Selective skip of asset compilation

eydeploy.rb

#You'll need to add an eydeploy.rb with this file in either your root directory or in the config directory

module EY
  module Serverside
    class Task

      def app_needs_assets_when_changed?
        assets_modified = run "git diff --name-only #{last_revision} | grep '/assets/' | wc -l"
        if assets_modified.output.to_i > 0
          # Call the original method to preserve behaviour.
          app_needs_assets_orig?
        else
          # Keep the existing assets always!
          keep_existing_assets

          # App doesn't need assets.
          return false
        end
      end

      alias_method :app_needs_assets_orig?, app_needs_assets?
      alias_method :app_needs_assets?, :app_needs_assets_when_changed?

    end
  end
end