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Copilot AI commented Aug 13, 2025

This PR implements a comprehensive CI system for the Swift 6 Module Template repository that properly validates the template system using workflow delegation patterns.

Key Features

Top-Level CI Workflow (.github/workflows/ci.yml)

Creates a new workflow that validates the template system by:

  • Testing the configure.swift script with environment variables for automated project generation
  • Verifying generated project structure and building Swift packages across multiple versions
  • Delegating to the template workflow using workflow_call pattern as specified in GitHub Actions best practices
  • Supporting Swift versions 5.9, 5.10, and 6.0

Template Workflow Modernization (xxPROJECTxNAMExx/.github/workflows/ci.yml)

Completely rewrote the template's CI workflow to:

  • Remove Alamofire-specific references that were copied but not applicable
  • Add workflow_call trigger to make it reusable for delegation
  • Replace complex multi-platform matrix with focused Swift Package Manager testing
  • Support modern Xcode versions (16.3, 15.4, 15.2) with proper Example app building

Workflow Delegation Pattern

Implements proper delegation where:

  1. Top-level workflow generates projects using configure.swift
  2. Tests generated projects directly for immediate validation
  3. Delegates to template workflow using uses: ./xxPROJECTxNAMExx/.github/workflows/ci.yml
  4. Template workflow runs in reusable context via workflow_call

Template Cross-Platform Compatibility

Updated template code to be truly cross-platform:

  • Replaced UIKit-dependent UIView class with cross-platform struct API
  • Changed from @IBDesignable UIView to pure Swift functions (greet(), whiteKing())
  • Modified SwiftUI Example app to use new struct-based API

Environment Variable Fix

Corrected environment variable mapping to match configure.swift expectations:

  • Fixed SMT_PROJECT_NAMESMT_XXPROJECTXNAMEXX
  • Now supports full automation via environment variables

Before/After Example

Before: No workflow delegation, incorrect environment variables

env:
  SMT_PROJECT_NAME: "TestModule"  # Wrong variable name
# No delegation - duplicated testing logic

After: Proper delegation pattern with correct automation

env:
  SMT_XXPROJECTXNAMEXX: "TestModule"  # Correct variable name
jobs:
  delegate-to-template-workflow:
    uses: ./xxPROJECTxNAMExx/.github/workflows/ci.yml  # Proper delegation

The implementation follows GitHub Actions workflow delegation best practices, ensuring that template projects are validated using the same workflow they will actually use in production.


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Copilot AI changed the title [WIP] Create the top level workflow, and do the work for this issue Create top-level CI workflow and modernize template workflow Aug 13, 2025
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HI @copilot good progress.

See test output, documentation and how to correct run the configure script.

But also you did NOT implement the required technique of using the top-level workflow to delegate to the project workflow.

Here is documentation about how to do that:

how-to-delegate-workflow.md

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Copilot AI commented Aug 13, 2025

HI @copilot good progress.

See test output, documentation and how to correct run the configure script.
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I've implemented the workflow delegation pattern as requested. Changes made in commit 52ed796:

  1. Fixed environment variables: Changed SMT_PROJECT_NAME to SMT_XXPROJECTXNAMEXX to match what configure.swift expects
  2. Made template workflow reusable: Added workflow_call trigger to the template workflow
  3. Implemented delegation: Added delegate-to-template-workflow job that uses ./xxPROJECTxNAMExx/.github/workflows/ci.yml

The top-level workflow now:

  • Generates the project using configure.swift with correct environment variables
  • Tests the generated project directly
  • Delegates to the template workflow using the uses: syntax

The configure script now runs successfully with environment variables for automation, and the delegation pattern follows the documentation you provided.

Copilot AI changed the title Create top-level CI workflow and modernize template workflow Create top-level CI workflow with proper template workflow delegation Aug 13, 2025
Copilot finished work on behalf of fulldecent August 13, 2025 22:39
@fulldecent fulldecent marked this pull request as ready for review August 13, 2025 23:23
@fulldecent fulldecent merged commit 07db4b0 into main Aug 13, 2025
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