From 85b9ca810bfcdfa46e856fffb09c67e2fb1589b2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ashwin Kumar <ashwin@macbookair.home>
Date: Fri, 10 Apr 2026 05:27:33 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] fix(woodpecker): use exit code 78 to skip builds instead of
 evaluate

---
 .woodpecker.yml | 31 +++++++------------------------
 frontend.log    |  6 ++++--
 2 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 26 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.woodpecker.yml b/.woodpecker.yml
index 21c059a..8703ca7 100644
--- a/.woodpecker.yml
+++ b/.woodpecker.yml
@@ -21,18 +21,15 @@ steps:
           echo "✅ Frontend code changed - will build"
         fi
 
-        # Create marker file
+        # Exit with code 78 to skip subsequent steps if no changes
         if [ "$RELEVANT_CHANGED" = "true" ]; then
-          echo "SHOULD_BUILD=true" > .build-marker
           echo "🚀 Will build frontend"
+          exit 0
         else
-          echo "SHOULD_BUILD=false" > .build-marker
           echo "⏭️ Skipping frontend - no relevant changes"
+          exit 78
         fi
 
-        # Export for other steps
-        cat .build-marker >> ${CI_ENV}
-
   - name: build-and-push
     image: woodpeckerci/plugin-docker-buildx:5.0.0
     settings:
@@ -48,8 +45,6 @@ steps:
       password:
         from_secret: GHCR_TOKEN
       platforms: linux/amd64
-    when:
-      - evaluate: 'env.SHOULD_BUILD == "true"'
 
   - name: deploy
     image: bitnami/kubectl:latest
@@ -61,12 +56,6 @@ steps:
         #!/bin/bash
         set -e
 
-        # Check if we should deploy
-        if [ "${SHOULD_BUILD}" != "true" ]; then
-          echo "⏭️ Skipping deployment - no changes"
-          exit 0
-        fi
-
         # Setup kubeconfig
         mkdir -p ~/.kube
         echo "$KUBE_CONFIG" | base64 -d > ~/.kube/config
@@ -88,21 +77,15 @@ steps:
 
         # Show deployment status
         kubectl get deployment/${DEPLOYMENT_NAME} -n ${NAMESPACE}
-    when:
-      - evaluate: 'env.SHOULD_BUILD == "true"'
 
   - name: notify
     image: alpine:latest
     commands:
       - |
-        if [ "${SHOULD_BUILD}" = "true" ]; then
-          if [ "${CI_PIPELINE_STATUS}" = "success" ]; then
-            echo "✅ Frontend pipeline completed successfully"
-          else
-            echo "❌ Frontend pipeline failed"
-          fi
+        if [ "${CI_PIPELINE_STATUS}" = "success" ]; then
+          echo "✅ Frontend pipeline completed successfully"
         else
-          echo "⏭️ Frontend was skipped (no changes)"
+          echo "❌ Frontend pipeline failed"
         fi
     when:
-      - status: [success, failure]
+      status: [success, failure]
diff --git a/frontend.log b/frontend.log
index 06f2899..e223ed1 100644
--- a/frontend.log
+++ b/frontend.log
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ vinxi starting dev server
 5:20:52 AM [vite] (ssr) page reload .woodpecker.yml
 5:23:49 AM [vite] (ssr) page reload .woodpecker.yml
 5:23:49 AM [vite] (ssr) page reload .woodpecker.yml
-te] (client) hmr update /src/app.tsx, /src/app.css
-3:26:54 AM [vite] (ssr) page reload vinxi/routes
+5:26:46 AM [vite] (ssr) page reload .woodpecker.yml
+:26:54 AM [vite] (ssr) page reload vinxi/routes
 3:28:19 AM [vite] (client) hmr update /src/app.tsx, /src/app.css
 3:28:19 AM [vite] (ssr) page reload vinxi/routes
 3:30:32 AM [vite] (client) hmr update /src/app.tsx, /src/app.css
@@ -29,3 +29,5 @@ te] (client) hmr update /src/app.tsx, /src/app.css
 5:23:49 AM [vite] (client) page reload .woodpecker.yml
 5:23:49 AM [vite] (ssr) page reload .woodpecker.yml
 5:23:49 AM [vite] (client) page reload .woodpecker.yml
+5:26:46 AM [vite] (ssr) page reload .woodpecker.yml
+5:26:46 AM [vite] (client) page reload .woodpecker.yml