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      - . # Pass the modified workspace (this is the fully formatted code)

    expire_in: 1 hour

# Job 5: Run Pylint

run_pylint:

  stage: lint

  tags:

    - git-run-ia2

  needs:

    - job: apply_autopep8 

      artifacts: true

  before_script:

    - pip install pylint

  script:

    - echo "Current directory $(pwd)"

    - ls -la

    - echo "Running pylint on '${PYLINT_TARGETS}'..."

    # .pylintrc should be at the project root, available from the artifact

    - pylint --rcfile=.pylintrc "${PYLINT_TARGETS}"

    - echo "Pylint check complete."

## Job 5: Run Pylint

#run_pylint:

#  stage: lint

#  tags:

#    - git-run-ia2

#  needs:

#    - job: apply_autopep8 

#      artifacts: true

#  before_script:

#    - pip install pylint

#  script:

#    - echo "Current directory $(pwd)"

#    - ls -la

#    - echo "Running pylint on '${PYLINT_TARGETS}'..."

#    # .pylintrc should be at the project root, available from the artifact

#    - pylint --rcfile=.pylintrc "${PYLINT_TARGETS}"

#    - echo "Pylint check complete."

  #rules:

  #  - if: $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "merge_request_event"

  #  - if: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH

  #    allow_failure: true # Allow manual trigger to not fail overall pipeline if desired

# --- Optional: Auto Commit Job (Add if you want CI to commit changes) ---

# commit_formatted_code:

#   stage: auto_commit

#   tags:

#     - git-run-ia2

#   needs:

 commit_formatted_code:

   stage: auto_commit

   tags:

     - git-run-ia2

   needs:

#     - job: run_pylint # Must pass pylint

#     - job: apply_autopep8 # Needs the final code state from formatting

#       artifacts: true

#   before_script:

#     # Git and SSH setup (ensure SSH_DEPLOY_KEY CI/CD variable is set as File type)

#     - apt-get update -y && apt-get install -y openssh-client git

#     - eval $(ssh-agent -s)

#     - mkdir -p ~/.ssh && chmod 700 ~/.ssh

#     - echo "$SSH_DEPLOY_KEY" | tr -d '\r' > ~/.ssh/id_ci_deploy && chmod 600 ~/.ssh/id_ci_deploy

#     - ssh-add ~/.ssh/id_ci_deploy

#     - ssh-keyscan -p ${CI_SERVER_PORT:-22} $CI_SERVER_HOST >> ~/.ssh/known_hosts && chmod 644 ~/.ssh/known_hosts

#     - git config --global user.email "${GIT_USER_EMAIL}"

#     - git config --global user.name "${GIT_USER_NAME}"

#     # Ensure we are on the correct branch and have the latest files from artifacts

#     - git checkout "$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH"

#   script:

#     - echo "Checking for formatting changes to commit..."

#     - |

#       # Add only the formatted targets to avoid committing other unintended changes

#       git add "${FORMAT_TARGETS}"

#

#       if ! git diff --cached --quiet HEAD; then # Check staged changes against HEAD

#         echo "Code formatting changes applied. Committing to branch '${CI_COMMIT_BRANCH}'."

#         # Option 1: Commit to a NEW branch (Safer)

#         # git checkout -B "${FORMATTED_BRANCH_NAME}"

#         # git commit -m "ci: Apply automated code formatting [skip ci]"

#         # git push -u origin "${FORMATTED_BRANCH_NAME}" -o ci.skip

#         # echo "Changes pushed to new branch '${FORMATTED_BRANCH_NAME}'. Please review and merge."

#

#         # Option 2: Commit directly to the CURRENT branch (Use with extreme caution!)

#         # This is generally NOT recommended for branches that developers also work on directly.

#         # Only suitable if this CI job is the SOLE writer to this branch for formatting.

#         git commit -m "ci: Apply automated code formatting [skip ci]"

#         echo "Pushing formatting changes to '${CI_COMMIT_BRANCH}'..."

#         git push origin HEAD:"${CI_COMMIT_BRANCH}" -o ci.skip # Push current HEAD to remote branch

#         echo "Formatting changes pushed to '${CI_COMMIT_BRANCH}'."

#       else

#         echo "No formatting changes to commit."

#       fi

     - job: apply_autopep8 # Needs the final code state from formatting

       artifacts: true

   before_script:

     # Git and SSH setup (ensure SSH_DEPLOY_KEY CI/CD variable is set as File type)

     - apt-get update -y && apt-get install -y openssh-client git

     - eval $(ssh-agent -s)

     - mkdir -p ~/.ssh && chmod 700 ~/.ssh

     - echo "$SSH_DEPLOY_KEY" | tr -d '\r' > ~/.ssh/id_ci_deploy && chmod 600 ~/.ssh/id_ci_deploy

     - ssh-add ~/.ssh/id_ci_deploy

     - ssh-keyscan -p ${CI_SERVER_PORT:-22} $CI_SERVER_HOST >> ~/.ssh/known_hosts && chmod 644 ~/.ssh/known_hosts

     - git config --global user.email "${GIT_USER_EMAIL}"

     - git config --global user.name "${GIT_USER_NAME}"

     # Ensure we are on the correct branch and have the latest files from artifacts

     - git checkout "$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH"

   script:

     - echo "Checking for formatting changes to commit..."

     - |

       # Add only the formatted targets to avoid committing other unintended changes

       git add "${FORMAT_TARGETS}"

       if ! git diff --cached --quiet HEAD; then # Check staged changes against HEAD

         echo "Code formatting changes applied. Committing to branch '${CI_COMMIT_BRANCH}'."

         # Option 1: Commit to a NEW branch (Safer)

         git checkout -B "${FORMATTED_BRANCH_NAME}"

         git commit -m "ci: Apply automated code formatting [skip ci]"

         git push -u origin "${FORMATTED_BRANCH_NAME}" -o ci.skip

         echo "Changes pushed to new branch '${FORMATTED_BRANCH_NAME}'. Please review and merge."

       else

         echo "No formatting changes to commit."

       fi

#   rules:

#     # Example: Only run manually on the default branch after all checks pass

#     - if: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH && $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE != "schedule" # Avoid on schedules