From d538aa47896e2ff9b0062a5a7e0829d63b39e2ae Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Andrew Brandt <andrew.brandt@hashgraph.com>
Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2026 14:39:20 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] feat: add `checkout-repository` input for action

**Description**:

Add the ability to checkout a target repo

**Related Issue(s)**:

Implements #119

Signed-off-by: Andrew Brandt <andrew.brandt@hashgraph.com>
---
 README.md  | 17 +++++++++++++++++
 action.yml |  5 +++++
 2 files changed, 22 insertions(+)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 88df022..c03f2d3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ Common steps for initializing a job for GitHub actions. This composite action co
 | Input                       | Description                                                              | Required | Default | Options                    |
 |-----------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------|---------|----------------------------|
 | checkout                    | Whether to checkout the repository                                       | No       | -       | `true`/`false`             |
+| checkout-repository         | Repository name with owner to checkout                                   | No       | `${{ github.repository }}` | any `owner/repo` |
 | checkout-ref                | The branch, tag or SHA to checkout                                       | No       | -       | any `branch`/`tag`/`SHA`   |
 | checkout-token              | Personal access token (PAT) used to fetch the repository                 | No       | -       | `Token` used for checkout  |
 | checkout-path               | Path to checkout the repository into (relative to `${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}`) | No       | `.`     | any relative path          |
@@ -293,6 +294,22 @@ Common steps for initializing a job for GitHub actions. This composite action co
     setup-deterministic-zip: 'true'
 ```
 
+**Checking Out Another Repository**
+
+Set `checkout-repository` to check out a repository other than the one the workflow runs in. For a
+private repository, pass a `checkout-token` that has read access to it; the default `GITHUB_TOKEN`
+only has access to the current repository.
+
+```yaml
+- uses: PandasWhoCode/initialize-github-job@v1
+  with:
+    checkout: 'true'
+    checkout-repository: 'my-org/my-private-repo'
+    checkout-ref: 'v1.2.3'
+    checkout-token: '${{ secrets.MY_ORG_READ_TOKEN }}'
+    checkout-path: 'my-private-repo'
+```
+
 **Blocking Egress Traffic**
 
 By default the Harden Runner step runs in `audit` mode. Set `egress-policy` to `block` to deny any
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index f4fc05c..6ee6f8a 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ inputs:
   checkout:
     description: 'Whether to checkout the repository'
     required: false
+  checkout-repository:
+    description: 'Repository name with owner (e.g. owner/repo) to checkout'
+    required: false
+    default: ${{ github.repository }}
   checkout-ref:
     description: 'The branch, tag or SHA to checkout'
     required: false
@@ -299,6 +303,7 @@ runs:
       uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v7.0.1
       if: ${{ inputs.checkout == 'true' }}
       with:
+        repository: ${{ inputs.checkout-repository }}
         fetch-depth: ${{ inputs.checkout-fetch-depth }}
         submodules: ${{ inputs.checkout-submodules }}
         ref: ${{ inputs.checkout-ref }}