MNT/TST: add pyside6 testing runs to gh-actions automation

.github/workflows/run-tests.yml → .github/workflows/run-tests-pyqt5.yml

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-# This workflow will install pydm dependencies and run the test suite for all combinations
+# This workflow will install pydm dependencies and run the test suite using PyQt5 for all combinations
 # of operating systems and version numbers specified in the matrix
 
-name: Build Status
+name: PyQt5 Testing
 
 on:
   push:
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ permissions:
   contents: read
 
 jobs:
-  build:
+  test-pyqt5:
     if: ${{ github.repository == 'slaclab/pydm' }}
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     strategy:
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ jobs:
         conda-remove-defaults: true
         architecture: x64  # Ensure macOS finds PyQt 5.12.3 which isn't available with osx-arm64
 
-    - name: Install PyDM with Mamba
+    - name: Install PyDM with PyQt5
       shell: bash -el {0}
       run: |
         if [ "$RUNNER_OS" == "Windows" ]; then
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ jobs:
           pip install .[test-no-optional]
         fi
 
-    - name: Install packages for testing a PyQt app on Linux
+    - name: Install packages for testing a PyQt/PySide app on Linux
       shell: bash -el {0}
       run: |
         if [ "$RUNNER_OS" == "Linux" ]; then

.github/workflows/run-tests-pyside6.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+# This workflow will install pydm dependencies and run the test suite using PySide6 for all combinations
+# of operating systems and version numbers specified in the matrix
+
+name: PySide6 Testing
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ "master" ]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ "master" ]
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+jobs:
+  test-pyside6:
+    if: ${{ github.repository == 'slaclab/pydm' }}
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest, macos-latest]
+        python-version: ["3.12"]
+
+    env:
+      DISPLAY: ':99.0'
+      QT_MAC_WANTS_LAYER: 1
+      QT_API: pyside6
+
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+    - name: Setup conda
+      uses: conda-incubator/setup-miniconda@v3
+      with:
+        python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+        miniforge-variant: Miniforge3
+        miniforge-version: latest
+        activate-environment: pydm-env
+        conda-remove-defaults: true
+        architecture: x64
+
+    - name: Install PyDM with PySide6
+      shell: bash -el {0}
+      run: |
+        if [ "$RUNNER_OS" == "Windows" ]; then
+          conda install -c conda-forge pydm pyside6
+        elif [ "$RUNNER_OS" == "macOS" ]; then
+          mamba install -c conda-forge pydm pyside6 git pyca
+        else
+          mamba install -c conda-forge pydm pyside6 pyca
+        fi
+
+    - name: Install additional Python dependencies with pip
+      shell: bash -el {0}
+      run: |
+        if [ "$RUNNER_OS" == "Linux" ]; then
+          pip install .[test]
+        else
+          pip install .[test-no-optional]
+        fi
+
+    - name: Install packages for testing a PyQt/PySide app on Linux
+      shell: bash -el {0}
+      run: |
+        if [ "$RUNNER_OS" == "Linux" ]; then
+          sudo apt update
+          sudo apt install -y xvfb herbstluftwm libxkbcommon-x11-0 libxcb-icccm4 libxcb-image0 libxcb-keysyms1 libxcb-randr0 libxcb-render-util0 libxcb-xinerama0 libxcb-xfixes0 x11-utils
+          sudo /sbin/start-stop-daemon --start --pidfile /tmp/custom_xvfb_99.pid --make-pidfile --background --exec /usr/bin/Xvfb -- :99 -screen 0 1024x768x24 -ac +extension GLX +render -noreset
+          sleep 3
+          sudo /sbin/start-stop-daemon --start --pidfile /tmp/custom_herbstluftwm_99.pid --make-pidfile --background --exec /usr/bin/herbstluftwm
+          sleep 1
+        fi
+
+    - name: Test with pytest
+      shell: bash -el {0}
+      timeout-minutes: 30
+      continue-on-error: true # remove this once all pyside6 tests pass!
+      run: |
+        if [ "$RUNNER_OS" == "macOS" ]; then
+          python run_tests.py --ignore=pydm/tests/data_plugins/test_p4p_plugin_component.py --ignore=pydm/tests/widgets/test_slider.py  # disable just for now, until fix intermittent issue
+        else 
+          python run_tests.py
+        fi