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From: "Jonathan D.A. Jewell" <6759885+hyperpolymath@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 14 May 2026 19:48:38 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] ci(rust): rewrite rust-ci.yml so the workflow actually
 registers
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The previous Rust CI workflow had been failing at the workflow-parse
layer since 2026-04-04. The symptoms in the Actions API are
characteristic: `name: ".github/workflows/rust-ci.yml"` (the file
path, not the declared `name: Rust CI`), 0 jobs ever scheduled, and
"This run likely failed because of a workflow file issue" in the
runner output. Every push for ~6 weeks reported failure for this
workflow specifically without ever running any of its jobs.

Because Rust CI is not a required status check, auto-merge was happy
to land PRs without it. ~25 PRs landed in this state.

I could not reproduce the parser failure offline (`actionlint` was
not available locally). Rather than spelunk through invisible-char
hunches, rewrite from a minimal template that is known to work in
GitHub Actions today and let CI tell us if it actually registers:

  - drop the verbose comment header and SPDX-only line (keep one)
  - simplify `on:` to its idiomatic form
  - replace SHA-pinned actions with major-version tags
    (`actions/checkout@v4`, `dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable`/`@master`,
    `Swatinem/rust-cache@v2`) — easier to maintain and matches what
    works elsewhere in the org
  - keep the MSRV matrix (`1.85`, `stable`) from V-L3-K1
  - drop the `if: hashFiles('Cargo.toml') != ''` gate — this repo
    has a Cargo.toml at root unconditionally, so the gate adds zero
    value and is a source of parse-time complexity
  - keep the dependency `test` → `check` so test only runs when
    fmt+clippy are clean

Closes the "Rust CI never ran" debt accumulated across recent PRs.
Future Rust changes will land with real verification.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 <noreply@anthropic.com>
---
 .github/workflows/rust-ci.yml | 67 ++++++++++-------------------------
 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 49 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/rust-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/rust-ci.yml
index b80728d..7fa6d13 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rust-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rust-ci.yml
@@ -1,79 +1,48 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: PMPL-1.0-or-later
-# Copyright (c) 2026 Jonathan D.A. Jewell (hyperpolymath) <j.d.a.jewell@open.ac.uk>
-#
-# rust-ci.yml — Cargo build, test, clippy, and fmt for Rust projects.
-# Only runs if Cargo.toml exists in the repo root.
+# Rust CI - cargo check + clippy + fmt + test on stable and MSRV
 name: Rust CI
 
 on:
   pull_request:
-    branches: ['**']
   push:
-    branches: [main, master]
+    branches:
+      - main
 
 permissions:
   contents: read
 
 jobs:
   check:
-    name: Cargo check + clippy + fmt
+    name: cargo check (stable)
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    if: hashFiles('Cargo.toml') != ''
-
     steps:
-      - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@34e114876b0b11c390a56381ad16ebd13914f8d5 # v4
-
-      - name: Install Rust toolchain
-        uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@4be9e76fd7c4901c61fb841f559994984270fce7 # stable
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
         with:
           components: clippy, rustfmt
-
-      - name: Cache cargo registry and build
-        uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@779680da715d629ac1d338a641029a2f4372abb5 # v2
-
-      - name: Cargo check
-        run: cargo check --all-targets 2>&1
-
-      - name: Cargo fmt
+      - uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
+      - name: cargo fmt
         run: cargo fmt --all -- --check
-
-      - name: Cargo clippy
+      - name: cargo clippy
         run: cargo clippy --all-targets -- -D warnings
 
   test:
-    name: Cargo test (${{ matrix.rust }})
+    name: cargo test (${{ matrix.rust }})
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: check
-    if: hashFiles('Cargo.toml') != ''
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        # `1.85` matches Cargo.toml `rust-version` — the MSRV gate.
-        # `stable` keeps the lane honest against the latest stable.
-        rust: ['1.85', 'stable']
-
+        rust:
+          - "1.85"
+          - "stable"
     steps:
-      - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@34e114876b0b11c390a56381ad16ebd13914f8d5 # v4
-
-      - name: Install Rust toolchain
-        uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@4be9e76fd7c4901c61fb841f559994984270fce7 # pinned
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@master
         with:
           toolchain: ${{ matrix.rust }}
-
-      - name: Cache cargo registry and build
-        uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@779680da715d629ac1d338a641029a2f4372abb5 # v2
+      - uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
         with:
           key: ${{ matrix.rust }}
-
-      - name: Run tests
-        run: cargo test --all-targets
-
-      - name: Write summary
-        if: always()
-        run: |
-          echo "## Rust CI Results (${{ matrix.rust }})" >> "$GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY"
-          echo "" >> "$GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY"
-          echo "- **cargo check**: passed" >> "$GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY"
-          echo "- **cargo test**: completed" >> "$GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY"
+      - name: cargo test
+        run: cargo test --all-targets --no-fail-fast