Correcting the check branch image

.gitlab-ci.yml

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ stages:
    # List of stages for jobs, and their order of execution
   - build_branch # builds if the image does not exist
   - branch_scan # Check whether the image is already existing or not for the tag
-  - check_image_tag # Check whether there are any vulnerabilities in the image
+  - check_branch_image # Check whether there are any vulnerabilities in the image
   - build_develop  # builds when the merge request is made into development branch
   - test_latest # tests when the image with tag latest is pushed
   - build_tag  # builds when the tag is pushed
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@ branch_scan:
     when: on_success
     expire_in: 10 minutes
 
-check_image_tag:
-  stage: check_image_tag
+check_branch_image:
+  stage: check_branch_image
   image:
     name: gcr.io/go-containerregistry/crane:debug
     entrypoint: [""]
@@ -70,9 +70,7 @@ check_image_tag:
       fi
   artifacts:
     paths:
-      - docker_latest_image.txt
-
-  
+      - docker_latest_image
 
 build_develop: # This build will run only for main branch
   stage: build_develop 
@@ -87,6 +85,9 @@ build_develop: # This build will run only for main branch
   rules:
     - if: '$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == "develop"'
     - if: '$CI_MERGE_REQUEST_TARGET_BRANCH_NAME == "develop"'
+    - changes:
+        - README.md
+      when: never
 
 test_latest: # This test will run only for tag latest
   stage: test_latest
@@ -102,6 +103,9 @@ test_latest: # This test will run only for tag latest
     paths:
       - test_latest.log
   rules: 
+    - changes:
+        - README.md
+      when: never
     - if: '$CI_MERGE_REQUEST_TARGET_BRANCH_NAME == "main"'
     - if: '$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == "develop"'
 
@@ -115,10 +119,8 @@ build_tag: # This build will run only for tags
   script:
     # specify auths for kaniko executor  
     - echo "{\"auths\":{\"$CI_REGISTRY\":{\"username\":\"$CI_REGISTRY_USER\",\"password\":\"$CI_REGISTRY_PASSWORD\"}}}" > /kaniko/.docker/config.json
-    # check if dockers images exists
-    - if crane manifest $CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE:$CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME; then export DOCKER_TAG_IMAGE_EXISTS=true; else export DOCKER_TAG_IMAGE_EXISTS=false; fi
     # if the image does not exist, build it with the added tag
-    - if [ "$DOCKER_LATEST_IMAGE_EXISTS" == "false" ]; then /kaniko/executor --context $CI_PROJECT_DIR --dockerfile $CI_PROJECT_DIR/Dockerfile --destination $CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE:$CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME; else echo "Docker image already exists"; fi
+    - /kaniko/executor --context $CI_PROJECT_DIR --dockerfile $CI_PROJECT_DIR/Dockerfile --destination $CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE:$CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME
 
 test_tag: # This test will run only for tags
   stage: test_tag