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+# Copyright (C) 2026 Moko Consulting <hello@mokoconsulting.tech>
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+#
+# FILE INFORMATION
+# DEFGROUP: Gitea.Workflow
+# INGROUP: moko-platform.Release
+# REPO: https://git.mokoconsulting.tech/MokoConsulting/moko-platform
+# PATH: /templates/workflows/universal/pre-release.yml.template
+# VERSION: 05.01.00
+# BRIEF: Manual pre-release -- builds dev/alpha/beta/rc packages from any branch
+
+name: "Universal: Pre-Release"
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      stability:
+        description: 'Pre-release channel'
+        required: true
+        type: choice
+        options:
+          - development
+          - alpha
+          - beta
+          - release-candidate
+
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+
+env:
+  GITEA_URL: ${{ vars.GITEA_URL || 'https://git.mokoconsulting.tech' }}
+  GITEA_ORG: ${{ vars.GITEA_ORG || github.repository_owner }}
+  GITEA_REPO: ${{ vars.GITEA_REPO || github.event.repository.name }}
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    name: "Build Pre-Release (${{ inputs.stability }})"
+    runs-on: release
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+          token: ${{ secrets.GA_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Setup tools
+        run: |
+          # Update moko-platform CLI tools if available; install PHP if missing
+          if command -v moko-platform-update &> /dev/null; then
+            moko-platform-update
+          elif [ -d "/opt/moko-platform" ]; then
+            cd /opt/moko-platform && git pull origin main --quiet 2>/dev/null || true
+          else
+            if ! command -v php &> /dev/null; then
+              sudo apt-get update -qq
+              sudo apt-get install -y -qq php-cli php-mbstring php-xml php-zip php-curl >/dev/null 2>&1
+            fi
+            git clone --depth 1 --branch main --quiet \
+              "https://x-access-token:${{ secrets.GA_TOKEN }}@git.mokoconsulting.tech/MokoConsulting/moko-platform.git" \
+              /tmp/moko-platform-api
+          fi
+          # Set MOKO_CLI to whichever path exists
+          if [ -d "/opt/moko-platform/cli" ]; then
+            echo "MOKO_CLI=/opt/moko-platform/cli" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+          else
+            echo "MOKO_CLI=/tmp/moko-platform-api/cli" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+          fi
+
+      - name: Detect platform
+        id: platform
+        run: |
+          PLATFORM=$(sed -n 's/.*<platform>\([^<]*\)<\/platform>.*/\1/p' .mokogitea/manifest.xml 2>/dev/null | head -1 | tr -d '[:space:]')
+          [ -z "$PLATFORM" ] && PLATFORM="generic"
+          echo "platform=$PLATFORM" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          MANIFEST=$(find ./src -maxdepth 1 -name "pkg_*.xml" -exec grep -l '<extension' {} \; 2>/dev/null | head -1)
+          [ -z "$MANIFEST" ] && MANIFEST=$(find . -maxdepth 3 -name "*.xml" ! -path "./.git/*" ! -path "*/packages/*" -exec grep -l '<extension' {} \; 2>/dev/null | head -1)
+          [ -z "$MANIFEST" ] && MANIFEST=$(find . -maxdepth 3 -name "*.xml" ! -path "./.git/*" -exec grep -l '<extension' {} \; 2>/dev/null | head -1)
+          MOD_FILE=$(find . -maxdepth 4 -name "mod*.class.php" ! -path "./.git/*" -exec grep -l 'extends DolibarrModules' {} \; 2>/dev/null | head -1)
+          echo "manifest=${MANIFEST}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          echo "mod_file=${MOD_FILE}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
+      - name: Resolve metadata and bump version
+        id: meta
+        run: |
+          STABILITY="${{ inputs.stability }}"
+
+          case "$STABILITY" in
+            development)        SUFFIX="-dev";   TAG="development" ;;
+            alpha)              SUFFIX="-alpha"; TAG="alpha" ;;
+            beta)               SUFFIX="-beta";  TAG="beta" ;;
+            release-candidate)  SUFFIX="-rc";    TAG="release-candidate" ;;
+          esac
+
+          # Patch bump via CLI tool
+          php ${MOKO_CLI}/version_bump.php --path .
+          VERSION=$(php ${MOKO_CLI}/version_read.php --path . 2>/dev/null)
+          [ -z "$VERSION" ] && VERSION="00.00.01"
+          TODAY=$(date +%Y-%m-%d)
+
+          # Update platform-specific manifest
+          PLATFORM="${{ steps.platform.outputs.platform }}"
+          MANIFEST="${{ steps.platform.outputs.manifest }}"
+          MOD_FILE="${{ steps.platform.outputs.mod_file }}"
+
+          php ${MOKO_CLI}/version_set_platform.php \
+            --path . --version "$VERSION" --branch "${{ github.ref_name }}" 2>/dev/null || true
+
+          # Commit version bump
+          git config --local user.email "gitea-actions[bot]@mokoconsulting.tech"
+          git config --local user.name "gitea-actions[bot]"
+          git remote set-url origin "https://jmiller:${{ secrets.GA_TOKEN }}@git.mokoconsulting.tech/${{ github.repository }}.git"
+          git add -A
+          git diff --cached --quiet || {
+            git commit -m "chore(version): pre-release bump to ${VERSION} [skip ci]"
+            git push origin HEAD 2>&1
+          }
+
+          # Auto-detect element (platform-aware)
+          EXT_ELEMENT=""
+          case "$PLATFORM" in
+            joomla)
+              if [ -n "$MANIFEST" ]; then
+                EXT_ELEMENT=$(sed -n 's/.*<element>\([^<]*\)<\/element>.*/\1/p' "$MANIFEST" 2>/dev/null | head -1)
+                if [ -z "$EXT_ELEMENT" ]; then
+                  EXT_ELEMENT=$(basename "$MANIFEST" .xml | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')
+                  case "$EXT_ELEMENT" in
+                    templatedetails|manifest) EXT_ELEMENT=$(echo "${GITEA_REPO}" | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]' | tr -d ' -') ;;
+                  esac
+                fi
+              else
+                EXT_ELEMENT=$(echo "${GITEA_REPO}" | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]' | tr -d ' -')
+              fi
+              ;;
+            dolibarr)
+              if [ -n "$MOD_FILE" ]; then
+                MOD_BASENAME=$(basename "$MOD_FILE" .class.php)
+                EXT_ELEMENT=$(echo "$MOD_BASENAME" | sed 's/^mod//' | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')
+              else
+                EXT_ELEMENT=$(echo "${GITEA_REPO}" | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]' | tr -d ' -')
+              fi
+              ;;
+            *)
+              EXT_ELEMENT=$(echo "${GITEA_REPO}" | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]' | tr -d ' -')
+              ;;
+          esac
+
+          ZIP_NAME="${EXT_ELEMENT}-${VERSION}${SUFFIX}.zip"
+
+          echo "version=${VERSION}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          echo "stability=${STABILITY}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          echo "suffix=${SUFFIX}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          echo "tag=${TAG}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          echo "zip_name=${ZIP_NAME}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          echo "ext_element=${EXT_ELEMENT}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          echo "manifest=${MANIFEST}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
+          echo "=== Pre-Release: ${EXT_ELEMENT} ${VERSION}${SUFFIX} ==="
+
+      - name: Build package
+        run: |
+          SOURCE_DIR="src"
+          [ ! -d "$SOURCE_DIR" ] && SOURCE_DIR="htdocs"
+          if [ ! -d "$SOURCE_DIR" ]; then
+            echo "::error::No src/ or htdocs/ directory"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
+          MANIFEST="${{ steps.meta.outputs.manifest }}"
+          EXT_TYPE=""
+          if [ -n "$MANIFEST" ]; then
+            EXT_TYPE=$(sed -n 's/.*<extension[^>]*type="\([^"]*\)".*/\1/p' "$MANIFEST" | head -1)
+          fi
+
+          EXCLUDES="sftp-config* .ftpignore *.ppk *.pem *.key .env* *.local .build-trigger"
+
+          mkdir -p build/package
+
+          if [ "$EXT_TYPE" = "package" ] && [ -d "${SOURCE_DIR}/packages" ]; then
+            echo "=== Building Joomla PACKAGE (multi-extension) ==="
+            for ext_dir in "${SOURCE_DIR}"/packages/*/; do
+              [ ! -d "$ext_dir" ] && continue
+              EXT_NAME=$(basename "$ext_dir")
+              echo "  Packaging sub-extension: ${EXT_NAME}"
+              cd "$ext_dir"
+              zip -r "../../build/package/${EXT_NAME}.zip" . -x $EXCLUDES
+              cd "$OLDPWD"
+            done
+            for f in "${SOURCE_DIR}"/*.xml "${SOURCE_DIR}"/*.php; do
+              [ -f "$f" ] && cp "$f" build/package/
+            done
+          else
+            echo "=== Building standard extension ==="
+            rsync -a \
+              --exclude='sftp-config*' \
+              --exclude='.ftpignore' \
+              --exclude='*.ppk' \
+              --exclude='*.pem' \
+              --exclude='*.key' \
+              --exclude='.env*' \
+              --exclude='*.local' \
+              --exclude='.build-trigger' \
+              "${SOURCE_DIR}/" build/package/
+          fi
+
+      - name: Create ZIP
+        id: zip
+        run: |
+          ZIP_NAME="${{ steps.meta.outputs.zip_name }}"
+          cd build/package
+          zip -r "../${ZIP_NAME}" .
+          cd ..
+
+          SHA256=$(sha256sum "${ZIP_NAME}" | cut -d' ' -f1)
+          echo "sha256=${SHA256}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          echo "ZIP: ${ZIP_NAME} (SHA: ${SHA256:0:16}...)"
+
+      - name: Create or replace Gitea release
+        id: release
+        run: |
+          TAG="${{ steps.meta.outputs.tag }}"
+          VERSION="${{ steps.meta.outputs.version }}"
+          STABILITY="${{ steps.meta.outputs.stability }}"
+          SHA256="${{ steps.zip.outputs.sha256 }}"
+          ZIP_NAME="${{ steps.meta.outputs.zip_name }}"
+          EXT_ELEMENT="${{ steps.meta.outputs.ext_element }}"
+          TOKEN="${{ secrets.GA_TOKEN }}"
+          API="${GITEA_URL}/api/v1/repos/${GITEA_ORG}/${GITEA_REPO}"
+          BRANCH=$(git branch --show-current)
+
+          BODY="## ${VERSION} ($(date +%Y-%m-%d))
+          **Channel:** ${STABILITY}
+          **SHA-256:** \`${SHA256}\`"
+
+          # Delete existing release
+          EXISTING_ID=$(curl -sS -H "Authorization: token ${TOKEN}" \
+            "${API}/releases/tags/${TAG}" | jq -r '.id // empty' 2>/dev/null)
+          if [ -n "$EXISTING_ID" ]; then
+            curl -sS -X DELETE -H "Authorization: token ${TOKEN}" \
+              "${API}/releases/${EXISTING_ID}" 2>/dev/null || true
+            curl -sS -X DELETE -H "Authorization: token ${TOKEN}" \
+              "${API}/tags/${TAG}" 2>/dev/null || true
+          fi
+
+          # Create release
+          RELEASE_ID=$(curl -sS -X POST -H "Authorization: token ${TOKEN}" \
+            -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+            "${API}/releases" \
+            -d "$(jq -n \
+              --arg tag "$TAG" \
+              --arg target "$BRANCH" \
+              --arg name "${EXT_ELEMENT} ${VERSION} (${STABILITY})" \
+              --arg body "$BODY" \
+              '{tag_name: $tag, target_commitish: $target, name: $name, body: $body, prerelease: true}'
+            )" | jq -r '.id')
+
+          echo "release_id=${RELEASE_ID}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
+          # Upload ZIP
+          curl -sS -X POST -H "Authorization: token ${TOKEN}" \
+            -H "Content-Type: application/octet-stream" \
+            "${API}/releases/${RELEASE_ID}/assets?name=${ZIP_NAME}" \
+            --data-binary "@build/${ZIP_NAME}"
+
+          echo "Released: ${EXT_ELEMENT} ${VERSION} (${STABILITY})"
+
+      - name: Update updates.xml
+        if: steps.platform.outputs.platform == 'joomla'
+        run: |
+          STABILITY="${{ steps.meta.outputs.stability }}"
+          VERSION="${{ steps.meta.outputs.version }}"
+          SHA256="${{ steps.zip.outputs.sha256 }}"
+          ZIP_NAME="${{ steps.meta.outputs.zip_name }}"
+          TAG="${{ steps.meta.outputs.tag }}"
+
+          if [ ! -f "updates.xml" ]; then
+            echo "No updates.xml -- skipping"
+            exit 0
+          fi
+
+          # Map stability to XML tag name
+          case "$STABILITY" in
+            development)        XML_TAG="development" ;;
+            alpha)              XML_TAG="alpha" ;;
+            beta)               XML_TAG="beta" ;;
+            release-candidate)  XML_TAG="rc" ;;
+            *)                  XML_TAG="$STABILITY" ;;
+          esac
+
+          DOWNLOAD_URL="${GITEA_URL}/${GITEA_ORG}/${GITEA_REPO}/releases/download/${TAG}/${ZIP_NAME}"
+
+          # Use PHP to update the channel in updates.xml
+          php -r '
+            $xml_tag = $argv[1];
+            $version = $argv[2];
+            $sha256 = $argv[3];
+            $url = $argv[4];
+            $date = date("Y-m-d");
+
+            $content = file_get_contents("updates.xml");
+            $pattern = "/(<update>(?:(?!<\/update>).)*?<tag>" . preg_quote($xml_tag) . "<\/tag>.*?<\/update>)/s";
+
+            $content = preg_replace_callback($pattern, function($m) use ($version, $sha256, $url, $date) {
+              $block = $m[0];
+              $block = preg_replace("/<version>[^<]*<\/version>/", "<version>{$version}</version>", $block);
+              if (strpos($block, "<sha256>") !== false) {
+                $block = preg_replace("/<sha256>[^<]*<\/sha256>/", "<sha256>{$sha256}</sha256>", $block);
+              } else {
+                $block = str_replace("</downloads>", "</downloads>\n    <sha256>{$sha256}</sha256>", $block);
+              }
+              $block = preg_replace("/(<downloadurl[^>]*>)[^<]*(<\/downloadurl>)/", "\${1}{$url}\${2}", $block);
+              return $block;
+            }, $content);
+
+            file_put_contents("updates.xml", $content);
+            echo "Updated {$xml_tag} channel: version={$version}\n";
+          ' "$XML_TAG" "$VERSION" "$SHA256" "$DOWNLOAD_URL"
+
+          # Commit and push
+          if ! git diff --quiet updates.xml 2>/dev/null; then
+            git config --local user.email "gitea-actions[bot]@mokoconsulting.tech"
+            git config --local user.name "gitea-actions[bot]"
+            git add updates.xml
+            git commit -m "chore: update ${STABILITY} channel ${VERSION} [skip ci]"
+            git push origin HEAD 2>&1 || echo "WARNING: push failed"
+          fi
+
+      - name: "Sync updates.xml to all branches"
+        if: steps.platform.outputs.platform == 'joomla'
+        run: |
+          CURRENT_BRANCH="${{ github.ref_name }}"
+          git config --local user.email "gitea-actions[bot]@mokoconsulting.tech"
+          git config --local user.name "gitea-actions[bot]"
+
+          for BRANCH in main dev; do
+            [ "$BRANCH" = "$CURRENT_BRANCH" ] && continue
+            echo "Syncing updates.xml -> ${BRANCH}"
+            git fetch origin "${BRANCH}" 2>/dev/null || continue
+            git checkout "origin/${BRANCH}" -- . 2>/dev/null || continue
+            git checkout "${CURRENT_BRANCH}" -- updates.xml
+            if ! git diff --quiet updates.xml 2>/dev/null; then
+              git add updates.xml
+              git commit -m "chore: sync updates.xml from ${CURRENT_BRANCH} [skip ci]"
+              git push origin HEAD:refs/heads/${BRANCH} 2>&1 || echo "WARNING: push to ${BRANCH} failed"
+            fi
+            git checkout "${CURRENT_BRANCH}" 2>/dev/null
+          done
+
+      - name: "Delete lesser pre-release channels (cascade)"
+        continue-on-error: true
+        run: |
+          API_BASE="${GITEA_URL}/api/v1/repos/${GITEA_ORG}/${GITEA_REPO}"
+          TOKEN="${{ secrets.GA_TOKEN }}"
+
+          php ${MOKO_CLI}/release_cascade.php \
+            --stability "${{ steps.meta.outputs.stability }}" \
+            --token "${TOKEN}" \
+            --api-base "${API_BASE}"
+
+      - name: Summary
+        if: always()
+        run: |
+          VERSION="${{ steps.meta.outputs.version }}"
+          STABILITY="${{ steps.meta.outputs.stability }}"
+          ZIP_NAME="${{ steps.meta.outputs.zip_name }}"
+          SHA256="${{ steps.zip.outputs.sha256 }}"
+          echo "## Pre-Release Complete" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "| Field | Value |" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "|-------|-------|" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "| Version | \`${VERSION}\` |" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "| Channel | ${STABILITY} |" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "| Package | \`${ZIP_NAME}\` |" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "| SHA-256 | \`${SHA256:-n/a}\` |" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY