[CONFIG] More refactoring for CI/CD (- WIP #338 -)

Changes in file .github/actions/checkout-and-rebuild/action.yml:
 * handle windows pip upgrade workaround

Changes in file .github/workflows/Tests.yml:
 * use trigger artifact info
 * refactor for template actions a little
 * expand envs with trigger artifact info

Author: reactive-firewall

.github/actions/checkout-and-rebuild/action.yml

@@ -88,6 +88,9 @@ runs:
         python-version: ${{ inputs.python-version }}
         cache: 'pip'  # caching pip dependencies
       if: ${{ !cancelled() }}
+    - run: python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+      shell: bash
+      if: ${{ !cancelled() && runner.os == 'Windows' }}
     - name: "Install Test Dependencies"
       shell: bash
       run: |

.github/workflows/Tests.yml

@@ -117,6 +117,11 @@ jobs:
       COV_CORE_SOURCE: ./
       COV_CORE_CONFIG: ./.coveragerc
       COV_CORE_DATAFILE: ./coverage.xml
+      CI_BRANCH: ${{ needs.check_mats.outputs.mats_ref_name }}
+      CI_COMMIT_SHA: ${{ needs.check_mats.outputs.mats_sha }}
+      BRANCH_NAME: ${{ needs.check_mats.outputs.mats_ref_name }}
+      VCS_BRANCH_NAME: ${{ needs.check_mats.outputs.build_ref_name }}
+      VCS_COMMIT_ID: ${{ needs.check_mats.outputs.build_sha }}
     steps:
     - name: pre-checkout repository for actions
       uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
@@ -132,10 +137,6 @@ jobs:
         build-run-id: ${{ needs.check_mats.outputs.build_id }}
         python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
         path: ${{ github.workspace }}
-    - name: Fix braindead windows ${{ matrix.python-version }} on ${{ matrix.os }}
-      uses: ./.github/actions/upgrade-windows-pip
-    - name: Install dependencies for python ${{ matrix.python-version }} on ${{ matrix.os }}
-      run: make -f Makefile test-reqs || true
     - name: Install code-climate tools for ${{ matrix.python-version }} on ${{ matrix.os }}
       if: ${{ !cancelled() && runner.os == 'Linux' }}
       shell: bash
@@ -159,7 +160,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Generate Test Coverage for py${{ matrix.python-version }} on ${{ matrix.os }}
       env:
         TESTS_USE_PYTEST: 1
-      run: make -f Makefile test >> "$GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY" ;
+      run: make -f Makefile test || exit 1 ;
     - name: Upload Python ${{ matrix.python-version }} test coverage to Codecov
       uses: codecov/codecov-action@ad3126e916f78f00edff4ed0317cf185271ccc2d # v5.4.2
       with:
@@ -252,10 +253,6 @@ jobs:
         build-run-id: ${{ needs.check_mats.outputs.build_id }}
         python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
         path: ${{ github.workspace }}
-    - name: Fix braindead windows ${{ matrix.python-version }} on ${{ matrix.os }}
-      uses: ./.github/actions/upgrade-windows-pip
-    - name: Install dependencies for python ${{ matrix.python-version }} on ${{ matrix.os }}
-      run: make -f Makefile test-reqs || true ;
     - name: Install code-climate tools for ${{ matrix.python-version }} on ${{ matrix.os }}
       if: ${{ !cancelled() && runner.os == 'Linux' }}
       shell: bash
@@ -273,9 +270,6 @@ jobs:
         DEEPSOURCE_DSN: ${{ secrets.DEEPSOURCE_DSN }}
       run: |
         (curl https://deepsource.io/cli | sh) || true ;
-    - name: Pre-Clean
-      id: clean
-      run: make -j1 -f Makefile clean || true ;
     - name: Generate Doctest Coverage for py${{ matrix.python-version }} on ${{ matrix.os }}
       run: make -f Makefile test-mat-doctests ;
     - name: Upload Python ${{ matrix.python-version }} doctest coverage to Codecov
@@ -315,7 +309,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Post-Clean
       id: post
       run: make -j1 -f Makefile clean || true ;
-      if: ${{ always() }}
+      if: ${{ success() }}
 
 
   STYLE:
@@ -333,7 +327,7 @@ jobs:
     defaults:
       run:
         shell: bash
-    timeout-minutes: 10
+    timeout-minutes: 2
 
     env:
       PYTHON_VERSION: "${{ vars.PYTHON_DEFAULT }}"
@@ -399,6 +393,11 @@ jobs:
       COV_CORE_SOURCE: ./
       COV_CORE_CONFIG: ./.coveragerc
       COV_CORE_DATAFILE: .coverage
+      CI_BRANCH: ${{ needs.check_mats.outputs.mats_ref_name }}
+      CI_COMMIT_SHA: ${{ needs.check_mats.outputs.mats_sha }}
+      BRANCH_NAME: ${{ needs.check_mats.outputs.mats_ref_name }}
+      VCS_BRANCH_NAME: ${{ needs.check_mats.outputs.build_ref_name }}
+      VCS_COMMIT_ID: ${{ needs.check_mats.outputs.build_sha }}
       CODECLIMATE_REPO_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CODECLIMATE_TOKEN }}
       CC_TEST_REPORTER_ID: ${{ secrets.CC_TEST_REPORTER_ID }}
     steps:
@@ -464,7 +463,7 @@ jobs:
         override_commit: ${{ needs.check_mats.outputs.build_sha }}
         files: ./test-reports/coverage_supplement.xml,./test-reports/coverage_doctests.xml,./test-reports/coverage.xml
         directory: .
-        env_vars: OS,PYTHON_VERSION
+        env_vars: OS,PYTHON_VERSION,CI_COMMIT_SHA
         flags: multicast
         name: multicast-github-${{ matrix.os }}-${{ matrix.python-version }}
         verbose: true
@@ -533,6 +532,11 @@ jobs:
       COV_CORE_SOURCE: ./
       COV_CORE_CONFIG: ./.coveragerc
       COV_CORE_DATAFILE: .coverage
+      CI_BRANCH: ${{ needs.check_mats.outputs.mats_ref_name }}
+      CI_COMMIT_SHA: ${{ needs.check_mats.outputs.mats_sha }}
+      BRANCH_NAME: ${{ needs.check_mats.outputs.mats_ref_name }}
+      VCS_BRANCH_NAME: ${{ needs.check_mats.outputs.build_ref_name }}
+      VCS_COMMIT_ID: ${{ needs.check_mats.outputs.build_sha }}
       CODECLIMATE_REPO_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CODECLIMATE_TOKEN }}
     steps:
     - name: pre-checkout repository for actions
@@ -549,12 +553,6 @@ jobs:
         build-run-id: ${{ needs.check_mats.outputs.build_id }}
         python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
         path: ${{ github.workspace }}
-    - name: Pre-Clean
-      id: clean-prep
-      run: make -j1 -f Makefile clean ;
-    - name: Pre-build for Python ${{ matrix.python-version }} on ${{ matrix.os }}
-      run: make -j1 -f Makefile build ;
-      if: ${{ success() }}
     - name: Pre-install for Python ${{ matrix.python-version }} on ${{ matrix.os }}
       run: make -j1 -f Makefile user-install || true ;
       if: ${{ success() }}