[WIP] Move CI infrastructure to GitHub Actions

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/ci.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 name: NEURON CI bug
-about: Bugs related to the NEURON CIs (GitHub Actions, Azure, ReadTheDocs, CodeCov)
+about: Bugs related to the NEURON CIs (GitHub Actions, ReadTheDocs, CodeCov)
 title: ''
 labels: 'bug, CI'
 assignees: ''

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/release-patch.md

@@ -19,25 +19,24 @@ Pre-release
   - [ ] Update changelog below and agree on it with everyone; then commit it to `docs/changelog` in the cherrypicks PR (copy structure as-is)
   - [ ] Update `docs/index.rst` accordingly with the new `.pkg` and `.exe` links for `PKG installer` and `Windows Installer`
 - [ ] Activate ReadtheDocs for the cherry-pick branch and ensure the documentation builds (when logged in, go to [the versions page](https://readthedocs.org/projects/nrn/versions/) and set the version for your branch to Active and Hidden)
-- [ ] Run a test wheel build WITHOUT upload on the cherry-pick branch to ensure all the wheels build ([see details](https://nrn.readthedocs.io/en/latest/install/python_wheels.html#publishing-the-wheels-on-pypi-via-azure))
+- [ ] Run a test wheel build WITHOUT upload on the cherry-pick branch to ensure all the wheels build ([see details](https://nrn.readthedocs.io/en/latest/install/python_wheels.html#publishing-the-wheels-on-pypi-via-github-actions))
 
 Sanity checks
 ---
-- [ ] After cherrypicks PR is merged, make sure GitHub, Azure and CircleCI builds pass for `release/x.y` branch
-- [ ] Run [nrn-build-ci](https://github.com/neuronsimulator/nrn-build-ci/actions/workflows/build-neuron.yml) for the `release/x.y` branch; see [nrn-build-ci guide](https://github.com/neuronsimulator/nrn-build-ci#azure-wheels-testing---manual-workflow)
+- [ ] After cherrypicks PR is merged, make sure GitHub Actions builds pass for `release/x.y` branch
+- [ ] Run [nrn-build-ci](https://github.com/neuronsimulator/nrn-build-ci/actions/workflows/build-neuron.yml) for the `release/x.y` branch; see [nrn-build-ci guide](https://github.com/neuronsimulator/nrn-build-ci#wheels-testing---manual-workflow)
 - [ ] Activate ReadTheDocs build for `release/x.y` & make it hidden. Check docs are fine after build is done.
-- [ ] Run BBP Simulation Stack & other relevant tests
 
 
 Releasing
 ---
 - [ ] Create new release+tag on GitHub via [release workflow](https://github.com/neuronsimulator/nrn/actions/workflows/release.yml?query=workflow%3A%22NEURON+Release%22). Note that the GitHub release will be marked as pre-release and  will contain the full-src-package and the Windows installer at the end of the release workflow.
-- [ ] Build release wheels but WITHOUT upload ([see details](https://nrn.readthedocs.io/en/latest/install/python_wheels.html#publishing-the-wheels-on-pypi-via-azure))
+- [ ] Build release wheels but WITHOUT upload ([see details](https://nrn.readthedocs.io/en/latest/install/python_wheels.html#publishing-the-wheels-on-pypi-via-github-actions))
 - [ ] Create, test and upload manual artifacts
   - [ ] MacOS package installer (manual task, ask Michael)
   - [ ] arm64 wheels (manual task, check with Erik, Goran or Pramod)
   - [ ] aarch64 wheels (use existing `release/x.y-aarch64` branch for this, see [guide](https://nrn.readthedocs.io/en/latest/install/python_wheels.html#publishing-the-wheels-on-pypi-via-circleci))
-- [ ] Publish the `x.y.z` wheels on PyPI; see [wheel publishing instructions](https://nrn.readthedocs.io/en/latest/install/python_wheels.html#publishing-the-wheels-on-pypi-via-azure)
+- [ ] Publish the `x.y.z` wheels on PyPI; see [wheel publishing instructions](https://nrn.readthedocs.io/en/latest/install/python_wheels.html#publishing-the-wheels-on-pypi-via-github-actions)
 - [ ] Once wheels are published, activate the `x.y.z` tag on ReadTheDocs
 - [ ] Rename the Windows installer in the GitHub release to match the new version and the supported python versions (i.e. `nrn-8.2.2.w64-mingw-py-39-310-311-312-setup.exe`)
 - [ ] Publish release on GitHub (edit https://github.com/neuronsimulator/nrn/releases/tag/x.y.z and un-tick the pre-release checkbox)

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/release.md

@@ -16,11 +16,10 @@ Pre-release
 
 Sanity checks
 ---
-- [ ] Create `release/x.y` branch and make sure GitHub, Azure and CircleCI builds pass
-- [ ] Run [nrn-build-ci](https://github.com/neuronsimulator/nrn-build-ci/actions/workflows/build-neuron.yml) for the respective Azure build; see [Azure drop guide](https://github.com/neuronsimulator/nrn-build-ci#azure-wheels-testing---manual-workflow)
+- [ ] Create `release/x.y` branch and make sure GitHub Actions builds pass
+- [ ] Run [nrn-build-ci](https://github.com/neuronsimulator/nrn-build-ci/actions/workflows/build-neuron.yml) for the respective GitHub Actions build; see [the guide](https://github.com/neuronsimulator/nrn-build-ci#wheels-testing---manual-workflow)
 - [ ] Activate ReadTheDocs build for `release/x.y` & make it hidden. Check docs are fine after build is done.
-- [ ] Run a test wheel build WITHOUT upload for `release/x.y` to ensure all the wheels build ([see details](https://nrn.readthedocs.io/en/latest/install/python_wheels.html#publishing-the-wheels-on-pypi-via-azure))
-- [ ] Run BBP Simulation Stack & other relevant tests
+- [ ] Run a test wheel build WITHOUT upload for `release/x.y` to ensure all the wheels build ([see details](https://nrn.readthedocs.io/en/latest/install/python_wheels.html#publishing-the-wheels-on-pypi-via-github-actions))
 
 
 Releasing
@@ -30,12 +29,11 @@ Releasing
 - [ ] Update `docs/index.rst` accordingly with the new `.pkg` and `.exe` links for `PKG installer` and `Windows Installer`
 - [ ] Run the ReadTheDocs build again for `release-x.y`, make sure the build passes and inspect the Changelog page.
 - [ ] Create new release+tag on GitHub via [release workflow](https://github.com/neuronsimulator/nrn/actions/workflows/release.yml?query=workflow%3A%22NEURON+Release%22). Note that the GitHub release will be marked as pre-release and  will contain the full-src-package and the Windows installer at the end of the release workflow.
-- [ ] Build release wheels but WITHOUT upload ([see details](https://nrn.readthedocs.io/en/latest/install/python_wheels.html#publishing-the-wheels-on-pypi-via-azure))
+- [ ] Build release wheels but WITHOUT upload ([see details](https://nrn.readthedocs.io/en/latest/install/python_wheels.html#publishing-the-wheels-on-pypi-via-github-actions))
 - [ ] Create, test and upload manual artifacts
   - [ ] MacOS package installer (manual task, ask Michael)
-  - [ ] arm64 wheels (manual task, check with Erik, Goran or Pramod)
   - [ ] aarch64 wheels (create a `release/x.y-aarch64` branch for this, see [guide](https://nrn.readthedocs.io/en/latest/install/python_wheels.html#publishing-the-wheels-on-pypi-via-circleci))
-- [ ] Publish the `x.y.z` wheels on Pypi; see [wheel publishing instructions](https://nrn.readthedocs.io/en/latest/install/python_wheels.html#publishing-the-wheels-on-pypi-via-azure)
+- [ ] Publish the `x.y.z` wheels on Pypi; see [wheel publishing instructions](https://nrn.readthedocs.io/en/latest/install/python_wheels.html#publishing-the-wheels-on-pypi-via-github-actions)
 - [ ] Once wheels are published, activate the `x.y.z` tag on ReadTheDocs
 - [ ] Rename the Windows installer in the GitHub release to match the new version and the supported python versions (i.e. `nrn-8.2.2.w64-mingw-py-39-310-311-312-setup.exe`
 )

.github/workflows/external.yml

@@ -13,26 +13,26 @@ env:
   GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
 jobs:
-  get-last-azure-url:
+  get-last-artifact-url:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     if: ${{ github.event.label.name == 'nrn-modeldb-ci-nightly' }}
     outputs:
-      azure_drop_url: ${{ steps.drop.outputs.azure_drop_url }}
-      pr_azure_sha:  ${{ steps.drop.outputs.pr_azure_sha }}
+      artifact_url: ${{ steps.drop.outputs.artifact_url }}
+      last_commit_sha:  ${{ steps.drop.outputs.last_commit_sha }}
     steps:
       - id: drop
         run: |
-          # use jq to get the last Azure drop URL from the PR and the SHA1 from the same body
-          export pr_json=$(gh pr view $PR_URL --json comments -q 'last(.comments[] .body | capture(".*(?<pr_azure_sha>[0-9a-f]{40}).*?(?<azure_drop_url>https://dev.azure.com/neuronsimulator/.*=zip)"))')
+          # use jq to get the last artifact URL from the PR and the SHA1 from the same body
+          export pr_json=$(gh pr view $PR_URL --json comments -q 'last(.comments[] .body | capture(".*(?<last_commit_sha>[0-9a-f]{40}).*?(?<artifact_url>https://github.com/neuronsimulator/nrn/actions/runs/.*)"))')
           if [ -z "$pr_json" ]; then
-            echo "Unable to retrieve AZURE drop url and SHA from comments!"
+            echo "Unable to retrieve artifact URL and SHA from comments!"
             exit 1
           fi
-          # use jq to get pr_azure_sha and azure_drop_url from the json
-          export azure_drop_url=$(echo $pr_json | jq -r .azure_drop_url)
-          export pr_azure_sha=$(echo $pr_json | jq -r .pr_azure_sha)
-          echo azure_drop_url=$azure_drop_url >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          echo pr_azure_sha=$pr_azure_sha >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          # use jq to get last_commit_sha and artifact_url from the json
+          export artifact_url=$(echo $pr_json | jq -r .artifact_url)
+          export last_commit_sha=$(echo $pr_json | jq -r .last_commit_sha)
+          echo artifact_url=$artifact_url >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo last_commit_sha=$last_commit_sha >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
       - id: remove-label
         if: always()
@@ -41,31 +41,31 @@ jobs:
           gh pr edit $PR_URL --remove-label nrn-modeldb-ci-nightly
           # if we encounter an error in last github action step, add a comment
           if [ ${{ steps.drop.outcome }} == 'failure' ]; then
-            gh pr comment $PR_URL --body "Unable to retrieve AZURE drop url from comments!"
+            gh pr comment $PR_URL --body "Unable to retrieve artifact URL from comments!"
           else
-            gh pr comment $PR_URL --body "NEURON ModelDB CI: launching for ${pr_azure_sha} via its [drop url]($azure_drop_url)"
+            gh pr comment $PR_URL --body "NEURON ModelDB CI: launching for ${last_commit_sha} via its [artifact URL]($artifact_url)"
           fi
         env:
-          pr_azure_sha: ${{ steps.drop.outputs.pr_azure_sha }}
-          azure_drop_url: ${{ steps.drop.outputs.azure_drop_url }}
+          last_commit_sha: ${{ steps.drop.outputs.last_commit_sha }}
+          artifact_url: ${{ steps.drop.outputs.artifact_url }}
 
   nrn-modeldb-ci:
-    needs: get-last-azure-url
+    needs: get-last-artifact-url
     uses: neuronsimulator/nrn-modeldb-ci/.github/workflows/nrn-modeldb-ci.yaml@master
     with:
-      neuron_v1: ${{needs.get-last-azure-url.outputs.azure_drop_url}}
+      neuron_v1: ${{needs.get-last-artifact-url.outputs.artifact_url}}
       neuron_v2: neuron-nightly
 
   pr-update:
     needs:
       - nrn-modeldb-ci
-      - get-last-azure-url
+      - get-last-artifact-url
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
     - run: |
-        gh pr comment $PR_URL --body "NEURON ModelDB CI: ${pr_azure_sha} -> download reports [from here](${ARTIFACTS_URL})"
+        gh pr comment $PR_URL --body "NEURON ModelDB CI: ${last_commit_sha} -> download reports [from here](${ARTIFACTS_URL})"
       name: Post NEURON ModelDB CI Artifact URL
       if: always() || cancelled()
       env:
         ARTIFACTS_URL: ${{ github.server_url }}/${{ github.repository }}/actions/runs/${{ github.run_id }}
-        pr_azure_sha: ${{ needs.get-last-azure-url.outputs.pr_azure_sha }}
+        last_commit_sha: ${{ needs.get-last-artifact-url.outputs.last_commit_sha }}