From fd17288109b16ddbe72eaccd2b4797c6b4a252d4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Daniel Volz <mail@danielvolz.org>
Date: Tue, 10 Mar 2026 11:52:54 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] chore: gate Playwright E2E to app-relevant changes (#410)

* ci: gate Playwright E2E to app-relevant changes

* ci: skip app e2e for workflow-only PRs
---
 .github/workflows/e2e.yml | 23 +++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
index 1a208b6..5b801d6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
@@ -3,18 +3,33 @@ name: E2E Tests
 on:
   pull_request:
     branches: [main]
-    paths:
-      - 'frontend/**'
-      - 'backend/**'
-      - '.github/workflows/e2e.yml'
 
 # Minimal permissions for security
 permissions:
   contents: read
 
 jobs:
+  changes:
+    name: Detect E2E relevance
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+      pull-requests: read
+    outputs:
+      e2e_relevant: ${{ steps.filter.outputs.e2e_relevant }}
+    steps:
+      - uses: dorny/paths-filter@v3
+        id: filter
+        with:
+          filters: |
+            e2e_relevant:
+              - 'frontend/**'
+              - 'backend/**'
+
   e2e:
     name: Playwright E2E
+    needs: changes
+    if: needs.changes.outputs.e2e_relevant == 'true'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 15
     permissions: