Update version_branch.yml

.github/workflows/version_branch.yml

@@ -353,7 +353,6 @@ jobs:
             echo "[ERROR] No VERSION: (NN.NN.NN) or <version> tags found outside .github" >&2
             exit 2
           fi
-
       - name: Bump versions and update manifest dates (targeted, excluding .github)
         run: |
           source "$CI_HELPERS"
@@ -374,28 +373,74 @@ jobs:
           stamp = datetime.now(timezone.utc).strftime('%Y-%m-%d')
           root = Path('.').resolve()
 
-          header_re = re.compile(r'(?im)(VERSION[   ]*:[   ]*)([0-9]{2}[.][0-9]{2}[.][0-9]{2})')
+          header_re = re.compile(r'(?im)(VERSION[ 	]*:[ 	]*)([0-9]{2}[.][0-9]{2}[.][0-9]{2})')
 
-          manifest_marker_re = re.compile(r'(?is)<extension\b')
-          # Joomla update server feeds are release artifacts and must not exist on version branches
-          # update.xml / updates.xml are intentionally excluded here
-          if p.suffix.lower() == '.xml':
-              if manifest_marker_re.search(text):
-                  text2, n2 = xml_version_re.subn(lambda m: m.group(1) + new_version + m.group(3), text)
-                  text = text2
-                  if n2:
-                      counters['xml_version_replacements'] += n2
+          manifest_marker_re = re.compile(r'(?is)<extension')
+          xml_version_re = re.compile(r'(?is)(<version[ 	]*>)([^<]*?)(</version[ 	]*>)')
+          xml_date_res = [
+            re.compile(r'(?is)(<creationDate[ 	]*>)([^<]*?)(</creationDate[ 	]*>)'),
+            re.compile(r'(?is)(<date[ 	]*>)([^<]*?)(</date[ 	]*>)'),
+            re.compile(r'(?is)(<releaseDate[ 	]*>)([^<]*?)(</releaseDate[ 	]*>)'),
+          ]
 
-                  for rx in xml_date_res:
-                      text3, n3 = rx.subn(lambda m: m.group(1) + stamp + m.group(3), text)
-                      text = text3
-                      if n3:
-                          counters['xml_date_replacements'] += n3
+          skip_ext = {
+            '.json', '.png', '.jpg', '.jpeg', '.gif', '.svg', '.ico', '.pdf',
+            '.zip', '.7z', '.tar', '.gz', '.woff', '.woff2', '.ttf', '.otf',
+            '.mp3', '.mp4'
+          }
+          skip_dirs = {'.git', '.github', 'node_modules', 'vendor', '.venv', 'dist', 'build'}
 
-                  if text != original:
-                      updated_manifests.append(str(p))
-              else:
-                  counters['xml_skipped_non_manifest'] += 1s['xml_skipped_non_manifest'] += 1
+          counters = defaultdict(int)
+          updated = []
+          updated_manifests = []
+
+          def should_skip(p: Path) -> bool:
+            if p.suffix.lower() in skip_ext:
+              counters['skipped_by_ext'] += 1
+              return True
+            parts = {x.lower() for x in p.parts}
+            if any(d in parts for d in skip_dirs):
+              counters['skipped_by_dir'] += 1
+              return True
+            return False
+
+          for p in root.rglob('*'):
+            if not p.is_file():
+              continue
+            if should_skip(p):
+              continue
+
+            # Release only artifacts: never version bumped on version branch creation
+            if p.parent == root and p.name.lower() in {'update.xml', 'updates.xml'}:
+              counters['skipped_release_artifacts'] += 1
+              continue
+
+            try:
+              text = p.read_text(encoding='utf-8', errors='replace')
+            except Exception:
+              counters['skipped_read_error'] += 1
+              continue
+
+            original = text
+
+            text, n1 = header_re.subn(lambda m: m.group(1) + new_version, text)
+            if n1:
+              counters['header_replacements'] += n1
+
+            if p.suffix.lower() == '.xml' and manifest_marker_re.search(text):
+              text2, n2 = xml_version_re.subn(lambda m: m.group(1) + new_version + m.group(3), text)
+              text = text2
+              if n2:
+                counters['xml_version_replacements'] += n2
+
+              for rx in xml_date_res:
+                text3, n3 = rx.subn(lambda m: m.group(1) + stamp + m.group(3), text)
+                text = text3
+                if n3:
+                  counters['xml_date_replacements'] += n3
+
+              if text != original:
+                updated_manifests.append(str(p))
 
             if text != original:
               p.write_text(text, encoding='utf-8')
@@ -431,21 +476,10 @@ jobs:
 
           if [[ -f "update.xml" ]]; then
             echo "[INFO] update.xml present at repo root. Clearing contents because it is release generated only."
-
-            # Truncate file but keep it tracked for release workflows
             : > "update.xml"
             echo "[INFO] update.xml contents cleared"
           else
             echo "[INFO] update.xml not present. No action taken."
-          files --error-unmatch "update.xml" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-              git rm -f "update.xml"
-              echo "[INFO] update.xml removed from index"
-            else
-              rm -f "update.xml"
-              echo "[INFO] update.xml removed from working tree"
-            fi
-          else
-            echo "[INFO] update.xml not present. No action taken."
           fi
 
       - name: Post bump audit (updates.xml date only)