build branch changes

.gitlab-ci.yml

@@ -33,16 +33,15 @@ build_branch:
     - echo "{\"auths\":{\"$CI_REGISTRY\":{\"username\":\"$CI_REGISTRY_USER\",\"password\":\"$CI_REGISTRY_PASSWORD\"}}}" > /kaniko/.docker/config.json
     # Read the value of DOCKER_LATEST_IMAGE_EXISTS from the artifact
     - export DOCKER_LATEST_IMAGE_EXISTS=$(cat docker_latest_image.txt)
-    # Check for changes (excluding README.md)
-    - CHANGED_FILES=$(git diff --name-only $CI_COMMIT_BEFORE_SHA $CI_COMMIT_SHA | grep -v README.md)
     # if the image does not exist and there are changes (excluding README.md), build it
-    - if [ "$DOCKER_LATEST_IMAGE_EXISTS" == "false" ] && [ -n "$CHANGED_FILES" ]; then /kaniko/executor --context $CI_PROJECT_DIR --dockerfile $CI_PROJECT_DIR/Dockerfile --destination $CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE:$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH; else echo "Docker image already exists or no relevant changes"; fi
-    # Run tests (assuming you have a command for running tests)
-    - ./run_tests.sh # Replace this with your actual test command
+    - if [ "$DOCKER_LATEST_IMAGE_EXISTS" == "false" ]; then /kaniko/executor --context $CI_PROJECT_DIR --dockerfile $CI_PROJECT_DIR/Dockerfile --destination $CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE:$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH; else echo "Docker image already exists or no relevant changes"; fi
   rules:
-    - if: '$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH && $CI_MERGE_REQUEST_TARGET_BRANCH_NAME != "main"'
-      changes:
-        - "**/*"
+    - exists:
+        - $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH
+    - changes:
+        - '*'
+  except:
+    - README.md
 
 
 build_main: # This build will run only for main branch