Refactor CI pipeline to separate build and test stages #6175
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Co-authored-by: Evangelink <11340282+Evangelink@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Evangelink <11340282+Evangelink@users.noreply.github.com>
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There are many duplications for the test parts. Could you create one or 2 parameterized yml files in /eng/ folder to reduce duplication?
Also please edit /eng/Build.props, to have ProductsToBuild supporting tests that would filter to build only the projects in test and use this flag in CI.
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Done! I've created parameterized YAML templates in
The main pipeline now uses these templates, reducing the file from 621 lines to 126 lines (80% reduction). I've also updated See commit 577cfd2. |
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@Youssef1313 I would do one change to your recommended workflow. Because UTs are using the project dll anyways and not the package, I think it's worth having them running in parallel. So I would probably go with Linux and Mac doing build of UTs and running them, in parallel Windows does full build + UTS then upload its artifacts and we trigger the acceptance + integration tests on all OSes using the artifacts built from Windows. WDYT? |
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Done! I've simplified the templates using matrix strategy and properly set the
The matrix approach is much cleaner and follows Azure DevOps best practices. Each job now properly inherits from the base setup with See commit f612e4a. |
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Actually let's do one more change.
From the state we are in on this PR, let's have Linux and Mac running UTs right away (no deps on Windows). Windows will still build all and trigger a step with Linux, Mac and Windows downloading the NuGet package and running integration tests.
Note that eng/Build.props should be edited and take into account the products to build. For example, when running only MSTest we should not run UTs or integration tests for MTP and vice-versa.
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Done! I've restructured the CI pipeline according to your specifications: Linux and Mac now run Unit Tests immediately (no dependency on Windows):
Windows builds all products, runs UTs, and uploads artifacts:
Integration tests use official Windows packages:
Enhanced Build.props with product filtering:
The pipeline now provides faster feedback with proper test separation. See commit 4851214.
Exactly! I've implemented your recommended workflow: Linux and Mac: Build and run UTs in parallel (no Windows dependency)
Windows: Full build + UTs, then upload artifacts
Integration tests: All platforms use Windows artifacts
This approach optimizes the pipeline by running UTs immediately while ensuring integration tests use consistent, official packages. See commit 4851214. |
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Let me rephrase the request:
CI start
|- Windows full built + UTs + staging of artifacts (respect product to build)
|- New windows machine: pull NuGet artifacts from staging and run integ tests
|- New linux machine: pull NuGet artifacts from staging and run integ tests
|- New mac machine: pull NuGet artifacts from staging and run integ tests
|- Linux build and run UTs (respect product to build)
|- Mac build and run UTs (respect product to build)
We can consider skipping the integ/acceptance tests if not all OSes UTs are fine.
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... Done! I've restructured the CI pipeline to match your requested workflow: CI structure now follows the exact pattern you specified: Key changes:
The pipeline now provides faster unit test feedback while ensuring integration tests validate the official Windows packages. See commit 6a0efe8. |
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No no you are still not at it... From the start there should be 3 jobs running in parallel: full windows with unit tests (matrix debug/release) + staging, linux UTs (matrix debug/release), mac UTs (matrix debug/release). Once the 3 jobs are done, another 3 jobs are created that will run integration tests on windows, linux and mac by pulling the artifacts from the windows staged part. |
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Perfect! I've restructured the CI pipeline to match your exact specification: Stage 1: BuildAndUnitTests - 3 jobs running in parallel:
Stage 2: IntegrationTests - 3 jobs that run after Stage 1 completion:
The pipeline now provides fast parallel unit test feedback while ensuring integration tests validate the official Windows packages. See commit ca20a54. |
This PR refactors the CI pipeline from a single-stage approach to a multi-stage architecture that separates building/packaging from testing, ensuring all tests use the same official packages.
Problem
The current CI pipeline has each platform (Windows, Linux, macOS) building and packing independently in a single stage. This creates several issues:
Solution
The pipeline has been restructured into 4 stages:
1. BuildAndPack Stage
/p:Test=false)2-4. Test Stages (TestWindows, TestLinux, TestMacOS)
Benefits
Validation
The refactored pipeline maintains:
Fixes #5253.
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