Fix checkout init for SHA-256 repositories

__test__/git-auth-helper.test.ts

@@ -318,6 +318,39 @@ describe('git-auth-helper tests', () => {
     )
   })
 
+  const configureSshCommand_doesNotPersistSshCommand =
+    'configureSshCommand does not persist SSH command'
+  it(configureSshCommand_doesNotPersistSshCommand, async () => {
+    if (!sshPath) {
+      process.stdout.write(
+        `Skipped test "${configureSshCommand_doesNotPersistSshCommand}". Executable 'ssh' not found in the PATH.\n`
+      )
+      return
+    }
+
+    // Arrange
+    await setup(configureSshCommand_doesNotPersistSshCommand)
+    const authHelper = gitAuthHelper.createAuthHelper(git, settings)
+
+    // Act
+    await authHelper.configureSshCommand()
+
+    // Assert git env var
+    expect(git.setEnvironmentVariable).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      'GIT_SSH_COMMAND',
+      expect.any(String)
+    )
+
+    // Assert the local SSH command was not persisted for the pre-init probe
+    expect(git.config).not.toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      'core.sshCommand',
+      expect.any(String)
+    )
+
+    await authHelper.removeSshCommand()
+    expect(git.env['GIT_SSH_COMMAND']).toBeUndefined()
+  })
+
   const configureAuth_writesExplicitKnownHosts = 'writes explicit known hosts'
   it(configureAuth_writesExplicitKnownHosts, async () => {
     if (!sshPath) {
@@ -974,46 +1007,6 @@ describe('git-auth-helper tests', () => {
     ).toBe(false)
     expect((authHelper as any).testCredentialsConfigPath('')).toBe(false)
   })
-
-  const includeIfCleanupRegex_matchesBothVariants =
-    'includeIf cleanup regex matches both gitdir: and gitdir/i: keys'
-  it(includeIfCleanupRegex_matchesBothVariants, async () => {
-    // The cleanup regex must match both variants so credential
-    // removal works regardless of which was written
-    const regex = /^includeIf\.gitdir(\/i)?:/
-    expect(regex.test('includeIf.gitdir:D:/workspaces/repo/.git.path')).toBe(
-      true
-    )
-    expect(regex.test('includeIf.gitdir/i:D:/Workspaces/repo/.git.path')).toBe(
-      true
-    )
-    expect(regex.test('includeIf.gitdir/i:/github/workspace/.git.path')).toBe(
-      true
-    )
-    expect(regex.test('includeIf.gitdir:~/projects/foo/.git.path')).toBe(true)
-    expect(regex.test('includeIf.onbranch:main.path')).toBe(false)
-    expect(regex.test('include.path')).toBe(false)
-  })
-
-  const includeIfDirective_usesCorrectVariantForPlatform =
-    'includeIf directive uses gitdir/i on Windows and gitdir on other platforms'
-  it(includeIfDirective_usesCorrectVariantForPlatform, async () => {
-    await setup(includeIfDirective_usesCorrectVariantForPlatform)
-    const authHelper = gitAuthHelper.createAuthHelper(git, settings)
-    await authHelper.configureAuth()
-
-    const localConfigContent = (
-      await fs.promises.readFile(localGitConfigPath)
-    ).toString()
-
-    if (isWindows) {
-      expect(localConfigContent).toContain('includeIf.gitdir/i:')
-      expect(localConfigContent).not.toContain('includeIf.gitdir:')
-    } else {
-      expect(localConfigContent).toContain('includeIf.gitdir:')
-      expect(localConfigContent).not.toContain('includeIf.gitdir/i:')
-    }
-  })
 })
 
 async function setup(testName: string): Promise<void> {
@@ -1143,6 +1136,7 @@ async function setup(testName: string): Promise<void> {
     ),
     tryDisableAutomaticGarbageCollection: jest.fn(),
     tryGetFetchUrl: jest.fn(),
+    tryGetObjectFormat: jest.fn(async () => ({format: '', succeeded: true})),
     tryGetConfigValues: jest.fn(
       async (
         key: string,

__test__/git-command-manager.test.ts

@@ -378,6 +378,152 @@ describe('Test fetchDepth and fetchTags options', () => {
   })
 })
 
+describe('repository object format', () => {
+  beforeEach(async () => {
+    jest.spyOn(fshelper, 'fileExistsSync').mockImplementation(jest.fn())
+    jest.spyOn(fshelper, 'directoryExistsSync').mockImplementation(jest.fn())
+  })
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    jest.restoreAllMocks()
+  })
+
+  it('detects SHA-256 from ls-remote protocol output', async () => {
+    const calls: any[] = []
+    mockExec.mockImplementation((path, args, options) => {
+      calls.push({args, env: {...options.env}})
+
+      if (args.includes('version')) {
+        options.listeners.stdout(Buffer.from('git version 2.50.1'))
+      }
+
+      if (args.includes('ls-remote')) {
+        options.listeners.stderr(
+          Buffer.from(
+            'packet: git< version 2\npacket: git< object-format=sha256\n'
+          )
+        )
+      }
+
+      return 0
+    })
+    jest.spyOn(exec, 'exec').mockImplementation(mockExec)
+
+    git = await commandManager.createCommandManager('test', false, false)
+
+    const objectFormat = await git.tryGetObjectFormat(
+      'https://github.com/example/repo'
+    )
+    await git.init()
+
+    expect(objectFormat).toEqual({format: 'sha256', succeeded: true})
+    expect(mockExec).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.any(String),
+      [
+        '-c',
+        'protocol.version=2',
+        'ls-remote',
+        '--quiet',
+        '--exit-code',
+        '--symref',
+        'https://github.com/example/repo',
+        'HEAD'
+      ],
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        ignoreReturnCode: true,
+        silent: true
+      })
+    )
+    expect(
+      calls.find(call => call.args.includes('ls-remote')).env.GIT_TRACE_PACKET
+    ).toBe('1')
+    expect(
+      calls.find(call => call.args.includes('init')).env.GIT_TRACE_PACKET
+    ).toBeUndefined()
+  })
+
+  it('returns an empty object format when the remote does not advertise one', async () => {
+    mockExec.mockImplementation((path, args, options) => {
+      if (args.includes('version')) {
+        options.listeners.stdout(Buffer.from('git version 2.50.1'))
+      }
+
+      if (args.includes('ls-remote')) {
+        options.listeners.stderr(Buffer.from('packet: git< version 2\n'))
+      }
+
+      return 0
+    })
+    jest.spyOn(exec, 'exec').mockImplementation(mockExec)
+
+    git = await commandManager.createCommandManager('test', false, false)
+
+    await expect(
+      git.tryGetObjectFormat('https://github.com/example/repo')
+    ).resolves.toEqual({format: '', succeeded: true})
+  })
+
+  it('reports failure when object format detection cannot reach the remote', async () => {
+    mockExec.mockImplementation((path, args, options) => {
+      if (args.includes('version')) {
+        options.listeners.stdout(Buffer.from('git version 2.50.1'))
+        return 0
+      }
+
+      return 128
+    })
+    jest.spyOn(exec, 'exec').mockImplementation(mockExec)
+
+    git = await commandManager.createCommandManager('test', false, false)
+
+    await expect(
+      git.tryGetObjectFormat('https://github.com/example/repo')
+    ).resolves.toEqual({format: '', succeeded: false})
+  })
+
+  it('initializes SHA-256 repositories with the matching object format', async () => {
+    mockExec.mockImplementation((path, args, options) => {
+      if (args.includes('version')) {
+        options.listeners.stdout(Buffer.from('git version 2.50.1'))
+      }
+
+      return 0
+    })
+    jest.spyOn(exec, 'exec').mockImplementation(mockExec)
+
+    git = await commandManager.createCommandManager('test', false, false)
+
+    await git.init('sha256')
+
+    expect(mockExec).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.any(String),
+      ['init', '--object-format=sha256', 'test'],
+      expect.any(Object)
+    )
+  })
+
+  it('initializes SHA-1 repositories with existing default arguments', async () => {
+    mockExec.mockImplementation((path, args, options) => {
+      if (args.includes('version')) {
+        options.listeners.stdout(Buffer.from('git version 2.50.1'))
+      }
+
+      return 0
+    })
+    jest.spyOn(exec, 'exec').mockImplementation(mockExec)
+
+    git = await commandManager.createCommandManager('test', false, false)
+
+    await git.init('sha1')
+
+    expect(mockExec).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.any(String),
+      ['init', 'test'],
+      expect.any(Object)
+    )
+  })
+})
+
 describe('git user-agent with orchestration ID', () => {
   beforeEach(async () => {
     jest.spyOn(fshelper, 'fileExistsSync').mockImplementation(jest.fn())

__test__/git-directory-helper.test.ts

@@ -501,6 +501,7 @@ async function setup(testName: string): Promise<void> {
       await fs.promises.stat(path.join(repositoryPath, '.git'))
       return repositoryUrl
     }),
+    tryGetObjectFormat: jest.fn(async () => ({format: '', succeeded: true})),
     tryGetConfigValues: jest.fn(),
     tryGetConfigKeys: jest.fn(),
     tryReset: jest.fn(async () => {

dist/index.js

@@ -151,12 +151,6 @@ const stateHelper = __importStar(__nccwpck_require__(4866));
 const urlHelper = __importStar(__nccwpck_require__(9437));
 const uuid_1 = __nccwpck_require__(5840);
 const IS_WINDOWS = process.platform === 'win32';
-// Use case-insensitive gitdir matching on Windows to handle path casing mismatches
-// between the runner's GITHUB_WORKSPACE and the actual filesystem casing.
-// See: https://github.com/actions/checkout/issues/2345
-const INCLUDE_IF_GITDIR = IS_WINDOWS
-    ? 'includeIf.gitdir/i:'
-    : 'includeIf.gitdir:';
 const SSH_COMMAND_KEY = 'core.sshCommand';
 function createAuthHelper(git, settings) {
     return new GitAuthHelper(git, settings);
@@ -258,6 +252,11 @@ class GitAuthHelper {
             }
         });
     }
+    configureSshCommand() {
+        return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
+            yield this.configureSsh(false);
+        });
+    }
     configureSubmoduleAuth() {
         return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
             // Remove possible previous HTTPS instead of SSH
@@ -276,7 +275,7 @@ class GitAuthHelper {
                     let submoduleGitDir = path.dirname(configPath); // The config file is at .git/modules/submodule-name/config
                     submoduleGitDir = submoduleGitDir.replace(/\\/g, '/'); // Use forward slashes, even on Windows
                     // Configure host includeIf
-                    yield this.git.config(`${INCLUDE_IF_GITDIR}${submoduleGitDir}.path`, credentialsConfigPath, false, // globalConfig?
+                    yield this.git.config(`includeIf.gitdir:${submoduleGitDir}.path`, credentialsConfigPath, false, // globalConfig?
                     false, // add?
                     configPath);
                     // Container submodule git directory
@@ -286,7 +285,7 @@ class GitAuthHelper {
                     relativeSubmoduleGitDir = relativeSubmoduleGitDir.replace(/\\/g, '/'); // Use forward slashes, even on Windows
                     const containerSubmoduleGitDir = path.posix.join('/github/workspace', relativeSubmoduleGitDir);
                     // Configure container includeIf
-                    yield this.git.config(`${INCLUDE_IF_GITDIR}${containerSubmoduleGitDir}.path`, containerCredentialsPath, false, // globalConfig?
+                    yield this.git.config(`includeIf.gitdir:${containerSubmoduleGitDir}.path`, containerCredentialsPath, false, // globalConfig?
                     false, // add?
                     configPath);
                 }
@@ -319,12 +318,18 @@ class GitAuthHelper {
             }
         });
     }
+    removeSshCommand() {
+        return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
+            yield this.removeSsh(false);
+            this.git.removeEnvironmentVariable('GIT_SSH_COMMAND');
+        });
+    }
     /**
      * Configures SSH authentication by writing the SSH key and known hosts,
      * and setting up the GIT_SSH_COMMAND environment variable.
      */
     configureSsh() {
-        return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
+        return __awaiter(this, arguments, void 0, function* (persistCredentials = this.settings.persistCredentials) {
             if (!this.settings.sshKey) {
                 return;
             }
@@ -374,7 +379,7 @@ class GitAuthHelper {
             core.info(`Temporarily overriding GIT_SSH_COMMAND=${this.sshCommand}`);
             this.git.setEnvironmentVariable('GIT_SSH_COMMAND', this.sshCommand);
             // Configure core.sshCommand
-            if (this.settings.persistCredentials) {
+            if (persistCredentials) {
                 yield this.git.config(SSH_COMMAND_KEY, this.sshCommand);
             }
         });
@@ -416,10 +421,10 @@ class GitAuthHelper {
                 let gitDir = path.join(this.git.getWorkingDirectory(), '.git');
                 gitDir = gitDir.replace(/\\/g, '/'); // Use forward slashes, even on Windows
                 // Configure host includeIf
-                const hostIncludeKey = `${INCLUDE_IF_GITDIR}${gitDir}.path`;
+                const hostIncludeKey = `includeIf.gitdir:${gitDir}.path`;
                 yield this.git.config(hostIncludeKey, credentialsConfigPath);
                 // Configure host includeIf for worktrees
-                const hostWorktreeIncludeKey = `${INCLUDE_IF_GITDIR}${gitDir}/worktrees/*.path`;
+                const hostWorktreeIncludeKey = `includeIf.gitdir:${gitDir}/worktrees/*.path`;
                 yield this.git.config(hostWorktreeIncludeKey, credentialsConfigPath);
                 // Container git directory
                 const workingDirectory = this.git.getWorkingDirectory();
@@ -431,10 +436,10 @@ class GitAuthHelper {
                 // Container credentials config path
                 const containerCredentialsPath = path.posix.join('/github/runner_temp', path.basename(credentialsConfigPath));
                 // Configure container includeIf
-                const containerIncludeKey = `${INCLUDE_IF_GITDIR}${containerGitDir}.path`;
+                const containerIncludeKey = `includeIf.gitdir:${containerGitDir}.path`;
                 yield this.git.config(containerIncludeKey, containerCredentialsPath);
                 // Configure container includeIf for worktrees
-                const containerWorktreeIncludeKey = `${INCLUDE_IF_GITDIR}${containerGitDir}/worktrees/*.path`;
+                const containerWorktreeIncludeKey = `includeIf.gitdir:${containerGitDir}/worktrees/*.path`;
                 yield this.git.config(containerWorktreeIncludeKey, containerCredentialsPath);
             }
         });
@@ -460,7 +465,7 @@ class GitAuthHelper {
      * known hosts files, and SSH command configurations.
      */
     removeSsh() {
-        return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
+        return __awaiter(this, arguments, void 0, function* (removeGitConfig = true) {
             var _a, _b;
             // SSH key
             const keyPath = this.sshKeyPath || stateHelper.SshKeyPath;
@@ -486,10 +491,12 @@ class GitAuthHelper {
                     core.warning(`Failed to remove SSH known hosts '${knownHostsPath}'`);
                 }
             }
-            // SSH command
-            core.info('Removing SSH command configuration');
-            yield this.removeGitConfig(SSH_COMMAND_KEY);
-            yield this.removeSubmoduleGitConfig(SSH_COMMAND_KEY);
+            if (removeGitConfig) {
+                // SSH command
+                core.info('Removing SSH command configuration');
+                yield this.removeGitConfig(SSH_COMMAND_KEY);
+                yield this.removeSubmoduleGitConfig(SSH_COMMAND_KEY);
+            }
         });
     }
     /**
@@ -571,7 +578,7 @@ class GitAuthHelper {
             const credentialsPaths = new Set();
             try {
                 // Get all includeIf.gitdir keys
-                const keys = yield this.git.tryGetConfigKeys('^includeIf\\.gitdir(/i)?:', false, // globalConfig?
+                const keys = yield this.git.tryGetConfigKeys('^includeIf\\.gitdir:', false, // globalConfig?
                 configPath);
                 for (const key of keys) {
                     // Get all values for this key
@@ -902,9 +909,14 @@ class GitCommandManager {
     getWorkingDirectory() {
         return this.workingDirectory;
     }
-    init() {
+    init(objectFormat) {
         return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
-            yield this.execGit(['init', this.workingDirectory]);
+            const args = ['init'];
+            if (objectFormat === 'sha256') {
+                args.push('--object-format=sha256');
+            }
+            args.push(this.workingDirectory);
+            yield this.execGit(args);
         });
     }
     isDetached() {
@@ -1062,6 +1074,52 @@ class GitCommandManager {
             return stdout;
         });
     }
+    tryGetObjectFormat(repositoryUrl) {
+        return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
+            var _a;
+            let stderr = '';
+            const listeners = {
+                stderr: (data) => {
+                    stderr += data.toString();
+                },
+                errline: (data) => {
+                    stderr += data.toString();
+                }
+            };
+            const existingTracePacket = this.gitEnv['GIT_TRACE_PACKET'];
+            this.gitEnv['GIT_TRACE_PACKET'] = '1';
+            try {
+                const output = yield this.execGit([
+                    '-c',
+                    'protocol.version=2',
+                    'ls-remote',
+                    '--quiet',
+                    '--exit-code',
+                    '--symref',
+                    repositoryUrl,
+                    'HEAD'
+                ], true, true, listeners);
+                if (output.exitCode !== 0) {
+                    core.debug(`Unable to determine repository object format: git ls-remote exited with ${output.exitCode}`);
+                    return { format: '', succeeded: false };
+                }
+            }
+            catch (err) {
+                core.debug(`Unable to determine repository object format: ${(_a = err === null || err === void 0 ? void 0 : err.message) !== null && _a !== void 0 ? _a : err}`);
+                return { format: '', succeeded: false };
+            }
+            finally {
+                if (existingTracePacket === undefined) {
+                    delete this.gitEnv['GIT_TRACE_PACKET'];
+                }
+                else {
+                    this.gitEnv['GIT_TRACE_PACKET'] = existingTracePacket;
+                }
+            }
+            const match = stderr.match(/object-format=(sha1|sha256)(?=\s|$)/);
+            return { format: match ? match[1] : '', succeeded: true };
+        });
+    }
     tryGetConfigValues(configKey, globalConfig, configFile) {
         return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
             const args = ['config'];
@@ -1455,6 +1513,10 @@ function getSource(settings) {
         const git = yield getGitCommandManager(settings);
         core.endGroup();
         let authHelper = null;
+        let didStartConfigureAuth = false;
+        let didConfigureAuth = false;
+        let didConfigureSshCommand = false;
+        let didConfigureGlobalAuth = false;
         try {
             if (git) {
                 authHelper = gitAuthHelper.createAuthHelper(git, settings);
@@ -1471,6 +1533,20 @@ function getSource(settings) {
                     stateHelper.setSafeDirectory();
                 }
             }
+            const configureGlobalAuth = () => __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
+                if (!authHelper || didConfigureGlobalAuth) {
+                    return;
+                }
+                yield authHelper.configureGlobalAuth();
+                didConfigureGlobalAuth = true;
+            });
+            const configureSshCommand = () => __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
+                if (!authHelper || didConfigureSshCommand) {
+                    return;
+                }
+                yield authHelper.configureSshCommand();
+                didConfigureSshCommand = true;
+            });
             // Prepare existing directory, otherwise recreate
             if (isExisting) {
                 yield gitDirectoryHelper.prepareExistingDirectory(git, settings.repositoryPath, repositoryUrl, settings.clean, settings.ref);
@@ -1492,8 +1568,27 @@ function getSource(settings) {
             stateHelper.setRepositoryPath(settings.repositoryPath);
             // Initialize the repository
             if (!fsHelper.directoryExistsSync(path.join(settings.repositoryPath, '.git'))) {
+                core.startGroup('Determining repository object format');
+                let objectFormatResult = yield git.tryGetObjectFormat(repositoryUrl);
+                if (!objectFormatResult.succeeded) {
+                    if (settings.sshKey) {
+                        yield configureSshCommand();
+                    }
+                    else {
+                        yield configureGlobalAuth();
+                    }
+                    objectFormatResult = yield git.tryGetObjectFormat(repositoryUrl);
+                }
+                if (!objectFormatResult.succeeded) {
+                    throw new Error('Unable to determine repository object format');
+                }
+                const objectFormat = objectFormatResult.format;
+                if (objectFormat === 'sha256') {
+                    core.info('Detected SHA-256 repository object format');
+                }
+                core.endGroup();
                 core.startGroup('Initializing the repository');
-                yield git.init();
+                yield git.init(objectFormat);
                 yield git.remoteAdd('origin', repositoryUrl);
                 core.endGroup();
             }
@@ -1509,7 +1604,9 @@ function getSource(settings) {
             }
             // Configure auth
             core.startGroup('Setting up auth');
+            didStartConfigureAuth = true;
             yield authHelper.configureAuth();
+            didConfigureAuth = true;
             core.endGroup();
             // Determine the default branch
             if (!settings.ref && !settings.commit) {
@@ -1605,7 +1702,7 @@ function getSource(settings) {
             if (settings.submodules) {
                 // Temporarily override global config
                 core.startGroup('Setting up auth for fetching submodules');
-                yield authHelper.configureGlobalAuth();
+                yield configureGlobalAuth();
                 core.endGroup();
                 // Checkout submodules
                 core.startGroup('Fetching submodules');
@@ -1631,12 +1728,16 @@ function getSource(settings) {
         finally {
             // Remove auth
             if (authHelper) {
-                if (!settings.persistCredentials) {
+                if (!settings.persistCredentials ||
+                    (didStartConfigureAuth && !didConfigureAuth)) {
                     core.startGroup('Removing auth');
                     yield authHelper.removeAuth();
                     core.endGroup();
                 }
-                authHelper.removeGlobalConfig();
+                else if (didConfigureSshCommand && !didConfigureAuth) {
+                    yield authHelper.removeSshCommand();
+                }
+                yield authHelper.removeGlobalConfig();
             }
         }
     });

src/git-auth-helper.ts

@@ -13,21 +13,17 @@ import {IGitCommandManager} from './git-command-manager'
 import {IGitSourceSettings} from './git-source-settings'
 
 const IS_WINDOWS = process.platform === 'win32'
-// Use case-insensitive gitdir matching on Windows to handle path casing mismatches
-// between the runner's GITHUB_WORKSPACE and the actual filesystem casing.
-// See: https://github.com/actions/checkout/issues/2345
-const INCLUDE_IF_GITDIR = IS_WINDOWS
-  ? 'includeIf.gitdir/i:'
-  : 'includeIf.gitdir:'
 const SSH_COMMAND_KEY = 'core.sshCommand'
 
 export interface IGitAuthHelper {
   configureAuth(): Promise<void>
   configureGlobalAuth(): Promise<void>
+  configureSshCommand(): Promise<void>
   configureSubmoduleAuth(): Promise<void>
   configureTempGlobalConfig(): Promise<string>
   removeAuth(): Promise<void>
   removeGlobalConfig(): Promise<void>
+  removeSshCommand(): Promise<void>
 }
 
 export function createAuthHelper(
@@ -160,6 +156,10 @@ class GitAuthHelper {
     }
   }
 
+  async configureSshCommand(): Promise<void> {
+    await this.configureSsh(false)
+  }
+
   async configureSubmoduleAuth(): Promise<void> {
     // Remove possible previous HTTPS instead of SSH
     await this.removeSubmoduleGitConfig(this.insteadOfKey)
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ class GitAuthHelper {
 
         // Configure host includeIf
         await this.git.config(
-          `${INCLUDE_IF_GITDIR}${submoduleGitDir}.path`,
+          `includeIf.gitdir:${submoduleGitDir}.path`,
           credentialsConfigPath,
           false, // globalConfig?
           false, // add?
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ class GitAuthHelper {
 
         // Configure container includeIf
         await this.git.config(
-          `${INCLUDE_IF_GITDIR}${containerSubmoduleGitDir}.path`,
+          `includeIf.gitdir:${containerSubmoduleGitDir}.path`,
           containerCredentialsPath,
           false, // globalConfig?
           false, // add?
@@ -249,11 +249,18 @@ class GitAuthHelper {
     }
   }
 
+  async removeSshCommand(): Promise<void> {
+    await this.removeSsh(false)
+    this.git.removeEnvironmentVariable('GIT_SSH_COMMAND')
+  }
+
   /**
    * Configures SSH authentication by writing the SSH key and known hosts,
    * and setting up the GIT_SSH_COMMAND environment variable.
    */
-  private async configureSsh(): Promise<void> {
+  private async configureSsh(
+    persistCredentials = this.settings.persistCredentials
+  ): Promise<void> {
     if (!this.settings.sshKey) {
       return
     }
@@ -319,7 +326,7 @@ class GitAuthHelper {
     this.git.setEnvironmentVariable('GIT_SSH_COMMAND', this.sshCommand)
 
     // Configure core.sshCommand
-    if (this.settings.persistCredentials) {
+    if (persistCredentials) {
       await this.git.config(SSH_COMMAND_KEY, this.sshCommand)
     }
   }
@@ -377,11 +384,11 @@ class GitAuthHelper {
       gitDir = gitDir.replace(/\\/g, '/') // Use forward slashes, even on Windows
 
       // Configure host includeIf
-      const hostIncludeKey = `${INCLUDE_IF_GITDIR}${gitDir}.path`
+      const hostIncludeKey = `includeIf.gitdir:${gitDir}.path`
       await this.git.config(hostIncludeKey, credentialsConfigPath)
 
       // Configure host includeIf for worktrees
-      const hostWorktreeIncludeKey = `${INCLUDE_IF_GITDIR}${gitDir}/worktrees/*.path`
+      const hostWorktreeIncludeKey = `includeIf.gitdir:${gitDir}/worktrees/*.path`
       await this.git.config(hostWorktreeIncludeKey, credentialsConfigPath)
 
       // Container git directory
@@ -403,11 +410,11 @@ class GitAuthHelper {
       )
 
       // Configure container includeIf
-      const containerIncludeKey = `${INCLUDE_IF_GITDIR}${containerGitDir}.path`
+      const containerIncludeKey = `includeIf.gitdir:${containerGitDir}.path`
       await this.git.config(containerIncludeKey, containerCredentialsPath)
 
       // Configure container includeIf for worktrees
-      const containerWorktreeIncludeKey = `${INCLUDE_IF_GITDIR}${containerGitDir}/worktrees/*.path`
+      const containerWorktreeIncludeKey = `includeIf.gitdir:${containerGitDir}/worktrees/*.path`
       await this.git.config(
         containerWorktreeIncludeKey,
         containerCredentialsPath
@@ -439,7 +446,7 @@ class GitAuthHelper {
    * Removes SSH authentication configuration by cleaning up SSH keys,
    * known hosts files, and SSH command configurations.
    */
-  private async removeSsh(): Promise<void> {
+  private async removeSsh(removeGitConfig = true): Promise<void> {
     // SSH key
     const keyPath = this.sshKeyPath || stateHelper.SshKeyPath
     if (keyPath) {
@@ -465,10 +472,12 @@ class GitAuthHelper {
       }
     }
 
-    // SSH command
-    core.info('Removing SSH command configuration')
-    await this.removeGitConfig(SSH_COMMAND_KEY)
-    await this.removeSubmoduleGitConfig(SSH_COMMAND_KEY)
+    if (removeGitConfig) {
+      // SSH command
+      core.info('Removing SSH command configuration')
+      await this.removeGitConfig(SSH_COMMAND_KEY)
+      await this.removeSubmoduleGitConfig(SSH_COMMAND_KEY)
+    }
   }
 
   /**
@@ -560,7 +569,7 @@ class GitAuthHelper {
     try {
       // Get all includeIf.gitdir keys
       const keys = await this.git.tryGetConfigKeys(
-        '^includeIf\\.gitdir(/i)?:',
+        '^includeIf\\.gitdir:',
         false, // globalConfig?
         configPath
       )

src/git-command-manager.ts

@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@ import {GitVersion} from './git-version'
 export const MinimumGitVersion = new GitVersion('2.18')
 export const MinimumGitSparseCheckoutVersion = new GitVersion('2.28')
 
+export interface GitObjectFormatResult {
+  format: string
+  succeeded: boolean
+}
+
 export interface IGitCommandManager {
   branchDelete(remote: boolean, branch: string): Promise<void>
   branchExists(remote: boolean, pattern: string): Promise<boolean>
@@ -43,7 +48,7 @@ export interface IGitCommandManager {
   getDefaultBranch(repositoryUrl: string): Promise<string>
   getSubmoduleConfigPaths(recursive: boolean): Promise<string[]>
   getWorkingDirectory(): string
-  init(): Promise<void>
+  init(objectFormat?: string): Promise<void>
   isDetached(): Promise<boolean>
   lfsFetch(ref: string): Promise<void>
   lfsInstall(): Promise<void>
@@ -68,6 +73,7 @@ export interface IGitCommandManager {
   ): Promise<boolean>
   tryDisableAutomaticGarbageCollection(): Promise<boolean>
   tryGetFetchUrl(): Promise<string>
+  tryGetObjectFormat(repositoryUrl: string): Promise<GitObjectFormatResult>
   tryGetConfigValues(
     configKey: string,
     globalConfig?: boolean,
@@ -364,8 +370,14 @@ class GitCommandManager {
     return this.workingDirectory
   }
 
-  async init(): Promise<void> {
-    await this.execGit(['init', this.workingDirectory])
+  async init(objectFormat?: string): Promise<void> {
+    const args = ['init']
+    if (objectFormat === 'sha256') {
+      args.push('--object-format=sha256')
+    }
+    args.push(this.workingDirectory)
+
+    await this.execGit(args)
   }
 
   async isDetached(): Promise<boolean> {
@@ -536,6 +548,61 @@ class GitCommandManager {
     return stdout
   }
 
+  async tryGetObjectFormat(
+    repositoryUrl: string
+  ): Promise<GitObjectFormatResult> {
+    let stderr = ''
+    const listeners = {
+      stderr: (data: Buffer) => {
+        stderr += data.toString()
+      },
+      errline: (data: Buffer) => {
+        stderr += data.toString()
+      }
+    }
+
+    const existingTracePacket = this.gitEnv['GIT_TRACE_PACKET']
+    this.gitEnv['GIT_TRACE_PACKET'] = '1'
+    try {
+      const output = await this.execGit(
+        [
+          '-c',
+          'protocol.version=2',
+          'ls-remote',
+          '--quiet',
+          '--exit-code',
+          '--symref',
+          repositoryUrl,
+          'HEAD'
+        ],
+        true,
+        true,
+        listeners
+      )
+
+      if (output.exitCode !== 0) {
+        core.debug(
+          `Unable to determine repository object format: git ls-remote exited with ${output.exitCode}`
+        )
+        return {format: '', succeeded: false}
+      }
+    } catch (err) {
+      core.debug(
+        `Unable to determine repository object format: ${(err as any)?.message ?? err}`
+      )
+      return {format: '', succeeded: false}
+    } finally {
+      if (existingTracePacket === undefined) {
+        delete this.gitEnv['GIT_TRACE_PACKET']
+      } else {
+        this.gitEnv['GIT_TRACE_PACKET'] = existingTracePacket
+      }
+    }
+
+    const match = stderr.match(/object-format=(sha1|sha256)(?=\s|$)/)
+    return {format: match ? match[1] : '', succeeded: true}
+  }
+
   async tryGetConfigValues(
     configKey: string,
     globalConfig?: boolean,

src/git-source-provider.ts

@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@ export async function getSource(settings: IGitSourceSettings): Promise<void> {
   core.endGroup()
 
   let authHelper: gitAuthHelper.IGitAuthHelper | null = null
+  let didStartConfigureAuth = false
+  let didConfigureAuth = false
+  let didConfigureSshCommand = false
+  let didConfigureGlobalAuth = false
   try {
     if (git) {
       authHelper = gitAuthHelper.createAuthHelper(git, settings)
@@ -63,6 +67,24 @@ export async function getSource(settings: IGitSourceSettings): Promise<void> {
       }
     }
 
+    const configureGlobalAuth = async () => {
+      if (!authHelper || didConfigureGlobalAuth) {
+        return
+      }
+
+      await authHelper.configureGlobalAuth()
+      didConfigureGlobalAuth = true
+    }
+
+    const configureSshCommand = async () => {
+      if (!authHelper || didConfigureSshCommand) {
+        return
+      }
+
+      await authHelper.configureSshCommand()
+      didConfigureSshCommand = true
+    }
+
     // Prepare existing directory, otherwise recreate
     if (isExisting) {
       await gitDirectoryHelper.prepareExistingDirectory(
@@ -109,8 +131,27 @@ export async function getSource(settings: IGitSourceSettings): Promise<void> {
     if (
       !fsHelper.directoryExistsSync(path.join(settings.repositoryPath, '.git'))
     ) {
+      core.startGroup('Determining repository object format')
+      let objectFormatResult = await git.tryGetObjectFormat(repositoryUrl)
+      if (!objectFormatResult.succeeded) {
+        if (settings.sshKey) {
+          await configureSshCommand()
+        } else {
+          await configureGlobalAuth()
+        }
+        objectFormatResult = await git.tryGetObjectFormat(repositoryUrl)
+      }
+      if (!objectFormatResult.succeeded) {
+        throw new Error('Unable to determine repository object format')
+      }
+      const objectFormat = objectFormatResult.format
+      if (objectFormat === 'sha256') {
+        core.info('Detected SHA-256 repository object format')
+      }
+      core.endGroup()
+
       core.startGroup('Initializing the repository')
-      await git.init()
+      await git.init(objectFormat)
       await git.remoteAdd('origin', repositoryUrl)
       core.endGroup()
     }
@@ -130,7 +171,9 @@ export async function getSource(settings: IGitSourceSettings): Promise<void> {
     }
     // Configure auth
     core.startGroup('Setting up auth')
+    didStartConfigureAuth = true
     await authHelper.configureAuth()
+    didConfigureAuth = true
     core.endGroup()
 
     // Determine the default branch
@@ -258,7 +301,7 @@ export async function getSource(settings: IGitSourceSettings): Promise<void> {
     if (settings.submodules) {
       // Temporarily override global config
       core.startGroup('Setting up auth for fetching submodules')
-      await authHelper.configureGlobalAuth()
+      await configureGlobalAuth()
       core.endGroup()
 
       // Checkout submodules
@@ -299,12 +342,17 @@ export async function getSource(settings: IGitSourceSettings): Promise<void> {
   } finally {
     // Remove auth
     if (authHelper) {
-      if (!settings.persistCredentials) {
+      if (
+        !settings.persistCredentials ||
+        (didStartConfigureAuth && !didConfigureAuth)
+      ) {
         core.startGroup('Removing auth')
         await authHelper.removeAuth()
         core.endGroup()
+      } else if (didConfigureSshCommand && !didConfigureAuth) {
+        await authHelper.removeSshCommand()
       }
-      authHelper.removeGlobalConfig()
+      await authHelper.removeGlobalConfig()
     }
   }
 }