Add recursive_exclusions option for 7zip - closes #24.

README.md

@@ -50,6 +50,15 @@ Default: `.`
 
 The working directory where the zip or tar actually runs.
 
+### `type`
+Default: `zip`
+
+Either `zip` or `tar`.
+
+Defines if either a ZIP-file is created, or a tar archive (the latter gzipped).
+
+On Windows platform 7zip is used to zip files as zip command is not available there.
+
 ### `exclusions`
 Default: none
 
@@ -61,12 +70,14 @@ ZIP requires you to specify wildcards or full filenames.
 
 TAR allows you to specify only the filename, no matter if it's in a subdirectory.
 
-### `type`
-Default: `zip`
+### `recursive_exclusions`
+Default: none
 
-Either `zip` or `tar`.
+Alternative to `exclusions` that allows you to specify a list of [recursive wildcards](https://sevenzip.osdn.jp/chm/cmdline/switches/recurse.htm).
+Only applies to `type: zip` on Windows where 7zip is used.
 
-Defines if either a ZIP-file is created, or a tar archive (the latter gzipped).
+For example:
 
-On Windows platform 7zip is used to zip files as zip command is not available there.
+```exclusions: *.txt``` will only exclude files ending with `.txt`
 
+```recursive_exclusions: *.txt``` will exclude files ending with `.txt` in any subdirectory.

action.yml

@@ -12,15 +12,23 @@ inputs:
   path:
     description: 'Base path for archive files'
     default: '.'
+    required: false
   directory:
     description: 'Working directory before zipping'
     default: '.'
+    required: false
   exclusions:
     description: 'List of excluded files / directories'
     default: ''
+    required: false
+  recursive_exclusions:
+    description: 'List of excluded files / directories with recursive wildcards (only applies on Windows with `zip` type)'
+    default: ''
+    required: false
   type:
     description: 'Tool to use for archiving'
     default: 'zip'
+    required: false
 runs:
   using: composite
   steps:
@@ -30,6 +38,7 @@ runs:
         INPUT_PATH: ${{ inputs.path }}
         INPUT_DIRECTORY: ${{ inputs.directory }}
         INPUT_EXCLUSIONS: ${{ inputs.exclusions }}
+        INPUT_RECURSIVE_EXCLUSIONS: ${{ inputs.recursive_exclusions }}
         INPUT_TYPE: ${{ inputs.type }}
       run: $GITHUB_ACTION_PATH/entrypoint.sh
 

entrypoint.sh

@@ -26,6 +26,12 @@ then
         EXCLUSIONS+=$EXCLUSION
       done
 
+      for EXCLUSION in $INPUT_RECURSIVE_EXCLUSIONS
+      do
+        EXCLUSIONS+=" -xr!"
+        EXCLUSIONS+=$EXCLUSION
+      done
+
       7z a -tzip $INPUT_FILENAME $INPUT_PATH $EXCLUSIONS || { printf "\n⛔ Unable to create %s archive.\n" "$INPUT_TYPE"; exit 1;  }
     fi
   else