Merge 3c3e99848b into d632683dd7

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

@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-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

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 # 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

README.md

@@ -79,6 +79,8 @@ Please refer to the [release page](https://github.com/actions/checkout/releases/
     clean: ''
 
     # Partially clone against a given filter. Overrides sparse-checkout if set.
+    # Note that when a filter is provided, fetch-depth is still respected; you
+    # may want to specify `fetch-depth: 0` to ensure the full history is fetched.
     # Default: null
     filter: ''
 

__test__/ref-helper.test.ts

@@ -77,16 +77,6 @@ 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

@@ -59,8 +59,9 @@ inputs:
     default: true
   filter:
     description: >
-      Partially clone against a given filter.
-      Overrides sparse-checkout if set.
+      Partially clone against a given filter. Overrides sparse-checkout if set.
+      Note that when a filter is provided, fetch-depth is still respected; you
+      may want to specify `fetch-depth: 0` to ensure the full history is fetched.
     default: null
   sparse-checkout:
     description: >

dist/index.js

@@ -2005,8 +2005,8 @@ function getCheckoutInfo(git, ref, commit) {
             result.ref = ref;
         }
         // refs/
-        else if (upperRef.startsWith('REFS/')) {
-            result.ref = commit ? commit : ref;
+        else if (upperRef.startsWith('REFS/') && commit) {
+            result.ref = commit;
         }
         // Unqualified ref, check for a matching branch or tag
         else {

package-lock.json

@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "checkout",
-  "version": "4.2.1",
+  "version": "4.2.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "checkout",
-      "version": "4.2.1",
+      "version": "4.2.0",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "@actions/core": "^1.10.1",

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "checkout",
-  "version": "4.2.1",
+  "version": "4.2.0",
   "description": "checkout action",
   "main": "lib/main.js",
   "scripts": {

src/ref-helper.ts

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