ci: optimize CI workflow with path filtering (#775)

* test(ci): improve release workflow with better error handling and remove problematic conditional

* test(ci): add release workflow testing infrastructure

* docs: add release workflow testing guide

* test(ci): trigger CI workflow to test release process

* feat: add feature test for semantic-release analysis

* test(ci): add CI monitoring script for release workflow testing

* feat(ci): add wait-on-check action to ensure CI passes before release

* refactor(ci): remove workflow_run triggers and use direct push triggers

* fix(ci): remove wait-on-check action that was causing issues

* remove all files used for testing

* fix release.yml

* feat(ci): add path filtering to optimize CI workflow execution

Add intelligent path filtering to CI workflow to only run when files that could
impact the build are changed. This includes source code, tests, examples, package
configuration, build files, and CI configuration itself.

This optimization reduces unnecessary CI runs for documentation changes, README
updates, or other non-code modifications while ensuring all impactful changes
trigger the build.

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Co-Authored-By: Claude <[email protected]>

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Co-authored-by: Claude <[email protected]>

Author: grdsdev

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -4,9 +4,33 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - main
+    paths:
+      - 'Sources/**'
+      - 'Tests/**'
+      - 'Examples/**'
+      - '*.swift'
+      - 'Package.swift'
+      - 'Package.resolved'
+      - '.github/workflows/ci.yml'
+      - 'Makefile'
+      - '*.xcodeproj/**'
+      - '*.xcworkspace/**'
+      - '.swiftpm/**'
   pull_request:
     branches:
       - "*"
+    paths:
+      - 'Sources/**'
+      - 'Tests/**'
+      - 'Examples/**'
+      - '*.swift'
+      - 'Package.swift'
+      - 'Package.resolved'
+      - '.github/workflows/ci.yml'
+      - 'Makefile'
+      - '*.xcodeproj/**'
+      - '*.xcworkspace/**'
+      - '.swiftpm/**'
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 concurrency:

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -5,27 +5,16 @@ on:
     branches:
       - main
       - rc
+
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 permissions:
   contents: read
 
 jobs:
-  check-ci-status:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: Wait for CI workflow
-        uses: lewagon/[email protected]
-        with:
-          ref: ${{ github.ref }}
-          check-name: 'CI'
-          repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          wait-interval: 30
-
   release:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    if: "!contains(github.event.head_commit.message, 'skip ci')"
-    needs: [check-ci-status]
+    if: ${{ !contains(github.event.head_commit.message, 'skip ci') }}
     permissions:
       contents: write
       issues: write
@@ -40,6 +29,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           app-id: ${{ secrets.APP_ID }}
           private-key: ${{ secrets.PRIVATE_KEY }}
+      
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
@@ -57,6 +47,12 @@ jobs:
         run: npm ci
 
       - name: Run semantic-release
+        id: semantic-release
         run: npx semantic-release
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ steps.app-token.outputs.token }}
+        continue-on-error: false
+
+      - name: Check if release was created
+        if: steps.semantic-release.outcome == 'success'
+        run: echo "Release created successfully"