Merge 7618b1f401 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
@@ -154,6 +154,17 @@ jobs:
           submodules: true
       - name: Verify submodules true
         run: __test__/verify-submodules-true.sh
+  
+      # Submodules limited
+      - name: Checkout submodules limited
+        uses: ./
+        with:
+          ref: test-data/v2/submodule-ssh-url
+          path: submodules-true
+          submodules: true
+          submodule-directories: submodule-level-1
+      - name: Verify submodules true
+        run: __test__/verify-submodules-true.sh
 
       # Submodules recursive
       - name: Checkout submodules recursive
@@ -202,7 +213,7 @@ 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 +245,7 @@ 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 +275,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       # Clone this repo
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.6
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
           path: localClone
 
@@ -291,8 +302,8 @@ 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
+      - name: Fix Checkout v6
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.6
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
           path: localClone
 
@@ -301,7 +312,7 @@ 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 }}
@@ -149,6 +149,10 @@ Please refer to the [release page](https://github.com/actions/checkout/releases/
     # Default: false
     submodules: ''
 
+    # A list of submodules to checkout.
+    # Default: null
+    submodule-directories: ''
+
     # Add repository path as safe.directory for Git global config by running `git
     # config --global --add safe.directory <path>`
     # Default: true
@@ -190,7 +194,7 @@ 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 +202,7 @@ 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 +212,7 @@ 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 +222,7 @@ 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 +230,7 @@ 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 +238,7 @@ 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 +248,12 @@ 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 +264,10 @@ 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 +278,12 @@ 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 +296,7 @@ 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 +312,7 @@ 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 +323,7 @@ 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 +345,7 @@ 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

@@ -1162,6 +1162,7 @@ async function setup(testName: string): Promise<void> {
     lfs: false,
     submodules: false,
     nestedSubmodules: false,
+    submoduleDirectories: [],
     persistCredentials: true,
     ref: 'refs/heads/main',
     repositoryName: 'my-repo',

__test__/input-helper.test.ts

@@ -21,6 +21,13 @@ describe('input-helper tests', () => {
     jest.spyOn(core, 'getInput').mockImplementation((name: string) => {
       return inputs[name]
     })
+    // Mock getMultilineInput
+    jest.spyOn(core, 'getMultilineInput').mockImplementation((name: string) => {
+      const input: string[] = (inputs[name] || '')
+        .split('\n')
+        .filter(x => x !== '')
+      return input.map(inp => inp.trim())
+    })
 
     // Mock error/warning/info/debug
     jest.spyOn(core, 'error').mockImplementation(jest.fn())
@@ -87,6 +94,7 @@ describe('input-helper tests', () => {
     expect(settings.showProgress).toBe(true)
     expect(settings.lfs).toBe(false)
     expect(settings.ref).toBe('refs/heads/some-ref')
+    expect(settings.submoduleDirectories).toStrictEqual([])
     expect(settings.repositoryName).toBe('some-repo')
     expect(settings.repositoryOwner).toBe('some-owner')
     expect(settings.repositoryPath).toBe(gitHubWorkspace)
@@ -144,4 +152,13 @@ describe('input-helper tests', () => {
     const settings: IGitSourceSettings = await inputHelper.getInputs()
     expect(settings.workflowOrganizationId).toBe(123456)
   })
+  it('sets submoduleDirectories', async () => {
+    inputs['submodule-directories'] = 'submodule1\nsubmodule2'
+    const settings: IGitSourceSettings = await inputHelper.getInputs()
+    expect(settings.submoduleDirectories).toStrictEqual([
+      'submodule1',
+      'submodule2'
+    ])
+    expect(settings.submodules).toBe(true)
+  })
 })

action.yml

@@ -92,6 +92,10 @@ inputs:
       When the `ssh-key` input is not provided, SSH URLs beginning with `git@github.com:` are
       converted to HTTPS.
     default: false
+  submodule-directories:
+    description: >
+      A list of submodules to checkout.
+    default: null
   set-safe-directory:
     description: Add repository path as safe.directory for Git global config by running `git config --global --add safe.directory <path>`
     default: true

dist/index.js

@@ -975,10 +975,10 @@ class GitCommandManager {
             yield this.execGit(args);
         });
     }
-    submoduleUpdate(fetchDepth, recursive) {
+    submoduleUpdate(fetchDepth, recursive, submoduleDirectories) {
         return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
             const args = ['-c', 'protocol.version=2'];
-            args.push('submodule', 'update', '--init', '--force');
+            args.push('submodule', 'update', '--init', '--force', ...submoduleDirectories);
             if (fetchDepth > 0) {
                 args.push(`--depth=${fetchDepth}`);
             }
@@ -1576,7 +1576,7 @@ function getSource(settings) {
                 // Checkout submodules
                 core.startGroup('Fetching submodules');
                 yield git.submoduleSync(settings.nestedSubmodules);
-                yield git.submoduleUpdate(settings.fetchDepth, settings.nestedSubmodules);
+                yield git.submoduleUpdate(settings.fetchDepth, settings.nestedSubmodules, settings.submoduleDirectories);
                 yield git.submoduleForeach('git config --local gc.auto 0', settings.nestedSubmodules);
                 core.endGroup();
                 // Persist credentials
@@ -2037,6 +2037,7 @@ function getInputs() {
         // Submodules
         result.submodules = false;
         result.nestedSubmodules = false;
+        result.submoduleDirectories = [];
         const submodulesString = (core.getInput('submodules') || '').toUpperCase();
         if (submodulesString == 'RECURSIVE') {
             result.submodules = true;
@@ -2045,8 +2046,15 @@ function getInputs() {
         else if (submodulesString == 'TRUE') {
             result.submodules = true;
         }
+        const submoduleDirectories = core.getMultilineInput('submodule-directories');
+        if (submoduleDirectories.length > 0) {
+            result.submoduleDirectories = submoduleDirectories;
+            if (!result.submodules)
+                result.submodules = true;
+        }
         core.debug(`submodules = ${result.submodules}`);
         core.debug(`recursive submodules = ${result.nestedSubmodules}`);
+        core.debug(`submodule directories = ${result.submoduleDirectories}`);
         // Auth token
         result.authToken = core.getInput('token', { required: true });
         // SSH

src/git-command-manager.ts

@@ -56,7 +56,11 @@ export interface IGitCommandManager {
   shaExists(sha: string): Promise<boolean>
   submoduleForeach(command: string, recursive: boolean): Promise<string>
   submoduleSync(recursive: boolean): Promise<void>
-  submoduleUpdate(fetchDepth: number, recursive: boolean): Promise<void>
+  submoduleUpdate(
+    fetchDepth: number,
+    recursive: boolean,
+    submoduleDirectories: string[]
+  ): Promise<void>
   submoduleStatus(): Promise<boolean>
   tagExists(pattern: string): Promise<boolean>
   tryClean(): Promise<boolean>
@@ -448,9 +452,19 @@ class GitCommandManager {
     await this.execGit(args)
   }
 
-  async submoduleUpdate(fetchDepth: number, recursive: boolean): Promise<void> {
+  async submoduleUpdate(
+    fetchDepth: number,
+    recursive: boolean,
+    submoduleDirectories: string[]
+  ): Promise<void> {
     const args = ['-c', 'protocol.version=2']
-    args.push('submodule', 'update', '--init', '--force')
+    args.push(
+      'submodule',
+      'update',
+      '--init',
+      '--force',
+      ...submoduleDirectories
+    )
     if (fetchDepth > 0) {
       args.push(`--depth=${fetchDepth}`)
     }

src/git-source-provider.ts

@@ -242,7 +242,11 @@ export async function getSource(settings: IGitSourceSettings): Promise<void> {
       // Checkout submodules
       core.startGroup('Fetching submodules')
       await git.submoduleSync(settings.nestedSubmodules)
-      await git.submoduleUpdate(settings.fetchDepth, settings.nestedSubmodules)
+      await git.submoduleUpdate(
+        settings.fetchDepth,
+        settings.nestedSubmodules,
+        settings.submoduleDirectories
+      )
       await git.submoduleForeach(
         'git config --local gc.auto 0',
         settings.nestedSubmodules

src/git-source-settings.ts

@@ -74,6 +74,11 @@ export interface IGitSourceSettings {
    */
   nestedSubmodules: boolean
 
+  /**
+   * Indicates which submodule paths to checkout
+   */
+  submoduleDirectories: string[]
+
   /**
    * The auth token to use when fetching the repository
    */

src/input-helper.ts

@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ export async function getInputs(): Promise<IGitSourceSettings> {
   // Submodules
   result.submodules = false
   result.nestedSubmodules = false
+  result.submoduleDirectories = []
   const submodulesString = (core.getInput('submodules') || '').toUpperCase()
   if (submodulesString == 'RECURSIVE') {
     result.submodules = true
@@ -132,9 +133,16 @@ export async function getInputs(): Promise<IGitSourceSettings> {
   } else if (submodulesString == 'TRUE') {
     result.submodules = true
   }
+
+  const submoduleDirectories = core.getMultilineInput('submodule-directories')
+  if (submoduleDirectories.length > 0) {
+    result.submoduleDirectories = submoduleDirectories
+    if (!result.submodules) result.submodules = true
+  }
+
   core.debug(`submodules = ${result.submodules}`)
   core.debug(`recursive submodules = ${result.nestedSubmodules}`)
-
+  core.debug(`submodule directories = ${result.submoduleDirectories}`)
   // Auth token
   result.authToken = core.getInput('token', {required: true})
 

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')
 )