/checkout/releases/
 ## Fetch all history for all tags and branches
 
 ```yaml
-- uses: actions/checkout@v5
+- uses: actions/checkout@v6
   with:
     fetch-depth: 0
 ```
@@ -226,7 +231,7 @@ Please refer to the [release page](https://github.com/actions/checkout/releases/
 ## Checkout a different branch
 
 ```yaml
-- uses: actions/checkout@v5
+- uses: actions/checkout@v6
   with:
     ref: my-branch
 ```
@@ -234,7 +239,7 @@ Please refer to the [release page](https://github.com/actions/checkout/releases/
 ## Checkout HEAD^
 
 ```yaml
-- uses: actions/checkout@v5
+- uses: actions/checkout@v6
   with:
     fetch-depth: 2
 - run: git checkout HEAD^
@@ -244,12 +249,12 @@ Please refer to the [release page](https://github.com/actions/checkout/releases/
 
 ```yaml
 - name: Checkout
-  uses: actions/checkout@v5
+  uses: actions/checkout@v6
   with:
     path: main
 
 - name: Checkout tools repo
-  uses: actions/checkout@v5
+  uses: actions/checkout@v6
   with:
     repository: my-org/my-tools
     path: my-tools
@@ -260,10 +265,10 @@ Please refer to the [release page](https://github.com/actions/checkout/releases/
 
 ```yaml
 - name: Checkout
-  uses: actions/checkout@v5
+  uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
 - name: Checkout tools repo
-  uses: actions/checkout@v5
+  uses: actions/checkout@v6
   with:
     repository: my-org/my-tools
     path: my-tools
@@ -274,12 +279,12 @@ Please refer to the [release page](https://github.com/actions/checkout/releases/
 
 ```yaml
 - name: Checkout
-  uses: actions/checkout@v5
+  uses: actions/checkout@v6
   with:
     path: main
 
 - name: Checkout private tools
-  uses: actions/checkout@v5
+  uses: actions/checkout@v6
   with:
     repository: my-org/my-private-tools
     token: ${{ secrets.GH_PAT }} # `GH_PAT` is a secret that contains your PAT
@@ -292,7 +297,7 @@ Please refer to the [release page](https://github.com/actions/checkout/releases/
 ## Checkout pull request HEAD commit instead of merge commit
 
 ```yaml
-- uses: actions/checkout@v5
+- uses: actions/checkout@v6
   with:
     ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}
 ```
@@ -308,7 +313,7 @@ jobs:
   build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
 ```
 
 ## Push a commit using the built-in token
@@ -319,7 +324,7 @@ jobs:
   build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - run: |
           date > generated.txt
           # Note: the following account information will not work on GHES
@@ -341,7 +346,7 @@ jobs:
   build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
           ref: ${{ github.head_ref }}
       - run: |

__test__/git-auth-helper.test.ts

@@ -1164,6 +1164,7 @@ async function setup(testName: string): Promise<void> {
     nestedSubmodules: false,
     persistCredentials: true,
     ref: 'refs/heads/main',
+    defaultBranchCheckout: false,
     repositoryName: 'my-repo',
     repositoryOwner: 'my-org',
     repositoryPath: '',

__test__/input-helper.test.ts

@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ describe('input-helper tests', () => {
     expect(settings.commit).toBeTruthy()
     expect(settings.commit).toBe('1234567890123456789012345678901234567890')
     expect(settings.filter).toBe(undefined)
+    expect(settings.defaultBranchCheckout).toBe(false)
     expect(settings.sparseCheckout).toBe(undefined)
     expect(settings.sparseCheckoutConeMode).toBe(true)
     expect(settings.fetchDepth).toBe(1)

action.yml

@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ inputs:
       The branch, tag or SHA to checkout. When checking out the repository that
       triggered a workflow, this defaults to the reference or SHA for that
       event.  Otherwise, uses the default branch.
+  default-branch-checkout:
+    description: 'Indicates whether to checkout the default repository branch if the requested ref does not exist'
+    default: false
   token:
     description: >
       Personal access token (PAT) used to fetch the repository. The PAT is configured

dist/index.js

@@ -1514,7 +1514,7 @@ function getSource(settings) {
             else if (settings.sparseCheckout) {
                 fetchOptions.filter = 'blob:none';
             }
-            if (settings.fetchDepth <= 0) {
+            if (settings.fetchDepth <= 0 || settings.defaultBranchCheckout) {
                 // Fetch all branches and tags
                 let refSpec = refHelper.getRefSpecForAllHistory(settings.ref, settings.commit);
                 yield git.fetch(refSpec, fetchOptions);
@@ -1534,7 +1534,22 @@ function getSource(settings) {
             core.endGroup();
             // Checkout info
             core.startGroup('Determining the checkout info');
-            const checkoutInfo = yield refHelper.getCheckoutInfo(git, settings.ref, settings.commit);
+            let checkoutInfo;
+            try {
+                checkoutInfo = yield refHelper.getCheckoutInfo(git, settings.ref, settings.commit);
+            }
+            catch (error) {
+                if (settings.defaultBranchCheckout) {
+                    core.info('Could not determine the checkout info. Trying the default repository branch');
+                    const repositoryDefaultBranch = settings.sshKey
+                        ? yield git.getDefaultBranch(repositoryUrl)
+                        : yield githubApiHelper.getDefaultBranch(settings.authToken, settings.repositoryOwner, settings.repositoryName);
+                    checkoutInfo = yield refHelper.getCheckoutInfo(git, repositoryDefaultBranch, settings.commit);
+                }
+                else {
+                    throw error;
+                }
+            }
             core.endGroup();
             // LFS fetch
             // Explicit lfs-fetch to avoid slow checkout (fetches one lfs object at a time).
@@ -1999,6 +2014,11 @@ function getInputs() {
         }
         core.debug(`ref = '${result.ref}'`);
         core.debug(`commit = '${result.commit}'`);
+        // Default branch checkout
+        result.defaultBranchCheckout =
+            (core.getInput('default-branch-checkout') || 'false').toUpperCase() ===
+                'TRUE';
+        core.debug(`default-branch-checkout = '${result.defaultBranchCheckout}'`);
         // Clean
         result.clean = (core.getInput('clean') || 'true').toUpperCase() === 'TRUE';
         core.debug(`clean = ${result.clean}`);

src/git-source-provider.ts

@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ export async function getSource(settings: IGitSourceSettings): Promise<void> {
       fetchOptions.filter = 'blob:none'
     }
 
-    if (settings.fetchDepth <= 0) {
+    if (settings.fetchDepth <= 0 || settings.defaultBranchCheckout) {
       // Fetch all branches and tags
       let refSpec = refHelper.getRefSpecForAllHistory(
         settings.ref,
@@ -193,11 +193,34 @@ export async function getSource(settings: IGitSourceSettings): Promise<void> {
 
     // Checkout info
     core.startGroup('Determining the checkout info')
-    const checkoutInfo = await refHelper.getCheckoutInfo(
+    let checkoutInfo: refHelper.ICheckoutInfo
+    try {
+      checkoutInfo = await refHelper.getCheckoutInfo(
         git,
         settings.ref,
         settings.commit
       )
+    } catch (error) {
+      if (settings.defaultBranchCheckout) {
+        core.info(
+          'Could not determine the checkout info. Trying the default repository branch'
+        )
+        const repositoryDefaultBranch = settings.sshKey
+          ? await git.getDefaultBranch(repositoryUrl)
+          : await githubApiHelper.getDefaultBranch(
+              settings.authToken,
+              settings.repositoryOwner,
+              settings.repositoryName
+            )
+        checkoutInfo = await refHelper.getCheckoutInfo(
+          git,
+          repositoryDefaultBranch,
+          settings.commit
+        )
+      } else {
+        throw error
+      }
+    }
     core.endGroup()
 
     // LFS fetch

src/git-source-settings.ts

@@ -19,6 +19,11 @@ export interface IGitSourceSettings {
    */
   ref: string
 
+  /**
+   * Indicates whether to checkout the default repository branch if the requested ref does not exist
+   */
+  defaultBranchCheckout: boolean
+
   /**
    * The commit to checkout
    */

src/input-helper.ts

@@ -78,6 +78,12 @@ export async function getInputs(): Promise<IGitSourceSettings> {
   core.debug(`ref = '${result.ref}'`)
   core.debug(`commit = '${result.commit}'`)
 
+  // Default branch checkout
+  result.defaultBranchCheckout =
+    (core.getInput('default-branch-checkout') || 'false').toUpperCase() ===
+    'TRUE'
+  core.debug(`default-branch-checkout = '${result.defaultBranchCheckout}'`)
+
   // Clean
   result.clean = (core.getInput('clean') || 'true').toUpperCase() === 'TRUE'
   core.debug(`clean = ${result.clean}`)

src/misc/generate-docs.ts

@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ function updateUsage(
 }
 
 updateUsage(
-  'actions/checkout@v5',
+  'actions/checkout@v6',
   path.join(__dirname, '..', '..', 'action.yml'),
   path.join(__dirname, '..', '..', 'README.md')
 )