Test run actions only on certain paths

.github/workflows/cmake-single-platform.yml

@@ -5,8 +5,11 @@ name: CMake on a single platform
 on:
   push:
     branches: [ "main" ]
+    paths-ignore:
+      - run_path_*/**
   pull_request:
-    branches: [ "main" ]
+    paths-ignore:
+      - run_path_*/**
 
 env:
   # Customize the CMake build type here (Release, Debug, RelWithDebInfo, etc.)

.github/workflows/docker-workflow.yml

@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 name: Action CI
-on: [push]
+on:
+  push:
+    paths-ignore:
+      - run_path_*/**
+
 jobs:
     ci:
       runs-on: ubuntu-latest

.github/workflows/path1.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+name: Run on path1
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - '**'
+    paths:
+      - 'run_path_1/**'
+#  pull_request:
+#    branches:
+#      - 'main'
+#    paths:
+#      - 'run_path_1/**'
+
+jobs:
+  list_files:
+    name: List file on folder 1
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checking out repo
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
+
+      - name: "List files on folder 1"
+        run: ls -la run_path_1
+
+

.github/workflows/path2.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+name: Run on path2
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - '**'
+    paths:
+      - 'run_path_2/**'
+
+jobs:
+  list_files:
+    name: List file on folder 2
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checking out repo
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
+
+      - name: "List files on folder 2"
+        run: ls -la run_path_2
+
+
+

README.md

@@ -1,2 +1,6 @@
 # git-actions-sandbox
 Sandbox for playing aroud with git actions stuff
+
+A dummy change to test workflow trigger...
+
+This should not run cmake workflow....

run_path_1/README.md

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# Workflow on path 1
+
+I want to trigger workflow on path 1
+
+Trying to fix path on workflow...
+    - That worked... but I have two workflows, one for commit and one for PR
+
+Adding checkout action worked!!!
+
+Not good... Changing path1 workflow to not listen on PRs, but only on push...
+
+Remove push on branch...
+
+Adding branches and PR again on path1 workflow
+
+I expect to run path1 workflow **ONLY**
+
+Why it runs also cmake workflow???

run_path_1/path_1_1/path_1_2/path_1_3/README.md

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+Path_3
+
+Nothing????

run_path_2/README.md

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+# Test workflow on path 2
+
+Test if path1 is triggered on path 1.
+
+Not good... Changing path1 workflow to not listen on PRs, but only on push...
+
+Try to fix path2
+
+Fix path filter on path2 workflow...
+
+Only path2...

run_path_3/README.md

@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+# Folder 3
+
+No run is monitored by this folder...
+
+Adding something to folder 3, should not trigger path1 workflow because of both branch and paths.
+
+Remove PR from path1 but keeping push on ANY branch and path... No workflow run expected since this is on folder 3.
+
+It seems I nailed it down!!!
+
+No workflow no....
+
+No run expected