chore: add a composite action to simplify workflows

.github/actions/load-visor-env/action.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+name: "Load Visor env"
+description: "Export shared Visor CI constants as env vars for downstream steps."
+
+runs:
+  using: "composite"
+  steps:
+    - name: Export shared env vars
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        {
+          echo "MAIN_PYTHON_VERSION=3.11"
+          echo "PACKAGE_NAME=ansys-visor-viewer"
+          echo "POETRY_VERSION=2.3.2"
+          echo "NODE_VERSION=22.12.0"
+        } >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+
+

.github/dependabot.yml

@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ updates:
     open-pull-requests-limit: 5
     labels:
       - "maintenance"
-      - "dependencies"
     commit-message:
       prefix: "chore(actions):"
     groups:
@@ -36,7 +35,6 @@ updates:
     open-pull-requests-limit: 5
     labels:
       - "maintenance"
-      - "dependencies"
     commit-message:
       prefix: "build(deps):"
     ignore:
@@ -64,7 +62,6 @@ updates:
     open-pull-requests-limit: 3
     labels:
       - "maintenance"
-      - "dependencies"
     commit-message:
       prefix: "build(npm):"
     ignore:
@@ -88,7 +85,6 @@ updates:
     open-pull-requests-limit: 3
     labels:
       - "maintenance"
-      - "dependencies"
     commit-message:
       prefix: "build(dash):"
     ignore:
@@ -112,7 +108,6 @@ updates:
     open-pull-requests-limit: 2
     labels:
       - "maintenance"
-      - "dependencies"
     commit-message:
       prefix: "build(docker):"
     groups:
@@ -129,7 +124,6 @@ updates:
     open-pull-requests-limit: 2
     labels:
       - "maintenance"
-      - "dependencies"
     commit-message:
       prefix: "build(docker):"
     groups:
@@ -146,7 +140,6 @@ updates:
     open-pull-requests-limit: 2
     labels:
       - "maintenance"
-      - "dependencies"
     commit-message:
       prefix: "build(docker):"
     groups:

.github/workflows/build_and_package.yml

@@ -12,10 +12,6 @@ on:
     branches:
       - main
 env:
-  MAIN_PYTHON_VERSION: "3.11"
-  POETRY_VERSION: "2.3.2"
-  PACKAGE_NAME: "ansys-visor-viewer"
-
   # For Solutions private PyPI:
   POETRY_HTTP_BASIC_SOLUTIONS_PRIVATE_PYPI_USERNAME: "PAT"
   POETRY_HTTP_BASIC_SOLUTIONS_PRIVATE_PYPI_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.SOLUTIONS_PRIVATE_PYPI_PASSWORD }}
@@ -46,15 +42,18 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
+      - name: Load Visor env
+        uses: ./.github/actions/load-visor-env
+
       - name: Set up Python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
           python-version: ${{ env.MAIN_PYTHON_VERSION }}
 
       - name: Set up Node.js
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v1
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
-          node-version: '22.12.0'
+          node-version: ${{ env.NODE_VERSION }}
 
       - name: Install visor-client npm dependencies
         working-directory: src/ansys/visor/visor-client
@@ -86,9 +85,12 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
+      - name: Load Visor env
+        uses: ./.github/actions/load-visor-env
+
     # Set up Python
       - name: Set up Python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
           python-version: ${{ env.MAIN_PYTHON_VERSION }}
 
@@ -116,9 +118,9 @@ jobs:
 
     # Node.js package build
       - name: Set up Node.js
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v1
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
-          node-version: '22.12.0'
+          node-version: ${{ env.NODE_VERSION }}
 
       - name: Install visor-client npm dependencies
         working-directory: src/ansys/visor/visor-client
@@ -220,6 +222,7 @@ jobs:
 
     outputs:
       package_version: ${{ steps.set_package_version.outputs.package_version }}
+      package_name: ${{ env.PACKAGE_NAME }}
 
   release:
     name: Release project
@@ -238,22 +241,22 @@ jobs:
       - name: "Download the library artifacts from build-library step"
         uses: actions/download-artifact@3e5f45b2cfb9172054b4087a40e8e0b5a5461e7c # v8.0.1
         with:
-          name: ${{ env.PACKAGE_NAME }}-artifacts
-          path: ${{ env.PACKAGE_NAME }}-artifacts
+          name: ${{ needs.build.outputs.package_name }}-artifacts
+          path: ${{ needs.build.outputs.package_name }}-artifacts
 
       - name: "Upload artifacts to PyPI using trusted publisher"
         uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@dc37677b2e1c63e2034f94d8a5b11f265b73ba33 # v1.14.2
         with:
           repository-url: "https://upload.pypi.org/legacy/"
           print-hash: true
-          packages-dir: ${{ env.PACKAGE_NAME }}-artifacts
+          packages-dir: ${{ needs.build.outputs.package_name }}-artifacts
           skip-existing: false
 
       - name: Release to GitHub
         uses: ansys/actions/release-github@7e89e00c5619374a1da8c2e876309d8b15ff0559 # v11.0.3
         with:
           token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          library-name: ${{ env.PACKAGE_NAME }}
+          library-name: ${{ needs.build.outputs.package_name }}
           only-code: true
 
 

.github/workflows/check-pr-docs-build.yml

@@ -10,11 +10,6 @@ on:
       - main
 
 
-env:
-  DOCUMENTATION_CNAME: 'visor.docs.pyansys.com'
-  MAIN_PYTHON_VERSION: '3.11'
-
-
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
   cancel-in-progress: true
@@ -25,6 +20,12 @@ jobs:
     name: Build docs
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Load Visor env
+        uses: ./.github/actions/load-visor-env
+
       # Install Xvfb and Mesa for headless OpenGL rendering (needed for VTK and similar libraries)
       - name: Install Xvfb and Mesa
         run: |
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ jobs:
           DISPLAY: ":99"  # Use the virtual X server started by Xvfb
           VTK_DEFAULT_RENDER_WINDOW_OFFSCREEN: "1"  # Force VTK to use offscreen rendering
         with:
+          checkout: false
           python-version: ${{ env.MAIN_PYTHON_VERSION }}
           check-links: false
           sphinxopts: '-j auto'

.github/workflows/nightly-docs.yml

@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ on:
 
 env:
   DOCUMENTATION_CNAME: 'visor.docs.pyansys.com'
-  MAIN_PYTHON_VERSION: '3.11'
   GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
 concurrency:
@@ -22,6 +21,12 @@ jobs:
     name: Build docs
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Load Visor env
+        uses: ./.github/actions/load-visor-env
+
       # Install Xvfb and Mesa for headless OpenGL rendering (needed for VTK and similar libraries)
       - name: Install Xvfb and Mesa
         run: |
@@ -42,6 +47,7 @@ jobs:
           DISPLAY: ":99"  # Use the virtual X server started by Xvfb
           VTK_DEFAULT_RENDER_WINDOW_OFFSCREEN: "1"  # Force VTK to use offscreen rendering
         with:
+          checkout: false
           python-version: ${{ env.MAIN_PYTHON_VERSION }}
           check-links: false
           sphinxopts: '-j auto'

.github/workflows/nightly-tests.yml

@@ -5,10 +5,6 @@ on:
     - cron: '0 23 * * *'
   workflow_dispatch:
 
-env:
-  MAIN_PYTHON_VERSION: '3.11'
-
-
 jobs:
   nightly_test:
     name: Testing

.github/workflows/python-tests.yml

@@ -14,9 +14,6 @@ on:
 permissions:
   contents: read
 
-env:
-  POETRY_VERSION: '2.3.2'
-
 jobs:
   test:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -29,6 +26,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
+      - name: Load Visor env
+        uses: ./.github/actions/load-visor-env
+
       - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:

doc/changelog.d/141.maintenance.md

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+Add a composite action to simplify workflows