CI/FIX: improve and fix actions

[skip-pytest]

.github/workflows/docs.yml

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ env:
 
 jobs:
   build_docs:
+    if: (!contains(github.event.head_commit.message, '[skip-doc-build]')) || inputs.publish
     name: Build Documentation
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
@@ -76,17 +77,20 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           mkdir test_cache  # not really need but pytest setup relies on it 
           cd ./docs
-          make clean
+          git rm -r *  #  delete all files, will be replaced with new build (don't use "make clean" as it deletes the .git folder)
           make html
 
-      - name: Publish docs
-        if: (github.event_name == 'release') || inputs.publish
+      - name: Prepare docs for publishing
         run: |
           cd docs/_build/html
           git add .
           git config user.name github-actions
           git config user.email [email protected]
           git commit -m "$GITHUB_REF_NAME ($GITHUB_JOB) ci release"
+
+      - name: Publish docs
+        if: (github.event_name == 'release') || inputs.publish
+        run: |
           git push origin gh-pages --force
 
       - name: Upload docs as artifact

.github/workflows/tests.yml

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ env:
 
 jobs:
   run-code-tests:
+    if: (!contains(github.event.head_commit.message, '[skip-pytest]'))
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
@@ -75,6 +76,7 @@ jobs:
 
 
   run-lint-checks:
+    if: (!contains(github.event.head_commit.message, '[skip-ruff]'))
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     name: Linting (Ruff)
     steps:
@@ -111,6 +113,7 @@ jobs:
 
 
   run-isort-test:
+    if: (!contains(github.event.head_commit.message, '[skip-isort]'))
     name: Test import order (isort)
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
@@ -141,6 +144,7 @@ jobs:
           python -m isort . --check-only
 
   run-readme-render-test:
+    if: (!contains(github.event.head_commit.message, '[skip-readme-test]'))
     name: Test readme renders on PyPi
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest