ifs on cicd

Author: RossBugginsNHS

.github/workflows/cicd.yaml

@@ -89,31 +89,35 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v5
       # Uses the `docker/login-action` action to log in to the Container registry registry using the account and password that will publish the packages. Once published, the packages are scoped to the account defined here.
-      - name: Log in to the Container registry
-        uses: docker/login-action@65b78e6e13532edd9afa3aa52ac7964289d1a9c1
-        with:
-          registry: ${{ env.registry }}
-          username: ${{ github.actor }}
-          password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
       - uses: dorny/paths-filter@v3
         id: changes
         with:
           filters: |
             src:
               - '${{env.base_dir}}/${{ matrix.container_name }}/**'
+
+      - if: steps.changes.outputs.src == 'true'
+        name: Log in to the Container registry
+        uses: docker/login-action@65b78e6e13532edd9afa3aa52ac7964289d1a9c1
+        with:
+          registry: ${{ env.registry }}
+          username: ${{ github.actor }}
+          password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          
       - if: steps.changes.outputs.src == 'true'
         uses: actions/setup-node@v6
         with:
           node-version: ${{ env.node_version }}
 
-      - name: Build
+      - if: steps.changes.outputs.src == 'true'
+        name: Build
         working-directory: ${{env.base_dir}}/${{ matrix.container_name }}
         run: |
           make build IMAGE_NAME=${{ env.registry }}/${{ matrix.image }} WORKSPACE_FOLDER=${{ env.workspace_folder }}
 
-
-      # This step uses [docker/metadata-action](https://github.com/docker/metadata-action#about) to extract tags and labels that will be applied to the specified image. The `id` "meta" allows the output of this step to be referenced in a subsequent step. The `images` value provides the base name for the tags and labels.
-      - name: Extract metadata (tags, labels) for Docker
+      - if: steps.changes.outputs.src == 'true'
+        name: Extract metadata (tags, labels) for Docker
         id: meta
         uses: docker/metadata-action@9ec57ed1fcdbf14dcef7dfbe97b2010124a938b7
         with:
@@ -136,11 +140,12 @@ jobs:
             org.opencontainers.image.url=${{ env.server }}/${{ env.org }}/${{ env.repository }}/blob/main/${{ env.base_dir }}/${{matrix.container_name}}/${{ env.readme }}
             org.opencontainers.image.source=${{ env.server }}/${{ env.org }}/${{ env.repository }}/tree/main/${{ env.base_dir }}/${{matrix.container_name}}/
 
-      # So we don't rebuild the container image, we create a simple Dockerfile that uses the previously built image as its source.
-      - name: create temp dockerfile source
+      - if: steps.changes.outputs.src == 'true'
+        name: create temp dockerfile source
         run: echo 'FROM ${{ env.registry }}/${{ matrix.image }}' > ${{ env.temp_dockerfile }}
 
-      - name: Build and push Docker image
+      - if: steps.changes.outputs.src == 'true'
+        name: Build and push Docker image
         id: push
         uses: docker/build-push-action@f2a1d5e99d037542a71f64918e516c093c6f3fc4
         with:
@@ -150,8 +155,8 @@ jobs:
           tags: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.tags }}
           labels: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.labels }}
 
-      # This step generates an artifact attestation for the image, which is an unforgeable statement about where and how it was built. It increases supply chain security for people who consume the image. For more information, see [Using artifact attestations to establish provenance for builds](/actions/security-guides/using-artifact-attestations-to-establish-provenance-for-builds).
-      - name: Generate artifact attestation
+      - if: steps.changes.outputs.src == 'true'
+        name: Generate artifact attestation
         uses: actions/attest-build-provenance@v3
         with:
           subject-name: ${{ env.registry }}/${{ matrix.image }}