Prepare epel & crb for image mode; improved guest cleanup; Jira Cloud support; hardware preset specification; rhel-6 adjustments

What's Changed

• Refresh the linkcheck cache everyday by @LecrisUT in #4858
• Fix variable used in string dictionary normalization error by @happz in #4842
• Fix how plan/guest ansible key is displayed by @happz in #4419
• Update GitHub Actions by @renovate[bot] in #4821
• Add missing imports by @happz in #4843
• Add proper Command.__iadd__ method to correctly support += operator by @happz in #4844
• Adjust flaky /tests/plan/import/basic test by @psss in #4882
• Use Optional instead of | None by @happz in #4845
• Remove a rhel8 workaround in pytest by @LecrisUT in #4596
• Set /bin/dmesg as essential-requires for dmesg plugin by @tcornell-bus in #4881
• Fix dummy messages of specification error in hardware requirement parser by @happz in #4846
• Move config-manager install to package manager abstraction by @thrix in #4848
• Add Ubuntu development dependencies by @happz in #4728
• Cleanup step should apply to all guests, even not ready ones by @happz in #4866
• Do not mangle shebangs on helper scripts by @bgoncalv in #4874
• Update jira integration to use Jira Cloud by @psss in #4880
• Running tmt clean will now show disk space freed by @AthreyVinay in #4801
• Remove redundant install_* methods by @AthreyVinay in #4792
• Add generic tmt context to AGENTS.md by @happz in #4585
• Reference output.txt in results.yaml when custom results are missing by @bajertom in #4888
• Avoid ARG_MAX overflow in bootc image-mode builds by @Lorquas in #4793
• Add web-link field to Result for browsable test links by @kamaxeon in #4878
• Add enable_repo() and disable_repo() to package manager abstraction by @thrix in #4903
• Specification for reusable hardware configurations by @AthreyVinay in #4833
• Support epel and crb features in Image Mode by @thrix in #4800
• Release 1.74.0 by @psss in #4911

New Contributors

• @bgoncalv made their first contribution in #4874
• @kamaxeon made their first contribution in #4878

Full Changelog: 1.73.0...1.74.0

All plugin environment variables now recognized; Disabled remote plans no longer imported; New tmt-recipe-tool; Fixed modified-only path prefix matching

What's Changed

• Adress some ansible deprecations by @LecrisUT in #4426
• Remove custom dictionary from beakerlib template by @psss in #4797
• Split tmt.hardware into smaller modules by @happz in #4774
• Move /plans/provision/container into its own Packit job by @happz in #4400
• Add comparison mode to sprint overview script by @happz in #4722
• Extract Run from tmt.base.core into tmt.base.run by @happz in #4794
• Document the podman tag in the contribution docs by @psss in #4819
• Fix recipe generation when execute script is provided by @therazix in #4829
• Do not fetch disabled remote plans in tmt run by @pkhartsk in #4749
• Handle test framework/check dependencies in required packages by @psss in #4802
• Separate the TOC sections by @LecrisUT in #4651
• Adjust the tests after update to teemtee/tests repo by @LecrisUT in #4850
• Properly account for sub-tests in modified-only by @LecrisUT in #4813
• Fix recipe generation for ReportPortalData by @therazix in #4854
• Fix prepare/shell and provision/local missing the plan environment by @happz in #4852
• Add whatprovides resolution to verify-install plugin by @vaibhavdaren in #4804
• Apply plugin envvars to phases not on command line by @happz in #4472
• Introduce guest.download() to centralise downloads on guest by @AthreyVinay in #4773
• Release 1.73.0 by @tcornell-bus in #4865

New Contributors

• @pkhartsk made their first contribution in #4749

Full Changelog: 1.72.0...1.73.0

Fixed order of enabling FIPS in tmt try; Changed the default formatting of YAML emitted by tmt; ruamel.yaml.clib as default for YAML speedups

What's Changed

• Drop plan environment from the default command environment by @happz in #4613
• Move TMT_SOURCE_DIR envvar setting out of the discover step by @happz in #4616
• Remove the Execute.discover setter dead code by @psss in #4790
• Step __init__ shall accept list of raw step data only, no other types are allowed by @happz in #4523
• Prefer Stopwatch.measure over context manager by @happz in #4591
• Fix order of enabling FIPS in try by @The-Mule in #4760
• Change the default formatting of YAML emitted by tmt by @happz in #4338
• Convert ArtifactProvider to dataclass by @LecrisUT in #4765
• Use ruamel.yaml.clib as default by @LecrisUT in #4712
• Resolve ArtifactInfo.location overloading for verify-installation by @vaibhavdaren in #4798
• To/from "state" helpers for tmt state files by @happz in #4486
• Fix recipe generation for ReportPortalData by @therazix in #4809
• Fix incorrect && in context examples of when by @happz in #4780
• Implement the sprint-sync script by @psss in #4803
• Migrate to self-hosted renovate by @LecrisUT in #4010
• Fix recipe loading when fmf tree is not present by @therazix in #4807
• Improve test coverage for prepare plugins in image mode by @thrix in #4719
• Skip Fedora ELN + Copr test case by @happz in #4830

Full Changelog: 1.71.0...1.72.0

Full recipe loading; Artifact plugin require/recommend verify; Beakerlib libraries caching during tmt try fixed

What's Changed

• Rename "Pass" Github action by @happz in #4710
• Update GitHub Actions by @renovate[bot] in #4623
• Update Pre-commit Dependencies by @renovate[bot] in #4659
• Cache linkcheck results for the rough duration of the sprint by @LecrisUT in #4730
• Revert "Do not check for journal.xml presence, temporarily (#4648)" by @happz in #4652
• Restructure rpm types across package_managers by @AthreyVinay in #4734
• Resort queue after adding new task by @happz in #4731
• Expose step-level queue of phases by @happz in #4729
• List packages from repository providers in artifacts.yaml by @AthreyVinay in #4703
• Clear the library cache when re-running a tmt try by @LecrisUT in #4759
• Phases added dynamically to a step are added to its queue too by @happz in #4750
• Add support for full recipe loading by @therazix in #4661
• Change list_packages return type from list[str] to list[RpmVersion] by @AthreyVinay in #4736
• Simpler branching for verify-installation tests by @vaibhavdaren in #4723
• Simplify the log._Formatter by @LecrisUT in #4654
• Include announcement in the release checklist by @psss in #4768
• Auto-verify artifact packages against require/recommend by @vaibhavdaren in #4726
• Release 1.71.0 by @thrix in #4791

Full Changelog: 1.70.0...1.71.0

New prepare/verify-installation plugin; Allow container plugin to expose runner devices; New virtualization.confidential hardware requirement

What's Changed

• Instruct rpminspect to ignore xml jinja templates by @psss in #4635
• Use uv in make docs to be aligned with RTD builds by @happz in #4639
• Fix issues with check-wheel-contents by @LecrisUT in #4682
• Fix TestJiraLink unit tests failing with HTTP 503 by @vaibhavdaren in #4699
• Partially revert #4396 by @LecrisUT in #4674
• Expose typing.override by @LecrisUT in #4676
• Prepare and finish step will now fail when phase fails by @happz in #4667
• Check for the presence of sudo before querying is_image_mode by @LecrisUT in #4631
• Add a glossary section by @LecrisUT in #4650
• Use dedicated temporary directory for all rsync pulls by @happz in #4662
• Save all warnings encountered in a warnings file by @LecrisUT in #4642
• Control which runner devices can be exposed to guests by @happz in #4705
• Refactor github workflow by @LecrisUT in #4681
• Drop copr epel6 enablement by @LecrisUT in #4706
• Drop step-specific "base Click command" implementations by @happz in #4457
• Add missing main.fmf for copr-repository artifact provider test by @AthreyVinay in #4720
• Document tree handling and workdirs by @psss in #4704
• Add a new feature plugin to verify package installation by @vaibhavdaren in #4660
• Fix for pint fixing dimensionless units by @LecrisUT in #4724
• Add virtualization.confidential hardware requirement by @thrix in #4638
• Fix the xref formatting of :tmt:story: role to normal text by @LecrisUT in #4599
• Allow runner devices to be mounted in the provision/container by @skycastlelily in #4333
• Fix a few other pint tests due to 0.25.3 update by @LecrisUT in #4733
• Use a different package for upgrade dependency test by @psss in #4725
• Add additional conversion methods to step & guest dataclasses by @therazix in #4727
• Fix catastrophic regex backtracking in shell framework by @thrix in #4658
• Fix flaky test, add retry to testcloud by @bajertom in #4717
• Implement the sprint-overview script by @psss in #4672
• copr.repository provider creates a Repository object by @AthreyVinay in #4695
• Specify a different User-Agent for pages behind Cloudfront by @LecrisUT in #4745
• Release 1.70.0 by @LecrisUT in #4744

Full Changelog: 1.69.0...1.70.0

Strict test duration enforcement; individial test adjusting; beakerlib libraries bug fix; forced tty use in podman exec

What's Changed

• Deal with Fedora ELN no longer shipping legacy dnf tooling by @happz in #4619
• Skip known bootc failure for now by @LecrisUT in #4630
• Allow beakerlib libraries with clashing repo and name by @LecrisUT in #4503
• Move plan stuff in its own submodule by @LecrisUT in #4326
• Update Pre-commit Dependencies by @renovate[bot] in #4622
• Detect and error on duplicate artifact NVRAs by @AthreyVinay in #4564
• Fix support for multiple discover phases in upgrade execute plugin by @tcornell-bus in #4633
• Rework Github release workflow by @LecrisUT in #4615
• Do not check for journal.xml presence, temporarily by @happz in #4648
• Add integration test for NVR edge cases by @vaibhavdaren in #4549
• Add a unit test for check result combinations by @therazix in #4589
• Force use of tty in podman exec for test session by @happz in #4643
• Try to get a more reasonable stacklevel by @LecrisUT in #4656
• Enforce test duration across reboots and restarts by @happz in #4416
• Allow adjusting individual tests by @LecrisUT in #4621
• Test virtual & bootc provision plugins in public by @thrix in #3694
• Consolidate installation logic into package managers by @AthreyVinay in #4653
• Release 1.69.0 by @bajertom in #4675

Full Changelog: 1.68.0...1.69.0

Improved package failure reporting; Artemis API v0.0.84 support; Image mode RPM installation fix; Execute tests guide section

What's Changed

• Run only basic tests under the podman friends plan by @psss in #4581
• Add a compatibility target to stories by @LecrisUT in #4582
• Upgrade supported Artemis API up to v0.0.84 by @happz in #4577
• Fix FIPS prepare feature on CentOS Stream 8 by @The-Mule in #4537
• Move back provision tests to run on Fedora-latest by @LecrisUT in #4266
• Add missing subpackages to tmt+all requires by @psss in #4535
• Refactor the ArtifactInfo class by @AthreyVinay in #4526
• Update Pre-commit Dependencies by @renovate[bot] in #4522
• Move Guest base classes into tmt.guest module by @happz in #4583
• Enable eln container building & testing again by @psss in #4554
• Add config and persona hint for Gemini Code Assist by @psss in #4555
• Add a simple example to the hardware spec by @psss in #2871
• Avoid koji 50x errors by @LecrisUT in #4594
• Improve logging of requires by @bajertom in #4430
• Add a new Execute Tests section to the Guide by @psss in #3086
• Generate artifacts.yaml manifest for downloaded packages by @AthreyVinay in #4558
• Enable the ruff check for unused imports by @psss in #4566
• Make tmt.base into a python package by @LecrisUT in #4325
• Update Pre-commit Dependencies by @renovate[bot] in #4592
• Experiment with tmt tests in Python & Pytest by @happz in #4584
• Fix installation of local rpm in Image Mode by @thrix in #4598
• Do not distinguish between branch and leaf stories format by @LecrisUT in #4597
• Release 1.68.0 by @therazix in #4611

Full Changelog: 1.67.0...1.68.0

Plan policy, adjusting imported plans, boot.method in testcloud, prepare shell for bootc provision

What's Changed

• Add support for exporting extra- keys in plan export by @skycastlelily in #4342
• Update output stream log prefixes by @AthreyVinay in #4520
• Refactor installer selection by @AthreyVinay in #4506
• Add integration test for koji.nvr artifact provider by @vaibhavdaren in #4513
• Disable eln container building & testing for now by @psss in #4552
• Add pending and skip state to the junit report by @KwisatzHaderach in #4521
• Do not require podman-machine on epel by @LecrisUT in #4553
• Add support for boot.method constraint in testcloud provision plugin by @therazix in #4540
• Add integration tests for the file provider by @vaibhavdaren in #4510
• Add Pydantic validation for bootc status JSON by @AthreyVinay in #4423
• Remove outdated rhel-8 workarounds and comments by @mcasquer in #4517
• Document possible ways to parameterize tests by @psss in #3873
• Adjust 2 known issues to fedora-44 by @thrix in #4569
• Require setuptools until beaker-client drops pkg_resources by @psss in #4572
• Skip login in the finish step if -t is specified by @idorax in #1933
• Pass plan environment variables to container via --env-file (#4482) by @thrix in #4563
• Support prepare shell scripts in image mode by @thrix in #4525
• Policy support for plans by @happz in #4514
• Add support for step inheritance in plan imports by @skycastlelily in #4379
• Migrate the generate_stories script to tmt sphinx domain documenter by @LecrisUT in #4288
• Support loading tests from recipe file by @therazix in #4208
• Release 1.67.0 by @psss in #4580

Full Changelog: 1.66.0...1.67.0

Fixed race condition in podman network creation and virtual console log; Beakerlib libraries can now be referenced without a `url` or `path` key; init process in containers

What's Changed

See the release notes for the list of interesting changes.

• Fix race condition in podman network creation by @skycastlelily in #4383
• Fix Testing Farm API docs link by @thrix in #4500
• Prevent file globbing when removing tmt packages by @psss in #4478
• Add tini init to container images to prevent zombie processes by @thrix in #4479
• Update Pre-commit Dependencies by @renovate[bot] in #4475
• Bump duration of some provision virtual tests by @LecrisUT in #4484
• Revert the tmt lint schema failure by @tcornell-bus in #4481
• Deprecate and internalize discover/fmf fields by @therazix in #4346
• Add additional converter methods to FmfContext, StepData and Discover/shell by @therazix in #4316
• Split the doc-tests into multiple jobs by @LecrisUT in #4435
• Fixing the console log path by simplifying guest log updates by @happz in #4473
• Add example tests for artifact providers by @vaibhavdaren in #4449
• Document that there is no context auto-detection by @psss in #4509
• Accept default repository priority for repositories created by prepare/artifact by @vaibhavdaren in #4505
• Add integration test for copr-repository provider by @vaibhavdaren in #4516
• Adapt pulp builds in copr as done in copr-cli by @AthreyVinay in #4463
• Refactor Library classes by @LecrisUT in #4499
• Integration Tests and Improvements for repository-url provider by @vaibhavdaren in #4490
• Introduce the tmt sphinx domain by @LecrisUT in #4287
• Allow beakerlib library without url/path by @LecrisUT in #4427
• Add Claude instruction for generating release notes by @thrix in #4165
• Release 1.66.0 by @happz in #4530

Full Changelog: 1.65.0...1.66.0

Artifact plugin documentation; Improved shell discover; Better retries for ReportPortal; Display report shows prepare

See the release notes for the list of interesting changes.

What's Changed

• Update Pre-commit Dependencies by @renovate[bot] in #4431
• Fix linkcheck failures by @LecrisUT in #4446
• Remove job_owner and HW requirements walkaround by @skycastlelily in #3948
• Extend tmt-report-result with a bit of logging by @happz in #4363
• Use formatted stopwatch attributes instead of calling format_* helpers by @happz in #4417
• Fix typos and missing rendering of guest facts by @happz in #4418
• Update GitHub Actions by @renovate[bot] in #4448
• Rename Packit checks with names containing : by @happz in #4464
• Refactor for mock plugin by @mkoncek in #4173
• Require podman-machine only on supported arches by @LecrisUT in #4461
• Get rid of the irrelevant sudo check messages by @psss in #4465
• Ignore policyload messages in the avc check by @psss in #4470
• Fix name of the repository-file provider by @vaibhavdaren in #4476
• Measure more actions in prepare plugins, and include timestamps in results by @happz in #4459
• Include prepare step results in the display report plugin by @happz in #4460
• Onboard Fedora ELN containers by @yselkowitz in #4042
• Attach test environment to its invocation by @happz in #4452
• Move test check invocation under the umbrella of test invocation by @happz in #4453
• Augment repository files with default priority when missing by @vaibhavdaren in #4454
• Document the artifact install plugin tech preview by @LecrisUT in #4209
• Extract shared discover plugin logic into the step by @therazix in #4391
• Do not inject plan environment into test environment by @happz in #4455
• Add repository-url artifact provider by @vaibhavdaren in #4474
• Implement copr repository provider by @AthreyVinay in #4471
• Increase retry session defaults and add environment variable override by @kkaarreell in #4408
• Refactor "to YAML" and "from YAML" helpers by @happz in #4334
• Release 1.65.0 by @thrix in #4485

New Contributors

• @yselkowitz made their first contribution in #4042

Full Changelog: 1.64.0...1.65.0