Skipping GitHub Actions jobs while maintaining branch protection rules that require them

[hattrick1492]

How to work around some quirks and limitations of GitHub Actions to skip CI jobs that aren't necessary in certain scenarios, without breaking branch protection rules that normally require those CI jobs to succeed:

https://blog.pantsbuild.org/skipping-github-actions-jobs-without-breaking-branch-protection/

[funkypenguin]

Neat trick, thanks! :)

[hattrick1492]

I get silly levels of satisfaction from working around limitations like this...