TEST-INFRA: [ci-pipeline-design] Implement conditional execution to skip unnecessary jobs #3791

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opened 2026-04-06 06:22:07 +00:00 by freemo · 0 comments
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  • Branch: feat/ci-pipeline-design/conditional-execution-path-filters
  • Commit Message: feat(ci): implement conditional execution with path filters to skip unnecessary jobs
  • Milestone: Backlog
  • Parent Epic: #1678

Description

The current CI pipeline, as defined in ci.yml, runs the entire suite of jobs (linting, testing, building, etc.) on every push and pull request, regardless of which files have been modified. This is inefficient and leads to wasted CI resources, especially when changes are limited to documentation, configuration, or other non-code files.

Proposed Solution

To optimize our CI usage, we should implement conditional execution using path filters. This will allow us to define rules that determine whether a job should run based on the paths of the files that have been changed.

For example, we could configure the pipeline to:

  • Skip the unit_tests, integration_tests, and e2e_tests jobs if only files in the docs/ directory have been modified.
  • Only run the helm job if files in the k8s/ directory have been modified.

Subtasks

  • Analyze the repository structure and identify which jobs can be skipped for which file paths.
  • Modify the ci.yml file to include on.<push|pull_request>.paths filters for the relevant jobs.
  • Verify that the CI pipeline correctly skips and runs jobs based on the file paths in a pull request.
  • Update features/ci_workflow_validation.feature to assert path filter conditions are present.
  • Verify all nox stages pass after changes.
  • Confirm coverage ≥ 97%.

Definition of Done

  • The ci.yml file is updated to use path filters for conditional job execution.
  • CI jobs are skipped when changes are made to irrelevant files.
  • The CI pipeline remains reliable and correctly runs all necessary jobs when code files are changed.
  • All nox stages pass.
  • Coverage >= 97%.

Duplicate Check

  • Search queries used: "conditional execution", "path filters", "ci optimization"
  • Number of results found for each query: 0
  • Why none of the existing issues cover this specific finding: No existing issues were found that address the need for conditional execution of CI jobs based on file paths.

Backlog note: This issue was discovered during autonomous operation
on milestone Test Infrastructure. It does not block milestone completion and has been
placed in the backlog for human review and future milestone assignment.


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## Metadata - **Branch**: `feat/ci-pipeline-design/conditional-execution-path-filters` - **Commit Message**: `feat(ci): implement conditional execution with path filters to skip unnecessary jobs` - **Milestone**: Backlog - **Parent Epic**: #1678 ## Description The current CI pipeline, as defined in `ci.yml`, runs the entire suite of jobs (linting, testing, building, etc.) on every push and pull request, regardless of which files have been modified. This is inefficient and leads to wasted CI resources, especially when changes are limited to documentation, configuration, or other non-code files. ## Proposed Solution To optimize our CI usage, we should implement conditional execution using path filters. This will allow us to define rules that determine whether a job should run based on the paths of the files that have been changed. For example, we could configure the pipeline to: - Skip the `unit_tests`, `integration_tests`, and `e2e_tests` jobs if only files in the `docs/` directory have been modified. - Only run the `helm` job if files in the `k8s/` directory have been modified. ## Subtasks - [ ] Analyze the repository structure and identify which jobs can be skipped for which file paths. - [ ] Modify the `ci.yml` file to include `on.<push|pull_request>.paths` filters for the relevant jobs. - [ ] Verify that the CI pipeline correctly skips and runs jobs based on the file paths in a pull request. - [ ] Update `features/ci_workflow_validation.feature` to assert path filter conditions are present. - [ ] Verify all nox stages pass after changes. - [ ] Confirm coverage ≥ 97%. ## Definition of Done - [ ] The `ci.yml` file is updated to use path filters for conditional job execution. - [ ] CI jobs are skipped when changes are made to irrelevant files. - [ ] The CI pipeline remains reliable and correctly runs all necessary jobs when code files are changed. - [ ] All nox stages pass. - [ ] Coverage >= 97%. ## Duplicate Check - Search queries used: "conditional execution", "path filters", "ci optimization" - Number of results found for each query: 0 - Why none of the existing issues cover this specific finding: No existing issues were found that address the need for conditional execution of CI jobs based on file paths. > **Backlog note:** This issue was discovered during autonomous operation > on milestone Test Infrastructure. It does not block milestone completion and has been > placed in the backlog for human review and future milestone assignment. --- **Automated by CleverAgents Bot** Supervisor: Test Infrastructure | Agent: ca-new-issue-creator
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