check_paths.yml

name: Check paths

on:
  workflow_call:
    # Map the workflow outputs to job outputs
    outputs:
      githubfolder:
        description: "changes to .github folder"
        value: ${{ jobs.check_paths.githubfolder }}
  push:
    paths:
      - "**/*"
      - "!.github/**" # Important: Exclude PRs related to .github from auto-run
      - "!.github/workflows/**" # Important: Exclude PRs related to .github/workflows from auto-run
      - "!.github/actions/**" # Important: Exclude PRs related to .github/actions from auto-run
  pull_request_target:
    branches: ["master"]
    paths:
      - "**/*"
      - "!.github/**" # Important: Exclude PRs related to .github from auto-run
      - "!.github/workflows/**" # Important: Exclude PRs related to .github/workflows from auto-run
      - "!.github/actions/**" # Important: Exclude PRs related to .github/actions from auto-run

permissions:
  contents: read

jobs:
  check_paths:
    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
    outputs:
      githubfolder: ${{ steps.filter.outputs.githubfolder }}
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@eef61447b9ff4aafe5dcd4e0bbf5d482be7e7871 # v4.2.1

      - uses: dorny/paths-filter@de90cc6fb38fc0963ad72b210f1f284cd68cea36 # v3.0.2
        id: filter
        with:
          base: "master" # needed to set as a called workflow does not have direct access to repository.default_branch
          filters: |
            githubfolder:
              - '.github/**'