adds retry mechanism for failing steps

Adds a retry step for unit tests and docker tests on failure to enhance reliability.

Author: arturcic

.github/actions/docker-test/action.yml

@@ -16,15 +16,25 @@ runs:
   steps:
   -
     name: '[Docker Build & Test] DockerHub'
-    shell: pwsh
-    run: |
+    uses: nick-fields/retry@v3
+    with:
+      shell: pwsh
+      timeout_minutes: 30
+      max_attempts: 3
+      retry_on: error
+      command: |
         dotnet run/docker.dll --target=DockerTest `
               --arch=${{ inputs.arch }} --dotnet_version=${{ inputs.dotnet_version }} `
               --docker_distro=${{ inputs.docker_distro }} --docker_registry dockerhub --verbosity=diagnostic
   -
     name: '[Docker Build & Test] GitHub'
-    shell: pwsh
-    run: |
+    uses: nick-fields/retry@v3
+    with:
+      shell: pwsh
+      timeout_minutes: 30
+      max_attempts: 3
+      retry_on: error
+      command: |
         dotnet run/docker.dll --target=DockerTest `
               --arch=${{ inputs.arch }} --dotnet_version=${{ inputs.dotnet_version }} `
               --docker_distro=${{ inputs.docker_distro }} --docker_registry github --verbosity=diagnostic

.github/workflows/_artifacts_linux.yml

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ on:
 env:
   DOTNET_INSTALL_DIR: "./.dotnet"
   DOTNET_ROLL_FORWARD: "Major"
-  
+
 jobs:
   artifacts:
     name: ${{ matrix.docker_distro }} - net${{ matrix.dotnet_version }}
@@ -53,8 +53,14 @@ jobs:
       uses: ./.github/actions/docker-setup
     -
       name: '[Test Artifacts]'
-      shell: pwsh
-      run: |
+      uses: nick-fields/retry@v3
+      with:
+        shell: pwsh
+        timeout_minutes: 30
+        max_attempts: 3
+        retry_on: error
+        command: |
           dotnet run/artifacts.dll `
-                --target=ArtifactsTest --arch=${{ inputs.arch }} --dotnet_version=${{ matrix.dotnet_version }} `
-                --docker_distro=${{ matrix.docker_distro }}
+                --target=ArtifactsTest --arch=${{ inputs.arch }} `
+                --dotnet_version=${{ matrix.dotnet_version }} `
+                --docker_distro=${{ matrix.docker_distro }}

.github/workflows/_unit_tests.yml

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        os: [windows-2025, ubuntu-24.04, macos-15]
+        os: [ windows-2025, ubuntu-24.04, macos-15 ]
         dotnet_version: ${{ fromJson(inputs.dotnet_versions) }}
 
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
@@ -29,10 +29,15 @@ jobs:
     -
       name: Restore State
       uses: ./.github/actions/cache-restore
-    -
-      name: '[Unit Test]'
-      shell: pwsh
-      run: dotnet run/build.dll --target=Test --dotnet_version=${{ matrix.dotnet_version }}
+
+    - name: '[Unit Test]'
+      uses: nick-fields/retry@v3
+      with:
+        shell: pwsh
+        timeout_minutes: 30
+        max_attempts: 3
+        retry_on: error
+        command: 'dotnet run/build.dll --target=Test --dotnet_version=${{ matrix.dotnet_version }}'
 
     -
       name: Test Summary

qodana.yaml

@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ exclude:
       - GitVersion.Core/VersionCalculation/VersionSearchStrategies/TrackReleaseBranchesVersionStrategy.cs
       - GitVersion.Configuration/Builders/IgnoreConfigurationBuilder.cs
 #Execute shell command before Qodana execution (Applied in CI/CD pipeline)
-bootstrap: dotnet build src/GitVersion.slnx
+bootstrap: curl -fsSL https://dot.net/v1/dotnet-install.sh | bash -s -- --jsonfile /data/project/global.json -i /usr/share/dotnet && dotnet build src/GitVersion.slnx
 dotnet:
   frameworks: net8.0;net9.0
   solution: src/GitVersion.slnx