package-version-checker-action

GitHub Action to detect version changes in package.json files

Usage

Add this to your GitHub workflow:

name: Check Version
on:
  push:
    paths:
      - '**/package.json'

jobs:
  check-version:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
        with:
          fetch-depth: 2

      - name: Check package.json version
        uses: hugorcd/version-diff-action@v1
        id: version_check
        with:
          path: './'
        env:
          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}

      - name: Handle version change
        if: steps.version_check.outputs.has_changed == 'true'
        run: |
          echo "Version changed from ${{ steps.version_check.outputs.old_version }} to ${{ steps.version_check.outputs.new_version }}"

Inputs

Name	Description	Required	Default
path	Path to package.json file	false	./

Outputs

Name	Description	Example
has_changed	True if version has changed	true
old_version	Previous version	1.0.0
new_version	Current version	1.0.1

Development

To run tests:

bun test

To run tests in watch mode:

bun test --watch

License

Apache-2.0