add back check-path job to path filter, make sure workflow always run to register commit chain with membrowse

1 files changed, 37 insertions, 24 deletions

diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index ded4e816c..b9e1b6201 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -4,30 +4,7 @@ on:
   workflow_dispatch:
   push:
     branches: [master]
-    paths:
-      - 'src/**'
-      - 'examples/**'
-      - 'lib/**'
-      - 'hw/**'
-      - 'tools/build.py'
-      - 'tools/get_deps.py'
-      - '.github/actions/**'
-      - '.github/workflows/build.yml'
-      - '.github/workflows/build_util.yml'
-      - '.github/workflows/ci_set_matrix.py'
   pull_request:
-    paths:
-      - 'src/**'
-      - 'examples/**'
-      - 'lib/**'
-      - 'hw/**'
-      - 'test/hil/**'
-      - 'tools/build.py'
-      - 'tools/get_deps.py'
-      - '.github/actions/**'
-      - '.github/workflows/build.yml'
-      - '.github/workflows/build_util.yml'
-      - '.github/workflows/ci_set_matrix.py'
   release:
     types: [ published ]
 
@@ -39,7 +16,39 @@ env:
   HIL_JSON: test/hil/tinyusb.json
 
 jobs:
+  # Check if the code changes and we need to run ci build
+  # Cannot use paths filter in the on-event since we want this workflow to run even no code change to register commit chain
+  check-paths:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+      pull-requests: read
+    outputs:
+      code_changed: ${{ steps.filter.outputs.code }}
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 2  # Needed for push commit comparison
+      - uses: dorny/paths-filter@v3
+        id: filter
+        with:
+          filters: |
+            code:
+              - 'src/**'
+              - 'examples/**'
+              - 'lib/**'
+              - 'hw/**'
+              - 'test/hil/**'
+              - 'tools/build.py'
+              - 'tools/get_deps.py'
+              - '.github/actions/**'
+              - '.github/workflows/build.yml'
+              - '.github/workflows/build_util.yml'
+              - '.github/workflows/ci_set_matrix.py'
+
   set-matrix:
+    needs: [ check-paths ]
+    if: needs.check-paths.outputs.code_changed == 'true'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     outputs:
       json: ${{ steps.set-matrix-json.outputs.matrix }}
@@ -184,6 +193,8 @@ jobs:
   # Build Make/CMake on Windows/MacOS
   # ---------------------------------------
   build-os:
+    needs: [ check-paths ]
+    if: needs.check-paths.outputs.code_changed == 'true'
     uses: ./.github/workflows/build_util.yml
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
@@ -200,8 +211,9 @@ jobs:
   # Zephyr
   # ---------------------------------------
   zephyr:
+    needs: [ check-paths ]
     # skip zephyr build due to failed build, fix later
-    if: false
+    if: false && needs.check-paths.outputs.code_changed == 'true'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout TinyUSB
@@ -283,6 +295,7 @@ jobs:
   # Since IAR Token secret is not passed to forked PR, only build non-forked PR
   # ---------------------------------------
   hil-hfp:
+    needs: [ check-paths ]
     if: |
       github.repository_owner == 'hathach' &&
       !(github.event_name == 'pull_request' && github.event.pull_request.head.repo.fork == true)