JSON Version Check Action

A very simple GitHub Action to check if a specified key in a user-defined JSON file has changed between commits.

Inputs

Name	Description	Required	Default
file-path	Path to the JSON file	false	package.json
key	JSON key to compare	false	version

Outputs

Name	Description
changed	true if the key' value changed, false otherwise

Example Usage

name: Check JSON Version
on:
    push:
        branches:
            - main
jobs:
    check-json-version:
        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
        steps:
            - uses: actions/checkout@v4
              with:
                  fetch-depth: 2
            - id: json_version_check
              uses: Lucas-PG/json-version-check@v1
              with:
                  file-path: package.json # Optional, defaults to package.json
                  key: version # Optional, defaults to version

            - if: steps.json_version_check.outputs.changed == 'true'
              run: echo "Version changed, proceeding with deployment..."