Skip CI on non-build changes via paths-ignore#318
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PR-only filter (push to main keeps building unconditionally). Skips
the workflow when every changed file matches one of:
- Documentation: **.md, LICENSE, CITATION.cff, llms.txt
- Repo config: .gitignore, .gitattributes, .github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/**
- Non-CI artifacts: docs/, screenshots/, server/
- Projects intentionally excluded from PlanViewer.sln:
src/PlanViewer.Ssms/**
src/PlanViewer.Ssms.Installer/**
If any changed file falls outside the ignore list, the workflow runs
as before. Mirrors the path filter pattern already in deploy-web.yml.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Summary
PR-trigger
paths-ignoreon.github/workflows/ci.yml. The workflow runs as before whenever any changed file falls outside the ignore list; if every changed file matches the list, CI doesn't run.Push to
mainis unaffected — that path keeps building unconditionally.Ignored paths
**.mdLICENSE,CITATION.cff,llms.txt.gitignore,.gitattributes.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/**docs/**,screenshots/**server/**PlanViewer.slnsrc/PlanViewer.Ssms/**,src/PlanViewer.Ssms.Installer/**PlanViewer.sln(built by their own VS workflow, not CI)Mirrors the path-filter pattern already used in
deploy-web.yml. If branch protection requiresbuild-and-testand a future PR touches only ignored paths, the merge UI may flag the absent check — if that bites, swap to the per-stepdorny/paths-filterpattern frombuild.yml.Test plan
.github/workflows/ci.yml(not in ignore list) → CI should runREADME.mdshould not trigger CIsrc/PlanViewer.Ssms/AppLauncher.cs(SSMS code) should not trigger CI🤖 Generated with Claude Code