fix: fix Minimal Tests workflow for OSS repo structure

[abhizipstack]

What

• Fix the disabled Minimal Tests CI workflow for the OSS repo structure
• Enable SonarCloud integration for Python backend coverage
• Fix outdated test (incremental validation)

Why

• The Minimal Tests workflow was disabled due to failures from old repo structure references
• SonarCloud was not configured — needed for code quality tracking on the public repo
• Tests need to pass in CI before we can enforce required status checks

How

• setup-python action: Fixed cache-dependency-path to backend/uv.lock, run uv sync --group test from backend/ directory
• Workflow: Set working-directory: backend, use Python 3.10 (matches pyproject.toml constraint >=3.10, <3.11.1), set DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE env var
• Test paths: Run ../tests/unit (root-level tests), ignore broken dirs (test_logs, test_visitran_adapters, test_visitran_backend)
• Pre-commit: Removed from workflow — handled by pre-commit.ci now
• SonarCloud: Updated project key to Zipstack_visitran, added continue-on-error until first main branch baseline is established
• Test fix: Updated test_invalid_model_no_primary_key — primary_key is now optional (APPEND mode), test was outdated
• docformatter: Bumped to v1.7.7 to fix python_venv language error in pre-commit.ci

Can this PR break any existing features. If yes, please list possible items. If no, please explain why. (PS: Admins do not merge the PR without this section filled)

• No — this PR only modifies CI workflow files, the setup-python action, SonarCloud config, and one test assertion. No application code changes.
• The Minimal Tests workflow was already disabled, so re-enabling it with fixes has zero impact on existing behavior.

Database Migrations

• None

Env Config

• DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE=backend.server.settings.dev — set in CI workflow only, not in app config
• SONAR_TOKEN — added as GitHub repo secret (already done)

Relevant Docs

• SonarCloud dashboard: https://sonarcloud.io/project/overview?id=Zipstack_visitran

Related Issues or PRs

• PR fix: configure pre-commit.ci and clean up codebase formatting #29 — Pre-commit.ci configuration (should merge before this)

Dependencies Versions

• Python 3.10 (changed from 3.11 to match pyproject.toml constraint)
• docformatter v1.7.7 (bumped from v1.7.5)

Notes on Testing

• Verified locally: 23 tests passed, 0 failed
• SonarCloud scan will work after first main branch run (needs baseline)
• After merge: go to Actions → Minimal Tests → verify it's enabled

Screenshots

N/A — CI workflow changes only

Checklist

I have read and understood the Contribution Guidelines.

[greptile-apps]

Greptile Summary

This PR refactors the Minimal Tests CI workflow to match the OSS repository layout (code lives under backend/, tests under tests/unit/). The structural fixes are correct and well-targeted: the setup-python composite action now points at backend/uv.lock, runs uv sync from the backend/ directory, and the workflow YAML itself was fixed from incorrect deep-nesting to proper top-level GitHub Actions structure. The pytest invocation is simplified to a single run with marker-based DB exclusions, and the Python version is aligned with sonar-project.properties (3.10).

Key points:

• The setup-python action fixes are correct and complete — cache-dependency-path, working-directory, and --group test are all improvements.
• The working-directory: . override on the Git fetch unshallow step correctly escapes the backend default to run from repo root, as git requires.
• Pre-commit enforcement was dropped without that being the stated intent. The PR description says "Keep pre-commit step (will be removed once pre-commit.ci is active)" but both the cache and check steps were removed. If pre-commit.ci is not yet enabled, no linting enforcement exists anywhere in CI.
• continue-on-error: true on SonarCloud masks failures silently — including the known coverage.xml path mismatch where the report is written to backend/coverage.xml but Sonar expects it at ./coverage.xml (repo root).
• sonar.projectKey was corrected to Zipstack_visitran to match the expected SonarCloud project.
• The majority of files in this PR (backend Python source, SVGs, frontend assets) appear to be an initial open-sourcing batch and are not directly related to the CI fix being described.

Confidence Score: 4/5

• Safe to merge with caveats — CI fixes are structurally correct but pre-commit enforcement gap and silent SonarCloud failures should be resolved soon after.
• The core CI fixes are correct and address real breakage. One P1 issue (pre-commit checks silently removed contrary to stated intent) and one P2 (continue-on-error masking Sonar misconfiguration) remain. Neither blocks the primary goal of getting tests to run, but together they create gaps in code-quality enforcement that should be closed promptly.
• .github/workflows/core-backend-tests.yaml — pre-commit removal and SonarCloud continue-on-error warrant a follow-up before the next sprint.

Important Files Changed

Filename	Overview
.github/workflows/core-backend-tests.yaml	Significant restructuring to fix broken workflow: proper YAML nesting, Python 3.10, default backend working-directory, simplified single-run pytest. Pre-commit enforcement silently dropped contrary to PR description; SonarCloud continue-on-error: true masks known coverage path issue.
.github/actions/setup-python/action.yaml	Correct fixes: cache-dependency-path updated to backend/uv.lock, working-directory: backend added for uv sync, and --group test added to install test dependencies. Clean and correct.
sonar-project.properties	Project key updated from zipstack_visitran_python to Zipstack_visitran. Coverage path still points to ./coverage.xml at repo root while Generate coverage report writes to backend/coverage.xml (pre-existing issue flagged in prior review).
.pre-commit-config.yaml	Minor version bump: docformatter updated from v1.7.5 to v1.7.7. No issues.
.github/pull_request_template.md	Trivial fix: added missing trailing newline at end of file.

Sequence Diagram

sequenceDiagram
    participant GH as GitHub Actions
    participant SP as setup-python action
    participant UV as uv (backend/)
    participant PT as pytest (../tests/unit)
    participant COV as coverage (backend/)
    participant GIT as git (repo root)
    participant SC as SonarCloud

    GH->>SP: uses ./.github/actions/setup-python/
    SP->>UV: uv sync --group test (working-dir: backend)
    GH->>PT: coverage run -m pytest ../tests/unit -m "not snowflake and not bigquery and not trino and not postgres"
    PT-->>COV: writes .coverage to backend/
    GH->>COV: coverage xml → backend/coverage.xml
    Note over COV,SC: ⚠️ sonar expects ./coverage.xml at repo root
    GH->>GIT: git fetch --unshallow (working-dir: .)
    GH->>SC: SonarCloud scan (continue-on-error: true)
    SC-->>GH: result ignored on failure

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This is a comment left during a code review.
Path: .github/workflows/core-backend-tests.yaml
Line: 39

Comment:
**Pre-commit enforcement silently dropped**

The PR description states "Keep pre-commit step (will be removed once pre-commit.ci is active)", but the actual `Check pre-commit` and `Cache pre-commit hooks` steps have been fully removed — only a comment remains. If `pre-commit.ci` is not yet active on this repository, linting/formatting checks will no longer be enforced anywhere in CI on PRs targeting `main`. The `.pre-commit-config.yaml` was also updated in this same PR (bumping `docformatter` to `v1.7.7`), which suggests pre-commit infrastructure is still in active use.

Until pre-commit.ci is confirmed active, consider re-adding the check, even conditionally:

```yaml
      - name: Check pre-commit
        if: github.ref != 'refs/heads/main'
        run: uv run pre-commit run --all-files
```

How can I resolve this? If you propose a fix, please make it concise.

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This is a comment left during a code review.
Path: .github/workflows/core-backend-tests.yaml
Line: 64

Comment:
**`continue-on-error: true` silences SonarCloud failures**

Setting `continue-on-error: true` means the overall workflow will be marked green even if the SonarCloud scan fails — including failures caused by the known `coverage.xml` path mismatch (noted in a previous review thread). This makes it easy to miss persistent SonarCloud misconfiguration and could cause quality-gate violations to go unnoticed indefinitely.

Consider removing `continue-on-error: true` once the underlying coverage path issue is resolved, so a failing scan actually surfaces in PR checks.

```suggestion
      - name: SonarCloud Scan
        uses: SonarSource/sonarcloud-github-action@master
        if: ${{ github.actor != 'dependabot[bot]' }}
```

How can I resolve this? If you propose a fix, please make it concise.

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[wicky-zipstack]

LGTM. pre-commit.ci error is expected — needs rebase on main to pick up the ci: skip: config from PR #16. @abhizipstack please rebase on main.

[tahierhussain]

LGTM.

Hope this PR was tested locally, as it is very difficult to review a PR with 235 file changes.

[abhizipstack]

Replaced by fresh PR from main — old branch had rebase conflicts from PR #29 merge.