[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #60370: Test Tools: Clarifying reusable workflows in Github CI

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#60370: Test Tools: Clarifying reusable workflows in Github CI
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 Reporter:  youknowriad       |      Owner:  (none)
     Type:  enhancement       |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal            |  Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Build/Test Tools  |    Version:
 Severity:  minor             |   Keywords:
  Focuses:                    |
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 While working on https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/pull/5922
 we had to increase the timeout limit for one of the reusable workflows of
 the repository: phpunit-tests-run.yml

 The problem is that the update were not being taken into consideration in
 the PR because we explicitly refer to the "trunk" version of that workflow
 in `phpunit-tests.yml`

 Github does offer a way to use relative links to other workflows from the
 same repository (instead of URLs), ti would have solved the issue there
 but it comes with a set of tradeoffs that need to be considered.

 For example, updating Node.JS version in the reusable workflow would need
 to be done for all the previous branches that WP still supports while
 forcing the use of the "trunk" workflow means we can update in a single
 place.

 The initial discussion about this happened on the following Slack Thread
 https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/C02RQBWTW/p1706523051675219

 I'm opening this ticket so we can track this discussion and potentially
 address it (or not).

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