fix(release): streamline release workflows by removing unnecessary wait steps and enhancing trigger feedback

Author: ilopezluna

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -441,52 +441,26 @@ jobs:
     permissions:
       contents: read
     steps:
-      - name: Trigger release-cli-dd workflow
-        id: trigger
+      - name: Trigger release-cli-dd workflow and wait for completion
         env:
           GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CLI_RELEASE_PAT }}
           RELEASE_TAG: ${{ needs.prepare.outputs.release_tag }}
           VERSION: ${{ needs.prepare.outputs.version }}
         run: |
-          TRIGGER_TIME=$(date -u +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ)
-          echo "trigger_time=$TRIGGER_TIME" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-          echo "🚀 Triggering release-cli-dd workflow at $TRIGGER_TIME"
+          echo "🚀 Triggering release-cli-dd workflow"
           echo "   model-cli-ref: $RELEASE_TAG"
           echo "   tag: v$VERSION"
-          gh workflow run release-cli-dd.yml \
+
+          # gh workflow run now returns run details (gh v2.87.0+)
+          RUN_URL=$(gh workflow run release-cli-dd.yml \
             --repo docker/inference-engine-llama.cpp \
             -f model-cli-ref="$RELEASE_TAG" \
-            -f tag="v$VERSION"
-          echo "✅ release-cli-dd workflow triggered"
-
-      - name: Wait for release-cli-dd to complete
-        env:
-          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CLI_RELEASE_PAT }}
-          TRIGGER_TIME: ${{ steps.trigger.outputs.trigger_time }}
-        run: |
-          echo "⏳ Waiting for release-cli-dd workflow to appear (triggered at $TRIGGER_TIME)..."
-          sleep 15
-
-          # Find the run created after our trigger time to avoid picking up unrelated runs
-          for i in $(seq 1 30); do
-            RUN_ID=$(gh run list \
-              --repo docker/inference-engine-llama.cpp \
-              --workflow release-cli-dd.yml \
-              --limit 5 \
-              --json databaseId,createdAt \
-              --jq "[.[] | select(.createdAt >= \"$TRIGGER_TIME\")] | sort_by(.createdAt) | last | .databaseId")
-            if [ -n "$RUN_ID" ] && [ "$RUN_ID" != "null" ]; then
-              echo "Found release-cli-dd run: $RUN_ID"
-              break
-            fi
-            echo "  Retry $i/30..."
-            sleep 10
-          done
+            -f tag="v$VERSION" 2>&1 \
+            | grep -o 'https://github.com/[^ ]*/actions/runs/[0-9]*')
 
-          if [ -z "$RUN_ID" ] || [ "$RUN_ID" = "null" ]; then
-            echo "::error::Could not find release-cli-dd workflow run created after $TRIGGER_TIME"
-            exit 1
-          fi
+          RUN_ID=$(echo "$RUN_URL" | grep -o '[0-9]*$')
+          echo "✅ release-cli-dd workflow triggered: run $RUN_ID"
+          echo "   $RUN_URL"
 
           echo "⏳ Waiting for release-cli-dd run $RUN_ID to complete..."
           gh run watch "$RUN_ID" \
@@ -561,53 +535,27 @@ jobs:
       contents: read
     outputs:
       packaging_image: ${{ steps.packaging.outputs.packaging_image }}
-      release_repo_trigger_time: ${{ steps.trigger_release_repo.outputs.trigger_time }}
+      release_repo_run_id: ${{ steps.trigger_release_repo.outputs.run_id }}
     steps:
-      - name: Trigger release-model workflow in packaging repo
-        id: trigger
+      - name: Trigger packaging and wait for completion
+        id: packaging
         env:
           GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CLI_RELEASE_PAT }}
           RELEASE_TAG: ${{ needs.prepare.outputs.release_tag }}
+          VERSION: ${{ needs.prepare.outputs.version }}
         run: |
-          TRIGGER_TIME=$(date -u +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ)
-          echo "trigger_time=$TRIGGER_TIME" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-          echo "📦 Triggering release-model workflow in docker/packaging at $TRIGGER_TIME"
+          echo "📦 Triggering release-model workflow in docker/packaging"
           echo "   ref: $RELEASE_TAG"
-          gh workflow run release-model.yml \
-            --repo docker/packaging \
-            -f ref="$RELEASE_TAG"
-          echo "✅ release-model workflow triggered in docker/packaging"
 
-      - name: Wait for packaging workflow to complete
-        id: packaging
-        env:
-          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CLI_RELEASE_PAT }}
-          VERSION: ${{ needs.prepare.outputs.version }}
-          TRIGGER_TIME: ${{ steps.trigger.outputs.trigger_time }}
-        run: |
-          echo "⏳ Waiting for packaging workflow to appear (triggered at $TRIGGER_TIME)..."
-          sleep 15
-
-          # Find the run created after our trigger time to avoid picking up unrelated runs
-          for i in $(seq 1 30); do
-            RUN_ID=$(gh run list \
-              --repo docker/packaging \
-              --workflow release-model.yml \
-              --limit 5 \
-              --json databaseId,createdAt \
-              --jq "[.[] | select(.createdAt >= \"$TRIGGER_TIME\")] | sort_by(.createdAt) | last | .databaseId")
-            if [ -n "$RUN_ID" ] && [ "$RUN_ID" != "null" ]; then
-              echo "Found packaging run: $RUN_ID"
-              break
-            fi
-            echo "  Retry $i/30..."
-            sleep 10
-          done
+          # gh workflow run now returns run details (gh v2.87.0+)
+          RUN_URL=$(gh workflow run release-model.yml \
+            --repo docker/packaging \
+            -f ref="$RELEASE_TAG" 2>&1 \
+            | grep -o 'https://github.com/[^ ]*/actions/runs/[0-9]*')
 
-          if [ -z "$RUN_ID" ] || [ "$RUN_ID" = "null" ]; then
-            echo "::error::Could not find packaging workflow run created after $TRIGGER_TIME"
-            exit 1
-          fi
+          RUN_ID=$(echo "$RUN_URL" | grep -o '[0-9]*$')
+          echo "✅ Packaging workflow triggered: run $RUN_ID"
+          echo "   $RUN_URL"
 
           echo "⏳ Waiting for packaging run $RUN_ID to complete..."
           gh run watch "$RUN_ID" \
@@ -632,21 +580,26 @@ jobs:
           VERSION: ${{ needs.prepare.outputs.version }}
           PACKAGING_IMAGE: ${{ steps.packaging.outputs.packaging_image }}
         run: |
-          TRIGGER_TIME=$(date -u +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ)
-          echo "trigger_time=$TRIGGER_TIME" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-          echo "🚀 Triggering plugin release in docker/release-repo at $TRIGGER_TIME"
+          echo "🚀 Triggering plugin release in docker/release-repo"
           echo "   packaging_image: $PACKAGING_IMAGE"
           echo "   model_version: $VERSION"
           echo "   channel: stable"
           echo "   release_live: true"
-          gh workflow run plugin.yml \
+
+          # gh workflow run now returns run details (gh v2.87.0+)
+          RUN_URL=$(gh workflow run plugin.yml \
             --repo docker/release-repo \
             --ref production \
             -f packaging_image="$PACKAGING_IMAGE" \
             -f model_version="$VERSION" \
             -f channel=stable \
-            -f release_live=true
-          echo "✅ Plugin release workflow triggered in docker/release-repo"
+            -f release_live=true 2>&1 \
+            | grep -o 'https://github.com/[^ ]*/actions/runs/[0-9]*')
+
+          RUN_ID=$(echo "$RUN_URL" | grep -o '[0-9]*$')
+          echo "run_id=$RUN_ID" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          echo "✅ Plugin release workflow triggered: run $RUN_ID"
+          echo "   $RUN_URL"
 
       - name: Post trigger summary
         env:
@@ -690,33 +643,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Wait for release-repo plugin workflow to complete
         env:
           GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CLI_RELEASE_PAT }}
-          TRIGGER_TIME: ${{ needs.release-cli-docker-ce-trigger.outputs.release_repo_trigger_time }}
+          RUN_ID: ${{ needs.release-cli-docker-ce-trigger.outputs.release_repo_run_id }}
         run: |
-          echo "⏳ Waiting for release-repo plugin workflow to appear (triggered at $TRIGGER_TIME)..."
-          sleep 15
-
-          # Find the run created after our trigger time to avoid picking up unrelated runs
-          for i in $(seq 1 30); do
-            RUN_ID=$(gh run list \
-              --repo docker/release-repo \
-              --workflow plugin.yml \
-              --limit 5 \
-              --json databaseId,createdAt \
-              --jq "[.[] | select(.createdAt >= \"$TRIGGER_TIME\")] | sort_by(.createdAt) | last | .databaseId")
-            if [ -n "$RUN_ID" ] && [ "$RUN_ID" != "null" ]; then
-              echo "Found release-repo run: $RUN_ID"
-              break
-            fi
-            echo "  Retry $i/30..."
-            sleep 10
-          done
-
-          if [ -z "$RUN_ID" ] || [ "$RUN_ID" = "null" ]; then
-            echo "::error::Could not find release-repo plugin workflow run created after $TRIGGER_TIME"
-            exit 1
-          fi
-
-          echo "⏳ Waiting for release-repo run $RUN_ID to complete (includes manual deploy-to-live approval)..."
+          echo "⏳ Waiting for release-repo run $RUN_ID to complete..."
           gh run watch "$RUN_ID" \
             --repo docker/release-repo \
             --exit-status