# Ueful actions and tips

###### tags: `github`

Notes for couple useful actions and syntax.

#### Skip CI base on latest commit message

jobs:
  main:
    name: Build and test
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    if: "!contains(github.event.head_commit.message, 'ci skip')"

#### Cancel previous uncompleted workflows

jobs:
  test:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - name: Cancel Previous Runs
        uses: styfle/cancel-workflow-action@0.9.1
        with:
          access_token: ${{ github.token }}
      #- name: Run Tests
      #  uses: actions/setup-node@v1
      #  run: node test.js
      # ... etc

#### Run job only if specific dir/file changed

on:
  push:
    paths:
      - 'name of changed file'

#### Reference

https://github.com/marketplace/actions/skip-based-on-commit-message
https://github.com/styfle/cancel-workflow-action
https://github.com/tj-actions/verify-changed-files
https://github.community/t/is-it-possible-to-run-the-job-only-when-a-specific-file-changes/115484/6