Reduce repeated release setup and superseded CI work

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -8,9 +8,14 @@ on:
 permissions:
   contents: read
 
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
 jobs:
   validate:
     runs-on: windows-2022
+    timeout-minutes: 15
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v6
 

.github/workflows/cross-platform-ci.yml

@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ on:
 permissions:
   contents: read
 
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
 jobs:
   test:
     name: ${{ matrix.os }} / Python ${{ matrix.python }}
@@ -17,14 +21,20 @@ jobs:
         os: [windows-2022, ubuntu-22.04]
         python: ['3.10', '3.12']
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    timeout-minutes: 20
+    env:
+      QT_QPA_PLATFORM: offscreen
+      PACE_CONTROLLER_DATA_DIR: ${{ runner.temp }}/pace-controller-data
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v6
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python }}
           cache: pip
-          cache-dependency-path: cross_platform/requirements-dev.txt
+          cache-dependency-path: |
+            cross_platform/requirements*.txt
+            cross_platform/pyproject.toml
 
       - name: Install Linux Qt runtime libraries
         if: runner.os == 'Linux'
@@ -34,7 +44,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Install application and tests
         working-directory: cross_platform
-        run: python -m pip install -e . -r requirements-dev.txt
+        run: python -m pip install -e . -r requirements-ci.txt
 
       - name: Compile and test
         working-directory: cross_platform

.github/workflows/cross-platform-release.yml

@@ -18,54 +18,14 @@ concurrency:
   cancel-in-progress: false
 
 jobs:
-  screenshot:
-    name: Render real PySide6 screenshot
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
-        with:
-          ref: main
-          fetch-depth: 0
-
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@v6
-        with:
-          python-version: '3.12'
-          cache: pip
-          cache-dependency-path: cross_platform/requirements.txt
-
-      - name: Install Qt runtime libraries
-        run: |
-          sudo apt-get update
-          sudo apt-get install -y libegl1 libgl1 libxkbcommon0 libxkbcommon-x11-0 libdbus-1-3 libfontconfig1 libxcb-cursor0 libxcb-xkb1 libxcb-image0 libxcb-icccm4 libxcb-render-util0 libxcb-keysyms1 libxcb-shape0 libxcb-randr0 libxcb-xfixes0
-
-      - name: Render and validate the current real interface
-        working-directory: cross_platform
-        env:
-          QT_QPA_PLATFORM: offscreen
-          PACE_CONTROLLER_DATA_DIR: ${{ runner.temp }}/pace-controller-data
-        run: |
-          python -m pip install .
-          python -m pace_controller --language en --screenshot docs/pace_controller_gui.png
-          python -c "from PySide6.QtGui import QImage; i=QImage('docs/pace_controller_gui.png'); assert not i.isNull() and i.width() >= 1000 and i.height() >= 700, (i.width(), i.height())"
-
-      - name: Commit the real screenshot
-        shell: bash
-        run: |
-          set -euo pipefail
-          git config user.name 'github-actions[bot]'
-          git config user.email '41898282+github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com'
-          git add cross_platform/docs/pace_controller_gui.png
-          if ! git diff --cached --quiet; then
-            git commit -m 'Update real cross-platform interface screenshot [skip ci]'
-            git fetch origin main
-            git rebase origin/main
-            git push origin HEAD:main
-          fi
-
   prepare:
     if: github.actor != 'github-actions[bot]' || github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch'
-    needs: screenshot
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+    timeout-minutes: 30
+    env:
+      QT_QPA_PLATFORM: offscreen
+      PACE_CONTROLLER_DATA_DIR: ${{ runner.temp }}/pace-controller-data
+      PYTHONPATH: cross_platform/src
     outputs:
       version: ${{ steps.prepare.outputs.version }}
       commit_sha: ${{ steps.commit.outputs.commit_sha }}
@@ -79,23 +39,15 @@ jobs:
         with:
           python-version: '3.12'
           cache: pip
-          cache-dependency-path: cross_platform/requirements-dev.txt
+          cache-dependency-path: |
+            cross_platform/requirements*.txt
+            cross_platform/pyproject.toml
 
       - name: Install test and manual dependencies
         run: |
           sudo apt-get update
           sudo apt-get install -y pandoc texlive-xetex texlive-latex-extra texlive-fonts-recommended libegl1 libgl1 libxkbcommon0 libxkbcommon-x11-0 libdbus-1-3 libfontconfig1 libxcb-cursor0 libxcb-xkb1 libxcb-image0 libxcb-icccm4 libxcb-render-util0 libxcb-keysyms1 libxcb-shape0 libxcb-randr0 libxcb-xfixes0
-          python -m pip install -r cross_platform/requirements-dev.txt
-
-      - name: Validate source before release
-        env:
-          QT_QPA_PLATFORM: offscreen
-          PACE_CONTROLLER_DATA_DIR: ${{ runner.temp }}/pace-controller-data
-        run: |
-          python tests/test_project.py
-          python -m pytest -q cross_platform/tests
-          python -m compileall -q cross_platform/src
-          python -c "from pathlib import Path; import hashlib; data=Path('PACE_Controller.ps1').read_bytes().replace(b'\r\n', b'\n'); assert hashlib.sha256(data).hexdigest() == 'aa6ffe5431dfab7d2ea998f9b59e8ac5163b0e3478e84a3c15e2e826fb356b8e'"
+          python -m pip install -r cross_platform/requirements-ci.txt
 
       - name: Prepare semantic version and metadata
         id: prepare
@@ -104,6 +56,11 @@ jobs:
           echo "version=$VERSION" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
           echo "Preparing PACE Controller v$VERSION"
 
+      - name: Render and validate the versioned interface
+        run: |
+          python -m pace_controller --language en --screenshot cross_platform/docs/pace_controller_gui.png
+          python -c "from PySide6.QtGui import QImage; i=QImage('cross_platform/docs/pace_controller_gui.png'); assert not i.isNull() and i.width() >= 1000 and i.height() >= 700, (i.width(), i.height())"
+
       - name: Build versioned PDF manual
         run: |
           pandoc cross_platform/docs/PACE_Controller_Manual.md \
@@ -118,9 +75,9 @@ jobs:
           VERSION="${{ steps.prepare.outputs.version }}"
           python tests/test_project.py
           python -m pytest -q cross_platform/tests
+          python -m compileall -q cross_platform/src
           python - <<'PY'
           from pathlib import Path
-          import re
 
           version = "${{ steps.prepare.outputs.version }}"
           init = Path("cross_platform/src/pace_controller/__init__.py").read_text(encoding="utf-8")
@@ -142,8 +99,6 @@ jobs:
           git add README.md CITATION.cff CHANGELOG.md cross_platform
           if ! git diff --cached --quiet; then
             git commit -m "Prepare cross-platform v${VERSION} release"
-            git fetch origin main
-            git rebase origin/main
             git push origin HEAD:main
           fi
           echo "commit_sha=$(git rev-parse HEAD)" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
@@ -164,6 +119,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Windows executable (x86_64)
     needs: prepare
     runs-on: windows-2022
+    timeout-minutes: 30
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
@@ -173,7 +129,9 @@ jobs:
         with:
           python-version: '3.12'
           cache: pip
-          cache-dependency-path: cross_platform/requirements-dev.txt
+          cache-dependency-path: |
+            cross_platform/requirements*.txt
+            cross_platform/pyproject.toml
 
       - name: Build standalone executable
         shell: powershell
@@ -192,11 +150,14 @@ jobs:
           name: pace-controller-windows
           path: cross_platform/dist/PACE-Controller-v${{ needs.prepare.outputs.version }}-Windows-x86_64.exe
           if-no-files-found: error
+          compression-level: 0
+          retention-days: 7
 
   linux-exe:
     name: Linux executable (x86_64)
     needs: prepare
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    timeout-minutes: 30
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
@@ -206,7 +167,9 @@ jobs:
         with:
           python-version: '3.12'
           cache: pip
-          cache-dependency-path: cross_platform/requirements-dev.txt
+          cache-dependency-path: |
+            cross_platform/requirements*.txt
+            cross_platform/pyproject.toml
 
       - name: Install Linux build libraries
         run: |
@@ -229,11 +192,14 @@ jobs:
           name: pace-controller-linux
           path: cross_platform/dist/PACE-Controller-v${{ needs.prepare.outputs.version }}-Linux-x86_64.tar.gz
           if-no-files-found: error
+          compression-level: 0
+          retention-days: 7
 
   source-package:
     name: Source archive and manual
     needs: prepare
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+    timeout-minutes: 10
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
@@ -261,11 +227,14 @@ jobs:
             PACE-Controller-v${{ needs.prepare.outputs.version }}-source.zip
             PACE_Controller_Manual.pdf
           if-no-files-found: error
+          compression-level: 0
+          retention-days: 7
 
   publish:
     name: Publish GitHub release
     needs: [prepare, windows-exe, linux-exe, source-package]
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+    timeout-minutes: 10
     steps:
       - uses: actions/download-artifact@v7
         with:

cross_platform/requirements-ci.txt

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+-r requirements.txt
+pytest==8.3.5