Trigger build with when.changeset in mono repo

[thangmoxielabs]

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Which mobile framework are you using?

Flutter (Dart)

Steps to reproduce

I have the following project structure
app/

• mobile_app/
• kiosk_app/
• core/

Here is the codemagic.yaml sample file:

workflows:
  mobile-workflow:
    name: Mobile App workflow
    working_directory: mobile_app
    triggering:
      events:
        - push
    when:
      changeset:
        includes:
          - 'mobile_app'
  kiosk-workflow:
    name: Kiosk App workflow
    working_directory: kiosk_app
    triggering:
      events:
        - push
    when:
      changeset:
        includes:
          - 'kiosk_app'

Expected results

When I make a push that contains only changes in the mobile_app, it will trigger both workflow

Actual results

When I make a push that contains only changes in the mobile_app, I should trigger only the mobile-workflow only, and same with the kiosk_app

Build id (optional)

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[dam-ease]

Hello @thangmoxielabs,
The exepected result is as thus:

after changeset setting is configured in codemagic.yaml, the subsequent build will be triggered regardless of the condition and only after that successful build, builds will be skipped according to the changeset condition.

Once you make a first push with this yaml configuration, it should trigger both workflows and successfully build, after making changes to "mobile_app", the kiosk_app workflow will be skipped while the "mobile_app" builds successfully.

Are you experiencing a different behaviour from this? If yes, kindly provide me with more information on the behaviour on your end

[thangmoxielabs]

Yea I am. I suppose the 2 build ID should be enough?
66d879fd863a114583700f68
66d879fd863a114583700f69
There are build ids that are triggered by 1 single commit, which only modifies a readme file in mobile_app

[dam-ease]

Hello @thangmoxielabs,
Please can you try modifying another file such as the main.dart file in mobile_app with your current codemagic.yaml file. I observed similar behaviour as yours with the readme file and from the tests, specifying the watched folder as the "apps/mobile_apps" seems to watch for changes in the folders in that directory, to watch for readme file or other files not in a specific folder, you will need to add '**/*.md', please checkout this as well.

[thangmoxielabs]

https://codemagic.io/app/6144968b4000dfd093c2cfbb/build/6731fdedd1a257bd2b8c83e0
https://codemagic.io/app/6144968b4000dfd093c2cfbb/build/6731fdedd1a257bd2b8c83db

I added a comment in hg_mobile_app/main.dart, but it still triggers both workflow
@dam-ease

P/s: sorry for the late reply

[thangmoxielabs]

Updated: the set up above triggers both workflow, not none of them

[dam-ease]

Hello @thangmoxielabs,
Looking through your build, I see the file you are modifying, hg_mobile_app/README.md is at the root of your monorepo, can you please check this out. The expected modified file should be something like "apps/counter_app/README.md" which I have on my end using triggers as you shared. Can you please share what the structure of folders in your monorepo looks like with me.

[thangmoxielabs]

The actual repo structure is

hg_mobile_app/
  hg_mobile_app/
  hg_kiosk_app/
  hg_core/

So the root folder has the same name with 1 of the child folder, similar to flutter/flutter

[thangmoxielabs]

Hey @dam-ease is there any info I can provide to you?

[dam-ease]

Hello,
Apologies for my delayed response, I have been away.
In your working directory, you should specify hg_mobile_app/hg_mobile_app/ so that the modified file will be hg_mobile_app/hg_mobile_app/README.md and not hg_mobile_app/README.md.
I hope this helps

[thangmoxielabs]

@dam-ease could you take a look at these 2 builds?
66f15cbe704a7c90666fe0c3
66f15cbe704a7c90666fe0c4

These are triggered by 1 single commit, which only contain changes in readme file in hg_kiosk_app. That should only trigger the kiosk flow, not both

[jdegger]

We encounter the same problem:

All the workflows trigger even when nothing is changes in the supplied folders or files.

This seems to be the same behavior as @dam-ease

Files changed:

So nothing would match but it still triggrs

[dam-ease]

Hello @jdegger,
I see you made changes to your codemagic.yaml file, was it to configure the changeset?
The expected behaviour is as thus:

after changeset setting is configured in codemagic.yaml, the subsequent build will be triggered regardless of the condition and only after that successful build, builds will be skipped according to the changeset condition.

After this, please try changing and entirely different file to check this again.