Rename validation command in package.json from validate-all to validate-files for clarity. Update README.md to reflect the new command and provide additional context on the validation process. Modify GitHub Actions workflow to clarify that changes to registry.json won't trigger the build workflow, preventing infinite loops. (#16)

Signed-off-by: bthos <el.mogul@outlook.es>
Co-authored-by: bthos <el.mogul@outlook.es>

Author: bthos

.github/workflows/build-registry.yml

@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ on:
     paths:
       - 'plugins/**'
       - 'schemas/**'
-    paths-ignore:
-      - 'registry.json'
+    # Note: registry.json is in root and doesn't match these patterns,
+    # so changes to it won't trigger this workflow (preventing infinite loops)
 
 jobs:
   build:
@@ -18,25 +18,6 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        with:
-          fetch-depth: 0
-
-      - name: Check for registry.json modifications
-        run: |
-          echo "Checking if registry.json was modified in this PR..."
-          
-          # Get the base branch (main)
-          BASE_SHA=$(git merge-base origin/main HEAD)
-          
-          # Check if registry.json was modified between base and HEAD
-          if git diff --name-only $BASE_SHA HEAD | grep -q '^registry\.json$'; then
-            echo "::error::registry.json was modified in this PR. Please remove it from your commit."
-            echo "::error::CI automatically builds and commits registry.json after PR merge."
-            echo "::error::See CONTRIBUTING.md for details."
-            exit 1
-          fi
-          
-          echo "✓ No registry.json modifications found"
 
       - name: Setup Node.js
         uses: actions/setup-node@v4

README.md

@@ -312,13 +312,13 @@ Validate the aggregated registry (requires registry.json to exist - run `npm run
 npm run validate
 ```
 
-Validate everything (schemas, plugins, and existing registry.json if present):
+Validate existing files (schemas, plugins, and registry.json if present):
 
 ```bash
 npm run validate-files
 ```
 
-This runs: `validate-schemas` → `validate-plugins` → `validate` (skips registry validation if registry.json doesn't exist)
+This runs: `validate-schemas` → `validate-plugins` → `validate` (skips registry validation if registry.json doesn't exist). Note: This does not build the registry - run `npm run build` first if you need to generate registry.json.
 
 Check for duplicate plugin IDs:
 

package.json

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     "validate": "node scripts/validate.js",
     "validate-plugins": "node scripts/validate-plugins.js",
     "validate-schemas": "node scripts/validate-schemas.js",
-    "validate-all": "npm run validate-schemas && npm run validate-plugins && npm run validate",
+    "validate-files": "npm run validate-schemas && npm run validate-plugins && npm run validate",
     "format": "node scripts/format.js",
     "check-duplicates": "node scripts/check-duplicates.js",
     "create-plugin": "node scripts/create-plugin.js",