From 7cba76f02fa6ffde212f9475800facd284098a3d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Javier Cortejoso <javier.cortejoso@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 5 Jan 2026 15:33:33 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Enhance CI workflow by adding a conditional check for
 relevant file changes before executing jobs. This update improves efficiency
 for pull requests on the dev branch while maintaining execution for main and
 staging branches.

---
 .github/workflows/core-sdk-ci.yml | 51 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----
 1 file changed, 43 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/core-sdk-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/core-sdk-ci.yml
index 5d9166588..0834c6426 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/core-sdk-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/core-sdk-ci.yml
@@ -2,14 +2,46 @@ name: Core SDK CI
 
 on:
   pull_request:
-    paths:
-      - "sdk/core/**"
-      - "common/**"
-      - ".github/workflows/core-sdk-ci.yml"
-      - ".github/actions/**"
+    branches:
+      - dev
+      - staging
+      - main
 
 jobs:
+  check_changes:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-slim
+    outputs:
+      should_run: ${{ steps.filter.outputs.should_run }}
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: Check if should run
+        id: filter
+        run: |
+          set -e
+          if [[ "${{ github.base_ref }}" == "main" ]] || [[ "${{ github.base_ref }}" == "staging" ]]; then
+            echo "should_run=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+            echo "Running for ${{ github.base_ref }} - no path filter"
+          else
+            # For dev branch, check if relevant files changed
+            CHANGED_FILES=$(git diff --name-only origin/${{ github.base_ref }}...HEAD) || {
+              echo "Error: Failed to diff against base branch"
+              exit 1
+            }
+            if echo "$CHANGED_FILES" | grep -qE "^(sdk/core/|common/|\.github/workflows/core-sdk-ci\.yml|\.github/actions/)"; then
+              echo "should_run=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+              echo "Running for dev - relevant files changed"
+            else
+              echo "should_run=false" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+              echo "Skipping for dev - no relevant files changed"
+            fi
+          fi
+
   build:
+    needs: check_changes
+    if: github.event.pull_request.draft == false && needs.check_changes.outputs.should_run == 'true'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions:
       contents: read
@@ -34,7 +66,8 @@ jobs:
 
   lint:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: build
+    needs: [check_changes, build]
+    if: github.event.pull_request.draft == false && needs.check_changes.outputs.should_run == 'true'
     permissions:
       contents: read
     steps:
@@ -63,7 +96,8 @@ jobs:
 
   types:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: build
+    needs: [check_changes, build]
+    if: github.event.pull_request.draft == false && needs.check_changes.outputs.should_run == 'true'
     permissions:
       contents: read
     steps:
@@ -92,7 +126,8 @@ jobs:
 
   test:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: build
+    needs: [check_changes, build]
+    if: github.event.pull_request.draft == false && needs.check_changes.outputs.should_run == 'true'
     permissions:
       contents: read
     steps: