Summary

• Fixes issue where tests would wait indefinitely (or up to 3 hours) for artifacts that will never be created
• Now checks upfront if the workflow will run by comparing commit's changed files against the workflow's path filters
• If no files match the path filters, the test is immediately marked as failed since the build will never happen

Changes

New functions in mod_ci/controllers.py:

1. _get_workflow_path_filters() - Fetches and parses workflow YAML to extract path filters

   • Caches results for 1 hour to reduce API calls
   • Extracts from on.push.paths and on.pull_request.paths

2. _will_workflow_run_for_commit() - Checks if commit files match workflow path filters

   • Returns True (will run), False (won't run), or None (can't determine)

3. Modified _diagnose_missing_artifact() - Checks path filters first before other diagnostics

Flow:

Commit pushed → Test queued → Artifact not found →
  1. Check path filters → No match → FAIL immediately (not retryable)
  2. Check workflow run → In progress → Retry later
  3. Check commit age → > 3 hours → FAIL (not retryable)

Test plan

• Added unit tests for path filter matching
• Tests cover: matching files, non-matching docs, no filters, subdirectory patterns
• Deploy to staging and verify with a docs-only commit

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