add pipeline tests for mssql

Author: dminnear-rh

.github/workflows/ci-pipeline.yaml

@@ -49,15 +49,36 @@ jobs:
           name: test-image
           path: image.tar
 
+  check-secrets:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      mssql-available: ${{ steps.check-mssql.outputs.defined }}
+    steps:
+      - id: check-mssql
+        env:
+          MSSQL_VECTOR_REGISTRY: ${{ secrets.MSSQL_VECTOR_REGISTRY }}
+        run: |
+          if [[ -n "$MSSQL_VECTOR_REGISTRY" ]]; then
+            echo "::set-output name=defined::true"
+          else
+            echo "::set-output name=defined::false"
+          fi
+
   test:
     needs: [lint, build]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        db: [pgvector, redis, elastic, qdrant]
+        db: [pgvector, redis, elastic, qdrant, mssql]
 
     steps:
+      - name: Early skip MSSQL if secrets unavailable
+        if: matrix.db == 'mssql' && needs.check-secrets.outputs.mssql-available != 'true'
+        run: |
+          echo "Skipping MSSQL test: secrets missing."
+          exit 78
+
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Download image artifact
@@ -69,6 +90,28 @@ jobs:
       - name: Load Docker image
         run: docker load -i image.tar
 
+      - name: Log in to registry for SQL-vector preview
+        if: matrix.db == 'mssql'
+        uses: docker/login-action@v3
+        with:
+          registry: ${{ secrets.MSSQL_VECTOR_REGISTRY }}
+          username: ${{ secrets.MSSQL_VECTOR_USERNAME }}
+          password: ${{ secrets.MSSQL_VECTOR_PASSWORD }}
+
+      - name: Pull preview SQL Server-vector image
+        if: matrix.db == 'mssql'
+        run: |
+          docker pull ${{ secrets.MSSQL_VECTOR_REGISTRY }}/mssql-sql2025-ctp1-3-release/mssql-server-rhel9:17.0.400.5_4
+
+      - name: Start SQL Server-vector
+        if: matrix.db == 'mssql'
+        run: |
+          docker run -d --name mssql-vector-test \
+            -e ACCEPT_EULA=Y \
+            -e MSSQL_SA_PASSWORD=StrongPreviewPass1! \
+            -p 1433:1433 \
+            ${{ secrets.MSSQL_VECTOR_REGISTRY }}/mssql-sql2025-ctp1-3-release/mssql-server-rhel9:17.0.400.5_4
+
       - name: Start PGVector
         if: matrix.db == 'pgvector'
         run: |
@@ -115,7 +158,7 @@ jobs:
             test-image:${{ needs.build.outputs.image_tag }}
 
   release:
-    if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' || startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
+    if: (github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' || startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')) && github.event.repository.fork == false
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: [lint, build, test]
     steps: