Add JSON Output

action.yml

@@ -12,59 +12,59 @@ inputs:
   excluded-files:
     description: 'Excluded file patterns (optionally include `!` before the file pattern or it would be prepended)'
     required: false
-    default: ""
+    default: ''
   excluded-files-separator:
     description: 'Separator used to split the `excluded-files` input'
     default: "\n"
     required: false
   files-from-source-file:
     description: 'Source file to populate the `files` input'
     required: false
-    default: ""
+    default: ''
   files-from-source-file-separator:
     description: 'Separator used to split the `files-from-source-file` input'
     default: "\n"
     required: false
   excluded-files-from-source-file:
     description: 'Source file to populate the `excluded-files` input'
     required: false
-    default: ""
+    default: ''
   excluded-files-from-source-file-separator:
     description: 'Separator used to split the `excluded-files-from-source-file` input'
     default: "\n"
     required: false
   follow-symbolic-links:
     description: 'Indicates whether to follow symbolic links'
-    default: "true"
+    default: 'true'
     required: true
   match-directories:
     description: 'Indicates whether to include matched directories'
-    default: "true"
+    default: 'true'
     required: true
   match-gitignore-files:
     description: 'Indicates whether to match files in `.gitignore`'
-    default: "false"
+    default: 'false'
     required: true
   read-gitignore:
     description: 'Indicates whether to read `.gitignore`. The `.gitignore` file will be ignored if set to `false`. Overrides `match-gitignore-files`'
-    default: "true"
+    default: 'true'
     required: true
   separator:
     description: 'Separator used for the paths output.'
     required: true
-    default: " "
+    default: ' '
   safe-output:
     description: 'Escape special characters of filenames used in the `paths` output'
     required: false
-    default: "true"
+    default: 'true'
   strip-top-level-dir:
     description: 'Strip the `$GITHUB_WORKSPACE` from the `paths` output'
     required: false
-    default: "true"
+    default: 'true'
   include-deleted-files:
     description: 'Include all matching deleted files'
     required: false
-    default: "false"
+    default: 'false'
   base-ref:
     description: 'Specify a base ref used for comparing changes, when `include-deleted-files` is set to `true`'
     required: false
@@ -90,11 +90,13 @@ inputs:
 
 outputs:
   paths:
-    description: "List of filtered paths using the specified patterns and separator"
+    description: 'List of filtered paths using the specified patterns and separator'
+  paths-json:
+    description: 'JSON list of filtered paths using the specified patterns'
   paths-output-file:
-    description: "List of filtered paths using the specified patterns and separator stored in a temporary file"
+    description: 'List of filtered paths using the specified patterns and separator stored in a temporary file'
   has-custom-patterns:
-    description: "Indicates whether at least one pattern was provided"
+    description: 'Indicates whether at least one pattern was provided'
 
 runs:
   using: 'node20'

src/main.ts

@@ -291,6 +291,7 @@ export async function run(): Promise<void> {
   core.info(`Successfully created paths-output-file: ${pathsOutputFile}`)
 
   core.setOutput('paths', pathsOutput)
+  core.setOutput('paths-json', [...paths])
   core.setOutput('has-custom-patterns', hasCustomPatterns)
 }