[BUG] files input with directories not working as expected

[florianbuth-sympower]

Is there an existing issue for this?

• I have searched the existing issues

Does this issue exist in the latest version?

• I'm using the latest release

Describe the bug?

Up to v35 it was possible to specify directories to check for changed files without adding a glob pattern at the end. Now this seems to be required, but I am not sure if this is desired behaviour or accidental bug since README says it should be possible without glob pattern:

files: docs/*.{js,html}  # Alternatively using: `docs/**` or `docs`

To Reproduce

Using the following steps:

      - name: Get changed files
        id: changes
        uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v36
        with:
          files: |
            .github/workflows

      - name: Set files changed flag
        if: steps.changes.outputs.any_changed == 'true'
        id: changeset
        run: echo "run_job=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT

Make any changes in a workflow file. Second step gets skipped. Adding the glob pattern at the end (.github/workflows/**) makes it work again. Alternatively, change version to v35 and it also works again.

What OS are you seeing the problem on?

ubuntu-latest or ubuntu-20.04

Expected behavior?

The changed files in a directory should be recognized again without explicitly adding the glob pattern at the end. Alternatively, the README could be clearer to bring out that this is required now.

Relevant log output

Run tj-actions/changed-files@v36
  with:
    files: .github/workflows
  
    separator:  
    include_all_old_new_renamed_files: false
    old_new_separator: ,
    old_new_files_separator:  
    files_from_source_file_separator: 
  
    files_separator: 
  
    files_ignore_separator: 
  
    files_ignore_from_source_file_separator: 
  
    path: .
    quotepath: true
    diff_relative: true
    dir_names: false
    dir_names_exclude_root: false
    json: false
    escape_json: true
    fetch_depth: 50
    since_last_remote_commit: false
    write_output_files: false
    output_dir: .github/outputs

...

##[debug]Node Action run completed with exit code 0
##[debug]Set output added_files = 
##[debug]Set output copied_files = 
##[debug]Set output modified_files = 
##[debug]Set output renamed_files = 
##[debug]Set output type_changed_files = 
##[debug]Set output unmerged_files = 
##[debug]Set output unknown_files = 
##[debug]Set output all_changed_and_modified_files = 
##[debug]Set output all_changed_files = 
##[debug]Set output any_changed = false
##[debug]Set output only_changed = false
##[debug]Set output other_changed_files = .github/workflows/reusable.frontend.check-changes.yml
##[debug]Set output all_modified_files = 
##[debug]Set output any_modified = false
##[debug]Set output only_modified = false
##[debug]Set output other_modified_files = .github/workflows/reusable.frontend.check-changes.yml
##[debug]Set output deleted_files = 
##[debug]Set output any_deleted = false
##[debug]Set output only_deleted = false
##[debug]Set output other_deleted_files = 
##[debug]Finishing: Get changed files for frontend

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[jackton1]

@florianbuth-sympower This should be resolved now.

[florianbuth-sympower]

Indeed, now it is working again. Thank you so much for your quick action!