Add "separator" input to enable using something other than "\n" for the globs input (fixes #58).

.github/workflows/changed.yml

@@ -11,8 +11,9 @@ jobs:
       id: changed-files
       with:
         files: '**/*.md'
-        separator: "\n"
+        separator: ","
     - uses: DavidAnson/markdownlint-cli2-action@v7
       if: steps.changed-files.outputs.any_changed == 'true'
       with:
         globs: ${{ steps.changed-files.outputs.all_changed_files }}
+        separator: ","

.github/workflows/test.yml

@@ -54,6 +54,19 @@ jobs:
       id: test
     - run: exit 1
       if: steps.test.outcome != 'failure'
+  separator:
+    name: Separator (README.md and test/errors.md, 3 errors)
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: ./
+      with:
+        globs: '*.md,test/*'
+        separator: ','
+      continue-on-error: true
+      id: test
+    - run: exit 1
+      if: steps.test.outcome != 'failure'
   command-config:
     name: Command = config (test/errors.md, 2 errors)
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest

README.md

@@ -29,13 +29,20 @@ For more detail: [documentation for `markdownlint-cli2`][command-line].
 
 ### globs (optional)
 
-Glob expression(s) of files to lint (newline-delimited)
+Glob expression(s) of files to lint (newline-delimited by default)
 
 The default `*.{md,markdown}` lints all Markdown files in the base directory
 of a project.
 
 For more detail: [glob syntax in `markdownlint-cli2`][glob-syntax].
 
+### separator (optional)
+
+String to use as a separator for the `globs` input (defaults to newline)
+
+Allows the `globs` input to use something other than `\n` to separate glob
+expressions.
+
 ## Outputs
 
 [None]
@@ -67,6 +74,15 @@ To lint specific Markdown files in a project:
       docs/*.md
 ```
 
+To use a custom separator:
+
+```yaml
+- uses: DavidAnson/markdownlint-cli2-action@v7
+  with:
+    globs: 'README.md,CHANGELOG.md,docs/*.md'
+    separator: ','
+```
+
 To fix supported issues when linting:
 
 ```yaml

action.yml

@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ inputs:
     description: Glob expression(s) of files to lint (newline-delimited)
     default: '*.{md,markdown}'
     required: false
+  separator:
+    description: String to use as a separator for the "globs" input (defaults to newline)
+    default: "\n"
+    required: false
 runs:
   using: node16
   main: dist/index.js

dist/index.js

@@ -34498,9 +34498,11 @@ const logError = (error) => {
   }
   core.error(error, annotation);
 };
+
+const separator = core.getInput("separator") || "\n";
 const argv =
   core.getInput("globs").
-    split("\n").
+    split(separator).
     filter(String);
 
 const parameters = {

markdownlint-cli2-action.js

@@ -32,9 +32,11 @@ const logError = (error) => {
   }
   core.error(error, annotation);
 };
+
+const separator = core.getInput("separator") || "\n";
 const argv =
   core.getInput("globs").
-    split("\n").
+    split(separator).
     filter(String);
 
 const parameters = {