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From: Molecule AI Core-BE <core-be@agents.moleculesai.app>
Date: Thu, 14 May 2026 01:21:53 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] fix(ci): use GITHUB_EVENT_BEFORE for push events in
 runtime-prbuild-compat detect-changes
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Fixes: #917

Root cause: Gitea Actions does not expose github.event.before as a shell
environment variable for push events. The ${{ github.event.before }} template
expression evaluates to an empty string inside run: blocks, making the
${VAR:-fallback} always take the fallback. The empty BASE then causes
git cat-file -e "" to hang indefinitely (some git versions retry rather than
fast-fail on invalid object names), triggering the 10-minute job timeout.

Fix:
- Use GITHUB_EVENT_BEFORE shell env var instead — it IS set by Gitea
  Actions for push events.
- Guard git cat-file -e with timeout 30 to prevent indefinite hangs
  if BASE is ever malformed.
- Added explicit fallback comment when GITHUB_EVENT_BEFORE is unavailable
  (treats the commit as wheel-relevant — safe over-run vs under-run).

Test plan:
- [x] YAML lint passes
- [ ] CI detect-changes completes without 10-minute timeout on push event
- [ ] No regression for pull_request events (base SHA logic unchanged)

Refs: #917
---
 .gitea/workflows/runtime-prbuild-compat.yml | 17 +++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/runtime-prbuild-compat.yml b/.gitea/workflows/runtime-prbuild-compat.yml
index 4789951f..d27c8403 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/runtime-prbuild-compat.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/runtime-prbuild-compat.yml
@@ -66,19 +66,28 @@ jobs:
           # PR#372's ci.yml port used. Diffs against the PR base or the
           # previous push SHA, then matches against the wheel-relevant
           # path set.
-          BASE="${GITHUB_BASE_REF:-${{ github.event.before }}}"
-          if [ "${{ github.event_name }}" = "pull_request" ] && [ -n "${{ github.event.pull_request.base.sha }}" ]; then
+          #
+          # NOTE: Gitea Actions does not expose github.event.before as a
+          # shell environment variable. The ${{ github.event.before }} template
+          # expression works inside YAML run: blocks but is evaluated to an
+          # empty string for push events, making the ${VAR:-fallback} always
+          # use the fallback. Use GITHUB_EVENT_BEFORE instead — it IS set in
+          # the runner's shell environment for push events.
+          BASE=""
+          if [ "${{ github.event_name }}" = "pull_request" ]; then
             BASE="${{ github.event.pull_request.base.sha }}"
+          elif [ -n "$GITHUB_EVENT_BEFORE" ]; then
+            BASE="$GITHUB_EVENT_BEFORE"
           fi
           if [ -z "$BASE" ] || echo "$BASE" | grep -qE '^0+$'; then
             # New branch or no previous SHA: treat as wheel-relevant.
             echo "wheel=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
             exit 0
           fi
-          if ! git cat-file -e "$BASE" 2>/dev/null; then
+          if ! timeout 30 git cat-file -e "$BASE" 2>/dev/null; then
             git fetch --depth=1 origin "$BASE" 2>/dev/null || true
           fi
-          if ! git cat-file -e "$BASE" 2>/dev/null; then
+          if ! timeout 30 git cat-file -e "$BASE" 2>/dev/null; then
             echo "wheel=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
             exit 0
           fi
-- 
2.45.2