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+# Copyright (C) 2026 Moko Consulting <hello@mokoconsulting.tech>
+#
+# This file is part of a Moko Consulting project.
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+#
+# FILE INFORMATION
+# DEFGROUP: Gitea.Workflow.Template
+# INGROUP: MokoStandards.CI
+# REPO: https://git.mokoconsulting.tech/mokoconsulting-tech/MokoStandards-API
+# PATH: /templates/workflows/joomla/ci-joomla.yml.template
+# VERSION: 04.06.00
+# BRIEF: CI workflow for Joomla extensions — lint, validate, test
+
+name: "Joomla: Extension CI"
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - main
+      - 'dev/**'
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+  pull-requests: write
+
+env:
+  FORCE_JAVASCRIPT_ACTIONS_TO_NODE24: true
+
+jobs:
+  lint-and-validate:
+    name: Lint & Validate
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6
+
+      - name: Setup PHP
+        run: |
+          php -v && composer --version
+
+      - name: Clone MokoStandards
+        env:
+          GA_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GA_TOKEN || secrets.GA_TOKEN || github.token }}
+          MOKO_CLONE_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GA_TOKEN || secrets.GA_TOKEN || github.token }}
+          MOKO_CLONE_HOST: ${{ secrets.GA_TOKEN && 'git.mokoconsulting.tech/MokoConsulting' || 'github.com/mokoconsulting-tech' }}
+        run: |
+          git clone --depth 1 --branch main --quiet \
+            "https://${MOKO_CLONE_TOKEN}@${MOKO_CLONE_HOST}/moko-platform.git" \
+            /tmp/mokostandards-api
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        env:
+          COMPOSER_AUTH: '{"github-oauth":{"github.com":"${{ secrets.GA_TOKEN || github.token }}"}}'
+        run: |
+          if [ -f "composer.json" ]; then
+            composer install \
+              --no-interaction \
+              --prefer-dist \
+              --optimize-autoloader
+          else
+            echo "No composer.json found — skipping dependency install"
+          fi
+
+      - name: PHP syntax check
+        run: |
+          ERRORS=0
+          for DIR in src/ htdocs/; do
+            if [ -d "$DIR" ]; then
+              FOUND=1
+              while IFS= read -r -d '' FILE; do
+                OUTPUT=$(php -l "$FILE" 2>&1)
+                if echo "$OUTPUT" | grep -q "Parse error"; then
+                  echo "::error file=${FILE}::${OUTPUT}"
+                  ERRORS=$((ERRORS + 1))
+                fi
+              done < <(find "$DIR" -name "*.php" -print0)
+            fi
+          done
+          echo "### PHP Syntax Check" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          if [ "${ERRORS}" -gt 0 ]; then
+            echo "**${ERRORS} syntax error(s) found.**" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+            exit 1
+          else
+            echo "All PHP files passed syntax check." >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          fi
+
+      - name: XML manifest validation
+        run: |
+          echo "### XML Manifest Validation" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          ERRORS=0
+
+          # Find the extension manifest (XML with <extension tag)
+          MANIFEST=""
+          for XML_FILE in $(find . -maxdepth 2 -name "*.xml" -not -path "./.git/*" -not -path "./vendor/*"); do
+            if grep -q "<extension" "$XML_FILE" 2>/dev/null; then
+              MANIFEST="$XML_FILE"
+              break
+            fi
+          done
+
+          if [ -z "$MANIFEST" ]; then
+            echo "No Joomla extension manifest found (XML file with \`<extension\` tag)." >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+            ERRORS=$((ERRORS + 1))
+          else
+            echo "Manifest found: \`${MANIFEST}\`" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+
+            # Validate well-formed XML
+            php -r "
+              \$xml = @simplexml_load_file('$MANIFEST');
+              if (\$xml === false) {
+                echo 'INVALID';
+                exit(1);
+              }
+              echo 'VALID';
+            " > /tmp/xml_result 2>&1
+            XML_RESULT=$(cat /tmp/xml_result)
+            if [ "$XML_RESULT" != "VALID" ]; then
+              echo "Manifest is not well-formed XML." >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+              ERRORS=$((ERRORS + 1))
+            else
+              echo "Manifest is well-formed XML." >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+            fi
+
+            # Check required tags: name, version, author, namespace (Joomla 5+)
+            for TAG in name version author namespace; do
+              if ! grep -q "<${TAG}>" "$MANIFEST" 2>/dev/null; then
+                echo "Missing required tag: \`<${TAG}>\`" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+                ERRORS=$((ERRORS + 1))
+              else
+                echo "Found required tag: \`<${TAG}>\`" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+              fi
+            done
+          fi
+
+          if [ "${ERRORS}" -gt 0 ]; then
+            echo "" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+            echo "**${ERRORS} manifest issue(s) found.**" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+            exit 1
+          else
+            echo "" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+            echo "**Manifest validation passed.**" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          fi
+
+      - name: Check language files referenced in manifest
+        run: |
+          echo "### Language File Check" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          ERRORS=0
+
+          MANIFEST=""
+          for XML_FILE in $(find . -maxdepth 2 -name "*.xml" -not -path "./.git/*" -not -path "./vendor/*"); do
+            if grep -q "<extension" "$XML_FILE" 2>/dev/null; then
+              MANIFEST="$XML_FILE"
+              break
+            fi
+          done
+
+          if [ -n "$MANIFEST" ]; then
+            # Extract language file references from manifest
+            LANG_FILES=$(grep -oP 'language\s+tag="[^"]*"[^>]*>\K[^<]+' "$MANIFEST" 2>/dev/null || true)
+            if [ -z "$LANG_FILES" ]; then
+              echo "No language file references found in manifest — skipping." >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+            else
+              while IFS= read -r LANG_FILE; do
+                LANG_FILE=$(echo "$LANG_FILE" | xargs)
+                if [ -z "$LANG_FILE" ]; then
+                  continue
+                fi
+                # Check in common locations
+                FOUND=0
+                for BASE in "." "src" "htdocs"; do
+                  if [ -f "${BASE}/${LANG_FILE}" ]; then
+                    FOUND=1
+                    break
+                  fi
+                done
+                if [ "$FOUND" -eq 0 ]; then
+                  echo "Missing language file: \`${LANG_FILE}\`" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+                  ERRORS=$((ERRORS + 1))
+                else
+                  echo "Language file present: \`${LANG_FILE}\`" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+                fi
+              done <<< "$LANG_FILES"
+            fi
+          else
+            echo "No manifest found — skipping language check." >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          fi
+
+          if [ "${ERRORS}" -gt 0 ]; then
+            echo "" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+            echo "**${ERRORS} missing language file(s).**" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+            exit 1
+          else
+            echo "" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+            echo "**Language file check passed.**" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          fi
+
+      - name: Check index.html files in directories
+        run: |
+          echo "### Index.html Check" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          MISSING=0
+          CHECKED=0
+
+          for DIR in src/ htdocs/; do
+            if [ -d "$DIR" ]; then
+              while IFS= read -r -d '' SUBDIR; do
+                CHECKED=$((CHECKED + 1))
+                if [ ! -f "${SUBDIR}/index.html" ]; then
+                  echo "Missing index.html in: \`${SUBDIR}\`" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+                  MISSING=$((MISSING + 1))
+                fi
+              done < <(find "$DIR" -type d -print0)
+            fi
+          done
+
+          if [ "${CHECKED}" -eq 0 ]; then
+            echo "No src/ or htdocs/ directories found — skipping." >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          elif [ "${MISSING}" -gt 0 ]; then
+            echo "" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+            echo "**${MISSING} director(ies) missing index.html out of ${CHECKED} checked.**" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+            exit 1
+          else
+            echo "All ${CHECKED} directories contain index.html." >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          fi
+
+  release-readiness:
+    name: Release Readiness Check
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: github.event_name == 'pull_request' && github.base_ref == 'main'
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6
+
+      - name: Validate release readiness
+        run: |
+          echo "## Release Readiness" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          ERRORS=0
+
+          # Extract version from README.md
+          README_VERSION=$(grep -oP '^\s*VERSION:\s*\K[0-9]{2}\.[0-9]{2}\.[0-9]{2}' README.md | head -1)
+          if [ -z "$README_VERSION" ]; then
+            echo "No VERSION found in README.md FILE INFORMATION block." >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+            ERRORS=$((ERRORS + 1))
+          else
+            echo "README version: \`${README_VERSION}\`" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          fi
+
+          # Find the extension manifest
+          MANIFEST=""
+          for XML_FILE in $(find . -maxdepth 2 -name "*.xml" -not -path "./.git/*" -not -path "./vendor/*"); do
+            if grep -q "<extension" "$XML_FILE" 2>/dev/null; then
+              MANIFEST="$XML_FILE"
+              break
+            fi
+          done
+
+          if [ -z "$MANIFEST" ]; then
+            echo "No Joomla extension manifest found." >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+            ERRORS=$((ERRORS + 1))
+          else
+            echo "Manifest: \`${MANIFEST}\`" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+
+            # Check <version> matches README VERSION
+            MANIFEST_VERSION=$(grep -oP '<version>\K[^<]+' "$MANIFEST" | head -1)
+            if [ -z "$MANIFEST_VERSION" ]; then
+              echo "No \`<version>\` tag in manifest." >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+              ERRORS=$((ERRORS + 1))
+            elif [ -n "$README_VERSION" ] && [ "$MANIFEST_VERSION" != "$README_VERSION" ]; then
+              echo "Manifest version \`${MANIFEST_VERSION}\` does not match README \`${README_VERSION}\`." >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+              ERRORS=$((ERRORS + 1))
+            else
+              echo "Manifest version: \`${MANIFEST_VERSION}\`" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+            fi
+
+            # Check extension type, element, client attributes
+            EXT_TYPE=$(grep -oP '<extension[^>]*\btype="\K[^"]+' "$MANIFEST" | head -1)
+            if [ -z "$EXT_TYPE" ]; then
+              echo "Missing \`type\` attribute on \`<extension>\` tag." >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+              ERRORS=$((ERRORS + 1))
+            else
+              echo "Extension type: \`${EXT_TYPE}\`" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+            fi
+
+            # Element check (component/module/plugin name)
+            HAS_ELEMENT=$(grep -cP '<(element|name)>' "$MANIFEST" 2>/dev/null || echo "0")
+            if [ "$HAS_ELEMENT" -eq 0 ]; then
+              echo "Missing \`<element>\` or \`<name>\` in manifest." >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+              ERRORS=$((ERRORS + 1))
+            fi
+
+            # Client attribute for site/admin modules and plugins
+            if echo "$EXT_TYPE" | grep -qP "^(module|plugin)$"; then
+              HAS_CLIENT=$(grep -cP '<extension[^>]*\bclient=' "$MANIFEST" 2>/dev/null || echo "0")
+              if [ "$HAS_CLIENT" -eq 0 ]; then
+                echo "Missing \`client\` attribute for ${EXT_TYPE} extension." >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+                ERRORS=$((ERRORS + 1))
+              fi
+            fi
+          fi
+
+          # Check updates.xml exists
+          if [ -f "updates.xml" ] || [ -f "updates.xml" ]; then
+            echo "Update XML present." >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          else
+            echo "No updates.xml found." >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+            ERRORS=$((ERRORS + 1))
+          fi
+
+          # Check CHANGELOG.md exists
+          if [ -f "CHANGELOG.md" ]; then
+            echo "CHANGELOG.md present." >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          else
+            echo "No CHANGELOG.md found." >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+            ERRORS=$((ERRORS + 1))
+          fi
+
+          echo "" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          if [ $ERRORS -gt 0 ]; then
+            echo "**${ERRORS} issue(s) must be resolved before release.**" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+            exit 1
+          else
+            echo "**Extension is ready for release.**" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          fi
+
+  test:
+    name: Tests (PHP ${{ matrix.php }})
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: lint-and-validate
+
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        php: ['8.2', '8.3']
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6
+
+      - name: Setup PHP ${{ matrix.php }}
+        run: |
+          php -v && composer --version
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        env:
+          COMPOSER_AUTH: '{"github-oauth":{"github.com":"${{ secrets.GA_TOKEN || github.token }}"}}'
+        run: |
+          if [ -f "composer.json" ]; then
+            composer install \
+              --no-interaction \
+              --prefer-dist \
+              --optimize-autoloader
+          else
+            echo "No composer.json found — skipping dependency install"
+          fi
+
+      - name: Run tests
+        run: |
+          echo "### Test Results (PHP ${{ matrix.php }})" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          if [ -f "phpunit.xml" ] || [ -f "phpunit.xml.dist" ]; then
+            vendor/bin/phpunit --testdox 2>&1 | tee /tmp/test-output.log
+            EXIT=${PIPESTATUS[0]}
+            if [ $EXIT -eq 0 ]; then
+              echo "All tests passed." >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+            else
+              echo "Test failures detected — see log." >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+              echo '```' >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+              cat /tmp/test-output.log >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+              echo '```' >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+            fi
+            exit $EXIT
+          else
+            echo "No phpunit.xml found — skipping tests." >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          fi
+
+  static-analysis:
+    name: PHPStan Analysis
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: lint-and-validate
+    continue-on-error: true
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6
+
+      - name: Setup PHP
+        run: php -v && composer --version
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        env:
+          COMPOSER_AUTH: '{"github-oauth":{"github.com":"${{ secrets.GA_TOKEN || github.token }}"}}'
+        run: |
+          if [ -f "composer.json" ]; then
+            composer install --no-interaction --prefer-dist --optimize-autoloader
+          fi
+
+      - name: Install PHPStan
+        run: |
+          if ! command -v vendor/bin/phpstan &> /dev/null; then
+            composer require --dev phpstan/phpstan --no-interaction 2>/dev/null || \
+              composer global require phpstan/phpstan --no-interaction
+          fi
+
+      - name: Run PHPStan
+        run: |
+          echo "### PHPStan Static Analysis" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          PHPSTAN="vendor/bin/phpstan"
+          if [ ! -f "$PHPSTAN" ]; then
+            PHPSTAN=$(composer global config bin-dir --absolute 2>/dev/null)/phpstan
+          fi
+
+          # Determine source directory
+          SRC_DIR=""
+          for DIR in src/ htdocs/ lib/; do
+            if [ -d "$DIR" ]; then
+              SRC_DIR="$DIR"
+              break
+            fi
+          done
+
+          if [ -z "$SRC_DIR" ]; then
+            echo "No source directory found (src/, htdocs/, lib/) — skipping." >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+            exit 0
+          fi
+
+          # Use repo phpstan.neon if present, otherwise use baseline config
+          ARGS="analyse ${SRC_DIR} --memory-limit=512M --no-progress --error-format=table"
+          if [ -f "phpstan.neon" ] || [ -f "phpstan.neon.dist" ]; then
+            echo "Using project PHPStan config." >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          else
+            ARGS="$ARGS --level=3"
+            echo "No phpstan.neon found — using level 3 (type inference)." >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          fi
+
+          $PHPSTAN $ARGS 2>&1 | tee /tmp/phpstan-output.txt
+          EXIT=${PIPESTATUS[0]}
+
+          if [ $EXIT -eq 0 ]; then
+            echo "**No errors found.**" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          else
+            ERRORS=$(grep -c "ERROR" /tmp/phpstan-output.txt 2>/dev/null || echo "some")
+            echo "**${ERRORS} error(s) found.** Review output above." >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+            echo '```' >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+            tail -30 /tmp/phpstan-output.txt >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+            echo '```' >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          fi
+          exit $EXIT