test-old-branches.yml

name: Test old branches

on:
  # Verify the workflow is successful when this file is updated.
  push:
    branches:
      - trunk
    paths:
      - '.github/workflows/test-old-branches.yml'
      - '.github/workflows/reusable-phpunit-tests-v[1-2].yml'
  # Run twice a month on the 1st and 15th at 00:00 UTC.
  schedule:
    - cron: '0 0 1 * *'
    - cron: '0 0 15 * *'
  workflow_dispatch:
    inputs:
      strategy:
        description: 'The branches to test. Accepts X.Y branch names, or "all". Defaults to only the currently supported branch.'
        required: false
        type: string
        default: ''

# Disable permissions for all available scopes by default.
# Any needed permissions should be configured at the job level.
permissions: {}

env:
  CURRENTLY_SUPPORTED_BRANCH: '6.7'

jobs:
  dispatch-workflows-for-old-branches:
    name: ${{ matrix.workflow }} for ${{ matrix.branch }}
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    permissions:
      actions: write
    timeout-minutes: 20
    if: ${{ github.repository == 'WordPress/wordpress-develop' }}
    strategy:
      fail-fast: false
      matrix:
        workflow: [
            'coding-standards.yml',
            'javascript-tests.yml',
            'phpunit-tests.yml',
            'test-build-processes.yml'
        ]
        branch: [
            '6.7', '6.6', '6.5', '6.4', '6.3', '6.2', '6.1','6.0',
            '5.9', '5.8', '5.7', '5.6', '5.5', '5.4', '5.3', '5.2', '5.1', '5.0',
            '4.9', '4.8', '4.7', '4.6', '4.5', '4.4', '4.3', '4.2', '4.1'
        ]
        include:
          # PHP Compatibility testing was introduced in 5.5.
          - branch: '6.7'
            workflow: 'php-compatibility.yml'
          - branch: '6.6'
            workflow: 'php-compatibility.yml'
          - branch: '6.5'
            workflow: 'php-compatibility.yml'
          - branch: '6.4'
            workflow: 'php-compatibility.yml'
          - branch: '6.3'
            workflow: 'php-compatibility.yml'
          - branch: '6.2'
            workflow: 'php-compatibility.yml'
          - branch: '6.1'
            workflow: 'php-compatibility.yml'
          - branch: '6.0'
            workflow: 'php-compatibility.yml'
          - branch: '5.9'
            workflow: 'php-compatibility.yml'
          - branch: '5.8'
            workflow: 'php-compatibility.yml'
          - branch: '5.7'
            workflow: 'php-compatibility.yml'
          - branch: '5.6'
            workflow: 'php-compatibility.yml'
          - branch: '5.5'
            workflow: 'php-compatibility.yml'

          # End-to-end testing was introduced in 5.3 but was later removed as there were no meaningful assertions.
          # Starting in 5.8 with #52905, some additional tests with real assertions were introduced.
          # Branches 5.8 and newer should be tested to confirm no regressions are introduced.
          - branch: '6.7'
            workflow: 'end-to-end-tests.yml'
          - branch: '6.6'
            workflow: 'end-to-end-tests.yml'
          - branch: '6.5'
            workflow: 'end-to-end-tests.yml'
          - branch: '6.4'
            workflow: 'end-to-end-tests.yml'
          - branch: '6.3'
            workflow: 'end-to-end-tests.yml'
          - branch: '6.2'
            workflow: 'end-to-end-tests.yml'
          - branch: '6.1'
            workflow: 'end-to-end-tests.yml'
          - branch: '6.0'
            workflow: 'end-to-end-tests.yml'
          - branch: '5.9'
            workflow: 'end-to-end-tests.yml'
          - branch: '5.8'
            workflow: 'end-to-end-tests.yml'

          # Performance testing was introduced in 6.2 using Puppeteer but was overhauled to use Playwright instead in 6.4.
          # Since the workflow frequently failed for 6.2 and 6.3 due to the flaky nature of the Puppeteer tests,
          # the workflow was removed from those two branches.
          - branch: '6.7'
            workflow: 'performance.yml'
          - branch: '6.6'
            workflow: 'performance.yml'
          - branch: '6.5'
            workflow: 'performance.yml'
          - branch: '6.4'
            workflow: 'performance.yml'

    # Run all branches monthly, but only the currently supported one twice per month.
    steps:
      - name: Dispatch workflow run
        uses: actions/github-script@60a0d83039c74a4aee543508d2ffcb1c3799cdea # v7.0.1
        if: ${{ github.event_name == 'push' || ( github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && matrix.branch == inputs.strategy || inputs.strategy == 'all' ) || github.event.schedule == '0 0 15 * *' || matrix.branch == env.CURRENTLY_SUPPORTED_BRANCH }}
        with:
          retries: 2
          retry-exempt-status-codes: 418
          script: |
            github.rest.actions.createWorkflowDispatch({
              owner: context.repo.owner,
              repo: context.repo.repo,
              workflow_id: '${{ matrix.workflow }}',
              ref: '${{ matrix.branch }}'
            });

  slack-notifications:
    name: Slack Notifications
    uses: WordPress/wordpress-develop/.github/workflows/slack-notifications.yml@trunk
    permissions:
      actions: read
      contents: read
    needs: [ dispatch-workflows-for-old-branches ]
    if: ${{ github.repository == 'WordPress/wordpress-develop' && github.event_name != 'pull_request' && always() }}
    with:
      calling_status: ${{ contains( needs.*.result, 'cancelled' ) && 'cancelled' || contains( needs.*.result, 'failure' ) && 'failure' || 'success' }}
    secrets:
      SLACK_GHA_SUCCESS_WEBHOOK: ${{ secrets.SLACK_GHA_SUCCESS_WEBHOOK }}
      SLACK_GHA_CANCELLED_WEBHOOK: ${{ secrets.SLACK_GHA_CANCELLED_WEBHOOK }}
      SLACK_GHA_FIXED_WEBHOOK: ${{ secrets.SLACK_GHA_FIXED_WEBHOOK }}
      SLACK_GHA_FAILURE_WEBHOOK: ${{ secrets.SLACK_GHA_FAILURE_WEBHOOK }}