Summary:

Move CEKit image manifest generation from the monorepo (kubesmarts/kie-tools) to a dedicated GitOps-compatible repository (osl-images). Automate the process using GitHub Actions (GHA) to reduce manual intervention, improve release management, and enable weekly synchronization with validations.

Description:

The goal is to implement a GitOps-based approach to manage CEKit manifests independently from application development. We aim to:

• Reduce noise in the monorepo.
• Improve lifecycle and versioning of images.
• Automate synchronization and release workflows.
• Ensure image correctness via CI integration tests.

Acceptance Criteria:

A GitHub Action (GHA) in kubesmarts/kie-tools:

• [x] Checks out the main branch.
• [x] Generates CEKit image manifests.
• [x] Commits and pushes manifests to a branch in osl-images.
• [x] Opens a PR targeting osl-images/main.
• [x] Assigns @ops group as reviewer.
• [x] Posts a summary of diff (added/modified/removed images).
• [ ] Triggers integration tests to validate images.

A GHA in osl-images:

• [ ] Creates a release branch from main (e.g., release-1.42).
• [ ] Updates environment values using release.yaml.
• [ ] Re-runs integration tests.
• [ ] Ensures all tests pass before merge.

Others:

• [ ] Notifications sent via Slack/Webhook on PR creation and CI results.
• [ ] Matrix strategy used in GHA to parallelize integration tests.
• [ ] Internal docs are updated to reflect this GitOps model.