chore(ci): update pre-release.yml from moko-platform [skip ci]

.mokogitea/workflows/auto-bump.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+# Copyright (C) 2026 Moko Consulting <hello@mokoconsulting.tech>
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+#
+# FILE INFORMATION
+# DEFGROUP: Gitea.Workflow
+# INGROUP: moko-platform.Release
+# REPO: https://git.mokoconsulting.tech/MokoConsulting/moko-platform
+# PATH: /.mokogitea/workflows/auto-bump.yml
+# VERSION: 09.02.00
+# BRIEF: Auto patch-bump version on every push to dev (skips merge commits)
+
+name: "Universal: Auto Version Bump"
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - dev
+
+env:
+  FORCE_JAVASCRIPT_ACTIONS_TO_NODE24: true
+  GITEA_URL: ${{ vars.GITEA_URL || 'https://git.mokoconsulting.tech' }}
+
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+
+jobs:
+  bump:
+    name: Version Bump
+    runs-on: release
+    if: >-
+      !contains(github.event.head_commit.message, '[skip ci]') &&
+      !contains(github.event.head_commit.message, '[skip bump]') &&
+      !startsWith(github.event.head_commit.message, 'Merge pull request')
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6
+        with:
+          token: ${{ secrets.GA_TOKEN }}
+          fetch-depth: 1
+
+      - name: Setup moko-platform tools
+        run: |
+          if ! command -v composer &> /dev/null; then
+            sudo apt-get update -qq && sudo apt-get install -y -qq php-cli php-mbstring php-xml php-zip php-curl composer >/dev/null 2>&1
+          fi
+          if [ -d "/opt/moko-platform/cli" ]; then
+            echo "MOKO_CLI=/opt/moko-platform/cli" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+          else
+            git clone --depth 1 --branch main --quiet \
+              "https://x-access-token:${{ secrets.GA_TOKEN }}@git.mokoconsulting.tech/MokoConsulting/moko-platform.git" \
+              /tmp/moko-platform-api
+            cd /tmp/moko-platform-api && composer install --no-dev --no-interaction --quiet
+            echo "MOKO_CLI=/tmp/moko-platform-api/cli" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+          fi
+
+      - name: Bump version
+        run: |
+          BUMP=$(php ${MOKO_CLI}/version_bump.php --path . 2>&1) || true
+          echo "$BUMP"
+
+          VERSION=$(php ${MOKO_CLI}/version_read.php --path . 2>/dev/null) || true
+          [ -z "$VERSION" ] && { echo "No version found — skipping"; exit 0; }
+
+          # Propagate to platform manifests
+          php ${MOKO_CLI}/version_set_platform.php \
+            --path . --version "$VERSION" --branch dev 2>/dev/null || true
+          php ${MOKO_CLI}/version_check.php --path . --fix 2>/dev/null || true
+
+          # Commit if anything changed
+          if git diff --quiet && git diff --cached --quiet; then
+            echo "No version changes to commit"
+            exit 0
+          fi
+
+          git config --local user.email "gitea-actions[bot]@mokoconsulting.tech"
+          git config --local user.name "gitea-actions[bot]"
+          git remote set-url origin "https://jmiller:${{ secrets.GA_TOKEN }}@git.mokoconsulting.tech/${{ github.repository }}.git"
+          git add -A
+          git commit -m "chore(version): patch bump to ${VERSION} [skip ci]" \
+            --author="gitea-actions[bot] <gitea-actions[bot]@mokoconsulting.tech>"
+          git push origin dev
+          echo "Bumped to ${VERSION}" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY

.mokogitea/workflows/auto-release.yml

@@ -27,13 +27,19 @@ name: "Universal: Build & Release"
 
 on:
   pull_request:
-    types: [closed]
+    types: [opened, closed]
     branches:
       - main
-    paths:
-      - 'src/**'
-      - 'htdocs/**'
   workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      action:
+        description: 'Action to perform'
+        required: false
+        type: choice
+        default: release
+        options:
+          - release
+          - promote-rc
 
 env:
   FORCE_JAVASCRIPT_ACTIONS_TO_NODE24: true
@@ -45,11 +51,66 @@ permissions:
   contents: write
 
 jobs:
+  # ── Draft PR → Promote highest pre-release to RC ─────────────────────────────
+  promote-rc:
+    name: Promote Pre-Release to RC
+    runs-on: release
+    if: >-
+      (github.event.action == 'opened' && github.event.pull_request.draft == true) ||
+      (github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && inputs.action == 'promote-rc')
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6
+        with:
+          token: ${{ secrets.GA_TOKEN }}
+          fetch-depth: 1
+
+      - name: Setup moko-platform tools
+        env:
+          MOKO_CLONE_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GA_TOKEN }}
+          MOKO_CLONE_HOST: git.mokoconsulting.tech/MokoConsulting
+        run: |
+          if ! command -v composer &> /dev/null; then
+            sudo apt-get update -qq && sudo apt-get install -y -qq php-cli php-mbstring php-xml php-zip php-curl composer >/dev/null 2>&1
+          fi
+          git clone --depth 1 --branch main --quiet \
+            "https://x-access-token:${MOKO_CLONE_TOKEN}@${MOKO_CLONE_HOST}/moko-platform.git" \
+            /tmp/moko-platform-api
+          cd /tmp/moko-platform-api
+          composer install --no-dev --no-interaction --quiet
+
+      - name: Promote to release-candidate
+        run: |
+          API_BASE="${GITEA_URL}/api/v1/repos/${GITEA_ORG}/${GITEA_REPO}"
+          php /tmp/moko-platform-api/cli/release_promote.php \
+            --from auto --to release-candidate \
+            --token "${{ secrets.GA_TOKEN }}" \
+            --api-base "${API_BASE}" \
+            --branch "${{ github.event.pull_request.head.ref || 'dev' }}"
+
+      - name: Cascade lesser channels
+        continue-on-error: true
+        run: |
+          API_BASE="${GITEA_URL}/api/v1/repos/${GITEA_ORG}/${GITEA_REPO}"
+          php /tmp/moko-platform-api/cli/release_cascade.php \
+            --stability release-candidate \
+            --token "${{ secrets.GA_TOKEN }}" \
+            --api-base "${API_BASE}"
+
+      - name: Summary
+        if: always()
+        run: |
+          echo "## Promoted to Release Candidate" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "Draft PR opened — promoted highest pre-release to RC" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+
+  # ── Merged PR → Build & Release (or promote RC to stable) ────────────────────
   release:
     name: Build & Release Pipeline
     runs-on: release
     if: >-
-      github.event.pull_request.merged == true || github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch'
+      github.event.pull_request.merged == true ||
+      (github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && inputs.action != 'promote-rc')
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
@@ -79,86 +140,57 @@ jobs:
       - name: Detect platform
         id: platform
         run: |
-          # Read platform from manifest.xml <platform> element; fallback to generic
+          php /tmp/moko-platform-api/cli/manifest_read.php --path . --github-output
-          PLATFORM=$(sed -n 's/.*<platform>\([^<]*\)<\/platform>.*//p' .mokogitea/manifest.xml 2>/dev/null | head -1 | tr -d '[:space:]')
+          MANIFEST=$(find . -maxdepth 3 -name "*.xml" ! -path "./.git/*" -exec grep -l '<extension' {} \; 2>/dev/null | head -1 || true)
-          [ -z "$PLATFORM" ] && PLATFORM="generic"
+          MOD_FILE=$(find . -maxdepth 4 -name "mod*.class.php" ! -path "./.git/*" -exec grep -l 'extends DolibarrModules' {} \; 2>/dev/null | head -1 || true)
-          echo "platform=$PLATFORM" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-          echo "Platform detected: ${PLATFORM}"
-          # For packages: prefer pkg_*.xml in src/; fallback to any manifest
-          MANIFEST=$(find ./src -maxdepth 1 -name "pkg_*.xml" -exec grep -l '<extension' {} \; 2>/dev/null | head -1)
-          [ -z "$MANIFEST" ] && MANIFEST=$(find . -maxdepth 3 -name "*.xml" ! -path "./.git/*" ! -path "*/packages/*" -exec grep -l '<extension' {} \; 2>/dev/null | head -1)
-          [ -z "$MANIFEST" ] && MANIFEST=$(find . -maxdepth 3 -name "*.xml" ! -path "./.git/*" -exec grep -l '<extension' {} \; 2>/dev/null | head -1)
-          MOD_FILE=$(find . -maxdepth 4 -name "mod*.class.php" ! -path "./.git/*" -exec grep -l 'extends DolibarrModules' {} \; 2>/dev/null | head -1)
           echo "manifest=${MANIFEST}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
           echo "mod_file=${MOD_FILE}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
 
-      # -- STEP 1: Read version -----------------------------------------------
+      - name: "Step 1: Read version"
-      - name: "Step 1: Read version from README.md"
         id: version
         run: |
-          VERSION=$(php /tmp/moko-platform-api/cli/version_read.php --path . 2>/dev/null)
+          VERSION=$(php /tmp/moko-platform-api/cli/version_read.php --path .)
           if [ -z "$VERSION" ]; then
-            echo "No VERSION in README.md — skipping release"
+            echo "::error::No VERSION in README.md"
             echo "skip=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
             exit 0
           fi
-          # Derive major.minor for branch naming (patches update existing branch)
-          MINOR=$(echo "$VERSION" | awk -F. '{printf "%s.%s", $1, $2}')
-          PATCH=$(echo "$VERSION" | awk -F. '{print $3}')
-
-          MAJOR=$(echo "$VERSION" | awk -F. '{print $1}')
-          MINOR_NUM=$(echo "$VERSION" | awk -F. '{print $2}')
-
-          echo "version=$VERSION" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-          echo "branch=version/${MAJOR}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-          echo "minor=$MINOR" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-          echo "major=$MAJOR" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-          echo "release_tag=stable" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-          echo "stability=stable" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-          echo "skip=false" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-          if [ "$PATCH" = "00" ] || [ "$PATCH" = "01" ]; then
-            echo "is_minor=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-            echo "Version: $VERSION (first release for this minor — full pipeline)"
-          else
-            echo "is_minor=false" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-            echo "Version: $VERSION (patch — platform version + badges only)"
-          fi
-
-      # -- STEP 1b: Bump minor version (stable = minor bump, reset patch) ------
-      - name: "Step 1b: Bump minor version for stable release"
-        if: steps.version.outputs.skip != 'true'
-        id: bump
-        run: |
-          CLI="/tmp/moko-platform-api/cli"
-          CURRENT=$(php $CLI/version_read.php --path . 2>/dev/null)
-          [ -z "$CURRENT" ] && { echo "skip=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"; exit 0; }
-
-          # Minor bump via CLI (updates README.md in-place)
-          BUMP_OUT=$(php $CLI/version_bump.php --path . --minor)
-          VERSION=$(php $CLI/version_read.php --path . 2>/dev/null)
-          TODAY=$(date +%Y-%m-%d)
-          echo "Stable bump: ${BUMP_OUT}"
-
-          # Set platform-specific version (Joomla XML, Dolibarr mod*.class.php)
-          php $CLI/version_set_platform.php --path . --version "$VERSION" --stability stable --branch main
-
-          # Promote [Unreleased] in CHANGELOG.md
-          php $CLI/changelog_promote.php --path . --version "$VERSION" --date "$TODAY" 2>/dev/null || true
-
-          # Commit and push
-          git config --local user.email "gitea-actions[bot]@mokoconsulting.tech"
-          git config --local user.name "gitea-actions[bot]"
-          git remote set-url origin "https://jmiller:${{ secrets.GA_TOKEN }}@git.mokoconsulting.tech/${{ github.repository }}.git"
-          git add -A
-          git diff --cached --quiet || {
-            git commit -m "chore(version): bump ${CURRENT} → ${VERSION} [skip ci]"
-            git push origin HEAD:main 2>&1
-          }
-
-          # Override version output for rest of pipeline
           MAJOR=$(echo "$VERSION" | cut -d. -f1)
           echo "version=${VERSION}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-          echo "major=${MAJOR}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          echo "release_tag=stable" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          echo "skip=false" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          echo "branch=main" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
+      # -- CHECK FOR RC PROMOTION ------------------------------------------------
+      - name: "Check for RC release"
+        id: rc
+        if: steps.version.outputs.skip != 'true'
+        run: |
+          API_BASE="${GITEA_URL}/api/v1/repos/${GITEA_ORG}/${GITEA_REPO}"
+          RC_JSON=$(curl -sf -H "Authorization: token ${{ secrets.GA_TOKEN }}" \
+            "${API_BASE}/releases/tags/release-candidate" 2>/dev/null || echo "{}")
+          RC_ID=$(echo "$RC_JSON" | python3 -c "import sys,json; d=json.load(sys.stdin); print(d.get('id',''))" 2>/dev/null || true)
+
+          if [ -n "$RC_ID" ] && [ "$RC_ID" != "None" ] && [ "$RC_ID" != "" ]; then
+            echo "promote=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+            echo "release_id=${RC_ID}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+            echo "::notice::RC release found (id: ${RC_ID}) — will promote to stable"
+          else
+            echo "promote=false" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+            echo "::notice::No RC release — full build pipeline"
+          fi
+
+      - name: "Step 1b: Minor bump version"
+        id: bump
+        if: >-
+          steps.version.outputs.skip != 'true' &&
+          steps.rc.outputs.promote != 'true'
+        run: |
+          MOKO_API="/tmp/moko-platform-api/cli"
+          php ${MOKO_API}/version_bump.php --path . --minor 2>&1 || true
+          VERSION=$(php ${MOKO_API}/version_read.php --path .)
+          echo "version=${VERSION}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          echo "Bumped to: ${VERSION}"
 
       - name: Check if already released
         if: steps.version.outputs.skip != 'true'
@@ -186,95 +218,8 @@ jobs:
           steps.check.outputs.already_released != 'true'
         run: |
           VERSION="${{ steps.bump.outputs.version || steps.version.outputs.version }}"
-          ERRORS=0
+          php /tmp/moko-platform-api/cli/release_validate.php \
-
+            --path . --version "$VERSION" --output-summary --github-output || true
-          PLATFORM="${{ steps.platform.outputs.platform }}"
-          MANIFEST="${{ steps.platform.outputs.manifest }}"
-          MOD_FILE="${{ steps.platform.outputs.mod_file }}"
-          echo "## Pre-Release Sanity Checks (${PLATFORM})" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
-          echo "" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
-
-          # -- Version drift check (must pass before release) --------
-          README_VER=$(sed -n 's/.*VERSION:[[:space:]]*\([0-9][0-9]\.[0-9][0-9]\.[0-9][0-9]\).*/\1/p' README.md 2>/dev/null | head -1)
-          if [ "$README_VER" != "$VERSION" ]; then
-            echo "- Version drift: README says \`${README_VER}\` but releasing \`${VERSION}\`" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
-            ERRORS=$((ERRORS+1))
-          else
-            echo "- Version consistent: \`${VERSION}\`" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
-          fi
-
-          # Check CHANGELOG version matches
-          CL_VER=$(sed -n 's/.*VERSION:[[:space:]]*\([0-9][0-9]\.[0-9][0-9]\.[0-9][0-9]\).*/\1/p' CHANGELOG.md 2>/dev/null | head -1)
-          if [ -n "$CL_VER" ] && [ "$CL_VER" != "$VERSION" ]; then
-            echo "- CHANGELOG drift: \`${CL_VER}\` != \`${VERSION}\`" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
-            ERRORS=$((ERRORS+1))
-          fi
-
-          # Check composer.json version if present
-          if [ -f "composer.json" ]; then
-            COMP_VER=$(sed -n 's/.*"version"[[:space:]]*:[[:space:]]*"\([^"]*\)".*/\1/p' composer.json 2>/dev/null | head -1)
-            if [ -n "$COMP_VER" ] && [ "$COMP_VER" != "$VERSION" ]; then
-              echo "- composer.json drift: \`${COMP_VER}\` != \`${VERSION}\`" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
-              ERRORS=$((ERRORS+1))
-            fi
-          fi
-
-          # Common checks
-          if [ ! -f "LICENSE" ]; then
-            echo "- Missing LICENSE file" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
-            ERRORS=$((ERRORS+1))
-          else
-            echo "- LICENSE present" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
-          fi
-
-          if [ ! -d "src" ] && [ ! -d "htdocs" ]; then
-            echo "- Warning: No src/ or htdocs/ directory" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
-          else
-            echo "- Source directory present" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
-          fi
-
-          # -- Platform-specific checks --------
-          case "$PLATFORM" in
-            joomla)
-              if [ -n "$MANIFEST" ]; then
-                XML_VER=$(sed -n 's/.*<version>\([^<]*\)<\/version>.*/\1/p' "$MANIFEST" 2>/dev/null | head -1)
-                if [ -n "$XML_VER" ] && [ "$XML_VER" != "$VERSION" ]; then
-                  echo "- Manifest drift: \`${XML_VER}\` != \`${VERSION}\`" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
-                  ERRORS=$((ERRORS+1))
-                else
-                  echo "- Manifest version: \`${VERSION}\`" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
-                fi
-                TYPE=$(sed -n 's/.*<extension[^>]*type="\([^"]*\)".*/\1/p' "$MANIFEST" 2>/dev/null)
-                echo "- Extension type: ${TYPE:-unknown}" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
-              else
-                echo "- No Joomla XML manifest (WaaS site)" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
-              fi ;;
-            dolibarr)
-              if [ -n "$MOD_FILE" ]; then
-                MOD_VER=$(sed -n "s/.*\\\$this->version = '\([^']*\)'.*/\1/p" "$MOD_FILE" 2>/dev/null | head -1)
-                if [ -n "$MOD_VER" ] && [ "$MOD_VER" != "$VERSION" ]; then
-                  echo "- Module drift: \`${MOD_VER}\` != \`${VERSION}\`" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
-                  ERRORS=$((ERRORS+1))
-                else
-                  echo "- Module version: \`${VERSION}\`" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
-                fi
-              else
-                echo "- No mod*.class.php found" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
-                ERRORS=$((ERRORS+1))
-              fi
-              if [ ! -f "update.txt" ]; then
-                echo "- Missing update.txt" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
-                ERRORS=$((ERRORS+1))
-              fi ;;
-            *) echo "- Generic platform � no manifest checks" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY ;;
-          esac
-
-          echo "" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
-          if [ "$ERRORS" -gt 0 ]; then
-            echo "**${ERRORS} error(s) — release may be incomplete**" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
-          else
-            echo "**All sanity checks passed**" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
-          fi
 
       # -- STEP 2: Create or update version/XX.YY archive branch ---------------
       # Always runs — every version change on main archives to version/XX.YY
@@ -308,37 +253,14 @@ jobs:
 
       # -- STEP 4: Update version badges ----------------------------------------
       - name: "Step 4: Update version badges"
-        if: >-
+        if: steps.version.outputs.skip != 'true'
-          steps.version.outputs.skip != 'true' &&
-          steps.check.outputs.already_released != 'true'
         run: |
           VERSION="${{ steps.bump.outputs.version || steps.version.outputs.version }}"
-          php /tmp/moko-platform-api/cli/badge_update.php --path . --version "$VERSION"
+          php /tmp/moko-platform-api/cli/badge_update.php --path . --version "${VERSION}" 2>/dev/null || true
+          php /tmp/moko-platform-api/cli/version_check.php --path . --fix 2>/dev/null || true
 
-      # -- STEP 5: Write updates.xml (Joomla update server) ---------------------
+      # Step 5 (updates.xml) moved after Step 8 to include SHA-256 checksum
-      - name: "Step 5: Write update stream"
-        id: updates
-        if: >-
-          steps.version.outputs.skip != 'true' &&
-          steps.check.outputs.already_released != 'true'
-        run: |
-          VERSION="${{ steps.bump.outputs.version || steps.version.outputs.version }}"
-          CLI="/tmp/moko-platform-api/cli"
 
-          # Generate updates.xml with all stability channels + suffixed versions
-          # Also exports ext_element, ext_name, ext_type, ext_folder to GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          php $CLI/updates_xml_build.php \
-            --path . \
-            --version "$VERSION" \
-            --stability stable \
-            --gitea-url "${GITEA_URL}" \
-            --org "${GITEA_ORG}" \
-            --repo "${GITEA_REPO}" \
-            --github-output
-
-          echo "updates.xml: ${VERSION} (all channels updated to stable)" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
-
-      # -- Commit all changes ---------------------------------------------------
       - name: Commit release changes
         if: >-
           steps.version.outputs.skip != 'true' &&
@@ -361,9 +283,7 @@ jobs:
       # -- STEP 6: Create tag ---------------------------------------------------
       - name: "Step 6: Create git tag"
         if: >-
-          steps.version.outputs.skip != 'true' &&
+          steps.version.outputs.skip != 'true'
-          steps.check.outputs.tag_exists != 'true' &&
-          steps.version.outputs.is_minor == 'true'
         run: |
           RELEASE_TAG="${{ steps.version.outputs.release_tag }}"
           # Only create the major release tag if it doesn't exist yet
@@ -376,168 +296,116 @@ jobs:
           fi
           echo "Tag: ${TAG}" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
 
-      # -- STEP 7: Create or update Gitea Release --------------------------------
+      # -- STEP 7a: Promote RC to stable (skip build) ----------------------------
-      - name: "Step 7: Gitea Release"
+      - name: "Step 7a: Promote RC to stable"
         if: >-
-          steps.version.outputs.skip != 'true'
+          steps.version.outputs.skip != 'true' &&
+          steps.rc.outputs.promote == 'true'
+        run: |
+          VERSION="${{ steps.bump.outputs.version || steps.version.outputs.version }}"
+          API_BASE="${GITEA_URL}/api/v1/repos/${GITEA_ORG}/${GITEA_REPO}"
+          php /tmp/moko-platform-api/cli/release_promote.php \
+            --from release-candidate --to stable \
+            --token "${{ secrets.GA_TOKEN }}" \
+            --api-base "${API_BASE}" \
+            --path . --branch main
+          echo "Promoted RC → stable (${VERSION})" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+
+      # -- STEP 7b: Create or update Gitea Release (full build path) -------------
+      - name: "Step 7b: Gitea Release"
+        if: >-
+          steps.version.outputs.skip != 'true' &&
+          steps.rc.outputs.promote != 'true'
         run: |
           VERSION="${{ steps.bump.outputs.version || steps.version.outputs.version }}"
           RELEASE_TAG="${{ steps.version.outputs.release_tag }}"
-          BRANCH="${{ steps.version.outputs.branch }}"
-          CLI="/tmp/moko-platform-api/cli"
           API_BASE="${GITEA_URL}/api/v1/repos/${GITEA_ORG}/${GITEA_REPO}"
+          php /tmp/moko-platform-api/cli/release_create.php \
+            --path . --version "$VERSION" --tag "$RELEASE_TAG" \
+            --token "${{ secrets.GA_TOKEN }}" --api-base "$API_BASE" \
+            --repo "${GITEA_REPO}" --branch main
+          echo "Release created: ${VERSION}" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
 
-          # Reuse metadata from Step 5
+      # -- STEP 8: Build packages and upload to release ----------------------------
-          EXT_NAME="${{ steps.updates.outputs.ext_name }}"
-          TYPE_PREFIX="${{ steps.updates.outputs.type_prefix }}"
-          EXT_ELEMENT="${{ steps.updates.outputs.ext_element }}"
-          [ -z "$EXT_NAME" ] && EXT_NAME="${GITEA_REPO}"
-          [ -z "$EXT_ELEMENT" ] && EXT_ELEMENT=$(echo "${GITEA_REPO}" | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]' | tr -d ' -')
-
-          RELEASE_NAME="${EXT_NAME} ${VERSION} (${TYPE_PREFIX}${EXT_ELEMENT}-${VERSION})"
-          NOTES=$(php $CLI/release_notes.php --path . --version "$VERSION" 2>/dev/null)
-          [ -z "$NOTES" ] && NOTES="Release ${VERSION}"
-
-          php $CLI/release_manage.php \
-            --action create \
-            --tag "$RELEASE_TAG" \
-            --name "$RELEASE_NAME" \
-            --body "## ${VERSION} ($(date +%Y-%m-%d))\n${NOTES}" \
-            --target "$BRANCH" \
-            --token "${{ secrets.GA_TOKEN }}" \
-            --api-base "$API_BASE"
-
-          echo "Release created: ${RELEASE_NAME}" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
-
-      # -- STEP 8: Build package, upload, and update checksums -------------------
       - name: "Step 8: Build package and upload"
+        id: package
         if: >-
-          steps.version.outputs.skip != 'true'
+          steps.version.outputs.skip != 'true' &&
+          steps.rc.outputs.promote != 'true'
         run: |
           VERSION="${{ steps.bump.outputs.version || steps.version.outputs.version }}"
           RELEASE_TAG="${{ steps.version.outputs.release_tag }}"
-          CLI="/tmp/moko-platform-api/cli"
           API_BASE="${GITEA_URL}/api/v1/repos/${GITEA_ORG}/${GITEA_REPO}"
+          php /tmp/moko-platform-api/cli/release_package.php \
+            --path . --version "$VERSION" --tag "$RELEASE_TAG" \
+            --token "${{ secrets.GA_TOKEN }}" --api-base "$API_BASE" \
+            --repo "${GITEA_REPO}" --output /tmp || true
 
-          # Build ZIP + tar.gz via CLI (handles single and multi-extension packages)
+      # -- STEP 5: Write update stream (after build so SHA-256 is available) -----
-          php $CLI/package_build.php --path . --version "$VERSION" --output-dir /tmp --github-output
+      - name: "Step 5: Write update stream"
+        if: steps.version.outputs.skip != 'true'
+        run: |
+          VERSION="${{ steps.bump.outputs.version || steps.version.outputs.version }}"
+          SHA256="${{ steps.package.outputs.sha256_zip }}"
 
-          # Read outputs from package_build
+          # Fetch latest updates.xml from main so preserve logic has all channels
-          ZIP_NAME="${{ steps.updates.outputs.type_prefix }}${{ steps.updates.outputs.ext_element }}-${VERSION}.zip"
-          TAR_NAME="${{ steps.updates.outputs.type_prefix }}${{ steps.updates.outputs.ext_element }}-${VERSION}.tar.gz"
-
-          # Upload assets to release (handles dedup automatically)
-          php $CLI/release_manage.php \
-            --action upload \
-            --tag "$RELEASE_TAG" \
-            --files "/tmp/${ZIP_NAME},/tmp/${TAR_NAME}" \
-            --token "${{ secrets.GA_TOKEN }}" \
-            --api-base "$API_BASE"
-
-          # Regenerate updates.xml with SHA-256 from built package
-          SHA256_ZIP=$(sha256sum "/tmp/${ZIP_NAME}" | cut -d' ' -f1)
-          php $CLI/updates_xml_build.php \
-            --path . \
-            --version "$VERSION" \
-            --stability stable \
-            --sha "$SHA256_ZIP" \
-            --gitea-url "${GITEA_URL}" \
-            --org "${GITEA_ORG}" \
-            --repo "${GITEA_REPO}"
-
-          # Commit updated updates.xml
-          git add updates.xml
-          git commit -m "chore(release): ZIP + tar.gz for ${VERSION} [skip ci]" \
-            --author="gitea-actions[bot] <gitea-actions[bot]@mokoconsulting.tech>" || true
-          git push || true
-
-          # Sync updates.xml to main via API (may be on version/XX branch)
           GA_TOKEN="${{ secrets.GA_TOKEN }}"
-          API="${GITEA_URL:-https://git.mokoconsulting.tech}/api/v1/repos/${{ github.repository }}"
+          API="${GITEA_URL}/api/v1/repos/${{ github.repository }}"
-          FILE_SHA=$(curl -sf -H "Authorization: token ${GA_TOKEN}" \
+          curl -sf -H "Authorization: token ${GA_TOKEN}" \
-            "${API}/contents/updates.xml?ref=main" | jq -r '.sha // empty')
+            "${API}/contents/updates.xml?ref=main" 2>/dev/null | \
-          if [ -n "$FILE_SHA" ]; then
+            python3 -c "import sys,json,base64; print(base64.b64decode(json.load(sys.stdin)['content']).decode())" \
-            CONTENT=$(base64 -w0 updates.xml)
+            > updates.xml 2>/dev/null || true
-            curl -sf -X PUT -H "Authorization: token ${GA_TOKEN}" \
+
-              -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+          SHA_FLAG=""
-              "${API}/contents/updates.xml" \
+          [ -n "$SHA256" ] && SHA_FLAG="--sha ${SHA256}"
-              -d "$(jq -n \
+
-                --arg content "$CONTENT" \
+          php /tmp/moko-platform-api/cli/updates_xml_build.php \
-                --arg sha "$FILE_SHA" \
+            --path . --version "${VERSION}" --stability stable \
-                --arg msg "chore: sync updates.xml ${VERSION} [skip ci]" \
+            --gitea-url "${GITEA_URL}" --org "${GITEA_ORG}" --repo "${GITEA_REPO}" \
-                --arg branch "main" \
+            ${SHA_FLAG} --github-output
-                '{content: $content, sha: $sha, message: $msg, branch: $branch}'
+
-              )" > /dev/null 2>&1 \
+          # Commit updates.xml if changed
-              && echo "updates.xml synced to main via API" \
+          if ! git diff --quiet updates.xml 2>/dev/null; then
-              || echo "WARNING: failed to sync updates.xml to main"
+            git config --local user.email "gitea-actions[bot]@mokoconsulting.tech"
+            git config --local user.name "gitea-actions[bot]"
+            git remote set-url origin "https://jmiller:${{ secrets.GA_TOKEN }}@git.mokoconsulting.tech/${{ github.repository }}.git"
+            git add updates.xml
+            git commit -m "chore: update stable channel ${VERSION} [skip ci]" \
+              --author="gitea-actions[bot] <gitea-actions[bot]@mokoconsulting.tech>"
+            git push origin HEAD 2>&1 || true
           fi
 
-          # Build release body with changelog + SHA
+      # -- STEP 8b: Update release description with changelog ----------------------
-          NOTES=$(php $CLI/release_notes.php --path . --version "$VERSION" 2>/dev/null)
+      - name: "Step 8b: Update release body"
-          SHA256_TAR=""
+        if: steps.version.outputs.skip != 'true'
-          [ -f "/tmp/${TAR_NAME}" ] && SHA256_TAR=$(sha256sum "/tmp/${TAR_NAME}" | cut -d' ' -f1)
+        continue-on-error: true
-
+        run: |
-          BODY="## ${VERSION} ($(date +%Y-%m-%d))\n\n${NOTES}\n\n---\n\n### Checksums\n\n"
+          VERSION="${{ steps.bump.outputs.version || steps.version.outputs.version }}"
-          BODY="${BODY}| File | SHA-256 |\n|------|--------|\n"
+          RELEASE_TAG="${{ steps.version.outputs.release_tag }}"
-          BODY="${BODY}| \`${ZIP_NAME}\` | \`${SHA256_ZIP}\` |\n"
+          php /tmp/moko-platform-api/cli/release_body_update.php \
-          [ -n "$SHA256_TAR" ] && BODY="${BODY}| \`${TAR_NAME}\` | \`${SHA256_TAR}\` |\n"
+            --path . --version "${VERSION}" --tag "${RELEASE_TAG}" \
-
-          printf '%b' "$BODY" > /tmp/release_body.md
-          php $CLI/release_manage.php \
-            --action update-body \
-            --tag "$RELEASE_TAG" \
-            --body-file /tmp/release_body.md \
             --token "${{ secrets.GA_TOKEN }}" \
-            --api-base "$API_BASE"
+            --gitea-url "${GITEA_URL}" --org "${GITEA_ORG}" --repo "${GITEA_REPO}" \
-
+            2>&1 || true
-          echo "### Packages" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "Release body updated" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
-          echo "| Package | SHA-256 |" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
-          echo "|---------|---------|" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
-          echo "| \`${ZIP_NAME}\` | \`${SHA256_ZIP}\` |" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
-          echo "| \`${TAR_NAME}\` | \`${SHA256_TAR}\` |" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
 
       # -- STEP 9: Mirror to GitHub (stable only) --------------------------------
       - name: "Step 9: Mirror release to GitHub"
         if: >-
           steps.version.outputs.skip != 'true' &&
-          steps.version.outputs.stability == 'stable' &&
           secrets.GH_TOKEN != ''
         continue-on-error: true
-        env:
-          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GH_TOKEN }}
         run: |
           VERSION="${{ steps.bump.outputs.version || steps.version.outputs.version }}"
           RELEASE_TAG="${{ steps.version.outputs.release_tag }}"
-          MAJOR="${{ steps.version.outputs.major }}"
-          BRANCH="${{ steps.version.outputs.branch }}"
           GH_REPO="${{ vars.GH_MIRROR_REPO || github.repository }}"
-
+          API_BASE="${GITEA_URL}/api/v1/repos/${GITEA_ORG}/${GITEA_REPO}"
-          NOTES=$(php /tmp/moko-platform-api/cli/release_notes.php --path . --version "$VERSION" 2>/dev/null || true)
+          php /tmp/moko-platform-api/cli/release_mirror.php \
-          [ -z "$NOTES" ] && NOTES="Release ${VERSION}"
+            --version "$VERSION" --tag "$RELEASE_TAG" \
-          echo "$NOTES" > /tmp/release_notes.md
+            --token "${{ secrets.GA_TOKEN }}" --api-base "$API_BASE" \
-
+            --gh-token "${{ secrets.GH_TOKEN }}" --gh-repo "$GH_REPO" \
-          EXISTING=$(curl -sf -H "Authorization: token ${{ secrets.GA_TOKEN }}" "${GITEA_URL:-https://git.mokoconsulting.tech}/api/v1/repos/${{ github.repository }}/releases/tags/$RELEASE_TAG" 2>/dev/null | jq -r ".tag_name // empty" || true)
+            --branch main 2>&1 || true
-
+          echo "GitHub mirror updated" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
-          if [ -z "$EXISTING" ]; then
-            gh release create "$RELEASE_TAG" \
-              --repo "$GH_REPO" \
-              --title "v${MAJOR} (latest: ${VERSION})" \
-              --notes-file /tmp/release_notes.md \
-              --target "$BRANCH" || true
-          else
-            gh release edit "$RELEASE_TAG" \
-              --repo "$GH_REPO" \
-              --title "v${MAJOR} (latest: ${VERSION})" || true
-          fi
-
-          # Upload assets to GitHub mirror
-          for PKG in /tmp/${EXT_ELEMENT:-pkg}-${VERSION}.*; do
-            if [ -f "$PKG" ]; then
-              _RELID=$(curl -sf -H "Authorization: token ${{ secrets.GA_TOKEN }}" "${GITEA_URL:-https://git.mokoconsulting.tech}/api/v1/repos/${{ github.repository }}/releases/tags/$RELEASE_TAG" 2>/dev/null | jq -r ".id // empty")
-              [ -n "$_RELID" ] && curl -sf -X POST -H "Authorization: token ${{ secrets.GA_TOKEN }}" -H "Content-Type: application/octet-stream" "${GITEA_URL:-https://git.mokoconsulting.tech}/api/v1/repos/${{ github.repository }}/releases/${_RELID}/assets?name=$(basename $PKG)" --data-binary "@$PKG" > /dev/null 2>&1 || true
-            fi
-          done
-          echo "GitHub mirror updated: ${GH_REPO} ${RELEASE_TAG}" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
 
       # -- STEP 10: Sync main branch to GitHub mirror ----------------------------
       - name: "Step 10: Push main to GitHub mirror"
@@ -557,16 +425,18 @@ jobs:
             || echo "WARNING: GitHub mirror push failed"
 
       # -- Clean up lesser pre-releases (cascade) ---------------------------------
+      # stable → deletes all | rc → beta,alpha,dev | beta → alpha,dev | alpha → dev
       - name: "Delete lesser pre-release channels"
-        if: steps.version.outputs.skip != 'true'
         continue-on-error: true
         run: |
+          VERSION="${{ steps.bump.outputs.version || steps.version.outputs.version }}"
+          API_BASE="${GITEA_URL}/api/v1/repos/${GITEA_ORG}/${GITEA_REPO}"
           php /tmp/moko-platform-api/cli/release_cascade.php \
             --stability stable \
+            --version "${VERSION}" \
             --token "${{ secrets.GA_TOKEN }}" \
-            --api-base "${GITEA_URL}/api/v1/repos/${GITEA_ORG}/${GITEA_REPO}"
+            --api-base "${API_BASE}" 2>/dev/null || true
 
-      # -- STEP 11: Reset dev branch from main ------------------------------------
       - name: "Step 11: Delete and recreate dev branch from main"
         if: steps.version.outputs.skip != 'true'
         continue-on-error: true
@@ -588,26 +458,14 @@ jobs:
 
 
       # -- Dolibarr post-release: Reset dev version -----------------------------
-      - name: "Dolibarr: Reset dev version"
+      - name: "Post-release: Reset dev version"
-        if: >-
+        if: steps.version.outputs.skip != 'true'
-          steps.version.outputs.skip != 'true' &&
-          steps.platform.outputs.platform == 'dolibarr' &&
-          steps.platform.outputs.mod_file != ''
         continue-on-error: true
         run: |
           API_BASE="${GITEA_URL}/api/v1/repos/${GITEA_ORG}/${GITEA_REPO}"
-          TOKEN="${{ secrets.GA_TOKEN }}"
+          php /tmp/moko-platform-api/cli/version_reset_dev.php \
-          MOD_FILE="${{ steps.platform.outputs.mod_file }}"
+            --token "${{ secrets.GA_TOKEN }}" --api-base "${API_BASE}" \
-          ENCODED_PATH=$(echo "$MOD_FILE" | sed 's|^\./||' | python3 -c "import sys,urllib.parse; print(urllib.parse.quote(sys.stdin.read().strip()))")
+            --branch dev --path . 2>&1 || true
-          FILE_RESP=$(curl -sf -H "Authorization: token ${TOKEN}" "${API_BASE}/contents/${ENCODED_PATH}?ref=dev" 2>/dev/null || true)
-          FILE_SHA=$(echo "$FILE_RESP" | python3 -c "import sys,json; print(json.load(sys.stdin).get('sha',''))" 2>/dev/null || true)
-          FILE_CONTENT=$(echo "$FILE_RESP" | python3 -c "import sys,json,base64; print(base64.b64decode(json.load(sys.stdin).get('content','')).decode())" 2>/dev/null || true)
-          if [ -n "$FILE_SHA" ] && [ -n "$FILE_CONTENT" ]; then
-            UPDATED=$(echo "$FILE_CONTENT" | sed "s/\$this->version = '[^']*'/\$this->version = 'development'/")
-            ENCODED=$(echo "$UPDATED" | base64 -w0)
-            curl -sf -X PUT -H "Authorization: token ${TOKEN}" -H "Content-Type: application/json" "${API_BASE}/contents/${ENCODED_PATH}" \
-              -d "$(jq -n --arg content \"$ENCODED\" --arg sha \"$FILE_SHA\" --arg msg \"chore(version): reset dev version [skip ci]\" --arg branch \"dev\" '{content:$content,sha:$sha,message:$msg,branch:$branch}')" > /dev/null 2>&1 || true
-          fi
 
       # -- Summary --------------------------------------------------------------
       - name: Pipeline Summary

.mokogitea/workflows/pre-release.yml

@@ -8,11 +8,15 @@
 # REPO: https://git.mokoconsulting.tech/MokoConsulting/moko-platform
 # PATH: /templates/workflows/universal/pre-release.yml.template
 # VERSION: 05.01.00
-# BRIEF: Manual pre-release — builds dev/alpha/beta/rc packages from any branch
+# BRIEF: Manual pre-release -- builds dev/alpha/beta/rc packages from any branch
 
 name: "Universal: Pre-Release"
 
 on:
+  pull_request:
+    types: [closed]
+    branches:
+      - dev
   workflow_dispatch:
     inputs:
       stability:
@@ -35,8 +39,11 @@ env:
 
 jobs:
   build:
-    name: "Build Pre-Release (${{ inputs.stability }})"
+    name: "Build Pre-Release (${{ inputs.stability || 'development' }})"
     runs-on: release
+    if: >-
+      github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' ||
+      (github.event.pull_request.merged == true && github.event.pull_request.base.ref == 'dev')
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
@@ -49,7 +56,6 @@ jobs:
         env:
           MOKO_CLONE_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GA_TOKEN }}
           MOKO_CLONE_HOST: git.mokoconsulting.tech/MokoConsulting
-          COMPOSER_AUTH: '{"github-oauth":{"github.com":"${{ secrets.GH_TOKEN }}"}}'
         run: |
           if ! command -v composer &> /dev/null; then
             sudo apt-get update -qq && sudo apt-get install -y -qq php-cli php-mbstring php-xml php-zip php-curl composer >/dev/null 2>&1
@@ -57,22 +63,18 @@ jobs:
           git clone --depth 1 --branch main --quiet \
             "https://x-access-token:${MOKO_CLONE_TOKEN}@${MOKO_CLONE_HOST}/moko-platform.git" \
             /tmp/moko-platform-api
-          cd /tmp/moko-platform-api
+          cd /tmp/moko-platform-api && composer install --no-dev --no-interaction --quiet
-          composer install --no-dev --no-interaction --quiet
+          echo "MOKO_CLI=/tmp/moko-platform-api/cli" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
 
       - name: Detect platform
         id: platform
         run: |
-          PLATFORM=$(sed -n 's/.*<platform>\([^<]*\)<\/platform>.*/\1/p' .mokogitea/manifest.xml 2>/dev/null | head -1 | tr -d '[:space:]')
+          php ${MOKO_CLI}/manifest_read.php --path . --github-output
-          [ -z "$PLATFORM" ] && PLATFORM=$(sed -n 's/.*<platform>\([^<]*\)<\/platform>.*/\1/p' .gitea/manifest.xml 2>/dev/null | head -1 | tr -d '[:space:]')
-          [ -z "$PLATFORM" ] && PLATFORM="generic"
-          echo "platform=$PLATFORM" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
 
       - name: Resolve metadata and bump version
         id: meta
         run: |
-          CLI="/tmp/moko-platform-api/cli"
+          STABILITY="${{ inputs.stability || 'development' }}"
-          STABILITY="${{ inputs.stability }}"
 
           case "$STABILITY" in
             development)        SUFFIX="-dev";   TAG="development" ;;
@@ -81,16 +83,15 @@ jobs:
             release-candidate)  SUFFIX="-rc";    TAG="release-candidate" ;;
           esac
 
-          # Bump patch version via CLI
+          # Read current version (bump already handled by push workflow)
-          CURRENT=$(php $CLI/version_read.php --path . 2>/dev/null)
+          VERSION=$(php ${MOKO_CLI}/version_read.php --path . 2>/dev/null)
-          [ -z "$CURRENT" ] && CURRENT="00.00.00"
+          [ -z "$VERSION" ] && VERSION="00.00.01"
-          php $CLI/version_bump.php --path .
-          VERSION=$(php $CLI/version_read.php --path . 2>/dev/null)
-          echo "Bumping: ${CURRENT} → ${VERSION} (patch)"
 
-          # Set platform-specific version with stability suffix
+          php ${MOKO_CLI}/version_set_platform.php \
-          php $CLI/version_set_platform.php \
+            --path . --version "$VERSION" --branch "${{ github.ref_name }}" 2>/dev/null || true
-            --path . --version "$VERSION" --stability "$STABILITY" --branch "${{ github.ref_name }}"
+
+          # Verify version consistency across all files
+          php ${MOKO_CLI}/version_check.php --path . --fix 2>/dev/null || true
 
           # Commit version bump
           git config --local user.email "gitea-actions[bot]@mokoconsulting.tech"
@@ -98,90 +99,76 @@ jobs:
           git remote set-url origin "https://jmiller:${{ secrets.GA_TOKEN }}@git.mokoconsulting.tech/${{ github.repository }}.git"
           git add -A
           git diff --cached --quiet || {
-            git commit -m "chore(version): bump ${CURRENT} → ${VERSION}${SUFFIX} [skip ci]"
+            git commit -m "chore(version): pre-release bump to ${VERSION} [skip ci]"
             git push origin HEAD 2>&1
           }
 
+          # Auto-detect element via manifest_element.php
+          php ${MOKO_CLI}/manifest_element.php \
+            --path . --version "$VERSION" --stability "$STABILITY" \
+            --repo "${GITEA_REPO}" --github-output
+
+          # Read back element outputs
+          EXT_ELEMENT=$(grep '^ext_element=' "$GITHUB_OUTPUT" | tail -1 | cut -d= -f2)
+          ZIP_NAME=$(grep '^zip_name=' "$GITHUB_OUTPUT" | tail -1 | cut -d= -f2)
+          [ -z "$EXT_ELEMENT" ] && EXT_ELEMENT=$(echo "${GITEA_REPO}" | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]' | tr -d ' -')
+          [ -z "$ZIP_NAME" ] && ZIP_NAME="${EXT_ELEMENT}-${VERSION}${SUFFIX}.zip"
+
           echo "version=${VERSION}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
           echo "stability=${STABILITY}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
           echo "suffix=${SUFFIX}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
           echo "tag=${TAG}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          echo "zip_name=${ZIP_NAME}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          echo "ext_element=${EXT_ELEMENT}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
 
-      - name: Build package
+          echo "=== Pre-Release: ${EXT_ELEMENT} ${VERSION}${SUFFIX} ==="
+
+      - name: Create release
+        id: release
+        run: |
+          TAG="${{ steps.meta.outputs.tag }}"
+          VERSION="${{ steps.meta.outputs.version }}"
+          API_BASE="${GITEA_URL}/api/v1/repos/${GITEA_ORG}/${GITEA_REPO}"
+          php ${MOKO_CLI}/release_create.php \
+            --path . --version "$VERSION" --tag "$TAG" \
+            --token "${{ secrets.GA_TOKEN }}" --api-base "$API_BASE" \
+            --repo "${GITEA_REPO}" --branch dev --prerelease
+
+      - name: Build package and upload
         id: package
         run: |
-          CLI="/tmp/moko-platform-api/cli"
           VERSION="${{ steps.meta.outputs.version }}"
-          SUFFIX="${{ steps.meta.outputs.suffix }}"
-
-          # Build ZIP + tar.gz via CLI (handles type prefix, excludes, multi-extension packages)
-          php $CLI/package_build.php \
-            --path . \
-            --version "${VERSION}${SUFFIX}" \
-            --output-dir build \
-            --github-output
-
-      - name: Create release and upload
-        run: |
-          CLI="/tmp/moko-platform-api/cli"
-          VERSION="${{ steps.meta.outputs.version }}"
-          SUFFIX="${{ steps.meta.outputs.suffix }}"
           TAG="${{ steps.meta.outputs.tag }}"
-          STABILITY="${{ steps.meta.outputs.stability }}"
           API_BASE="${GITEA_URL}/api/v1/repos/${GITEA_ORG}/${GITEA_REPO}"
-          EXT_ELEMENT="${{ steps.package.outputs.ext_element }}"
+          php ${MOKO_CLI}/release_package.php \
-          [ -z "$EXT_ELEMENT" ] && EXT_ELEMENT=$(echo "${GITEA_REPO}" | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]' | tr -d ' -')
+            --path . --version "$VERSION" --tag "$TAG" \
-
+            --token "${{ secrets.GA_TOKEN }}" --api-base "$API_BASE" \
-          SHA256="${{ steps.package.outputs.sha256_zip }}"
+            --repo "${GITEA_REPO}" --output /tmp || true
-          ZIP_PATH="${{ steps.package.outputs.zip_path }}"
-          TAR_PATH="${{ steps.package.outputs.tar_path }}"
-
-          # Create release
-          php $CLI/release_manage.php \
-            --action create \
-            --tag "$TAG" \
-            --name "${EXT_ELEMENT} ${VERSION}${SUFFIX} (${STABILITY})" \
-            --body "## ${VERSION}${SUFFIX} ($(date +%Y-%m-%d))\n**Channel:** ${STABILITY}\n**SHA-256:** \`${SHA256}\`" \
-            --target "${{ github.ref_name }}" \
-            --token "${{ secrets.GA_TOKEN }}" \
-            --api-base "$API_BASE"
-
-          # Upload assets
-          FILES="${ZIP_PATH}"
-          [ -f "$TAR_PATH" ] && FILES="${FILES},${TAR_PATH}"
-          php $CLI/release_manage.php \
-            --action upload \
-            --tag "$TAG" \
-            --files "$FILES" \
-            --token "${{ secrets.GA_TOKEN }}" \
-            --api-base "$API_BASE"
 
       - name: Update updates.xml
         if: steps.platform.outputs.platform == 'joomla'
         run: |
-          CLI="/tmp/moko-platform-api/cli"
           VERSION="${{ steps.meta.outputs.version }}"
           STABILITY="${{ steps.meta.outputs.stability }}"
           SHA256="${{ steps.package.outputs.sha256_zip }}"
 
-          # Map stability names
+          if [ ! -f "updates.xml" ]; then
-          case "$STABILITY" in
+            echo "No updates.xml -- skipping"
-            release-candidate) CLI_STABILITY="rc" ;;
+            exit 0
-            *) CLI_STABILITY="$STABILITY" ;;
+          fi
-          esac
 
-          # Generate updates.xml with stability-suffixed versions
+          SHA_FLAG=""
-          php $CLI/updates_xml_build.php \
+          [ -n "$SHA256" ] && SHA_FLAG="--sha ${SHA256}"
-            --path . \
+
-            --version "$VERSION" \
+          php ${MOKO_CLI}/updates_xml_build.php \
-            --stability "$CLI_STABILITY" \
+            --path . --version "${VERSION}" --stability "${STABILITY}" \
-            --sha "$SHA256" \
+            --gitea-url "${GITEA_URL}" --org "${GITEA_ORG}" --repo "${GITEA_REPO}" \
-            --gitea-url "${GITEA_URL}" \
+            ${SHA_FLAG}
-            --org "${GITEA_ORG}" \
-            --repo "${GITEA_REPO}"
 
           # Commit and push
           if ! git diff --quiet updates.xml 2>/dev/null; then
+            git config --local user.email "gitea-actions[bot]@mokoconsulting.tech"
+            git config --local user.name "gitea-actions[bot]"
             git add updates.xml
             git commit -m "chore: update ${STABILITY} channel ${VERSION} [skip ci]"
             git push origin HEAD 2>&1 || echo "WARNING: push failed"
@@ -196,9 +183,9 @@ jobs:
 
           for BRANCH in main dev; do
             [ "$BRANCH" = "$CURRENT_BRANCH" ] && continue
-            echo "Syncing updates.xml → ${BRANCH}"
+            echo "Syncing updates.xml -> ${BRANCH}"
             git fetch origin "${BRANCH}" 2>/dev/null || continue
-            git checkout "origin/${BRANCH}" -- . 2>/dev/null || continue
+            git checkout "origin/${BRANCH}" -- updates.xml 2>/dev/null || continue
             git checkout "${CURRENT_BRANCH}" -- updates.xml
             if ! git diff --quiet updates.xml 2>/dev/null; then
               git add updates.xml
@@ -211,15 +198,26 @@ jobs:
       - name: "Delete lesser pre-release channels (cascade)"
         continue-on-error: true
         run: |
+          API_BASE="${GITEA_URL}/api/v1/repos/${GITEA_ORG}/${GITEA_REPO}"
+          TOKEN="${{ secrets.GA_TOKEN }}"
+
+          php ${MOKO_CLI}/release_cascade.php \
+            --stability "${{ steps.meta.outputs.stability }}" \
+            --token "${TOKEN}" \
+            --api-base "${API_BASE}"
+
+      - name: Summary
+        if: always()
+        run: |
+          VERSION="${{ steps.meta.outputs.version }}"
           STABILITY="${{ steps.meta.outputs.stability }}"
-
+          ZIP_NAME="${{ steps.meta.outputs.zip_name }}"
-          # Map workflow stability names to CLI names
+          SHA256="${{ steps.package.outputs.sha256_zip }}"
-          case "$STABILITY" in
+          echo "## Pre-Release Complete" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
-            release-candidate) CLI_STABILITY="rc" ;;
+          echo "" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
-            *) CLI_STABILITY="$STABILITY" ;;
+          echo "| Field | Value |" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
-          esac
+          echo "|-------|-------|" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
-
+          echo "| Version | \`${VERSION}\` |" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
-          php /tmp/moko-platform-api/cli/release_cascade.php \
+          echo "| Channel | ${STABILITY} |" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
-            --stability "$CLI_STABILITY" \
+          echo "| Package | \`${ZIP_NAME}\` |" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
-            --token "${{ secrets.GA_TOKEN }}" \
+          echo "| SHA-256 | \`${SHA256:-n/a}\` |" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
-            --api-base "${GITEA_URL}/api/v1/repos/${GITEA_ORG}/${GITEA_REPO}"

.mokogitea/workflows/update-server.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,597 @@
+# Copyright (C) 2026 Moko Consulting <hello@mokoconsulting.tech>
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+#
+# FILE INFORMATION
+# DEFGROUP: Gitea.Workflow
+# INGROUP: MokoStandards.Universal
+# REPO: https://git.mokoconsulting.tech/MokoConsulting/moko-platform
+# PATH: /templates/workflows/update-server.yml
+# VERSION: 04.07.00
+# BRIEF: Update server XML feed with stable/rc/beta/alpha/dev entries (universal)
+#
+# Writes updates.xml with multiple <update> entries:
+#   - <tag>stable</tag>     on push to main (from auto-release)
+#   - <tag>rc</tag>         on push to rc/**
+#   - <tag>development</tag> on push to dev or dev/**
+#
+# Joomla filters by user's "Minimum Stability" setting.
+
+name: "Update Server"
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - 'dev'
+      - 'dev/**'
+      - 'alpha/**'
+      - 'beta/**'
+      - 'rc/**'
+    paths:
+      - 'src/**'
+      - 'htdocs/**'
+  pull_request:
+    types: [closed]
+    branches:
+      - 'dev'
+      - 'dev/**'
+      - 'alpha/**'
+      - 'beta/**'
+      - 'rc/**'
+    paths:
+      - 'src/**'
+      - 'htdocs/**'
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      stability:
+        description: 'Stability tag'
+        required: true
+        default: 'development'
+        type: choice
+        options:
+          - development
+          - alpha
+          - beta
+          - rc
+          - stable
+
+env:
+  FORCE_JAVASCRIPT_ACTIONS_TO_NODE24: true
+  GITEA_URL: ${{ vars.GITEA_URL || 'https://git.mokoconsulting.tech' }}
+  GITEA_ORG: ${{ vars.GITEA_ORG || github.repository_owner }}
+  GITEA_REPO: ${{ vars.GITEA_REPO || github.event.repository.name }}
+
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+
+jobs:
+  update-xml:
+    name: Update updates.xml
+    runs-on: release
+    if: >-
+      github.event.pull_request.merged == true || github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' || github.event_name == 'push'
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          token: ${{ secrets.GA_TOKEN }}
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: Setup moko-platform tools
+        env:
+          MOKO_CLONE_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GA_TOKEN }}
+          MOKO_CLONE_HOST: git.mokoconsulting.tech/MokoConsulting
+          COMPOSER_AUTH: '{"http-basic":{"git.mokoconsulting.tech":{"username":"token","password":"${{ secrets.GA_TOKEN }}"}}}'
+        run: |
+          if ! command -v composer &> /dev/null; then
+            sudo apt-get update -qq && sudo apt-get install -y -qq php-cli php-mbstring php-xml php-zip php-curl composer >/dev/null 2>&1
+          fi
+          if [ -d "/tmp/moko-platform" ]; then
+            echo "moko-platform already available — skipping clone"
+          else
+            git clone --depth 1 --branch main --quiet \
+              "https://x-access-token:${MOKO_CLONE_TOKEN}@${MOKO_CLONE_HOST}/moko-platform.git" \
+              /tmp/moko-platform 2>/dev/null || true
+          fi
+          if [ -d "/tmp/moko-platform" ] && [ -f "/tmp/moko-platform/composer.json" ]; then
+            cd /tmp/moko-platform && composer install --no-dev --no-interaction --quiet 2>/dev/null || true
+          fi
+
+      - name: Generate updates.xml entry
+        id: update
+        run: |
+          BRANCH="${{ github.ref_name }}"
+          REPO="${{ github.repository }}"
+          API_BASE="${GITEA_URL}/api/v1/repos/${GITEA_ORG}/${GITEA_REPO}"
+          VERSION=$(php /tmp/moko-platform/cli/version_read.php --path . 2>/dev/null || echo "0.0.0")
+
+          # Auto-bump patch on all branches (dev, alpha, beta, rc)
+          git config --local user.email "gitea-actions[bot]@mokoconsulting.tech"
+          git config --local user.name "gitea-actions[bot]"
+          BUMPED=$(php /tmp/moko-platform/cli/version_bump.php --path . 2>/dev/null || true)
+          if [ -n "$BUMPED" ]; then
+            VERSION=$(php /tmp/moko-platform/cli/version_read.php --path . 2>/dev/null || echo "$VERSION")
+            git add -A
+            git commit -m "chore(version): auto-bump patch ${VERSION} [skip ci]" \
+              --author="gitea-actions[bot] <gitea-actions[bot]@mokoconsulting.tech>" 2>/dev/null || true
+            git push 2>/dev/null || true
+          fi
+
+          # Determine stability from branch or input
+          if [ "${{ github.event_name }}" = "workflow_dispatch" ]; then
+            STABILITY="${{ inputs.stability }}"
+          elif [[ "$BRANCH" == rc/* ]]; then
+            STABILITY="rc"
+          elif [[ "$BRANCH" == beta/* ]]; then
+            STABILITY="beta"
+          elif [[ "$BRANCH" == alpha/* ]]; then
+            STABILITY="alpha"
+          elif [[ "$BRANCH" == dev/* ]] || [[ "$BRANCH" == "dev" ]]; then
+            STABILITY="development"
+          else
+            STABILITY="stable"
+          fi
+
+          echo "stability=${STABILITY}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
+          # Parse manifest (portable — no grep -P)
+          MANIFEST=$(find . -maxdepth 3 -name "*.xml" ! -path "./.git/*" ! -path "./build/*" -exec grep -l '<extension' {} \; 2>/dev/null | head -1)
+          if [ -z "$MANIFEST" ]; then
+            echo "No Joomla manifest found — skipping"
+            exit 0
+          fi
+
+          # Extract fields using sed (works on all runners)
+          EXT_NAME=$(sed -n 's/.*<name>\([^<]*\)<\/name>.*/\1/p' "$MANIFEST" | head -1)
+          EXT_TYPE=$(sed -n 's/.*<extension[^>]*type="\([^"]*\)".*/\1/p' "$MANIFEST" | head -1)
+          EXT_ELEMENT=$(sed -n 's/.*<element>\([^<]*\)<\/element>.*/\1/p' "$MANIFEST" | head -1)
+          EXT_CLIENT=$(sed -n 's/.*<extension[^>]*client="\([^"]*\)".*/\1/p' "$MANIFEST" | head -1)
+          EXT_FOLDER=$(sed -n 's/.*<extension[^>]*group="\([^"]*\)".*/\1/p' "$MANIFEST" | head -1)
+          EXT_VERSION=$(sed -n 's/.*<version>\([^<]*\)<\/version>.*/\1/p' "$MANIFEST" | head -1)
+          TARGET_PLATFORM=$(sed -n 's/.*\(<targetplatform[^/]*\/>\).*/\1/p' "$MANIFEST" | head -1)
+          PHP_MINIMUM=$(sed -n 's/.*<php_minimum>\([^<]*\)<\/php_minimum>.*/\1/p' "$MANIFEST" | head -1)
+
+          # Fallbacks
+          [ -z "$EXT_NAME" ] && EXT_NAME="${{ github.event.repository.name }}"
+          [ -z "$EXT_TYPE" ] && EXT_TYPE="component"
+
+          # Derive element if not in manifest: try XML filename, then repo name
+          if [ -z "$EXT_ELEMENT" ]; then
+            EXT_ELEMENT=$(basename "$MANIFEST" .xml | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')
+            case "$EXT_ELEMENT" in
+              templatedetails|manifest|*.xml) EXT_ELEMENT=$(echo "${{ github.event.repository.name }}" | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]' | tr -d ' -') ;;
+            esac
+          fi
+
+          # Use manifest version if README version is empty
+          [ "$VERSION" = "0.0.0" ] && [ -n "$EXT_VERSION" ] && VERSION="$EXT_VERSION"
+
+          [ -z "$TARGET_PLATFORM" ] && TARGET_PLATFORM=$(printf '<targetplatform name="joomla" version="((5.[0-9])|(6.[0-9]))" %s>' "/")
+
+          # Joomla requires <client> on ALL extension types for update matching
+          if [ -n "$EXT_CLIENT" ]; then
+            CLIENT_TAG="<client>${EXT_CLIENT}</client>"
+          else
+            CLIENT_TAG="<client>site</client>"
+          fi
+
+          FOLDER_TAG=""
+          [ -n "$EXT_FOLDER" ] && [ "$EXT_TYPE" = "plugin" ] && FOLDER_TAG="<folder>${EXT_FOLDER}</folder>"
+
+          PHP_TAG=""
+          [ -n "$PHP_MINIMUM" ] && PHP_TAG="<php_minimum>${PHP_MINIMUM}</php_minimum>"
+
+          # Version suffix for non-stable
+          DISPLAY_VERSION="$VERSION"
+          case "$STABILITY" in
+            development) DISPLAY_VERSION="${VERSION}-dev" ;;
+            alpha)       DISPLAY_VERSION="${VERSION}-alpha" ;;
+            beta)        DISPLAY_VERSION="${VERSION}-beta" ;;
+            rc)          DISPLAY_VERSION="${VERSION}-rc" ;;
+          esac
+
+          MAJOR=$(echo "$VERSION" | awk -F. '{print $1}')
+
+          # Each stability level has its own release tag
+          case "$STABILITY" in
+            development) RELEASE_TAG="development" ;;
+            alpha)       RELEASE_TAG="alpha" ;;
+            beta)        RELEASE_TAG="beta" ;;
+            rc)          RELEASE_TAG="release-candidate" ;;
+            *)           RELEASE_TAG="v${MAJOR}" ;;
+          esac
+
+          PACKAGE_NAME="${EXT_ELEMENT}-${DISPLAY_VERSION}.zip"
+          DOWNLOAD_URL="${GITEA_URL}/${GITEA_ORG}/${GITEA_REPO}/releases/download/${RELEASE_TAG}/${PACKAGE_NAME}"
+          INFO_URL="${GITEA_URL}/${GITEA_ORG}/${GITEA_REPO}"
+
+          # -- Build install packages and upload to release --------------------
+          php /tmp/moko-platform/cli/release_package.php \
+            --path . --version "${DISPLAY_VERSION}" --tag "${RELEASE_TAG}" \
+            --token "${{ secrets.GA_TOKEN }}" --api-base "${API_BASE}" \
+            --repo "${GITEA_REPO}" --output /tmp 2>&1 || true
+
+          echo "Package built and uploaded for ${RELEASE_TAG}" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+
+          # -- Build the new entry (canonical format matching release.yml) --
+          NEW_ENTRY=""
+          NEW_ENTRY="${NEW_ENTRY}  <update>\n"
+          NEW_ENTRY="${NEW_ENTRY}    <name>${EXT_NAME}</name>\n"
+          NEW_ENTRY="${NEW_ENTRY}    <description>${EXT_NAME} ${STABILITY} build.</description>\n"
+          NEW_ENTRY="${NEW_ENTRY}    <element>${EXT_ELEMENT}</element>\n"
+          NEW_ENTRY="${NEW_ENTRY}    <type>${EXT_TYPE}</type>\n"
+          [ -n "$CLIENT_TAG" ] && NEW_ENTRY="${NEW_ENTRY}    ${CLIENT_TAG}\n"
+          [ -n "$FOLDER_TAG" ] && NEW_ENTRY="${NEW_ENTRY}    ${FOLDER_TAG}\n"
+          NEW_ENTRY="${NEW_ENTRY}    <version>${VERSION}</version>\n"
+          NEW_ENTRY="${NEW_ENTRY}    <creationDate>$(date +%Y-%m-%d)</creationDate>\n"
+          NEW_ENTRY="${NEW_ENTRY}    <infourl title='${EXT_NAME}'>https://git.mokoconsulting.tech/${GITEA_ORG}/${GITEA_REPO}/releases/tag/${RELEASE_TAG}</infourl>\n"
+          NEW_ENTRY="${NEW_ENTRY}    <downloads>\n"
+          NEW_ENTRY="${NEW_ENTRY}      <downloadurl type='full' format='zip'>${DOWNLOAD_URL}</downloadurl>\n"
+          NEW_ENTRY="${NEW_ENTRY}    </downloads>\n"
+          [ -n "$SHA256" ] && NEW_ENTRY="${NEW_ENTRY}    <sha256>${SHA256}</sha256>\n"
+          NEW_ENTRY="${NEW_ENTRY}    <tags><tag>${STABILITY}</tag></tags>\n"
+          NEW_ENTRY="${NEW_ENTRY}    <maintainer>Moko Consulting</maintainer>\n"
+          NEW_ENTRY="${NEW_ENTRY}    <maintainerurl>https://mokoconsulting.tech</maintainerurl>\n"
+          NEW_ENTRY="${NEW_ENTRY}    <targetplatform name='joomla' version='(5|6).*'/>\n"
+          [ -n "$PHP_MINIMUM" ] && NEW_ENTRY="${NEW_ENTRY}    <php_minimum>${PHP_MINIMUM}</php_minimum>\n"
+          NEW_ENTRY="${NEW_ENTRY}  </update>"
+
+          # -- Write new entry to temp file --------------------------------
+          printf '%b' "$NEW_ENTRY" > /tmp/new_entry.xml
+
+          # -- Merge into updates.xml ----------------------------------------
+          # Cascade: stable→all | rc→rc+lower | beta→beta+lower | alpha→alpha+dev | dev→dev
+          CASCADE_MAP="stable:development,alpha,beta,rc,stable rc:development,alpha,beta,rc beta:development,alpha,beta alpha:development,alpha development:development"
+          TARGETS=""
+          for entry in $CASCADE_MAP; do
+            key="${entry%%:*}"
+            vals="${entry#*:}"
+            if [ "$key" = "${STABILITY}" ]; then
+              TARGETS="$vals"
+              break
+            fi
+          done
+          [ -z "$TARGETS" ] && TARGETS="${STABILITY}"
+
+          echo "Cascade: ${STABILITY} → ${TARGETS}"
+
+          # Create updates.xml if missing
+          if [ ! -f "updates.xml" ]; then
+            printf '%s\n' "<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>" > updates.xml
+            printf '%s\n' "<!-- Copyright (C) $(date +%Y) Moko Consulting -->" >> updates.xml
+            printf '%s\n' "<updates>" >> updates.xml
+            printf '%s\n' "</updates>" >> updates.xml
+          fi
+
+          # Update existing blocks or create missing ones
+          export PY_TARGETS="$TARGETS" PY_VERSION="$VERSION" PY_DATE="$(date +%Y-%m-%d)"
+          python3 << 'PYEOF'
+          import re, os
+
+          targets = os.environ["PY_TARGETS"].split(",")
+          version = os.environ["PY_VERSION"]
+          date = os.environ["PY_DATE"]
+
+          with open("updates.xml") as f:
+              content = f.read()
+          with open("/tmp/new_entry.xml") as f:
+              new_entry_template = f.read()
+
+          for tag in targets:
+              tag = tag.strip()
+              # Build entry with this tag's name
+              new_entry = re.sub(r"<tag>[^<]*</tag>", f"<tag>{tag}</tag>", new_entry_template)
+
+              # Try to find existing block (handles both single-line and multi-line <tags>)
+              block_pattern = r"(<update>(?:(?!</update>).)*?<tag>" + re.escape(tag) + r"</tag>.*?</update>)"
+              match = re.search(block_pattern, content, re.DOTALL)
+
+              if match:
+                  # Update in place — replace entire block
+                  content = content.replace(match.group(1), new_entry.strip())
+                  print(f"  UPDATED: <tag>{tag}</tag> → {version}")
+              else:
+                  # Create — insert before </updates>
+                  content = content.replace("</updates>", "\n" + new_entry.strip() + "\n\n</updates>")
+                  print(f"  CREATED: <tag>{tag}</tag> → {version}")
+
+          # Clean up excessive blank lines
+          content = re.sub(r"\n{3,}", "\n\n", content)
+
+          with open("updates.xml", "w") as f:
+              f.write(content)
+          PYEOF
+
+          # Commit
+          git config --local user.email "gitea-actions[bot]@mokoconsulting.tech"
+          git config --local user.name "gitea-actions[bot]"
+          git add updates.xml
+          git diff --cached --quiet || {
+            git commit -m "chore: update updates.xml (${STABILITY}: ${DISPLAY_VERSION}) [skip ci]" \
+              --author="gitea-actions[bot] <gitea-actions[bot]@mokoconsulting.tech>"
+            git push
+          }
+
+      # -- Sync updates.xml to main (for non-main branches) ----------------------
+      - name: Sync updates.xml to main
+        if: github.ref_name != 'main'
+        run: |
+          API_BASE="${GITEA_URL}/api/v1/repos/${GITEA_ORG}/${GITEA_REPO}"
+          GA_TOKEN="${{ secrets.GA_TOKEN }}"
+
+          FILE_SHA=$(curl -sf -H "Authorization: token ${GA_TOKEN}" \
+            "${API_BASE}/contents/updates.xml?ref=main" | python3 -c "import sys,json; print(json.load(sys.stdin).get('sha',''))" 2>/dev/null || true)
+
+          if [ -n "$FILE_SHA" ] && [ -f "updates.xml" ]; then
+            python3 -c "
+          import base64, json, urllib.request, sys
+          with open('updates.xml', 'rb') as f:
+              content = base64.b64encode(f.read()).decode()
+          payload = json.dumps({
+              'content': content,
+              'sha': '${FILE_SHA}',
+              'message': 'chore: sync updates.xml from ${STABILITY} [skip ci]',
+              'branch': 'main'
+          }).encode()
+          req = urllib.request.Request(
+              '${API_BASE}/contents/updates.xml',
+              data=payload, method='PUT',
+              headers={
+                  'Authorization': 'token ${GA_TOKEN}',
+                  'Content-Type': 'application/json'
+              })
+          try:
+              urllib.request.urlopen(req)
+              print('updates.xml synced to main')
+          except Exception as e:
+              print(f'ERROR: failed to sync updates.xml to main: {e}', file=sys.stderr)
+              sys.exit(1)
+          " \
+              && echo "updates.xml synced to main (${STABILITY})" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY \
+              || echo "::error::failed to sync updates.xml to main" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          else
+            echo "::error::could not get updates.xml SHA from main — file may not exist on main yet" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          fi
+
+      - name: SFTP deploy to dev server
+        if: contains(github.ref, 'dev/') || github.ref == 'refs/heads/dev'
+        env:
+          DEV_HOST: ${{ vars.DEV_FTP_HOST }}
+          DEV_PATH: ${{ vars.DEV_FTP_PATH }}
+          DEV_SUFFIX: ${{ vars.DEV_FTP_SUFFIX }}
+          DEV_USER: ${{ vars.DEV_FTP_USERNAME }}
+          DEV_PORT: ${{ vars.DEV_FTP_PORT }}
+          DEV_KEY: ${{ secrets.DEV_FTP_KEY }}
+          DEV_PASS: ${{ secrets.DEV_FTP_PASSWORD }}
+        run: |
+          # -- Permission check: admin or maintain role required --------
+          ACTOR="${{ github.actor }}"
+          REPO="${{ github.repository }}"
+          API_BASE="${GITEA_URL}/api/v1/repos/${GITEA_ORG}/${GITEA_REPO}"
+
+          PERMISSION=$(curl -sf -H "Authorization: token ${{ secrets.GA_TOKEN }}" \
+            "${API_BASE}/collaborators/${ACTOR}/permission" 2>/dev/null | \
+            python3 -c "import sys,json; print(json.load(sys.stdin).get('permission','read'))" 2>/dev/null || echo "read")
+          case "$PERMISSION" in
+            admin|maintain|write) ;;
+            *)
+              echo "Deploy denied: ${ACTOR} has '${PERMISSION}' — requires admin, maintain, or write"
+              exit 0
+              ;;
+          esac
+
+          [ -z "$DEV_HOST" ] || [ -z "$DEV_PATH" ] && { echo "DEV FTP not configured — skipping SFTP"; exit 0; }
+
+          SOURCE_DIR="src"
+          [ ! -d "$SOURCE_DIR" ] && SOURCE_DIR="htdocs"
+          [ ! -d "$SOURCE_DIR" ] && exit 0
+
+          PORT="${DEV_PORT:-22}"
+          REMOTE="${DEV_PATH%/}"
+          [ -n "$DEV_SUFFIX" ] && REMOTE="${REMOTE}/${DEV_SUFFIX#/}"
+
+          printf '{"host":"%s","port":%s,"username":"%s","remotePath":"%s"' \
+            "$DEV_HOST" "$PORT" "$DEV_USER" "$REMOTE" > /tmp/sftp-config.json
+          if [ -n "$DEV_KEY" ]; then
+            echo "$DEV_KEY" > /tmp/deploy_key && chmod 600 /tmp/deploy_key
+            printf ',"privateKeyPath":"/tmp/deploy_key"}' >> /tmp/sftp-config.json
+          else
+            printf ',"password":"%s"}' "$DEV_PASS" >> /tmp/sftp-config.json
+          fi
+
+          PLATFORM=$(php /tmp/moko-platform/cli/platform_detect.php --path . 2>/dev/null || true)
+          if [ "$PLATFORM" = "waas-component" ] && [ -f "/tmp/moko-platform/deploy/deploy-joomla.php" ]; then
+            php /tmp/moko-platform/deploy/deploy-joomla.php --path . --src-dir "$SOURCE_DIR" --config /tmp/sftp-config.json
+          elif [ -f "/tmp/moko-platform/deploy/deploy-sftp.php" ]; then
+            php /tmp/moko-platform/deploy/deploy-sftp.php --path . --src-dir "$SOURCE_DIR" --config /tmp/sftp-config.json
+          fi
+          rm -f /tmp/deploy_key /tmp/sftp-config.json
+          echo "SFTP deploy to dev complete" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+
+      - name: Validate updates.xml integrity
+        run: |
+          ERRORS=0
+
+          if [ ! -f "updates.xml" ]; then
+            echo "::error::updates.xml not found"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
+          # Well-formed XML
+          if ! python3 -c "import xml.etree.ElementTree as ET; ET.parse('updates.xml')" 2>/dev/null; then
+            echo "::error::updates.xml is not valid XML"
+            ERRORS=$((ERRORS+1))
+          fi
+
+          python3 << 'PYEOF'
+          import xml.etree.ElementTree as ET, sys, re, os
+
+          tree = ET.parse("updates.xml")
+          root = tree.getroot()
+          updates = root.findall("update")
+          errors = 0
+          warnings = 0
+          seen_tags = set()
+
+          # All 5 channels MUST be present
+          REQUIRED_CHANNELS = {"stable", "rc", "beta", "alpha", "dev"}
+          VALID_TAGS = REQUIRED_CHANNELS | {"development"}  # accept legacy alias
+          REPO = os.environ.get("GITEA_REPO", "")
+          ORG = os.environ.get("GITEA_ORG", "MokoConsulting")
+          REPO_BASE = f"https://git.mokoconsulting.tech/{ORG}/"
+
+          # Gitea release tag names per channel (Moko standard)
+          RELEASE_TAG_MAP = {
+              "stable": "stable",
+              "rc": "release-candidate",
+              "beta": "beta",
+              "alpha": "alpha",
+              "dev": "development",
+              "development": "development",
+          }
+
+          # Joomla update XML required fields per
+          # https://docs.joomla.org/Deploying_an_Update_Server
+          REQUIRED_FIELDS = ["name", "element", "type", "version", "infourl"]
+
+          for i, u in enumerate(updates):
+              tag_el = u.find("tags/tag")
+              tag = tag_el.text.strip() if tag_el is not None and tag_el.text else None
+              label = f"Entry {i+1} (<tag>{tag or '?'}</tag>)"
+
+              # -- Required Joomla fields --
+              for field in REQUIRED_FIELDS:
+                  el = u.find(field)
+                  if el is None or not (el.text or "").strip():
+                      print(f"::error::{label}: missing required <{field}>")
+                      errors += 1
+
+              # -- <downloads><downloadurl> --
+              dl = u.find("downloads/downloadurl")
+              if dl is None or not (dl.text or "").strip():
+                  print(f"::error::{label}: missing <downloads><downloadurl>")
+                  errors += 1
+              else:
+                  dl_url = dl.text.strip()
+                  # Must point to org repo
+                  if REPO_BASE not in dl_url:
+                      print(f"::error::{label}: download URL not under {REPO_BASE}: {dl_url}")
+                      errors += 1
+                  # Must end in .zip
+                  if not dl_url.endswith(".zip"):
+                      print(f"::error::{label}: download URL must end in .zip: {dl_url}")
+                      errors += 1
+                  # Must use correct Gitea release tag in path
+                  if tag and tag in RELEASE_TAG_MAP:
+                      expected_tag = RELEASE_TAG_MAP[tag]
+                      if f"/download/{expected_tag}/" not in dl_url:
+                          print(f"::error::{label}: download URL should contain /download/{expected_tag}/ but got: {dl_url}")
+                          errors += 1
+
+              # -- <client> (required for Joomla to match update) --
+              client = u.find("client")
+              if client is None or not (client.text or "").strip():
+                  print(f"::error::{label}: missing <client> (required for Joomla update matching)")
+                  errors += 1
+
+              # -- <targetplatform> --
+              tp = u.find("targetplatform")
+              if tp is None:
+                  print(f"::error::{label}: missing <targetplatform>")
+                  errors += 1
+              else:
+                  tp_name = tp.get("name", "")
+                  tp_ver = tp.get("version", "")
+                  if tp_name != "joomla":
+                      print(f"::error::{label}: targetplatform name should be 'joomla', got '{tp_name}'")
+                      errors += 1
+                  if not tp_ver:
+                      print(f"::error::{label}: targetplatform missing version regex")
+                      errors += 1
+                  elif "5" not in tp_ver or "6" not in tp_ver:
+                      print(f"::warning::{label}: targetplatform version may not cover Joomla 5+6: {tp_ver}")
+                      warnings += 1
+
+              # -- <type> must be valid Joomla type --
+              type_el = u.find("type")
+              if type_el is not None and type_el.text:
+                  valid_types = {"component", "module", "plugin", "template", "library", "package", "file"}
+                  if type_el.text.strip() not in valid_types:
+                      print(f"::error::{label}: invalid type '{type_el.text}' (expected: {valid_types})")
+                      errors += 1
+
+              # -- <version> format (XX.YY.ZZ with optional suffix) --
+              ver_el = u.find("version")
+              if ver_el is not None and ver_el.text:
+                  if not re.match(r"^\d{2}\.\d{2}\.\d{2}(-\w+)?$", ver_el.text.strip()):
+                      print(f"::warning::{label}: version '{ver_el.text}' does not match XX.YY.ZZ format")
+                      warnings += 1
+
+              # -- <maintainer> and <maintainerurl> --
+              for field in ["maintainer", "maintainerurl"]:
+                  el = u.find(field)
+                  if el is None or not (el.text or "").strip():
+                      print(f"::warning::{label}: missing <{field}>")
+                      warnings += 1
+
+              # -- Valid stability tag --
+              if tag is None:
+                  print(f"::error::{label}: missing <tags><tag>")
+                  errors += 1
+              elif tag not in VALID_TAGS:
+                  print(f"::error::{label}: invalid tag '{tag}' (expected: {VALID_TAGS})")
+                  errors += 1
+
+              # -- Duplicate tag check --
+              norm_tag = "dev" if tag == "development" else tag
+              if norm_tag in seen_tags:
+                  print(f"::error::{label}: duplicate channel '{tag}'")
+                  errors += 1
+              if norm_tag:
+                  seen_tags.add(norm_tag)
+
+          # -- All 5 channels must exist --
+          missing = REQUIRED_CHANNELS - seen_tags
+          if missing:
+              print(f"::error::Missing required update channels: {', '.join(sorted(missing))}")
+              errors += 1
+
+          # -- Version ordering: higher stability must not exceed dev version --
+          channel_versions = {}
+          for u in updates:
+              tag_el = u.find("tags/tag")
+              ver_el = u.find("version")
+              if tag_el is not None and ver_el is not None and tag_el.text and ver_el.text:
+                  norm = "dev" if tag_el.text.strip() == "development" else tag_el.text.strip()
+                  # Strip suffix for comparison (01.00.18-dev -> 01.00.18)
+                  base_ver = re.sub(r"-\w+$", "", ver_el.text.strip())
+                  channel_versions[norm] = base_ver
+
+          # Cascade check: dev >= alpha >= beta >= rc >= stable
+          ORDER = ["dev", "alpha", "beta", "rc", "stable"]
+          for j in range(1, len(ORDER)):
+              current = ORDER[j]
+              previous = ORDER[j - 1]
+              if current in channel_versions and previous in channel_versions:
+                  if channel_versions[current] > channel_versions[previous]:
+                      print(f"::error::{current} version ({channel_versions[current]}) is ahead of {previous} ({channel_versions[previous]})")
+                      errors += 1
+
+          # -- Summary --
+          print(f"\nupdates.xml validation: {len(updates)} entries, {errors} error(s), {warnings} warning(s)")
+          if errors > 0:
+              sys.exit(1)
+          PYEOF
+
+      - name: Summary
+        if: always()
+        run: |
+          echo "## Joomla Update Server" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "| Field | Value |" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "|-------|-------|" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "| Stability | \`${STABILITY}\` |" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "| Version | \`${DISPLAY_VERSION}\` |" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "| Element | \`${EXT_ELEMENT}\` |" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "| Download | [ZIP](${DOWNLOAD_URL}) |" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY