Refactor CI workflows

.github/actions/docker-dryrun/action.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+name: docker-dryrun
+description: Composite action that performs the container build steps for a single platform.
+
+inputs:
+  platform:
+    description: "The target platform: linux/amd64, linux/arm64, linux/riscv64."
+    required: true
+
+runs:
+  using: composite
+  steps:
+    - uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@ce360397dd3f832beb865e1373c09c0e9f86d70a # v4.0.0
+    - uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@4d04d5d9486b7bd6fa91e7baf45bbb4f8b9deedd # v4.0.0
+    - name: Build regular image
+      uses: docker/build-push-action@bcafcacb16a39f128d818304e6c9c0c18556b85f # v7.1.0
+      with:
+        context: .
+        platforms: ${{ inputs.platform }}
+        push: false
+        file: Dockerfile
+        cache-from: type=registry,ref=ghcr.io/go-gitea/gitea:buildcache-rootful
+    - name: Build rootless image
+      uses: docker/build-push-action@bcafcacb16a39f128d818304e6c9c0c18556b85f # v7.1.0
+      with:
+        context: .
+        platforms: ${{ inputs.platform }}
+        push: false
+        file: Dockerfile.rootless
+        cache-from: type=registry,ref=ghcr.io/go-gitea/gitea:buildcache-rootless

.github/workflows/cache-seeder.yml

@@ -27,11 +27,12 @@ concurrency:
   group: cache-seeder
   cancel-in-progress: true
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
 jobs:
   gobuild:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    permissions:
-      contents: read
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
       - uses: actions/setup-go@4a3601121dd01d1626a1e23e37211e3254c1c06c # v6.4.0
@@ -49,8 +50,6 @@ jobs:
 
   lint:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    permissions:
-      contents: read
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:

.github/workflows/cron-renovate.yml

@@ -11,13 +11,14 @@ concurrency:
 env:
   RENOVATE_VERSION: 43.141.5 # renovate: datasource=docker depName=ghcr.io/renovatebot/renovate
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
 jobs:
   cron-renovate:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     if: github.repository == 'go-gitea/gitea' # prevent running on forks
     timeout-minutes: 30
-    permissions:
-      contents: read
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
       - uses: renovatebot/github-action@83ec54fee49ab67d9cd201084c1ff325b4b462e4 # v46.1.10

.github/workflows/files-changed.yml

@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ on:
         value: ${{ jobs.detect.outputs.templates }}
       docker:
         value: ${{ jobs.detect.outputs.docker }}
+      dockerfile:
+        value: ${{ jobs.detect.outputs.dockerfile }}
       swagger:
         value: ${{ jobs.detect.outputs.swagger }}
       yaml:
@@ -24,19 +26,21 @@ on:
       e2e:
         value: ${{ jobs.detect.outputs.e2e }}
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
 jobs:
   detect:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 3
-    permissions:
-      contents: read
     outputs:
       backend: ${{ steps.changes.outputs.backend }}
       frontend: ${{ steps.changes.outputs.frontend }}
       docs: ${{ steps.changes.outputs.docs }}
       actions: ${{ steps.changes.outputs.actions }}
       templates: ${{ steps.changes.outputs.templates }}
       docker: ${{ steps.changes.outputs.docker }}
+      dockerfile: ${{ steps.changes.outputs.dockerfile }}
       swagger: ${{ steps.changes.outputs.swagger }}
       yaml: ${{ steps.changes.outputs.yaml }}
       json: ${{ steps.changes.outputs.json }}
@@ -94,6 +98,10 @@ jobs:
               - "docker/**"
               - "Makefile"
 
+            dockerfile:
+                - "Dockerfile"
+                - "Dockerfile.rootless"
+
             swagger:
               - "templates/swagger/v1_json.tmpl"
               - "templates/swagger/v1_input.json"

.github/workflows/pull-compliance.yml

@@ -7,18 +7,17 @@ concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.head_ref || github.run_id }}
   cancel-in-progress: true
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
 jobs:
   files-changed:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/files-changed.yml
-    permissions:
-      contents: read
 
   lint-backend:
     if: needs.files-changed.outputs.backend == 'true' || needs.files-changed.outputs.actions == 'true'
     needs: files-changed
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    permissions:
-      contents: read
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
       - uses: actions/setup-go@4a3601121dd01d1626a1e23e37211e3254c1c06c # v6.4.0
@@ -35,93 +34,40 @@ jobs:
         env:
           TAGS: bindata sqlite sqlite_unlock_notify
 
-  lint-templates:
-    if: needs.files-changed.outputs.templates == 'true'
+  lint-on-demand:
     needs: files-changed
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    permissions:
-      contents: read
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
-      - uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@08807647e7069bb48b6ef5acd8ec9567f424441b # v8.1.0
-      - run: uv python install 3.14
+      - uses: actions/setup-go@4a3601121dd01d1626a1e23e37211e3254c1c06c # v6.4.0
+        with:
+          go-version-file: go.mod
+          check-latest: true
+          cache: false
       - uses: pnpm/action-setup@fc06bc1257f339d1d5d8b3a19a8cae5388b55320 # v5.0.0
       - uses: actions/setup-node@48b55a011bda9f5d6aeb4c2d9c7362e8dae4041e # v6.4.0
         with:
           node-version: 24
           cache: pnpm
           cache-dependency-path: pnpm-lock.yaml
-      - run: make deps-py
-      - run: make deps-frontend
-      - run: make lint-templates
 
-  lint-yaml:
-    if: needs.files-changed.outputs.yaml == 'true'
-    needs: files-changed
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    permissions:
-      contents: read
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
-      - uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@08807647e7069bb48b6ef5acd8ec9567f424441b # v8.1.0
-      - run: uv python install 3.14
-      - run: make deps-py
-      - run: make lint-yaml
+      - run: make lint-spell
 
-  lint-json:
-    if: needs.files-changed.outputs.json == 'true'
-    needs: files-changed
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    permissions:
-      contents: read
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
-      - uses: pnpm/action-setup@fc06bc1257f339d1d5d8b3a19a8cae5388b55320 # v5.0.0
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@48b55a011bda9f5d6aeb4c2d9c7362e8dae4041e # v6.4.0
-        with:
-          node-version: 24
-          cache: pnpm
-          cache-dependency-path: pnpm-lock.yaml
-      - run: make deps-frontend
-      - run: make lint-json
+      - if: needs.files-changed.outputs.templates == 'true' || needs.files-changed.outputs.yaml == 'true'
+        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@08807647e7069bb48b6ef5acd8ec9567f424441b # v8.1.0
+      - if: needs.files-changed.outputs.templates == 'true' || needs.files-changed.outputs.yaml == 'true'
+        run: uv python install 3.14 && make deps-py lint-templates lint-yaml
 
-  lint-swagger:
-    if: needs.files-changed.outputs.swagger == 'true'
-    needs: files-changed
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    permissions:
-      contents: read
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
-      - uses: pnpm/action-setup@fc06bc1257f339d1d5d8b3a19a8cae5388b55320 # v5.0.0
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@48b55a011bda9f5d6aeb4c2d9c7362e8dae4041e # v6.4.0
-        with:
-          node-version: 24
-          cache: pnpm
-          cache-dependency-path: pnpm-lock.yaml
-      - run: make deps-frontend
-      - run: make lint-swagger
+      - if: needs.files-changed.outputs.docs == 'true' || needs.files-changed.outputs.swagger == 'true' || needs.files-changed.outputs.json == 'true'
+        run: make deps-frontend lint-md lint-swagger lint-json
 
-  lint-spell:
-    if: needs.files-changed.outputs.backend == 'true' || needs.files-changed.outputs.frontend == 'true' || needs.files-changed.outputs.actions == 'true' || needs.files-changed.outputs.docs == 'true' || needs.files-changed.outputs.templates == 'true'
-    needs: files-changed
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    permissions:
-      contents: read
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
-      - uses: actions/setup-go@4a3601121dd01d1626a1e23e37211e3254c1c06c # v6.4.0
-        with:
-          go-version-file: go.mod
-          check-latest: true
-      - run: make lint-spell
+      - if: needs.files-changed.outputs.actions == 'true'
+        run: make lint-actions
 
   lint-go-windows:
     if: needs.files-changed.outputs.backend == 'true' || needs.files-changed.outputs.actions == 'true'
     needs: files-changed
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    permissions:
-      contents: read
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
       - uses: actions/setup-go@4a3601121dd01d1626a1e23e37211e3254c1c06c # v6.4.0
@@ -144,8 +90,6 @@ jobs:
     if: needs.files-changed.outputs.backend == 'true' || needs.files-changed.outputs.actions == 'true'
     needs: files-changed
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    permissions:
-      contents: read
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
       - uses: actions/setup-go@4a3601121dd01d1626a1e23e37211e3254c1c06c # v6.4.0
@@ -166,8 +110,6 @@ jobs:
     if: needs.files-changed.outputs.backend == 'true' || needs.files-changed.outputs.actions == 'true'
     needs: files-changed
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    permissions:
-      contents: read
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
       - uses: actions/setup-go@4a3601121dd01d1626a1e23e37211e3254c1c06c # v6.4.0
@@ -186,8 +128,6 @@ jobs:
     if: needs.files-changed.outputs.frontend == 'true' || needs.files-changed.outputs.actions == 'true'
     needs: files-changed
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    permissions:
-      contents: read
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
       - uses: pnpm/action-setup@fc06bc1257f339d1d5d8b3a19a8cae5388b55320 # v5.0.0
@@ -206,8 +146,6 @@ jobs:
     if: needs.files-changed.outputs.backend == 'true' || needs.files-changed.outputs.actions == 'true'
     needs: files-changed
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    permissions:
-      contents: read
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
       - uses: actions/setup-go@4a3601121dd01d1626a1e23e37211e3254c1c06c # v6.4.0
@@ -217,13 +155,12 @@ jobs:
           cache: false
       - uses: ./.github/actions/go-cache
         with:
-          cache-name: backend
-      # no frontend build here as backend should be able to build
-      # even without any frontend files
-      - run: make deps-backend
-      - run: go build -o gitea_no_gcc # test if build succeeds without the sqlite tag
+          cache-name: compliance-backend
+      - run: make deps-backend generate-go
+      # no frontend build here as backend should be able to build, even without any frontend files
+      # CGO is not used when cross-compile, so these steps also test if the code is compatible with CGO disabled
       - name: build-backend-arm64
-        run: make backend # test cross compile
+        run: go build -o gitea_linux_arm64
         env:
           GOOS: linux
           GOARCH: arm64
@@ -235,38 +172,7 @@ jobs:
           GOARCH: amd64
           TAGS: bindata gogit
       - name: build-backend-386
-        run: go build -o gitea_linux_386 # test if compatible with 32 bit
+        run: go build -o gitea_linux_386
         env:
           GOOS: linux
           GOARCH: 386
-
-  docs:
-    if: needs.files-changed.outputs.docs == 'true' || needs.files-changed.outputs.actions == 'true'
-    needs: files-changed
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    permissions:
-      contents: read
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
-      - uses: pnpm/action-setup@fc06bc1257f339d1d5d8b3a19a8cae5388b55320 # v5.0.0
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@48b55a011bda9f5d6aeb4c2d9c7362e8dae4041e # v6.4.0
-        with:
-          node-version: 24
-          cache: pnpm
-          cache-dependency-path: pnpm-lock.yaml
-      - run: make deps-frontend
-      - run: make lint-md
-
-  actions:
-    if: needs.files-changed.outputs.actions == 'true' || needs.files-changed.outputs.actions == 'true'
-    needs: files-changed
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    permissions:
-      contents: read
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
-      - uses: actions/setup-go@4a3601121dd01d1626a1e23e37211e3254c1c06c # v6.4.0
-        with:
-          go-version-file: go.mod
-          check-latest: true
-      - run: make lint-actions