[zxor]

> The problem is that this step will only run when I change something in the web-app1 folder. So if my pull request only made changes in api1 I will never be able to merge my pull request!

This just seems like a bad implementation to me?

There are definitely ways to set up your actions so that they run all of the unit tests without changes if you'd like, or so that api1's unit tests are not required for a web-app1 related PR to be merged.

[hightrix]

Absolutely correct. When creating a new workflow, I always disable push/pull_request triggered builds and instead use the manually triggered `workflow_dispatch` method. This makes testing a new workflow much easier.

Additionally, you can use conditionals based on inputs in the `workflow_dispatch` meaning that you could easily setup a "skip api tests" or "include web tests" option.

[verdverm]

It sounds like they have the logic to skip certain things if nothing has changed. The problem is around pull request gates and the lack of dynamic "these tests must be passing before merging is allowed". There are setting on a repository in the ruleset / status checks area that are configured outside of the dynamic yaml of the GHA workflow