feat: add pull input, deprecate pull_strategy

README.md

@@ -61,9 +61,9 @@ Add a step like this to your workflow:
     # Default: ignore
     pathspec_error_handling: ignore
 
-    # The flag used on the pull strategy. Use NO-PULL to avoid the action pulling at all.
+    # Arguments for the git pull command. Use NO-PULL to avoid the action pulling at all.
     # Default: '--no-rebase'
-    pull_strategy: 'NO-PULL or --no-rebase or --no-ff or --rebase'
+    pull: 'NO-PULL or --rebase --autostash ...'
 
     # Whether to push the commit and, if any, its tags to the repo. It can also be used to set the git push arguments (see the paragraph below for more info)
     # Default: true

action.yml

@@ -36,10 +36,15 @@ inputs:
     description: The way the action should handle pathspec errors from the add and remove commands.
     required: false
     default: ignore
+  pull:
+    description: Arguments for the git pull command. Use NO-PULL to avoid the action pulling at all.
+    required: false
+    # Default value currently set in runtime
+    # default: '--no-rebase'
   pull_strategy:
     description: The flag used on the pull strategy. Use NO-PULL to avoid the action pulling at all.
     required: false
-    default: '--no-rebase'
+    deprecationMessage: The 'pull_strategy' input is deprecated, please use 'pull'
   push:
     description: Whether to push the commit and, if any, its tags to the repo. It can also be used to set the git push arguments (more info in the README)
     required: false

src/main.ts

@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ core.info(`Running in ${baseDir}`)
   core.info('> Staging files...')
 
   const peh = getInput('pathspec_error_handling')
+
   if (getInput('add')) {
     core.info('> Adding files...')
     await add(peh == 'ignore' ? 'pathspec' : 'none')
@@ -60,18 +61,16 @@ core.info(`Running in ${baseDir}`)
       .checkout(getInput('branch'), undefined, log)
       .catch(() => git.checkoutLocalBranch(getInput('branch'), log))
 
-    if (getInput('pull_strategy') == 'NO-PULL')
-      core.info('> Not pulling from repo.')
+    // The current default value is set here.
+    // When the depreacted pull_strategy input is removed, the default should be set via the action manifest.
+    const pull = getInput('pull') || getInput('pull_strategy') || '--no-rebase'
+    if (pull == 'NO-PULL') core.info('> Not pulling from repo.')
     else {
       core.info('> Pulling from remote...')
-      await git.fetch(undefined, log).pull(
-        undefined,
-        undefined,
-        {
-          [getInput('pull_strategy')]: null
-        },
-        log
-      )
+      core.debug(`Current git pull arguments: ${pull}`)
+      await git
+        .fetch(undefined, log)
+        .pull(undefined, undefined, matchGitArgs(pull), log)
     }
 
     core.info('> Re-staging files...')
@@ -351,8 +350,13 @@ async function checkInputs() {
     )
   // #endregion
 
-  // #region pull_strategy
-  if (getInput('pull_strategy') == 'NO-PULL')
+  // #region pull, pull_strategy [deprecated]
+  if (getInput('pull') && getInput('pull_strategy'))
+    throw new Error(
+      "You can't use both pull and pull_strategy as action inputs. Please remove pull_strategy, which is deprecated."
+    )
+
+  if ([getInput('pull'), getInput('pull_strategy')].includes('NO-PULL'))
     core.debug("NO-PULL found: won't pull from remote.")
   // #endregion
 

src/util.ts

@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ interface InputTypes {
   default_author: 'github_actor' | 'user_info' | 'github_actions'
   message: string
   pathspec_error_handling: 'ignore' | 'exitImmediately' | 'exitAtEnd'
-  pull_strategy: string
+  pull: string | undefined
+  pull_strategy: string | undefined
   push: string
   remove: string | undefined
   signoff: undefined