ci: use repository variables for retro test matrices

Author: PProfizi

.github/workflows/ci_release.yml

@@ -130,39 +130,49 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        dpf:
-          - {"version": "251", "standalone-suffix": ""}
-          - {"version": "242", "standalone-suffix": ""}
-          - {"version": "241", "standalone-suffix": ".sp01"}
-          - {"version": "232", "standalone-suffix": ""}
-          - {"version": "231", "standalone-suffix": ""}
-          - {"version": "222", "standalone-suffix": ""}
+        version:
+          - ${{ fromJson(vars.ANSYS_VERSIONS_RETRO) }}
+        standalone-suffix:
+          - ""
+        include:
+          - version: "241"
+            standalone-suffix: ".sp01"
+        exclude:
+          - version: "241"
+            standalone-suffix: ""
     uses: ./.github/workflows/tests.yml
     with:
-      ANSYS_VERSION: ${{ matrix.dpf.version }}
+      ANSYS_VERSION: ${{ matrix.version }}
       python_versions: '["3.10"]'
       DOCSTRING: false
-      standalone_suffix: ${{ matrix.dpf.standalone-suffix }}
+      standalone_suffix: ${{ matrix.standalone-suffix }}
     secrets: inherit
 
   tests-pydpf-post:
     name: "Test PyDPF-Post with ${{ matrix.dpf.version}}"
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        dpf:
-          - {"version": "252", "standalone-suffix": "${{ github.event.inputs.standalone_branch_suffix || '' }}", "test_docstrings": "true"}
-          - {"version": "251", "standalone-suffix": "", "test_docstrings": "false"}
-          - {"version": "242", "standalone-suffix": "", "test_docstrings": "false"}
-          - {"version": "241", "standalone-suffix": "", "test_docstrings": "false"}
-          - {"version": "232", "standalone-suffix": "", "test_docstrings": "false"}
-          - {"version": "231", "standalone-suffix": "", "test_docstrings": "false"}
-          - {"version": "222", "standalone-suffix": "", "test_docstrings": "false"}
+        version:
+          - ${{ fromJson(vars.ANSYS_VERSIONS_RETRO) }}
+        standalone-suffix:
+          - ""
+        test_docstrings:
+          - "false"
+        include:
+          - version: ${{ vars.ANSYS_VERSION_LAST_RELEASED }}
+            standalone-suffix: ${{ github.event.inputs.standalone_branch_suffix || '' }}
+            test_docstrings": "true"
+          - version: "241"
+            standalone-suffix: ".sp01"
+        exclude:
+          - version: "241"
+            standalone-suffix: ""
     uses: ./.github/workflows/pydpf-post.yml
     with:
-      ANSYS_VERSION: ${{ matrix.dpf.version }}
-      standalone_suffix: ${{ matrix.dpf.standalone-suffix }}
-      test_docstrings: ${{ matrix.dpf.test_docstrings }}
+      ANSYS_VERSION: ${{ matrix.version }}
+      standalone_suffix: ${{ matrix.standalone-suffix }}
+      test_docstrings: ${{ matrix.test_docstrings }}
     secrets: inherit
 
   docker_tests: