🚀[Feature]: Only publish if we have changes #85

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1. Marius Storhaug (MariusStorhaug)

   transferred this issue fromon Feb 10, 2025
2. Marius Storhaug (MariusStorhaug)

   closed this as completedon Jan 28, 2026
3. MariusStorhaug commented on Jan 28, 2026

   

   Marius Storhaug (MariusStorhaug)

   on Jan 28, 2026

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   Resolved via PR #275

   This feature has been implemented using automatic file change detection in the Get-PSModuleSettings action.

   How It Works

   The action automatically detects whether a PR contains changes to "important" files that warrant a new release:

   1. Fetches changed files via GitHub API for each PR
   2. Matches files against important patterns
   3. Sets ReleaseType based on the result:
      • Release - Merged PR to default branch with important changes
      • Prerelease - Open/labeled PR with prerelease label and important changes
      • None - No important changes detected → no version bump, no publish

   Important File Patterns

   $importantPatterns = @(
       '^src/'
       '^examples/'
       '^README\.md$'
   )

   Files that trigger releases:

   Path	Description
   src/**	Module source code
   examples/**	Example scripts
   README.md	Documentation

   Files that do NOT trigger releases:

   • .github/workflows/* (all workflow configurations)
   • .github/linters/* (linter configs)
   • tests/** (test files)
   • .gitignore, .editorconfig, etc.

   User Feedback

   When no important files are changed, a comment is automatically added to the PR explaining why build/test/publish stages will be skipped.

   Rationale

   This approach ensures that only meaningful changes to the module content result in new releases, avoiding version inflation from CI/CD maintenance or test-only changes.
4. Marius Storhaug (MariusStorhaug)

   added a commit that references this issue on Jan 28, 2026

   🩹 [Patch]: Update workflow action versions and rename release action (#…

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   This issue will close once commit a152498 is merged into the 'main' branch.

   a152498