BE and E2E path filtering (#28171)

.github/workflows/backend-skipped-checks.yml

-# Required checks with path filtering rules will block pull requests from merging if they change only the excluded files.
-# This is a workaround to allow the PR to be merged.
-# https://docs.github.com/en/repositories/configuring-branches-and-merges-in-your-repository/defining-the-mergeability-of-pull-requests/troubleshooting-required-status-checks#handling-skipped-but-required-checks
-name: Backend
-
-on:
-  push:
-    branches:
-      - 'master'
-      - 'release-**'
-    paths:
-      - "docs/**"
-      - "**.md"
-      # frontend and E2E tests
-      - "**/frontend/test/**"
-      - "**/frontend/**.unit.*"
-  pull_request:
-    paths:
-      - "docs/**"
-      - "**.md"
-      # frontend and E2E tests
-      - "**/frontend/test/**"
-      - "**/frontend/**.unit.*"
-
-jobs:
-
-  be-linter-clj-kondo:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
-    timeout-minutes: 10
-    steps:
-      - run: |
-          echo "Didn't run due to conditional filtering"
-
-  be-linter-eastwood:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
-    timeout-minutes: 20
-    steps:
-      - run: |
-          echo "Didn't run due to conditional filtering"
-
-  be-linter-namespace-decls:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
-    timeout-minutes: 10
-    steps:
-      - run: |
-          echo "Didn't run due to conditional filtering"
-
-  be-tests:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
-    name: be-tests-java-${{ matrix.java-version }}-${{ matrix.edition }}
-    timeout-minutes: 20
-    strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
-      matrix:
-        edition: [oss, ee]
-        java-version: [11, 17]
-    steps:
-      - run: |
-          echo "Didn't run due to conditional filtering"

.github/workflows/backend.yml

@@ -5,25 +5,28 @@ on:
     branches:
       - 'master'
       - 'release-**'
-    paths-ignore:
-      - "docs/**"
-      - "**.md"
-      # frontend and E2E tests
-      - "**/frontend/test/**"
-      - "**/frontend/**.unit.*"
   pull_request:
     types: [opened, synchronize, reopened, ready_for_review]
-    paths-ignore:
-      - "docs/**"
-      - "**.md"
-      # frontend and E2E tests
-      - "**/frontend/test/**"
-      - "**/frontend/**.unit.*"
 
 jobs:
+  files-changed:
+    name: Check which files changed
+    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    timeout-minutes: 3
+    outputs:
+      backend_all: ${{ steps.changes.outputs.backend_all }}
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - name: Test which files changed
+        uses: dorny/paths-filter@v2.11.1
+        id: changes
+        with:
+          token: ${{ github.token }}
+          filters: .github/file-paths.yaml
 
   be-linter-cloverage:
-    if: github.event.pull_request.draft == false
+    needs: files-changed
+    if: github.event.pull_request.draft == false && needs.files-changed.outputs.backend_all == 'true'
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     timeout-minutes: 60
     steps:
@@ -43,6 +46,8 @@ jobs:
         flags: back-end
 
   be-linter-clj-kondo:
+    needs: files-changed
+    if: needs.files-changed.outputs.backend_all == 'true'
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     timeout-minutes: 10
     steps:
@@ -94,7 +99,8 @@ jobs:
         /work/modules/drivers/presto-jdbc/test
 
   be-linter-eastwood:
-    if: github.event.pull_request.draft == false
+    needs: files-changed
+    if: github.event.pull_request.draft == false && needs.files-changed.outputs.backend_all == 'true'
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     timeout-minutes: 20
     steps:
@@ -110,7 +116,8 @@ jobs:
   # we have to extract that job manually here. Backend developers have requested that this
   # test runs at all times to give them an early warning sign is something is broken.
   be-tests-java-11-ee-pre-check:
-    if: github.event.pull_request.draft == true
+    needs: files-changed
+    if: github.event.pull_request.draft == true && needs.files-changed.outputs.backend_all == 'true'
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     name: be-tests-java-11-ee-pre-check
     timeout-minutes: 25
@@ -139,7 +146,8 @@ jobs:
         reporter: java-junit
 
   be-tests:
-    if: github.event.pull_request.draft == false
+    needs: files-changed
+    if: github.event.pull_request.draft == false && needs.files-changed.outputs.backend_all == 'true'
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     name: be-tests-java-${{ matrix.java-version }}-${{ matrix.edition }}
     timeout-minutes: 25
@@ -172,10 +180,29 @@ jobs:
         name: JUnit Test Report be-tests-java-${{ matrix.java-version }}-${{ matrix.edition }}
         reporter: java-junit
 
+  be-tests-stub:
+    needs: files-changed
+    if: |
+      always() &&
+      github.event.pull_request.draft == false &&
+      needs.files-changed.outputs.backend_all == 'false'
+    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    name: be-tests-java-${{ matrix.java-version }}-${{ matrix.edition }}
+    timeout-minutes: 5
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        edition: [oss, ee]
+        java-version: [11, 17]
+    steps:
+      - run: |
+          echo "Didn't run due to conditional filtering"
+
   # checks that all the namespaces we actually ship can be compiled, without any dependencies that we don't ship (such
   # as `:dev` dependencies). See #27009 for more context.
   be-check:
-    if: github.event.pull_request.draft == false
+    needs: files-changed
+    if: github.event.pull_request.draft == false && needs.files-changed.outputs.backend_all == 'true'
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     name: be-check-java-${{ matrix.java-version }}
     timeout-minutes: 10

.github/workflows/drivers-skipped-checks.yml

-# Required checks with path filtering rules will block pull requests from merging if they change only the excluded files.
-# This is a workaround to allow the PR to be merged.
-# https://docs.github.com/en/repositories/configuring-branches-and-merges-in-your-repository/defining-the-mergeability-of-pull-requests/troubleshooting-required-status-checks#handling-skipped-but-required-checks
-name: Driver Tests
-
-on:
-  push:
-    branches:
-    - 'master'
-    - 'release-**'
-    paths:
-      - "docs/**"
-      - "**.md"
-      # frontend and E2E tests
-      - "**/frontend/test/**"
-      - "**/frontend/**.unit.*"
-  pull_request:
-    paths:
-      - "docs/**"
-      - "**.md"
-      # frontend and E2E tests
-      - "**/frontend/test/**"
-      - "**/frontend/**.unit.*"
-
-jobs:
-
-  be-tests-athena-ee:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
-    steps:
-      - run: |
-          echo "Didn't run due to conditional filtering"
-
-  be-tests-bigquerycloud-sdk-ee:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
-    steps:
-      - run: |
-          echo "Didn't run due to conditional filtering"
-
-  be-tests-druid-ee:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
-    steps:
-      - run: |
-          echo "Didn't run due to conditional filtering"
-
-  be-tests-googleanalytics-ee:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
-    steps:
-      - run: |
-          echo "Didn't run due to conditional filtering"
-
-  be-tests-google-related-classpath-ee:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
-    steps:
-      - run: |
-          echo "Didn't run due to conditional filtering"
-
-  be-tests-mariadb-10-2-ee:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
-    steps:
-      - run: |
-          echo "Didn't run due to conditional filtering"
-
-  be-tests-mariadb-latest-ee:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
-    steps:
-      - run: |
-          echo "Didn't run due to conditional filtering"
-
-  be-tests-mongo-4-2-ee:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
-    steps:
-      - run: |
-          echo "Didn't run due to conditional filtering"
-
-  be-tests-mongo-4-2-ssl-ee:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
-    steps:
-      - run: |
-          echo "Didn't run due to conditional filtering"
-
-  be-tests-mongo-5-0-ee:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
-    steps:
-      - run: |
-          echo "Didn't run due to conditional filtering"
-
-  be-tests-mongo-5-0-ssl-ee:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
-    steps:
-      - run: |
-          echo "Didn't run due to conditional filtering"
-
-  be-tests-mongo-latest-ee:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
-    steps:
-      - run: |
-          echo "Didn't run due to conditional filtering"
-
-  be-tests-mysql-5-7-ee:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
-    steps:
-      - run: |
-          echo "Didn't run due to conditional filtering"
-
-  be-tests-mysql-latest-ee:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
-    steps:
-      - run: |
-          echo "Didn't run due to conditional filtering"
-
-  be-tests-oracle-18-4-ee:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
-    steps:
-      - run: |
-          echo "Didn't run due to conditional filtering"
-
-  be-tests-oracle-21-3-ee:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
-    steps:
-      - run: |
-          echo "Didn't run due to conditional filtering"
-
-  be-tests-postgres-ee:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
-    steps:
-      - run: |
-          echo "Didn't run due to conditional filtering"
-
-  be-tests-postgres-latest-ee:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
-    steps:
-      - run: |
-          echo "Didn't run due to conditional filtering"
-
-  be-tests-presto-186-ee:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
-    steps:
-      - run: |
-          echo "Didn't run due to conditional filtering"
-
-  be-tests-presto-jdbc-ee:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
-    steps:
-      - run: |
-          echo "Didn't run due to conditional filtering"
-
-  be-tests-redshift-jdbc-ee:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
-    steps:
-      - run: |
-          echo "Didn't run due to conditional filtering"
-
-  be-tests-snowflake-jdbc-ee:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
-    steps:
-      - run: |
-          echo "Didn't run due to conditional filtering"
-
-  be-tests-sparksql-ee:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
-    steps:
-      - run: |
-          echo "Didn't run due to conditional filtering"
-
-  be-tests-sqlite-ee:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
-    steps:
-      - run: |
-          echo "Didn't run due to conditional filtering"
-
-  be-tests-sqlserver-ee:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
-    steps:
-      - run: |
-          echo "Didn't run due to conditional filtering"
-
-  be-tests-vertica-ee:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
-    steps:
-      - run: |
-          echo "Didn't run due to conditional filtering"

.github/workflows/drivers.yml

@@ -5,29 +5,32 @@ on:
     branches:
       - 'master'
       - 'release-**'
-    paths-ignore:
-      - "docs/**"
-      - "**.md"
-      # frontend and E2E tests
-      - "**/frontend/test/**"
-      - "**/frontend/**.unit.*"
   pull_request:
     types: [opened, synchronize, reopened, ready_for_review]
-    paths-ignore:
-      - "docs/**"
-      - "**.md"
-      # frontend and E2E tests
-      - "**/frontend/test/**"
-      - "**/frontend/**.unit.*"
 
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.head_ref || github.run_id}}
   cancel-in-progress: true
 
 jobs:
+  files-changed:
+    name: Check which files changed
+    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    timeout-minutes: 3
+    outputs:
+      backend_all: ${{ steps.changes.outputs.backend_all }}
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - name: Test which files changed
+        uses: dorny/paths-filter@v2.11.1
+        id: changes
+        with:
+          token: ${{ github.token }}
+          filters: .github/file-paths.yaml
 
   be-tests-athena-ee:
-    if: github.event.pull_request.draft == false
+    needs: files-changed
+    if: github.event.pull_request.draft == false && needs.files-changed.outputs.backend_all == 'true'
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     timeout-minutes: 60
     env:
@@ -46,7 +49,8 @@ jobs:
         test-args: ":exclude-tags '[:mb/once]'"
 
   be-tests-bigquery-cloud-sdk-ee:
-    if: github.event.pull_request.draft == false
+    needs: files-changed
+    if: github.event.pull_request.draft == false && needs.files-changed.outputs.backend_all == 'true'
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     timeout-minutes: 60
     env:
@@ -67,7 +71,8 @@ jobs:
         test-args: ":exclude-tags '[:mb/once]'"
 
   be-tests-druid-ee:
-    if: github.event.pull_request.draft == false
+    needs: files-changed
+    if: github.event.pull_request.draft == false && needs.files-changed.outputs.backend_all == 'true'
     runs-on: buildjet-2vcpu-ubuntu-2004
     timeout-minutes: 60
     env:
@@ -89,7 +94,8 @@ jobs:
         test-args: ":exclude-tags '[:mb/once]'"
 
   be-tests-googleanalytics-ee:
-    if: github.event.pull_request.draft == false
+    needs: files-changed
+    if: github.event.pull_request.draft == false && needs.files-changed.outputs.backend_all == 'true'
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     timeout-minutes: 60
     env:
@@ -104,7 +110,8 @@ jobs:
         test-args: ":exclude-tags '[:mb/once]'"
 
   be-tests-google-related-classpath-ee:
-    if: github.event.pull_request.draft == false
+    needs: files-changed
+    if: github.event.pull_request.draft == false && needs.files-changed.outputs.backend_all == 'true'
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     timeout-minutes: 60
     strategy:
@@ -128,7 +135,8 @@ jobs:
         test-args: ':only "[metabase.query-processor-test.expressions-test metabase.driver.google-test metabase.driver.googleanalytics-test]"'
 
   be-tests-mariadb-10-2-ee:
-    if: github.event.pull_request.draft == false
+    needs: files-changed
+    if: github.event.pull_request.draft == false && needs.files-changed.outputs.backend_all == 'true'
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     timeout-minutes: 60
     env:
@@ -153,7 +161,8 @@ jobs:
         junit-name: 'be-tests-mariadb-10-2-ee'
 
   be-tests-mariadb-latest-ee:
-    if: github.event.pull_request.draft == false
+    needs: files-changed
+    if: github.event.pull_request.draft == false && needs.files-changed.outputs.backend_all == 'true'
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     timeout-minutes: 60
     env:
@@ -178,7 +187,8 @@ jobs:
         junit-name: 'be-tests-mariadb-latest-ee'
 
   be-tests-mongo-4-2-ee:
-    if: github.event.pull_request.draft == false
+    needs: files-changed
+    if: github.event.pull_request.draft == false && needs.files-changed.outputs.backend_all == 'true'
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     timeout-minutes: 60
     env:
@@ -200,7 +210,8 @@ jobs:
         test-args: ":exclude-tags '[:mb/once]'"
 
   be-tests-mongo-4-2-ssl-ee:
-    if: github.event.pull_request.draft == false
+    needs: files-changed
+    if: github.event.pull_request.draft == false && needs.files-changed.outputs.backend_all == 'true'
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     timeout-minutes: 60
     env:
@@ -234,7 +245,8 @@ jobs:
           test-args: ":exclude-tags '[:mb/once]'"
 
   be-tests-mongo-5-0-ee:
-    if: github.event.pull_request.draft == false
+    needs: files-changed
+    if: github.event.pull_request.draft == false && needs.files-changed.outputs.backend_all == 'true'
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     timeout-minutes: 60
     env:
@@ -256,7 +268,8 @@ jobs:
         test-args: ":exclude-tags '[:mb/once]'"
 
   be-tests-mongo-5-0-ssl-ee:
-    if: github.event.pull_request.draft == false
+    needs: files-changed
+    if: github.event.pull_request.draft == false && needs.files-changed.outputs.backend_all == 'true'
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     timeout-minutes: 60
     env:
@@ -290,7 +303,8 @@ jobs:
         test-args: ":exclude-tags '[:mb/once]'"
 
   be-tests-mongo-latest-ee:
-    if: github.event.pull_request.draft == false
+    needs: files-changed
+    if: github.event.pull_request.draft == false && needs.files-changed.outputs.backend_all == 'true'
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     timeout-minutes: 60
     env:
@@ -315,7 +329,8 @@ jobs:
         test-args: ":exclude-tags '[:mb/once]'"
 
   be-tests-mysql-5-7-ee:
-    if: github.event.pull_request.draft == false
+    needs: files-changed
+    if: github.event.pull_request.draft == false && needs.files-changed.outputs.backend_all == 'true'
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     timeout-minutes: 60
     env:
@@ -340,7 +355,8 @@ jobs:
         junit-name: 'be-tests-mysql-5-7-ee'
 
   be-tests-mysql-latest-ee:
-    if: github.event.pull_request.draft == false
+    needs: files-changed
+    if: github.event.pull_request.draft == false && needs.files-changed.outputs.backend_all == 'true'
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     timeout-minutes: 60
     env:
@@ -377,7 +393,8 @@ jobs:
         junit-name: 'be-tests-mysql-latest-ee'
 
   be-tests-oracle-18-4-ee:
-    if: github.event.pull_request.draft == false
+    needs: files-changed
+    if: github.event.pull_request.draft == false && needs.files-changed.outputs.backend_all == 'true'
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     timeout-minutes: 60
     env:
@@ -403,7 +420,8 @@ jobs:
         test-args: ":exclude-tags '[:mb/once]'"
 
   be-tests-oracle-21-3-ee:
-    if: github.event.pull_request.draft == false
+    needs: files-changed
+    if: github.event.pull_request.draft == false && needs.files-changed.outputs.backend_all == 'true'
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     timeout-minutes: 60
     env:
@@ -438,7 +456,8 @@ jobs:
         test-args: ":exclude-tags '[:mb/once]'"
 
   be-tests-postgres-ee:
-    if: github.event.pull_request.draft == false
+    needs: files-changed
+    if: github.event.pull_request.draft == false && needs.files-changed.outputs.backend_all == 'true'
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     timeout-minutes: 60
     env:
@@ -466,7 +485,8 @@ jobs:
         junit-name: 'be-tests-postgres-ee'
 
   be-tests-postgres-latest-ee:
-    if: github.event.pull_request.draft == false
+    needs: files-changed
+    if: github.event.pull_request.draft == false && needs.files-changed.outputs.backend_all == 'true'
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     timeout-minutes: 60
     env:
@@ -498,7 +518,8 @@ jobs:
         junit-name: 'be-tests-postgres-latest-ee'
 
   be-tests-presto-186-ee:
-    if: github.event.pull_request.draft == false
+    needs: files-changed
+    if: github.event.pull_request.draft == false && needs.files-changed.outputs.backend_all == 'true'
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     timeout-minutes: 60
     env:
@@ -520,7 +541,8 @@ jobs:
         test-args: ":exclude-tags '[:mb/once]'"
 
   be-tests-presto-jdbc-ee:
-    if: github.event.pull_request.draft == false
+    needs: files-changed
+    if: github.event.pull_request.draft == false && needs.files-changed.outputs.backend_all == 'true'
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     timeout-minutes: 60
     env:
@@ -571,7 +593,8 @@ jobs:
       run: cat /sys/fs/cgroup/memory/memory.max_usage_in_bytes
 
   be-tests-redshift-ee:
-    if: github.event.pull_request.draft == false
+    needs: files-changed
+    if: github.event.pull_request.draft == false && needs.files-changed.outputs.backend_all == 'true'
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     timeout-minutes: 60
     env:
@@ -590,7 +613,8 @@ jobs:
         test-args: ":exclude-tags '[:mb/once]'"
 
   be-tests-snowflake-ee:
-    if: github.event.pull_request.draft == false
+    needs: files-changed
+    if: github.event.pull_request.draft == false && needs.files-changed.outputs.backend_all == 'true'
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     timeout-minutes: 60
     env:
@@ -611,7 +635,8 @@ jobs:
         test-args: ":exclude-tags '[:mb/once]'"
 
   be-tests-sparksql-ee:
-    if: github.event.pull_request.draft == false
+    needs: files-changed
+    if: github.event.pull_request.draft == false && needs.files-changed.outputs.backend_all == 'true'
     runs-on: buildjet-2vcpu-ubuntu-2004
     timeout-minutes: 60
     env:
@@ -631,7 +656,8 @@ jobs:
         test-args: ":exclude-tags '[:mb/once]'"
 
   be-tests-sqlite-ee:
-    if: github.event.pull_request.draft == false
+    needs: files-changed
+    if: github.event.pull_request.draft == false && needs.files-changed.outputs.backend_all == 'true'
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     timeout-minutes: 60
     env:
@@ -646,7 +672,8 @@ jobs:
         test-args: ":exclude-tags '[:mb/once]'"
 
   be-tests-sqlserver-ee:
-    if: github.event.pull_request.draft == false
+    needs: files-changed
+    if: github.event.pull_request.draft == false && needs.files-changed.outputs.backend_all == 'true'
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     timeout-minutes: 60
     env:
@@ -673,7 +700,8 @@ jobs:
         test-args: ":exclude-tags '[:mb/once]'"
 
   be-tests-vertica-ee:
-    if: github.event.pull_request.draft == false
+    needs: files-changed
+    if: github.event.pull_request.draft == false && needs.files-changed.outputs.backend_all == 'true'
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     timeout-minutes: 60
     env:

.github/workflows/e2e-tests-skipped-checks.yml

-# Required checks with path filtering rules will block pull requests from merging if they change only the excluded files.
-# This is a workaround to allow the PR to be merged.
-# https://docs.github.com/en/repositories/configuring-branches-and-merges-in-your-repository/defining-the-mergeability-of-pull-requests/troubleshooting-required-status-checks#handling-skipped-but-required-checks
-name: E2E Tests for PR
-
-on:
-  pull_request:
-    types: [opened, synchronize, reopened, ready_for_review]
-    paths:
-      - "docs/**"
-      - "**.md"
-      - ".circleci/**"
-      - "**.unit.spec.*"
-      - "**_test.clj"
-
-jobs:
-  e2e-tests:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    name: e2e-tests-${{ matrix.folder }}${{ matrix.context }}-${{ matrix.edition }}
-    strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
-      matrix:
-        java-version: [11]
-        edition: [ee]
-        folder:
-          - "admin"
-          - "binning"
-          - "collections"
-          - "custom-column"
-          - "dashboard"
-          - "dashboard-filters"
-          - "downloads"
-          - "embedding"
-          - "filters"
-          - "joins"
-          - "models"
-          - "native"
-          - "native-filters"
-          - "onboarding"
-          - "organization"
-          - "permissions"
-          - "question"
-          - "sharing"
-          - "visualizations"
-        include:
-          - edition: oss
-            context: grep
-            java-version: 11
-    steps:
-      - run: |
-          echo "Didn't run due to conditional filtering"

.github/workflows/e2e-tests.yml

@@ -3,21 +3,30 @@ name: E2E Tests for PR
 on:
   pull_request:
     types: [opened, synchronize, reopened, ready_for_review]
-    paths-ignore:
-      - "docs/**"
-      - "**.md"
-      - ".circleci/**"
-      - "**.unit.spec.*"
-      - "**_test.clj"
 
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
   cancel-in-progress: true
 
 jobs:
+  files-changed:
+    name: Check which files changed
+    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    timeout-minutes: 3
+    outputs:
+      e2e_all: ${{ steps.changes.outputs.e2e_all }}
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - name: Test which files changed
+        uses: dorny/paths-filter@v2.11.1
+        id: changes
+        with:
+          token: ${{ github.token }}
+          filters: .github/file-paths.yaml
 
   build:
-    if: github.event.pull_request.draft == false
+    needs: files-changed
+    if: github.event.pull_request.draft == false && needs.files-changed.outputs.e2e_all == 'true'
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     timeout-minutes: 25
     strategy:
@@ -27,23 +36,27 @@ jobs:
       MB_EDITION: ${{ matrix.edition }}
       INTERACTIVE: false
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-    - name: Prepare front-end environment
-      uses: ./.github/actions/prepare-frontend
-    - name: Prepare back-end environment
-      uses: ./.github/actions/prepare-backend
-      with:
-        m2-cache-key: e2e-tests
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - name: Prepare front-end environment
+        uses: ./.github/actions/prepare-frontend
+      - name: Prepare back-end environment
+        uses: ./.github/actions/prepare-backend
+        with:
+          m2-cache-key: e2e-tests
 
-    - run: ./bin/build version translations frontend licenses drivers uberjar
+      - run: ./bin/build version translations frontend licenses drivers uberjar
 
-    - name: Prepare uberjar artifact
-      uses: ./.github/actions/prepare-uberjar-artifact
+      - name: Prepare uberjar artifact
+        uses: ./.github/actions/prepare-uberjar-artifact
 
   e2e-tests:
+    needs: [build, files-changed]
+    if: |
+      always() &&
+      needs.files-changed.outputs.e2e_all == 'true' &&
+      (needs.build.result == 'success' || needs.build.result == 'skipped')
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     timeout-minutes: 45
-    needs: build
     name: e2e-tests-${{ matrix.folder }}${{ matrix.context }}-${{ matrix.edition }}
     env:
       MB_EDITION: ${{ matrix.edition }}
@@ -51,8 +64,8 @@ jobs:
       QA_DB_ENABLED: true
       MB_PREMIUM_EMBEDDING_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.ENTERPRISE_TOKEN }}
       MB_SNOWPLOW_AVAILABLE: true
-      MB_SNOWPLOW_URL: "http://localhost:9090"  # Snowplow micro
-      ELECTRON_EXTRA_LAUNCH_ARGS: '--remote-debugging-port=40500' # deploysentinel
+      MB_SNOWPLOW_URL: "http://localhost:9090" # Snowplow micro
+      ELECTRON_EXTRA_LAUNCH_ARGS: "--remote-debugging-port=40500" # deploysentinel
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
@@ -120,60 +133,102 @@ jobs:
           username: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_USERNAME }}
           password: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_TOKEN }}
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-    - name: Set conditional ENVs
-      run: |
-        if [[ ${{ github.event.pull_request.base.ref }} != release* ]]; then
-          echo "CYPRESS_DEPLOYSENTINEL_KEY=${{ secrets.CYPRESS_DEPLOYSENTINEL_KEY }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-        fi
-    - name: Prepare front-end environment
-      uses: ./.github/actions/prepare-frontend
-    - name: Prepare JDK ${{ matrix.java-version }}
-      uses: actions/setup-java@v3
-      with:
-        java-version: ${{ matrix.java-version }}
-        distribution: 'temurin'
-    - name: Prepare Cypress environment
-      uses: ./.github/actions/prepare-cypress
-    - name: Run Snowplow micro
-      uses: ./.github/actions/run-snowplow-micro
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - name: Set conditional ENVs
+        run: |
+          if [[ ${{ github.event.pull_request.base.ref }} != release* ]]; then
+            echo "CYPRESS_DEPLOYSENTINEL_KEY=${{ secrets.CYPRESS_DEPLOYSENTINEL_KEY }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          fi
+      - name: Prepare front-end environment
+        uses: ./.github/actions/prepare-frontend
+      - name: Prepare JDK ${{ matrix.java-version }}
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v3
+        with:
+          java-version: ${{ matrix.java-version }}
+          distribution: "temurin"
+      - name: Prepare Cypress environment
+        uses: ./.github/actions/prepare-cypress
+      - name: Run Snowplow micro
+        uses: ./.github/actions/run-snowplow-micro
 
-    - uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
-      name: Retrieve uberjar artifact for ${{ matrix.edition }}
-      with:
-        name: metabase-${{ matrix.edition }}-uberjar
-    - name: Get the version info
-      run: |
-        jar xf target/uberjar/metabase.jar version.properties
-        mv version.properties resources/
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
+        name: Retrieve uberjar artifact for ${{ matrix.edition }}
+        with:
+          name: metabase-${{ matrix.edition }}-uberjar
+      - name: Get the version info
+        run: |
+          jar xf target/uberjar/metabase.jar version.properties
+          mv version.properties resources/
 
-    - name: Run OSS-specific Cypress tests
-      if: matrix.edition == 'oss'
-      run: |
-        yarn run test-cypress-run \
-        --env grepTags=@OSS \
-        --spec './frontend/test/metabase/scenarios/**/*.cy.spec.js'
-      env:
-        TERM: xterm
+      - name: Run OSS-specific Cypress tests
+        if: matrix.edition == 'oss'
+        run: |
+          yarn run test-cypress-run \
+          --env grepTags=@OSS \
+          --spec './frontend/test/metabase/scenarios/**/*.cy.spec.js'
+        env:
+          TERM: xterm
 
-    - name: Run EE Cypress tests on ${{ matrix.folder }}
-      if: matrix.edition == 'ee'
-      run: |
-        yarn run test-cypress-run \
-        --env grepTags="-@quarantine" \
-        --folder ${{ matrix.folder }}
-      env:
-        TERM: xterm
+      - name: Run EE Cypress tests on ${{ matrix.folder }}
+        if: matrix.edition == 'ee'
+        run: |
+          yarn run test-cypress-run \
+          --env grepTags="-@quarantine" \
+          --folder ${{ matrix.folder }}
+        env:
+          TERM: xterm
 
-    - name: Upload Cypress Artifacts upon failure
-      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
-      if: failure()
-      with:
-        name: cypress-recording-${{ matrix.folder }}${{ matrix.context }}-${{ matrix.edition }}
-        path: |
-          ./cypress
-          ./logs/test.log
-        if-no-files-found: ignore
+      - name: Upload Cypress Artifacts upon failure
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        if: failure()
+        with:
+          name: cypress-recording-${{ matrix.folder }}${{ matrix.context }}-${{ matrix.edition }}
+          path: |
+            ./cypress
+            ./logs/test.log
+          if-no-files-found: ignore
+
+  e2e-tests-skipped-stub:
+    needs: [build, files-changed]
+    if: |
+      always() &&
+      needs.files-changed.outputs.e2e_all == 'false' &&
+      needs.build.result == 'skipped'
+    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    timeout-minutes: 5
+    name: e2e-tests-${{ matrix.folder }}${{ matrix.context }}-${{ matrix.edition }}
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        java-version: [11]
+        edition: [ee]
+        folder:
+          - "admin"
+          - "binning"
+          - "collections"
+          - "custom-column"
+          - "dashboard"
+          - "dashboard-filters"
+          - "downloads"
+          - "embedding"
+          - "filters"
+          - "joins"
+          - "models"
+          - "native"
+          - "native-filters"
+          - "onboarding"
+          - "organization"
+          - "permissions"
+          - "question"
+          - "sharing"
+          - "visualizations"
+        include:
+          - edition: oss
+            context: grep
+            java-version: 11
+    steps:
+      - run: |
+          echo "Didn't run due to conditional filtering"
 
   visual-regression-tests:
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
@@ -197,24 +252,24 @@ jobs:
           username: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_USERNAME }}
           password: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_TOKEN }}
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-    - name: Prepare front-end environment
-      uses: ./.github/actions/prepare-frontend
-    - name: Prepare JDK ${{ matrix.java-version }}
-      uses: actions/setup-java@v3
-      with:
-        java-version: ${{ matrix.java-version }}
-        distribution: 'temurin'
-    - name: Prepare Cypress environment
-      uses: ./.github/actions/prepare-cypress
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - name: Prepare front-end environment
+        uses: ./.github/actions/prepare-frontend
+      - name: Prepare JDK ${{ matrix.java-version }}
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v3
+        with:
+          java-version: ${{ matrix.java-version }}
+          distribution: "temurin"
+      - name: Prepare Cypress environment
+        uses: ./.github/actions/prepare-cypress
 
-    - uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
-      name: Retrieve uberjar artifact for ${{ matrix.edition }}
-      with:
-        name: metabase-${{ matrix.edition }}-uberjar
-    - name: Get the version info
-      run: |
-        jar xf target/uberjar/metabase.jar version.properties
-        mv version.properties resources/
-    - name: Percy Test
-      run: yarn run test-visual-run
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
+        name: Retrieve uberjar artifact for ${{ matrix.edition }}
+        with:
+          name: metabase-${{ matrix.edition }}-uberjar
+      - name: Get the version info
+        run: |
+          jar xf target/uberjar/metabase.jar version.properties
+          mv version.properties resources/
+      - name: Percy Test
+        run: yarn run test-visual-run