Forbid PRs from modifying certain files

.github/workflows/protect_files.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+name: Protect write-access files from being PR'd
+
+on:
+  pull_request_target:
+    types:
+      - opened
+      - reopened
+    branches:
+      - development
+    paths:
+      - '.github/'
+      - '.editorconfig'
+      - 'CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md'
+      - 'CONTRIBUTING.md'
+      - 'LICENSE'
+
+jobs:
+  run:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: superbrothers/close-pull-request@v3
+        with:
+          comment: "This PR has been closed for modifying protected files. See `CONTIBUTING.md` for more information."

CONTRIBUTING.md

@@ -21,3 +21,4 @@ Your code should follow the standards set below:
     - Dependencies that use a separate language (ex. Kotlin) that can run on a JVM are acceptable.
     - Dependencies that require the use of native code (ex. JNI) are prohibited.
     - Directly adding foreign code (other languages, ex. Kotlin) into the main codebase is prohibited.
+- Certain files and folders are forbidden to modify in Pull Requests and may only be changed by Write-Access members. The current list for this can be found in `.github/workflows/protect_files.yml`.