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Closes #159.

What

Cuts the generated project's CI bill two ways: the ci job stops running the full Python matrix on every OS, and no job runs at all while a PR is a draft. No change to the test suite itself.

Approach (ADR-028)

The ci matrix becomes an explicit include: list carrying a tox_args field that the test step passes through:

cell tox_args runs
ubuntu-latest "" full env_list — 3.10-3.14, style, cli
macos-latest -e py the .python-version interpreter only
windows-latest -e py the .python-version interpreter only

Every OS still runs the suite and every interpreter still runs the suite — only the cross product is dropped (15 heavy runs → 5 + 1 + 1), and the OS-independent style/cli envs now run once instead of three times. -e py inherits [tool.tox.env_run_base] unchanged (same coverage run --module pytest, same package = "wheel").

include_c_extensions is the one carve-out: a compiled extension makes each OS × interpreter pair a distinct ABI-specific build (which is why tox already switches to package = "sdist" there), so all three cells render tox_args: "" — the old full grid. No ci_full_matrix toggle — the one class of project that needs the grid already declares itself through an existing answer.

Coverage is unaffected: the fail_under = 99 gate lives in coverage-combine over the union of all cells (ADR-026), and the Linux cell still contributes every interpreter.

Two corrections to the issue's sketch

The issue's scope note assumed gating individual jobs was safe. It isn't, and both fixes are load-bearing:

  • check must be gated too. re-actors/alls-green counts a skipped needs job as a failure unless it's in allowed-skips, so gating the work jobs while letting check run would turn every draft PR red. Skipping check as well leaves the required status pending — the right state for a draft, which can't be merged anyway.
  • ready_for_review must be added to types:. It is not in the default set (opened, synchronize, reopened), so without it a PR opened as a draft would skip CI and then never re-run it — the skip would be permanent, not deferred.

!= true (not == false) keeps the guard falsy-safe on push/workflow_dispatch, where there is no pull_request context. sonar keeps its fork guard and check its always(), each combined with the draft guard via &&.

Changes

  • template/.github/workflows/ci.yml.jinja: asymmetric matrix + include_c_extensions full-grid branch, tox_args passthrough, draft guard on all 9 jobs, ready_for_review trigger type
  • docs/adr/028-asymmetric-ci-matrix-and-draft-pr-skip.md: new ADR
  • tests/test_render_validity.py: 4 tests — the exact asymmetric include: list, the c-extensions fallback, the draft guard on every job (with sonar/check's prior conditions preserved), the ready_for_review type
  • tests/test_golden_files/ci_worker_integration_redis.yml.txt: regenerated (one added if: line)
  • CLAUDE.md (workflow-index row + a new load-bearing invariant on the all-or-nothing draft guard), docs/template-architecture.md, README.md

Verification

  • mise run test — 122 render tests pass
  • -e py verified in a rendered project, not assumed: tox config -e py resolves base_python to the invoking interpreter and inherits env_run_base; a real tox run -e py passes (64 passed, 1 deselected)
  • Rendered-project gates on the new workflow: prek run actionlint zizmor ghalint --all-files all pass (actionlint validates the matrix.tox_args reference; zizmor clean under the regular persona)
  • Both Jinja branches diffed — default render asymmetric, include_c_extensions=true render is the full grid
  • prek run --all-files clean on every file this PR touches

Out of scope

The other PR-triggered generated workflows (docs-preview.yml, the check-* guards) still run on drafts, and this repo's own template-ci.yml keeps its current matrix. Both are separate follow-ups.

The generated `ci` job ran the entire tox `env_list` (Python 3.10-3.14 plus
`style`/`cli`) on all three OSes — 15 heavy runs per push, plus three redundant
`style` runs. Cross-platform bugs are interpreter-independent and interpreter
bugs are OS-independent, so the cross product is largely redundant spend.

The `ci` matrix becomes an explicit `include:` list carrying a `tox_args` field:
`ubuntu-latest` keeps the full `env_list`, macOS and Windows run `-e py` (the
single env for the `.python-version` interpreter `setup-python` installs). Every
OS still runs the suite and every interpreter still runs the suite; only the
pairing is dropped (15 runs to 5 + 1 + 1). Under `include_c_extensions` all three
cells render the full grid — a compiled extension makes each OS x interpreter
pair a distinct ABI-specific build, which is why tox switches to
`package = "sdist"` there. No new toggle: the carve-out is inferred.

Draft PRs skip CI via `if: github.event.pull_request.draft != true` on every job
— including `check`, because `alls-green` counts a skipped `needs` job as a
failure and would otherwise turn every draft PR red; a skipped `check` leaves the
required status pending instead. `ready_for_review` joins the `pull_request`
`types:` (it is not a default type) so leaving draft re-runs the skipped CI.

See ADR-028.
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The generated CI workflow now uses an asymmetric OS/Python matrix, restores the full matrix for C-extension builds, skips all jobs for draft pull requests, reruns when a pull request becomes ready, and adds rendered-workflow tests and documentation.

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Layer / File(s) Summary
Asymmetric test matrix and tox routing
docs/adr/..., template/.github/workflows/ci.yml.jinja, tests/test_render_validity.py
Linux runs the full tox environment list. macOS and Windows run -e py. C-extension builds retain the full matrix. Tests validate both configurations and the tox command.
Draft pull-request gating and validation
template/.github/workflows/ci.yml.jinja, tests/test_golden_files/ci_worker_integration_redis.yml.txt, tests/test_render_validity.py, docs/template-architecture.md, README.md, CLAUDE.md
All CI jobs use the draft guard, including check. The workflow listens for ready_for_review. Existing SonarCloud, fork, and always() conditions remain combined. Documentation describes the workflow behavior.

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Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to 7e74f

The workflow change is otherwise bounded, but an added test docstring contains a Unicode character rejected by the repository's required lint rules, so CI can fail at the current head; merge should wait for that localized fix. The remaining concerns are minor test-quality follow-ups.

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Docstring Coverage ⚠️ Warning Docstring coverage is 71.43% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.
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Title check ✅ Passed The title clearly identifies the asymmetric CI matrix and draft pull request skip, which are the main changes.
Description check ✅ Passed The description directly explains the CI cost reductions, implementation approach, verification, and scope.
Linked Issues check ✅ Passed The changes satisfy issue #159 by implementing both matrix reductions, draft guards, ready_for_review reruns, and the C-extension fallback.
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Comment thread template/.github/workflows/ci.yml.jinja
The draft-guard rationale claimed a skipped `check` leaves the required status
**pending**. It does not: GitHub records a job skipped by a job-level `if:` as
*success* for required-status-check purposes. Only a *workflow*-level skip (path
or branch filters, `[skip ci]`) leaves a check unreported and therefore pending.

The design is unchanged and still correct — gating `check` is what stops
`alls-green` from counting the skipped `needs` jobs as a failure and painting
every draft PR red. What changes is the documented consequence: a drafted PR ends
up with a green, non-blocking `check` rather than a pending one. That is harmless
— a draft cannot be merged, and `ready_for_review` starts a fresh `check` run on
the same head SHA that supersedes the skipped one, so the authoritative status
once the PR is reviewable always comes from a real run.

Corrected in the generated workflow comment, ADR-028, the `CLAUDE.md` invariant,
`docs/template-architecture.md`, and the test docstring.

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In `@tests/test_render_validity.py`:
- Around line 335-338: Update the docstring of
test_c_extensions_restores_the_full_grid to replace the ambiguous Unicode
multiplication sign with an unambiguous ASCII equivalent, preserving the
documented OS/interpreter pairing meaning and satisfying Ruff RUF002.
- Around line 349-362: Update test_every_ci_job_is_gated_on_draft_prs to assert
the complete expected if expressions for the sonar and check jobs, including the
composed draft guard, existing fork condition, and always() condition joined
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