Merge 83f93bf255 into 85e6279cec

* Update README.md

* Update README.md

Co-authored-by: Josh Gross <joshmgross@github.com>

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Co-authored-by: Josh Gross <joshmgross@github.com>

README.md

@@ -126,6 +126,10 @@ Please refer to the [release page](https://github.com/actions/checkout/releases/
     # running from unless specified. Example URLs are https://github.com or
     # https://my-ghes-server.example.com
     github-server-url: ''
+
+    # Whether to clone the repository as a bare repository
+    # Default: false
+    bare: ''
 ```
 <!-- end usage -->
 
@@ -143,6 +147,7 @@ Please refer to the [release page](https://github.com/actions/checkout/releases/
 - [Checkout pull request HEAD commit instead of merge commit](#Checkout-pull-request-HEAD-commit-instead-of-merge-commit)
 - [Checkout pull request on closed event](#Checkout-pull-request-on-closed-event)
 - [Push a commit using the built-in token](#Push-a-commit-using-the-built-in-token)
+- [Push a commit to a PR using the built-in token](#Push-a-commit-to-a-PR-using-the-built-in-token)
 
 ## Fetch only the root files
 
@@ -211,7 +216,7 @@ Please refer to the [release page](https://github.com/actions/checkout/releases/
     repository: my-org/my-tools
     path: my-tools
 ```
-> - If your secondary repository is private you will need to add the option noted in [Checkout multiple repos (private)](#Checkout-multiple-repos-private)
+> - If your secondary repository is private or internal you will need to add the option noted in [Checkout multiple repos (private)](#Checkout-multiple-repos-private)
 
 ## Checkout multiple repos (nested)
 
@@ -225,7 +230,7 @@ Please refer to the [release page](https://github.com/actions/checkout/releases/
     repository: my-org/my-tools
     path: my-tools
 ```
-> - If your secondary repository is private you will need to add the option noted in [Checkout multiple repos (private)](#Checkout-multiple-repos-private)
+> - If your secondary repository is private or internal you will need to add the option noted in [Checkout multiple repos (private)](#Checkout-multiple-repos-private)
 
 ## Checkout multiple repos (private)
 
@@ -288,6 +293,40 @@ jobs:
 ```
 *NOTE:* The user email is `{user.id}+{user.login}@users.noreply.github.com`. See users API: https://api.github.com/users/github-actions%5Bbot%5D
 
+## Push a commit to a PR using the built-in token
+
+In a pull request trigger, `ref` is required as GitHub Actions checks out in detached HEAD mode, meaning it doesn’t check out your branch by default.
+
+```yaml
+on: pull_request
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ github.head_ref }}
+      - run: |
+          date > generated.txt
+          # Note: the following account information will not work on GHES
+          git config user.name "github-actions[bot]"
+          git config user.email "41898282+github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
+          git add .
+          git commit -m "generated"
+          git push
+```
+
+*NOTE:* The user email is `{user.id}+{user.login}@users.noreply.github.com`. See users API: https://api.github.com/users/github-actions%5Bbot%5D
+
+# Recommended permissions
+
+When using the `checkout` action in your GitHub Actions workflow, it is recommended to set the following `GITHUB_TOKEN` permissions to ensure proper functionality, unless alternative auth is provided via the `token` or `ssh-key` inputs:
+
+```yaml
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+```
+
 # License
 
 The scripts and documentation in this project are released under the [MIT License](LICENSE)

__test__/git-command-manager.test.ts

@@ -375,4 +375,42 @@ describe('Test fetchDepth and fetchTags options', () => {
       expect.any(Object)
     )
   })
+
+  it('should call execGit with the correct arguments when bare is true', async () => {
+    jest.spyOn(exec, 'exec').mockImplementation(mockExec)
+
+    const workingDirectory = 'test'
+    const lfs = false
+    const doSparseCheckout = false
+    git = await commandManager.createCommandManager(
+      workingDirectory,
+      lfs,
+      doSparseCheckout
+    )
+    const refSpec = ['refspec1', 'refspec2']
+    const options = {
+      filter: 'filterValue',
+      bare: true
+    }
+
+    await git.fetch(refSpec, options)
+
+    expect(mockExec).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.any(String),
+      [
+        '-c',
+        'protocol.version=2',
+        'fetch',
+        '--bare',
+        '--no-tags',
+        '--prune',
+        '--no-recurse-submodules',
+        '--filter=filterValue',
+        'origin',
+        'refspec1',
+        'refspec2'
+      ],
+      expect.any(Object)
+    )
+  })
 })

action.yml

@@ -98,6 +98,9 @@ inputs:
   github-server-url:
     description: The base URL for the GitHub instance that you are trying to clone from, will use environment defaults to fetch from the same instance that the workflow is running from unless specified. Example URLs are https://github.com or https://my-ghes-server.example.com
     required: false
+  bare:
+    description: 'Whether to clone the repository as a bare repository'
+    default: false
 outputs:
   ref:
     description: 'The branch, tag or SHA that was checked out'

src/git-source-provider.ts

@@ -110,7 +110,11 @@ export async function getSource(settings: IGitSourceSettings): Promise<void> {
       !fsHelper.directoryExistsSync(path.join(settings.repositoryPath, '.git'))
     ) {
       core.startGroup('Initializing the repository')
-      await git.init()
+      const initArgs = ['init']
+      if (settings.bare) {
+        initArgs.push('--bare')
+      }
+      await git.execGit(initArgs)
       await git.remoteAdd('origin', repositoryUrl)
       core.endGroup()
     }