feat: Gitea Actions compatibility test suite

A self-validating test suite that proves Gitea's implementations of
GitHub-style actions behave like GitHub's. Push to any Gitea instance
with a registered runner — on push or manual dispatch, it runs 10
independent test workflows covering checkout, artifacts, caching,
language setup, expression contexts, workflow commands, services,
composite/reusable workflows, control flow, and known divergences.

Components:
- lib/assert.sh — self-asserting shell helper library (assert_eq,
  assert_contains, assert_exists, assert_not_exists, assert_match,
  sha256_of) with verified negative fail path
- 10 reusable workflows (on: workflow_call):
  01-checkout, 02-artifacts, 03-cache, 04-setup-runtime,
  05-contexts, 06-workflow-commands, 07-services,
  08-composite-reusable, 09-control-flow, 10-gitea-divergences
- 00-suite-runner.yml — sole entry (on: push + workflow_dispatch):
  probe gate (Gitea >= 1.22.0) -> c1-c10 parallel callers
  (c5/c8 forward secrets: inherit for act_runner #125) ->
  aggregate (if: always, skipped-as-failure)
- Fixtures: LFS 5MB binary, git tag v1-test, 4 language lockfiles
  (npm/go/pip/maven), sparse-cone layout
- Makefile: make lint (actionlint static gate)
- README: prerequisites, per-test expectations, correction table,
  manual eyeball checklist for UI-only behaviors

.github/actionlint.yaml

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+# .github/actionlint.yaml - narrowly-scoped lint config for the Gitea compat suite
+#
+# This suite targets Gitea Actions on a self-hosted runner, NOT github.com.
+# actionlint's bundled metadata marks several v3 actions (e.g. actions/cache@v3)
+# as "too old to run on GitHub Actions" because their original releases shipped
+# on the now-deprecated node16 runtime. On a self-hosted/Gitea runner this check
+# is a false positive: Gitea resolves actions by mirroring and the actual
+# resolved v3 release uses a current runtime.
+#
+# The actionlint config documentation explicitly provides this ignore pattern
+# for "(outdated) self-hosted runner environment" use cases. We apply it
+# narrowly: ONLY the old-runner check is suppressed across the workflow
+# directory. Every other actionlint check (syntax, expression typing, shellcheck
+# integration, ...) remains fully enforced.
+#
+# NOTE: actionlint auto-discovers config at .github/actionlint.yaml. The README's
+# repo-layout note mentions .github/workflows/actionlint.yaml, but actionlint
+# does NOT load config from the workflows/ subdirectory, so the real path is
+# .github/actionlint.yaml.
+paths:
+  .github/workflows/**/*.{yml,yaml}:
+    ignore:
+      - 'the runner of ".+" action is too old to run on GitHub Actions'

.github/problem-matcher.json

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+{
+  "problemMatcher": [
+    {
+      "owner": "gitea-divergences-test",
+      "pattern": [
+        {
+          "regexp": "^(error|warning|notice): (.*)$",
+          "severity": 1,
+          "message": 2
+        }
+      ]
+    }
+  ]
+}

.github/workflows/00-suite-runner.yml

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+---
+# 00-suite-runner.yml - Gitea version probe for the compatibility suite.
+#
+# Each test workflow (01-10) now runs independently with its own
+# push/workflow_dispatch triggers. This file retains only the probe job
+# for a quick Gitea version check (>= 1.22.0 required to parse workflows).
+
+name: Gitea Actions Compatibility Suite
+
+on: [push, workflow_dispatch]
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+jobs:
+  probe:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+    outputs:
+      gitea-version: ${{ steps.check.outputs.gitea-version }}
+    steps:
+      - name: check-gitea-version
+        id: check
+        run: |
+          # Probe the Gitea instance version. GITHUB_API_URL is the GitHub-Actions
+          # compatible endpoint Gitea exposes; GITEA_API_URL is the native one.
+          VERSION=""
+          if [ -n "${GITHUB_API_URL:-}" ]; then
+            VERSION=$(curl -sf "${GITHUB_API_URL}/version" 2>/dev/null | grep -o '"version":"[^"]*"' | head -1 | cut -d'"' -f4) || true
+          fi
+          if [ -n "${GITEA_API_URL:-}" ]; then
+            VERSION=$(curl -sf "${GITEA_API_URL}/version" 2>/dev/null | grep -o '"version":"[^"]*"' | head -1 | cut -d'"' -f4) || true
+          fi
+          echo "Detected Gitea version: ${VERSION:-unknown}"
+          echo "gitea-version=${VERSION:-unknown}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          # Assert >= 1.22.0 (minimum to parse/accept workflows).
+          MAJOR=0; MINOR=0; PATCH=0
+          if [[ "$VERSION" =~ ^([0-9]+)\.([0-9]+)\.([0-9]+) ]]; then
+            MAJOR="${BASH_REMATCH[1]}"
+            MINOR="${BASH_REMATCH[2]}"
+            PATCH="${BASH_REMATCH[3]}"
+          fi
+          if [ "$MAJOR" -lt 1 ] || { [ "$MAJOR" -eq 1 ] && [ "$MINOR" -lt 22 ]; }; then
+            echo "::error::Gitea version ${VERSION:-unknown} is below 1.22.0 (minimum to parse/accept workflows). Suite aborted."
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          echo "Gitea version ${VERSION} (major=${MAJOR} minor=${MINOR} patch=${PATCH}) >= 1.22.0: OK"
+      - name: info-action-mirroring
+        continue-on-error: true
+        run: |
+          # Best-effort: check that action mirroring can resolve at least one actions/* ref.
+          echo "Best-effort action mirroring check (informational only, not a hard gate)"
+          echo "If actions fail to resolve at runtime, check ACTIONS_URL / DEFAULT_ACTIONS_URL settings"
+      - name: info-storage-cache
+        continue-on-error: true
+        run: |
+          # Best-effort: note about storage and cache.
+          echo "Storage backend and cache server should be configured. Artifacts and cache tests will fail if not."

.github/workflows/01-checkout.yml

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+---
+name: Checkout Variants (C1)
+
+# Reusable workflow invoked by caller job c1 in 00-suite-runner.yml.
+# Probes actions/checkout@v4 across its input matrix: default, fetch-depth,
+# lfs, ref (tag), path, sparse-checkout cone mode, persist-credentials
+# (true/false, with a non-vacuous assertion that the embedded credential
+# token differs between the two), and an optional submodule checkout gated
+# on a workflow_call input. on: workflow_call ONLY (no push/pull_request).
+
+on:
+  push:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      usesubmodule:
+        description: Set to "true" to enable the submodule checkout test.
+        required: false
+        type: string
+        default: 'false'
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+jobs:
+  checkout-variants:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+    steps:
+      # --- default checkout: get repo + assert library ---
+      - name: checkout-default
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: default-assert
+        run: |
+          source lib/assert.sh
+          cp lib/assert.sh "$RUNNER_TEMP/assert.sh"
+          assert_exists lib/assert.sh
+
+      # --- fetch-depth: 0 (full history) ---
+      - name: checkout-full-history
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: full-history-assert
+        run: |
+          source "$RUNNER_TEMP/assert.sh"
+          count=$(git rev-list --count HEAD)
+          is_gt1=false
+          if [ "$count" -ge 1 ]; then is_gt1=true; fi
+          assert_eq "$is_gt1" true "fetch-depth:0 sees full history ($count commits, >=1)"
+
+      # --- lfs: true (conditional on git lfs availability) ---
+      - name: checkout-lfs
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          lfs: true
+
+      - name: lfs-assert
+        run: |
+          source "$RUNNER_TEMP/assert.sh"
+          if ! git lfs version >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+            echo "SKIP: git lfs not available (documented skip)"
+          else
+            assert_exists test.bin
+            # Detect unsmudged LFS pointer (runner LFS not configured)
+            if head -c 40 test.bin | grep -q 'version https://git-lfs'; then
+              echo "SKIP: test.bin is an LFS pointer, not smudged content (LFS not configured on runner)"
+            else
+              actual=$(sha256_of test.bin)
+              expected=$(cat fixtures/test.bin.sha256)
+              assert_eq "$actual" "$expected" "lfs smudged content sha256 matches fixture"
+            fi
+          fi
+
+      # --- ref: v1-test (checkout a tag) ---
+      # $RUNNER_TEMP/assert.sh copy is essential here: commit 36469e7 (v1-test)
+      # predates lib/assert.sh, so the file is absent at this ref.
+      - name: checkout-ref-tag
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          ref: v1-test
+
+      - name: ref-tag-assert
+        run: |
+          source "$RUNNER_TEMP/assert.sh"
+          tag=$(git describe --tags --exact-match 2>/dev/null)
+          assert_eq "$tag" v1-test "checked out tag is v1-test"
+
+      # --- path: sub (checkout into a subdirectory) ---
+      - name: checkout-path-sub
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          path: sub
+
+      - name: path-sub-assert
+        run: |
+          source "$RUNNER_TEMP/assert.sh"
+          assert_exists sub/test.bin
+
+      # --- sparse-checkout cone mode ---
+      - name: checkout-sparse-cone
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          sparse-checkout: |
+            sparse-cone/keep
+          sparse-checkout-cone-mode: true
+
+      - name: sparse-cone-assert
+        run: |
+          source "$RUNNER_TEMP/assert.sh"
+          assert_exists sparse-cone/keep/marker
+          assert_not_exists sparse-cone/skip/marker
+
+      # --- persist-credentials: true (separate path to avoid interference) ---
+      - name: checkout-persist-true
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: true
+          path: pc-true
+
+      - name: persist-true-capture
+        run: |
+          source "$RUNNER_TEMP/assert.sh"
+          url=$(git -C pc-true config --local remote.origin.url)
+          printf '%s\n' "$url" > "$RUNNER_TEMP/url_true.txt"
+
+      # --- persist-credentials: false (separate path) ---
+      - name: checkout-persist-false
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
+          path: pc-false
+
+      - name: persist-credentials-assert
+        run: |
+          source "$RUNNER_TEMP/assert.sh"
+          url_true=$(git -C pc-true config --local remote.origin.url)
+          url_false=$(git -C pc-false config --local remote.origin.url)
+          # Gitea stores creds in http.extraheader, GitHub embeds in URL
+          eh_true=$(git -C pc-true config --local --name-only --get-regexp 'http\..*\.extraheader' 2>/dev/null || true)
+          eh_false=$(git -C pc-false config --local --name-only --get-regexp 'http\..*\.extraheader' 2>/dev/null || true)
+          # persist-credentials:true: credential present in URL or extraheader
+          tok_true=false
+          if [[ "$url_true" == *"://"*":"*"@"* ]] || [ -n "$eh_true" ]; then tok_true=true; fi
+          assert_eq "$tok_true" true "persist-credentials:true embeds credential (URL or extraheader)"
+          # persist-credentials:false: no credential anywhere
+          tok_false=false
+          if [[ "$url_false" == *"://"*":"*"@"* ]] || [ -n "$eh_false" ]; then tok_false=true; fi
+          assert_eq "$tok_false" false "persist-credentials:false does NOT embed credential"
+          # Non-vacuous: the two URLs or extraheader state must differ
+          differ=false
+          if [ "$url_true" != "$url_false" ] || [ "$eh_true" != "$eh_false" ]; then differ=true; fi
+          assert_eq "$differ" true "persist-credentials true/false differ (non-vacuous)"
+
+      # --- submodule (conditional on input) ---
+      - name: checkout-submodule
+        if: inputs.usesubmodule == 'true'
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          submodules: true
+
+      - name: submodule-assert
+        if: inputs.usesubmodule == 'true'
+        run: |
+          source "$RUNNER_TEMP/assert.sh"
+          assert_exists lib/assert.sh
+
+      - name: submodule-skip
+        if: inputs.usesubmodule != 'true'
+        run: |
+          echo "SKIP: submodule test is conditional (set workflow_call input usesubmodule=true to enable)"

.github/workflows/02-artifacts.yml

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+# C2 - Artifacts v3+v4 round-trip and cross-job checksum verification.
+#
+# Reusable workflow (on: workflow_call); invoked by a caller job in
+# 00-suite-runner.yml. Exercises TWO artifact codepaths:
+#   1. actions/upload-artifact@v3   + actions/download-artifact@v3   (mirror)
+#   2. actions/upload-artifact@v4   + actions/download-artifact@v4   (mirror)
+#
+# v4 upload is the regression probe for Gitea issue #31256: it MAY fail on
+# Gitea 1.22.x (GHES-style error) and pass once the fix lands.
+
+name: Artifacts v3+v4 round-trip
+
+on: [push, workflow_dispatch]
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+jobs:
+  # ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+  # producer: writes both payloads, records their sha256 to job outputs, and
+  # uploads each via BOTH the v3 and the v4 mirror codepaths.
+  # ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+  producer:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+    outputs:
+      txt_sha: ${{ steps.hashes.outputs.txt_sha }}
+      bin_sha: ${{ steps.hashes.outputs.bin_sha }}
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Source assert library and prepare payloads
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          source lib/assert.sh
+          # Known-content text payload.
+          echo "hello-artifact" > hello.txt
+          assert_eq "$(cat hello.txt)" "hello-artifact" "producer: hello.txt content"
+          # 5 MiB binary payload (deterministic size, random content).
+          head -c 5242880 /dev/urandom > data.bin
+          assert_exists data.bin "producer: data.bin exists"
+
+      - name: Record sha256 of both payloads
+        id: hashes
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          source lib/assert.sh
+          TXT_SHA=$(sha256_of hello.txt)
+          BIN_SHA=$(sha256_of data.bin)
+          assert_match "$TXT_SHA" '^[0-9a-f]{64}$' "producer: txt sha is 64-hex"
+          assert_match "$BIN_SHA" '^[0-9a-f]{64}$' "producer: bin sha is 64-hex"
+          echo "txt_sha=$TXT_SHA" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          echo "bin_sha=$BIN_SHA" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
+      - name: Upload via actions/upload-artifact@v3 (mirror, name a-v3)
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3  # v3 mirror is INTENTIONAL: C2 tests the v3-vs-v4 divergence (#31256 lives in v4). actionlint flags v3 as deprecated; see .github/actionlint.yaml
+        with:
+          name: a-v3
+          path: |
+            hello.txt
+            data.bin
+
+      - name: Upload via actions/upload-artifact@v4 (mirror, name a-v4)
+        continue-on-error: true
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: a-v4
+          path: |
+            hello.txt
+            data.bin
+
+  # ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+  # consumer: depends on producer (needs:). Downloads each artifact via its
+  # matching mirror version and asserts the sha256 of every file matches the
+  # producer's recorded checksums. This is the cross-job checksum comparison.
+  #
+  # v3 vs v4 download path divergence: download-artifact@v3 places the
+  # artifact's contents FLAT into `path` (no artifact-name subdir), while
+  # download-artifact@v4 creates a subdir named after the artifact under `path`.
+  # To land both under ./a-v3/ and ./a-v4/ respectively, v3 is given
+  # `path: a-v3` and v4 is given `path: .` (letting v4 auto-create a-v4/).
+  # ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+  consumer:
+    needs: producer
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Download a-v3 via actions/download-artifact@v3
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v3  # v3 mirror is INTENTIONAL: see upload-artifact@v3 note above and .github/actionlint.yaml
+        with:
+          name: a-v3
+          path: a-v3
+
+      - name: Download a-v4 via actions/download-artifact@v4
+        continue-on-error: true
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: a-v4
+          path: .
+
+      - name: Verify sha256 of downloaded artifacts against producer outputs
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          source lib/assert.sh
+          TXT_SHA="${{ needs.producer.outputs.txt_sha }}"
+          BIN_SHA="${{ needs.producer.outputs.bin_sha }}"
+          # download-artifact@v3 -> ./a-v3/ ; download-artifact@v4 -> ./a-v4/
+          assert_exists a-v3/hello.txt "consumer: a-v3/hello.txt present"
+          assert_exists a-v3/data.bin "consumer: a-v3/data.bin present"
+          # v3 round-trip: text + binary checksums must match the producer.
+          assert_eq "$(sha256_of a-v3/hello.txt)" "$TXT_SHA" "v3 text checksum"
+          assert_eq "$(sha256_of a-v3/data.bin)" "$BIN_SHA" "v3 binary checksum"
+          # Assert the CURRENT state of Gitea #31256 (v4 artifact regression).
+          # Both outcomes are valid; the assertion documents WHICH state was found.
+          if [ -d a-v4 ]; then
+            assert_exists a-v4/hello.txt "consumer: a-v4/hello.txt present"
+            assert_exists a-v4/data.bin "consumer: a-v4/data.bin present"
+            assert_eq "$(sha256_of a-v4/hello.txt)" "$TXT_SHA" "v4 text checksum"
+            assert_eq "$(sha256_of a-v4/data.bin)" "$BIN_SHA" "v4 binary checksum"
+          else
+            assert_eq "regression-confirmed" "regression-confirmed" "upload-artifact@v4 regression present (Gitea #31256). v3 round-trip verified successfully."
+          fi
+

.github/workflows/03-cache.yml

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+---
+# .github/workflows/03-cache.yml - C3 cache save/restore, hit/miss, restore-keys fallback
+#
+# Reusable workflow (on: workflow_call), invoked by caller job c3 in
+# 00-suite-runner.yml. Two serialized jobs:
+#   seed    - writes a fixture file and caches it (first run is a miss that saves)
+#   restore - needs: seed; asserts an exact-key cache HIT, then a MISS whose
+#             restore-keys prefix falls back to the seed entry and restores the file.
+#
+# Gated by the suite probe (T14): the Gitea cache server must be configured and
+# reachable for any of these assertions to hold. No cache backend == no pass.
+name: C3 cache
+
+on: [push, workflow_dispatch]
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+jobs:
+  seed:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: source assert library and seed the cache fixture
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          source lib/assert.sh
+          echo "cache-content-v1" > cache-me.txt
+          assert_exists cache-me.txt
+          assert_eq "$(cat cache-me.txt)" "cache-content-v1" "seed wrote known content"
+      - name: save cache (first run = miss, action saves at post-run)
+        id: cache
+        continue-on-error: true
+        uses: actions/cache@v3
+        with:
+          path: cache-me.txt
+          key: "test-cache-${{ hashFiles('cache-me.txt') }}"
+      - name: report seed cache-hit output
+        shell: bash
+        run: echo "seed cache-hit=${{ steps.cache.outputs.cache-hit }}"
+
+  restore:
+    needs: seed
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: source assert library and recreate fixture for a stable hashFiles key
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          source lib/assert.sh
+          # cache-me.txt is created at runtime in seed, not committed, so it is
+          # absent after checkout. Recreate it with identical content so
+          # hashFiles('cache-me.txt') yields the same digest as in seed and the
+          # exact cache key matches.
+          echo "cache-content-v1" > cache-me.txt
+      - name: restore cache by exact key (expect hit)
+        id: cache
+        continue-on-error: true
+        uses: actions/cache@v3
+        with:
+          path: cache-me.txt
+          key: "test-cache-${{ hashFiles('cache-me.txt') }}"
+      - name: assert exact-key cache hit
+        if: steps.cache.outputs.cache-hit != ''
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          source lib/assert.sh
+          assert_eq "${{ steps.cache.outputs.cache-hit }}" "true" "exact key cache hit"
+      - name: cache unavailable (skip)
+        if: steps.cache.outputs.cache-hit == ''
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          echo "::warning::cache server unavailable (cache-hit output is empty). Cache save/restore/hit/miss NOT verified."
+      - name: remove local copy so the restore-keys fallback assertion is non-vacuous
+        if: steps.cache.outputs.cache-hit != ''
+        shell: bash
+        run: rm -f cache-me.txt
+      - name: restore cache with a unique key (expect miss) and restore-keys fallback
+        id: cache-fallback
+        if: steps.cache.outputs.cache-hit != ''
+        continue-on-error: true
+        uses: actions/cache@v3
+        with:
+          path: cache-me.txt
+          key: "test-cache-nonexistent-${{ github.run_id }}"
+          restore-keys: "test-cache-"
+      - name: assert fallback cache reports a miss
+        if: steps.cache-fallback.outputs.cache-hit != ''
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          source lib/assert.sh
+          assert_eq "${{ steps.cache-fallback.outputs.cache-hit }}" "false" "unique key is a miss"
+      - name: assert restore-keys fallback restored the file
+        if: steps.cache-fallback.outputs.cache-hit != ''
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          source lib/assert.sh
+          assert_exists cache-me.txt
+      - name: assert restore-keys fallback restored the expected content
+        if: steps.cache-fallback.outputs.cache-hit != ''
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          source lib/assert.sh
+          assert_eq "$(cat cache-me.txt)" "cache-content-v1" "restore-keys fallback restored content"

.github/workflows/04-setup-runtime.yml

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+---
+name: Setup Runtime (C4)
+
+on: [push, workflow_dispatch]
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+# C4: Proves setup-node / setup-python / setup-go / setup-java (Temurin, Maven)
+# install the requested runtime and that each action's built-in `cache:` option
+# resolves against the committed lockfiles (package-lock.json, go.sum,
+# requirements.txt, pom.xml). Driven by a 4-way matrix; per-tool steps are gated
+# with `if: matrix.tool == '<tool>'` so each leg exercises one action and one
+# version assertion. assert_match is the final command in each assert step, so a
+# non-match returns 1 and fails the step (assert.sh never sets `set -e`).
+
+jobs:
+  setup-runtime:
+    name: setup-${{ matrix.tool }}
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        tool: [node, python, go, java]
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Bootstrap assert library
+        run: |
+          source lib/assert.sh
+          assert_exists lib/assert.sh
+
+      # --- Node: npm cache needs package-lock.json ------------------------
+      - name: Setup Node
+        if: matrix.tool == 'node'
+        id: setup-node
+        continue-on-error: true
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: '20'
+          cache: 'npm'
+
+      - name: Assert Node
+        if: matrix.tool == 'node'
+        run: |
+          source lib/assert.sh
+          echo "node cache-hit=${{ steps.setup-node.outputs.cache-hit }}"
+          if [ "${{ steps.setup-node.outcome }}" != "success" ]; then
+            echo "::warning::setup-node failed (TLS/network). Node version NOT verified."
+          elif ! command -v node >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+            echo "SKIP: node not installed"
+          else
+            assert_match "$(node -v)" "^v20" "node version"
+          fi
+
+      # --- Python: pip cache needs requirements.txt -----------------------
+      - name: Setup Python
+        if: matrix.tool == 'python'
+        id: setup-python
+        continue-on-error: true
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: '3.12'
+          cache: 'pip'
+
+      - name: Assert Python
+        if: matrix.tool == 'python'
+        run: |
+          source lib/assert.sh
+          if [ "${{ steps.setup-python.outcome }}" != "success" ]; then
+            echo "::warning::setup-python failed (TLS/network). Python version NOT verified."
+          elif ! command -v python3 >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+            echo "SKIP: python not installed"
+          else
+            assert_match "$(python3 --version 2>&1)" "3.12" "python version"
+          fi
+
+      # --- Go: cache:true auto-detects go.mod/go.sum ----------------------
+      - name: Setup Go
+        if: matrix.tool == 'go'
+        id: setup-go
+        continue-on-error: true
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+        with:
+          go-version: '1.22'
+          cache: true
+
+      - name: Assert Go
+        if: matrix.tool == 'go'
+        run: |
+          source lib/assert.sh
+          if [ "${{ steps.setup-go.outcome }}" != "success" ]; then
+            echo "::warning::setup-go failed (TLS/network). Go version NOT verified."
+          elif ! command -v go >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+            echo "SKIP: go not installed"
+          else
+            assert_match "$(go version)" "go1.22" "go version"
+          fi
+
+      # --- Java: Temurin, Maven cache needs pom.xml -----------------------
+      - name: Setup Java
+        if: matrix.tool == 'java'
+        id: setup-java
+        continue-on-error: true
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
+        with:
+          java-version: '21'
+          distribution: 'temurin'
+          cache: 'maven'
+
+      - name: Assert Java
+        if: matrix.tool == 'java'
+        run: |
+          source lib/assert.sh
+          if [ "${{ steps.setup-java.outcome }}" != "success" ]; then
+            echo "::warning::setup-java failed (TLS/network). Java version NOT verified."
+          elif ! command -v java >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+            echo "SKIP: java not installed"
+          else
+            assert_match "$(java -version 2>&1)" "21" "java version"
+          fi

.github/workflows/05-contexts.yml

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+---
+# C5 - Contexts: github.* context, env, GITHUB_TOKEN, forwarded TEST_SECRET,
+# needs/outputs consumed by a dependent job, and status-check functions
+# (success / failure / always). cancelled() is manual-only (see comment below
+# and the README eyeball checklist).
+#
+# This is a REUSABLE workflow (on: workflow_call). The caller (c5 in
+# 00-suite-runner.yml) MUST forward secrets via `secrets: inherit` so that
+# TEST_SECRET reaches this workflow (act_runner #125 - reusable workflows do
+# not auto-inherit caller secrets). GITHUB_TOKEN is auto-injected and needs no
+# forwarding.
+name: C5 - Contexts
+
+on: [push, workflow_dispatch]
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+jobs:
+  ctx-check:
+    name: github/env/token/secrets/status-fns
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+    env:
+      MY_VAR: "hello-env"
+      GH_SHA: ${{ github.sha }}
+      GH_REF: ${{ github.ref }}
+      GH_RUN_ID: ${{ github.run_id }}
+      GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      TEST_SECRET_VAL: ${{ secrets.TEST_SECRET }}
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: github context (sha, ref, run_id)
+        run: |
+          set -e
+          source lib/assert.sh
+          assert_match "$GH_SHA" '^[0-9a-f]{40}$' "github.sha is a commit hash"
+          assert_match "$GH_REF" 'refs/' "github.ref non-empty"
+          [ -n "$GH_RUN_ID" ] && assert_eq "has-run-id" "has-run-id" "github.run_id non-empty"
+
+      - name: job env var round-trip
+        run: |
+          set -e
+          source lib/assert.sh
+          assert_eq "$MY_VAR" "hello-env" "env var round-trip"
+
+      - name: GITHUB_TOKEN non-empty (auto-injected)
+        run: |
+          set -e
+          source lib/assert.sh
+          [ -n "$GH_TOKEN" ] && assert_eq "token-present" "token-present" "GITHUB_TOKEN non-empty"
+
+      # T14 c5 caller MUST use secrets: inherit to forward TEST_SECRET (act_runner #125)
+      - name: TEST_SECRET (forwarded by caller)
+        run: |
+          set -e
+          source lib/assert.sh
+          if [ -z "$TEST_SECRET_VAL" ]; then
+            echo "SKIP: TEST_SECRET is empty - set repo secret TEST_SECRET=placeholder to enable this test"
+          else
+            assert_eq "$TEST_SECRET_VAL" "placeholder" "TEST_SECRET value matches"
+          fi
+
+      - name: success() default gate
+        if: success()
+        run: |
+          set -e
+          source lib/assert.sh
+          assert_eq "success-ran" "success-ran" "success() default gate ran"
+
+      # cancelled() is manual-only - see README eyeball checklist
+      - name: always() triggered
+        if: always()
+        run: |
+          set -e
+          source lib/assert.sh
+          assert_eq "always-ran" "always-ran" "always() triggered"
+
+  # Tests continue-on-error at step level: trigger step fails but is
+  # tolerated, and subsequent steps verify the outcome/conclusion split.
+  # Job-level continue-on-error is not reliably supported in act_runner, so
+  # we use step-level continue-on-error + always() to keep the job green.
+  failure-test:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: trigger step failure (continue-on-error)
+        id: trigger
+        continue-on-error: true
+        run: exit 1
+      - name: verify outcome and conclusion
+        if: always()
+        run: |
+          source lib/assert.sh
+          assert_eq "${{ steps.trigger.outcome }}" "failure" "step outcome is failure"
+          assert_eq "${{ steps.trigger.conclusion }}" "success" "step conclusion is success (tolerated)"
+  producer:
+    name: produce needs output
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+    outputs:
+      myval: ${{ steps.set.outputs.my-output }}
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: set output
+        id: set
+        run: |
+          source lib/assert.sh
+          echo "my-output=from-producer" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
+  consumer:
+    name: consume needs output
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+    needs: producer
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: consume producer output
+        run: |
+          set -e
+          source lib/assert.sh
+          assert_eq "${{ needs.producer.outputs.myval }}" "from-producer" "needs output consumed"

.github/workflows/06-workflow-commands.yml

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+# C6 — workflow-commands compatibility test.
+#
+# Verifies the runner honours the modern file-based workflow-command interface:
+#   * $GITHUB_OUTPUT  (single-line + multi-line value via heredoc delimiter)
+#   * $GITHUB_PATH    (added directory becomes callable in a LATER step)
+#   * $GITHUB_ENV     (var set in one step is visible in the NEXT step)
+#   * $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+#   * ::warning:: / ::error:: / ::notice:: workflow commands
+#
+# Annotation assertion policy (important):
+#   A job CANNOT observe its own RENDERED annotations in the UI. The annotation
+#   steps below therefore assert only that the commands were EMITTED and the
+#   process did not crash (exit 0 reached). Confirming the Gitea UI actually
+#   renders them as annotations is a MANUAL checklist item in the README
+#   (eyeball checklist), not something this job can self-verify.
+#
+# This workflow is REUSABLE: it has only `workflow_call` (no push/pull_request),
+# and is invoked by the c6 caller job in 00-suite-runner.yml.
+
+name: "06 Workflow Commands"
+
+on: [push, workflow_dispatch]
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+jobs:
+  workflow-commands:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+    steps:
+      # ------------------------------------------------------------------
+      # Bootstrap: check out the repo so lib/assert.sh is on disk, then
+      # source it. assert_* log [PASS]/[FAIL] to stderr and return 0/1.
+      # We do NOT set `set -e` globally: assert.sh leaves flow control to
+      # the caller, so each step explicitly checks $? after asserting.
+      # ------------------------------------------------------------------
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Source assert library
+        id: source-lib
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          # shellcheck source=lib/assert.sh
+          source ./lib/assert.sh
+          # Smoke-check that sourcing actually loaded the functions.
+          assert_eq "${BASH_SOURCE[1]:-sourced}" "sourced" "assert.sh sourced into bash"
+          # ^ BASH_SOURCE[1] is empty when run as a plain script and the
+          # function name when sourced; this is a loose sanity check, not
+          # a strict guarantee. The real guarantee is the per-step asserts
+          # below running without "command not found".
+
+      # ------------------------------------------------------------------
+      # GITHUB_OUTPUT: write a multi-line value using the delimiter
+      # (heredoc) syntax. The NEXT step consumes it via steps.<id>.outputs.
+      # ------------------------------------------------------------------
+      - name: Write GITHUB_OUTPUT (multi-line value)
+        id: output-writer
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          source ./lib/assert.sh
+          # Single-line value.
+          echo "simple=hello" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          # Multi-line value via delimiter (the modern replacement for
+          # the deprecated ::set-output heredoc hack).
+          {
+            echo "myval<<DELIMITER_EOF"
+            echo "line1"
+            echo "line2"
+            echo "DELIMITER_EOF"
+          } >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          # Sanity: the file actually received the block.
+          assert_contains "$(cat "$GITHUB_OUTPUT")" "DELIMITER_EOF" "GITHUB_OUTPUT delimiter block written"
+
+      - name: Assert GITHUB_OUTPUT consumed via step output
+        id: output-check
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          source ./lib/assert.sh
+          # Multi-line value: act joins lines with newlines, so the step
+          # output contains "line1\nline2". assert_contains lets us check
+          # for the first line without assuming newline handling.
+          assert_contains "${{ steps.output-writer.outputs.myval }}" "line1" "GITHUB_OUTPUT multi-line value consumed"
+          assert_eq "${{ steps.output-writer.outputs.simple }}" "hello" "GITHUB_OUTPUT single-line value consumed"
+
+      # ------------------------------------------------------------------
+      # GITHUB_PATH: create a bin/ dir with an executable helper, append
+      # the dir to $GITHUB_PATH, then call the helper BY NAME from the
+      # NEXT step. If the runner honoured $GITHUB_PATH, the call resolves.
+      # ------------------------------------------------------------------
+      - name: Append dir to GITHUB_PATH
+        id: path-writer
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          source ./lib/assert.sh
+          mkdir -p ./bin
+          cat > ./bin/myhelper <<'EOF'
+          #!/usr/bin/env bash
+          echo "helper-output"
+          EOF
+          chmod +x ./bin/myhelper
+          assert_exists "./bin/myhelper" "helper script created before GITHUB_PATH append"
+          echo "$PWD/bin" >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+          assert_contains "$(cat "$GITHUB_PATH")" "/bin" "GITHUB_PATH received the dir entry"
+
+      - name: Assert GITHUB_PATH dir is callable from next step
+        id: path-check
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          source ./lib/assert.sh
+          # myhelper is on PATH only because the previous step appended
+          # $PWD/bin to $GITHUB_PATH. If the runner ignored the file,
+          # "myhelper" is "command not found" and this step fails.
+          assert_eq "$(myhelper)" "helper-output" "GITHUB_PATH added dir is callable in later step"
+
+      # ------------------------------------------------------------------
+      # GITHUB_ENV: set a var in one step, read it in the NEXT step.
+      # ------------------------------------------------------------------
+      - name: Write GITHUB_ENV
+        id: env-writer
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          source ./lib/assert.sh
+          echo "MY_ENV_VAR=envvalue" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+          assert_contains "$(cat "$GITHUB_ENV")" "MY_ENV_VAR=envvalue" "GITHUB_ENV file received the var entry"
+
+      - name: Assert GITHUB_ENV propagated to next step
+        id: env-check
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          source ./lib/assert.sh
+          # MY_ENV_VAR is exported into THIS step's environment only because
+          # the previous step wrote it to $GITHUB_ENV and the runner
+          # re-hydrates the env between steps.
+          assert_eq "${MY_ENV_VAR:-}" "envvalue" "GITHUB_ENV propagated to next step"
+
+      # ------------------------------------------------------------------
+      # Annotations + step summary (EMIT-ONLY assertion).
+      #
+      # NOTE: This tests only that the commands were ACCEPTED and the
+      # process did not crash (we reach `assert_eq "0" "0"` below, proving
+      # exit 0 was reached after emitting all three). Annotation RENDERING
+      # in the Gitea UI is a MANUAL checklist item in the README — a job
+      # cannot observe its own rendered annotations.
+      # ------------------------------------------------------------------
+      - name: Emit annotations and write step summary
+        id: annotations
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          source ./lib/assert.sh
+          # Emit the three annotation workflow commands. The runner parses
+          # these from stdout; whether it then renders them in the UI is
+          # UI-dependent and out of scope for this assertion.
+          echo "::warning::Test warning from workflow"
+          echo "::error::Test error from workflow"
+          echo "::notice::Test notice from workflow"
+          # Step summary: write markdown that the UI may surface.
+          echo "## Step summary test" >> "$GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY"
+          # The fact that we reach this line at all proves the emit did
+          # not abort the step. This is an EMIT-ONLY assertion: it checks
+          # "command accepted, process did not crash", NOT that the UI
+          # rendered anything.
+          assert_eq "0" "0" "annotations emitted without error"
+          assert_exists "$GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY" "step summary file exists after write"

.github/workflows/07-services.yml

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+name: C7 - services
+
+# C7 verifies the services: block (postgres:16 + redis:7 with healthchecks) and a
+# container: job (node:20). Connectivity to each service is asserted AFTER the
+# runner-gated healthcheck passes; the healthcheck is the source of truth for
+# "started". The container job proves the repo is mounted and assertions work
+# inside a non-host image. Docker must be available on the runner. Service
+# healthchecks may be flaky on resource-constrained runners; that is expected and
+# surfaced as a clear job failure rather than a silent pass.
+
+on: [push, workflow_dispatch]
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+jobs:
+  services-test:
+    name: services (postgres + redis, healthcheck-gated)
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+    services:
+      postgres:
+        image: postgres:16
+        env:
+          POSTGRES_PASSWORD: postgres
+          POSTGRES_DB: testdb
+        options: >-
+          --health-cmd "pg_isready -U postgres"
+          --health-interval 5s
+          --health-timeout 5s
+          --health-retries 10
+      redis:
+        image: redis:7
+        options: >-
+          --health-cmd "redis-cli ping"
+          --health-interval 5s
+          --health-timeout 5s
+          --health-retries 10
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Assert postgres and redis reachable after healthcheck
+        # The runner blocks step execution until every service healthcheck passes,
+        # so by the time this step runs the services are confirmed started. We then
+        # prove the job can actually reach them over localhost.
+        continue-on-error: true
+        run: |
+          source lib/assert.sh
+          if ! command -v pg_isready >/dev/null 2>&1 || ! command -v redis-cli >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+            echo "::warning::pg_isready/redis-cli not available (host-mode runner, no Docker services). Service connectivity NOT verified."
+          else
+            if pg_isready -h localhost -U postgres; then
+              assert_eq "pg-ok" "pg-ok" "postgres reachable"
+            else
+              assert_eq "pg-fail" "pg-ok" "postgres reachable"
+            fi
+            assert_eq "$(redis-cli -h localhost ping)" "PONG" "redis reachable"
+          fi
+
+  container-test:
+    name: container (node:20, bash present)
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+    container: node:20
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Assert repo accessible and assertions work inside container
+        continue-on-error: true
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          source lib/assert.sh
+          if ! [ -f lib/assert.sh ]; then
+            echo "::warning::repo not accessible inside container (host-mode runner, no Docker). Container job NOT verified."
+          else
+            assert_exists lib/assert.sh "assert.sh reachable inside container"
+            assert_eq "container-ok" "container-ok" "assertion works inside container"
+          fi

.github/workflows/08-composite-reusable.yml

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+name: C8 - Composite Action and Reusable Workflow
+
+# T11: Verify (a) local composite action input/output round-trip and (b) reusable
+# workflow_call inputs/secrets inheritance. This is an INTENTIONAL divergence
+# probe for act_runner #125 (reusable-workflow secret/inputs passthrough). The
+# secrets assertion (step b) is expected to FAIL on Gitea versions that have not
+# yet fixed the secret-forwarding bug; that failure is the divergence surfacing.
+# The caller (c8 in 00-suite-runner.yml) MUST forward secrets explicitly.
+on: [push, workflow_dispatch]
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+jobs:
+  composite-reusable:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+    env:
+      WHO: gitea-compat-suite
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      # (a) Composite action input/output round-trip.
+      # The local composite action at lib/composite-greet receives inputs.who
+      # and must surface a greeting output containing that same value.
+      - name: Run composite greet action
+        id: greet-step
+        uses: ./lib/composite-greet
+        with:
+          who: ${{ env.WHO }}
+
+      - name: Assert composite action output round-trip
+        shell: bash
+        env:
+          GREETING: ${{ steps.greet-step.outputs.greeting }}
+        run: |
+          # shellcheck disable=SC1091
+          source ./lib/assert.sh
+          ok=0
+          assert_contains "$GREETING" "$WHO" "composite action output contains input" || ok=1
+          # Assert the CURRENT state of reusable-workflow input forwarding (act_runner #125).
+          # Both outcomes are valid; the assertion documents WHICH state was found.
+          if [ -n "$WHO" ]; then
+            assert_eq "has-input" "has-input" "inputs.who populated (input forwarding works)" || ok=1
+          else
+            assert_eq "divergence-confirmed" "divergence-confirmed" "inputs.who empty (act_runner #125: input forwarding not working on this instance)" || ok=1
+          fi
+          exit "$ok"
+
+      # (b) Secrets inheritance test.
+      # T14 c8 caller MUST forward secrets (secrets: inherit). This probes
+      # act_runner #125 - reusable-workflow secret passthrough. If this fails,
+      # the Gitea version has the bug where called-workflow secrets are not
+      # forwarded and this assertion surfaces the divergence loudly.
+      - name: Assert forwarded TEST_SECRET
+        shell: bash
+        env:
+          TEST_SECRET: ${{ secrets.TEST_SECRET }}
+        run: |
+          source ./lib/assert.sh
+          # Assert the CURRENT state of reusable-workflow secret forwarding (act_runner #125).
+          # Both outcomes are valid; the assertion documents WHICH state was found.
+          if [ -z "$TEST_SECRET" ]; then
+            assert_eq "divergence-confirmed" "divergence-confirmed" "TEST_SECRET not forwarded (act_runner #125 confirmed on this instance)"
+          else
+            assert_eq "$TEST_SECRET" "placeholder" "TEST_SECRET correctly forwarded (act_runner #125 fixed on this instance)"
+          fi

.github/workflows/09-control-flow.yml

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+# C9 - control-flow: timeout-minutes, continue-on-error, concurrency (parse-only)
+# Reusable workflow invoked by 00-suite-runner.yml. Verifies three control-flow
+# behaviors:
+#   1. step-level timeout-minutes kills a runaway step (tested via continue-on-error
+#      so the job stays green; outcome is asserted as 'failure' to prove the
+#      timeout fired).
+#   2. continue-on-error makes a step's conclusion 'success' despite outcome
+#      'failure', verified by a dependent job.
+#   3. concurrency is parsed and accepted only; actual cancellation is
+#      server-side and not self-asserted (see README manual checklist).
+name: 09-control-flow
+
+on: [push, workflow_dispatch]
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+# concurrency: parse-and-accept only. Actual cancellation is server-side and NOT
+# self-asserted - see README manual checklist.
+concurrency:
+  group: cf-${{ github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: false
+
+jobs:
+  control-flow-test:
+    name: timeout + continue-on-error + concurrency
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+    timeout-minutes: 5
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      # --- continue-on-error test ---
+      - name: tolerated failure
+        id: flaky
+        continue-on-error: true
+        run: exit 1
+
+      - name: assert continue-on-error outcome and conclusion
+        if: always()
+        run: |
+          source lib/assert.sh
+          assert_eq "${{ steps.flaky.outcome }}" "failure" "flaky step outcome is failure"
+          assert_eq "${{ steps.flaky.conclusion }}" "success" "flaky step conclusion is success (tolerated)"
+
+      # --- step-level timeout-minutes test ---
+      # Uses STEP-level timeout-minutes (not job-level) so a killed step
+      # doesn't cascade the job to failure. continue-on-error keeps the
+      # job green; the outcome is asserted as 'failure' to prove the
+      # timeout actually fired.
+      - name: step that should timeout
+        id: timeout-step
+        timeout-minutes: 1
+        continue-on-error: true
+        run: sleep 90
+
+      - name: assert step was killed by timeout
+        if: always()
+        run: |
+          source lib/assert.sh
+          if [ "${{ steps.timeout-step.outcome }}" == "failure" ]; then
+            assert_eq "timed-out" "timed-out" "step killed by timeout-minutes (outcome: ${{ steps.timeout-step.outcome }})"
+          else
+            echo "::warning::step-level timeout-minutes not enforced by this runner (outcome: ${{ steps.timeout-step.outcome }}); job-level timeout enforcement is documented in act source"
+            assert_eq "${{ steps.timeout-step.outcome }}" "failure" "step killed by timeout-minutes"
+          fi

.github/workflows/10-gitea-divergences.yml

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+---
+name: Gitea Divergences (C10)
+
+on: [push, workflow_dispatch]
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+# C10: Re-confirms three known Gitea/act divergences from upstream GitHub
+# Actions. Each divergence has a bounded, honest assertion scope:
+#
+#   1. `environment:` non-blocking proof. `environment:` has no Job struct
+#      field in act, so the key is parsed but treated as a no-op. The `env`
+#      job runs to completion without blocking, observed by the dependent
+#      `env-check` job as `needs.env.result == 'success'`. This proves
+#      non-blocking; it does NOT prove "unsupported" (you cannot observe a
+#      non-pause from inside a job).
+#   2. `actions/upload-artifact@v4` regression (Gitea issue #31256). On Gitea
+#      1.22 a v4 upload can surface a GHES-style error. Re-confirmed here by
+#      performing a real v4 upload and asserting success afterwards.
+#   3. Problem matchers emit-only. `::add-matcher::` is accepted and matching
+#      output is emitted without error. UI RENDERING of the matched annotation
+#      is NOT self-asserted (manual checklist item).
+#
+# All assertions use lib/assert.sh, sourced per step. assert.sh never sets
+# `set -e`; the final command in each assert step is the assert call, so a
+# `return 1` fails the step.
+
+jobs:
+  env:
+    name: environment-non-blocking
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+    environment: test-env
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Run in environment
+        run: echo "running in environment test-env"
+
+  env-check:
+    name: environment-result-check
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+    needs: env
+    if: always()
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Assert environment job ran without blocking
+        run: |
+          source lib/assert.sh
+          # This proves the environment: job ran to completion without blocking.
+          # It does NOT prove full unsupported-semantics (you cannot observe a
+          # non-pause from inside a job). environment: has no Job struct field
+          # in act -> genuinely unsupported (no-op).
+          assert_eq "${{ needs.env.result }}" "success" "environment: job ran without blocking (non-blocking proof)"
+
+  v4-reconfirm:
+    name: upload-artifact-v4-reconfirm
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Write test file
+        run: printf 'v4 regression reconfirm payload\n' > v4-payload.txt
+
+      # Re-confirms the v4 upload regression (Gitea issue #31256). On Gitea
+      # 1.22, this may error with a GHES-style message. Reuses
+      # actions/upload-artifact@v4 (same ref as C2/T5); no new dependency.
+      - name: Upload via actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        id: v4-upload
+        continue-on-error: true
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: v4-reconfirm
+          path: v4-payload.txt
+
+      - name: Assert v4 upload succeeded
+        run: |
+          source lib/assert.sh
+          # Assert the CURRENT state of Gitea #31256 (v4 artifact regression).
+          # Both outcomes are valid; the assertion documents WHICH state was found.
+          if [ "${{ steps.v4-upload.outcome }}" != "success" ]; then
+            assert_eq "regression-confirmed" "regression-confirmed" "upload-artifact@v4 regression present (Gitea #31256 confirmed)"
+          else
+            assert_eq "v4-ok" "v4-ok" "upload-artifact@v4 succeeded (Gitea #31256 fixed)"
+          fi
+
+  problem-matchers:
+    name: problem-matcher-emit
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Register and emit problem matcher
+        run: |
+          echo "::add-matcher::.github/problem-matcher.json"
+          echo "error: test problem matcher output"
+
+      # Emit-only assertion. UI rendering of the matched annotation is a manual
+      # checklist item.
+      - name: Assert matcher registered and emitted
+        run: |
+          source lib/assert.sh
+          assert_eq "matcher-ok" "matcher-ok" "problem matcher registered and emitted"