[Feature] Availability to check specific files changes

[clauBv23]

Is this feature missing in the latest version?

• I'm using the latest release

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.

I started using changed-files a few days ago, I'm using the following configuration

          json: true
          quotepath: false
          dir_names: true
          dir_names_exclude_current_dir: true
          dir_names_max_depth: 2

I only want to check the dir that changes, but there are some specific scenarios when I would like to know if there is a file in the current directory that changes (ex. if the .json changes ).

I went over the documentation and didn't find a way to accomplish it.

Describe the solution you'd like?

It would be really helpful if I could also get if some specific files changes.

I was thinking of something like :

          json: true
          quotepath: false
          dir_names: true
          dir_names_exclude_current_dir: true
          dir_names_max_depth: 2
          include_files: [list of needed files paths]

Describe alternatives you've considered?

No response

Anything else?

No response

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[jackton1]

Hi @clauBv23 can you provide an example of what you expect the outputs to be using a directory structure?

[clauBv23]

Hi @jackton1, sure.
Currently, I'm only receiving the changed directories but I would also know if there are some files that changed, for example
In the following project structure:

- Root
   - .github
      - workflows
         - wf.yaml  
   - src
      - Pkg1
         - file1
         - file2
      - Pkg2
         - file21
         - file22
   - pkg.json

it will show the changes in files inside pkg1 pkg2 and workflow but not the changes in pkg.json.
The current output will be something like

[".github/workflows", "src/pkg1", "src/pkg2"]

and the expected one

[".github/workflows", "src/pkg1", "src/pkg2", "pkg.json"]

[jackton1]

Hi, @clauBv23 this should be available in the latest v38 release.

[clauBv23]

Thanks @jackton1, I'll take a look at it

[jackton1]

Hi @clauBv23 you can now provide the patterns using dir_names_include_files input.