chore: revert files ignore action removal (#9070)

.github/workflows/api-pull-request.yml

@@ -6,21 +6,15 @@ on:
       - 'master'
       - 'v5.*'
     paths:
-      - '.github/workflows/api-pull-request.yml'
       - 'api/**'
-      - '!api/docs/**'
-      - '!api/README.md'
-      - '!api/CHANGELOG.md'
+      - '.github/workflows/api-pull-request.yml'
   pull_request:
     branches:
       - 'master'
       - 'v5.*'
     paths:
-      - '.github/workflows/api-pull-request.yml'
       - 'api/**'
-      - '!api/docs/**'
-      - '!api/README.md'
-      - '!api/CHANGELOG.md'
+      - '.github/workflows/api-pull-request.yml'
 
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
@@ -41,9 +35,38 @@ env:
   IMAGE_NAME: prowler-api
 
 jobs:
-  code-quality:
+  check-changes:
     if: github.repository == 'prowler-cloud/prowler'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 5
+    outputs:
+      api-changed: ${{ steps.filter.outputs.api }}
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
+
+      - name: Check for API changes
+        id: filter
+        uses: tj-actions/changed-files@24d32ffd492484c1d75e0c0b894501ddb9d30d62 # v47.0.0
+        with:
+          files_ignore: |
+            api/docs/**
+            api/README.md
+            api/CHANGELOG.md
+
+      - name: Set output
+        id: set-output
+        run: |
+          if [[ "${{ steps.filter.outputs.any_changed }}" == "true" ]]; then
+            echo "api=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          else
+            echo "api=false" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          fi
+
+  code-quality:
+    needs: check-changes
+    if: github.repository == 'prowler-cloud/prowler' && needs.check-changes.outputs.api-changed == 'true'
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 30
     permissions:
       contents: read
@@ -78,7 +101,8 @@ jobs:
         run: poetry run pylint --disable=W,C,R,E -j 0 -rn -sn src/
 
   security-scans:
-    if: github.repository == 'prowler-cloud/prowler'
+    needs: check-changes
+    if: github.repository == 'prowler-cloud/prowler' && needs.check-changes.outputs.api-changed == 'true'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 15
     permissions:
@@ -113,7 +137,8 @@ jobs:
         run: poetry run vulture --exclude "contrib,tests,conftest.py" --min-confidence 100 .
 
   tests:
-    if: github.repository == 'prowler-cloud/prowler'
+    needs: check-changes
+    if: github.repository == 'prowler-cloud/prowler' && needs.check-changes.outputs.api-changed == 'true'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 30
     permissions:
@@ -177,7 +202,8 @@ jobs:
           flags: api
 
   dockerfile-lint:
-    if: github.repository == 'prowler-cloud/prowler'
+    needs: check-changes
+    if: github.repository == 'prowler-cloud/prowler' && needs.check-changes.outputs.api-changed == 'true'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 15
     permissions:
@@ -194,7 +220,8 @@ jobs:
           ignore: DL3013
 
   container-build-and-scan:
-    if: github.repository == 'prowler-cloud/prowler'
+    needs: check-changes
+    if: github.repository == 'prowler-cloud/prowler' && needs.check-changes.outputs.api-changed == 'true'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 30
     permissions: