From a44ea43fddd269fb79d23a707e85327dd76c42a1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Kathryn Doering <kathryn.doering@noaa.gov>
Date: Wed, 8 Dec 2021 13:19:34 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] be more specific about when to run gh actions

avoid running gh actions when gh actions or documentation changes (to the extent possible)
---
 .github/workflows/call-calc-coverage.yml   | 18 +++++++++++++++---
 .github/workflows/call-doc-and-style-r.yml |  6 ++++++
 .github/workflows/call-r-cmd-check.yml     |  6 ++++++
 3 files changed, 27 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/call-calc-coverage.yml b/.github/workflows/call-calc-coverage.yml
index 3977c94c..a82c9ea4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/call-calc-coverage.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/call-calc-coverage.yml
@@ -1,8 +1,20 @@
 # Run r cmd check
-on: [push, pull_request]
-
 name: call-calc_coverage
-
+on:
+  push:
+    paths-ignore:
+      - '.github/**'
+      - 'docs/**'
+      - '**.md'
+      - '**.MD'
+      - '.gitignore'
+  pull_request:
+      paths-ignore:
+      - '.github/**'
+      - 'docs/**'
+      - '**.md'
+      - '**.MD'
+      - '.gitignore'
 jobs:
   call-workflow:
     uses: nmfs-stock-synthesis/workflows/.github/workflows/calc-coverage.yml@main
diff --git a/.github/workflows/call-doc-and-style-r.yml b/.github/workflows/call-doc-and-style-r.yml
index 2fbc9766..84886f34 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/call-doc-and-style-r.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/call-doc-and-style-r.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@ on:
   workflow_dispatch:
   push:
     branches: [main]
+    paths-ignore:
+      - '.github/**'
+      - 'docs/**'
+      - '**.md'
+      - '**.MD'
+      - '.gitignore'
 name: call-doc-and-style-r
 jobs:
   call-workflow:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/call-r-cmd-check.yml b/.github/workflows/call-r-cmd-check.yml
index a212d394..4054c05b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/call-r-cmd-check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/call-r-cmd-check.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 # Run r cmd check
 on:
   push:
+    paths-ignore:
+      - '.github/**'
+      - 'docs/**'
+      - '**.md'
+      - '**.MD'
+      - '.gitignore'
   pull_request:
   schedule:
     # This should run the default branch weekly on sunday