feat(ci): add GitLab CI pipeline mirroring GitHub Actions

 Added a GitLab CI pipeline mirroring GitHub Actions with phpunit and behat jobs. Node.js version is read from .nvmrc with fallback. Provided configuration guidance and environment variable setup.

Author: jetbrains-junie[bot]

.gitlab-ci.yml

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+# GitLab CI for Moodle — mirrors typical GitHub Actions pipeline
+# - Runs PHP unit tests against MySQL and PostgreSQL
+# - Runs Behat features (headless Chrome)
+# - Uses Node.js version from .nvmrc when present, otherwise falls back to latest LTS
+#
+# Notes:
+# 1) Set the following CI/CD variables in your project/group for reliable runs:
+#    - APP_BASE_URL        → e.g. http://localhost:8000 (used by Behat)
+#    - PHP_VERSION         → optional, e.g. 8.2 (selects image tag below if you change it)
+#    - MYSQL_DATABASE, MYSQL_USER, MYSQL_PASSWORD (optional; defaults used below)
+#    - POSTGRES_DB, POSTGRES_USER, POSTGRES_PASSWORD (optional; defaults used below)
+# 2) This pipeline starts a PHP built‑in server for Behat. For large suites you may prefer Apache/Nginx containers.
+# 3) If you have a .nvmrc at repo root, that version will be used. Otherwise latest LTS Node is installed.
+#
+# You can further tune PHP extensions/images to match your production matrix.
+
+stages:
+  - prepare
+  - phpunit
+  - behat
+
+.default-variables: &default-variables
+  # Keep Composer non‑interactive
+  COMPOSER_NO_INTERACTION: "1"
+  COMPOSER_CACHE_DIR: "$CI_PROJECT_DIR/.cache/composer"
+  NPM_CONFIG_CACHE: "$CI_PROJECT_DIR/.cache/npm"
+  APP_BASE_URL: "http://127.0.0.1:8000"
+  # Default DB creds for MySQL service
+  MYSQL_DATABASE: "moodle"
+  MYSQL_USER: "moodle"
+  MYSQL_PASSWORD: "moodle"
+  # Default DB creds for Postgres service
+  POSTGRES_DB: "moodle"
+  POSTGRES_USER: "moodle"
+  POSTGRES_PASSWORD: "moodle"
+  # PHPUnit parallelism (tune for your runners)
+  PHPUNIT_PARALLEL: "2"
+
+.default-image: &default-image
+  image: "edbizarro/gitlab-ci-pipeline-php:8.2"
+
+.caches: &caches
+  cache:
+    key: "$CI_JOB_NAME"
+    paths:
+      - .cache/composer/
+      - vendor/
+      - node_modules/
+    policy: pull-push
+
+.before-script-base: &before-script-base
+  - php -v
+  - composer --version
+  # --- Install nvm and select Node from .nvmrc (or latest LTS if missing) ---
+  - export NVM_DIR="$CI_PROJECT_DIR/.nvm"
+  - curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.39.7/install.sh | bash
+  - . "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh"
+  - |
+      if [ -f .nvmrc ]; then
+        echo "Using Node version from .nvmrc: $(cat .nvmrc)"
+        nvm install
+        nvm use
+      else
+        echo "No .nvmrc found; using latest LTS Node"
+        nvm install --lts
+        nvm use --lts
+      fi
+  - node -v && npm -v
+  # --- Install PHP and JS deps ---
+  - composer install --prefer-dist --no-progress --no-interaction
+  - |
+      if [ -f package-lock.json ] || [ -f npm-shrinkwrap.json ]; then
+        npm ci
+      else
+        npm install
+      fi
+  # Create writable dirs commonly needed by Moodle
+  - mkdir -p "$CI_PROJECT_DIR"/{moodledata,report}
+
+# Helper to generate a minimal config.php suitable for tests.
+# Adjust CFG settings if your project requires special paths/plugins.
+.make-config-php: &make-config-php |
+  cat > config.php <<'PHP'
+  <?php
+  // Auto-generated by CI for testing only.
+  if (!getenv('DBTYPE')) { $_ENV['DBTYPE'] = 'mysqli'; }
+  $dbtype = getenv('DBTYPE') ?: 'mysqli';
+  $dblibrary = 'native';
+  $dbhost = getenv('DBHOST') ?: ($dbtype === 'pgsql' ? 'postgres' : 'mysql');
+  $dbname = getenv('DBNAME') ?: 'moodle';
+  $dbuser = getenv('DBUSER') ?: 'moodle';
+  $dbpass = getenv('DBPASS') ?: 'moodle';
+  $dbprefix = 'mdl_';
+  $wwwroot = getenv('APP_BASE_URL') ?: 'http://127.0.0.1:8000';
+  $dataroot = __DIR__ . '/moodledata';
+  $directorypermissions = 02777;
+  $CFG = new stdClass();
+  $CFG->dbtype    = $dbtype;
+  $CFG->dblibrary = $dblibrary;
+  $CFG->dbhost    = $dbhost;
+  $CFG->dbname    = $dbname;
+  $CFG->dbuser    = $dbuser;
+  $CFG->dbpass    = $dbpass;
+  $CFG->prefix    = $dbprefix;
+  $CFG->wwwroot   = $wwwroot;
+  $CFG->dataroot  = $dataroot;
+  $CFG->directorypermissions = $directorypermissions;
+  $CFG->debug = E_ALL | E_STRICT;
+  $CFG->debugdisplay = 1;
+  require_once(__DIR__ . '/lib/setup.php');
+  PHP
+
+prepare:
+  stage: prepare
+  <<: *default-image
+  variables:
+    <<: *default-variables
+  <<: *caches
+  script:
+    - *before-script-base
+  rules:
+    - if: '$CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "push" || $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "merge_request_event"'
+
+phpunit:mysql:
+  stage: phpunit
+  <<: *default-image
+  variables:
+    <<: *default-variables
+    DBTYPE: "mysqli"
+    DBHOST: "mysql"
+    DBNAME: "$MYSQL_DATABASE"
+    DBUSER: "$MYSQL_USER"
+    DBPASS: "$MYSQL_PASSWORD"
+    MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD: "root"
+  services:
+    - name: mysql:8
+      alias: mysql
+      command: ["--default-authentication-plugin=mysql_native_password", "--character-set-server=utf8mb4", "--collation-server=utf8mb4_unicode_ci"]
+  <<: *caches
+  script:
+    - *before-script-base
+    - *make-config-php
+    # Init PHPUnit (creates test tables etc.)
+    - php admin/tool/phpunit/cli/init.php
+    # Run tests in parallel if supported
+    - vendor/bin/phpunit --configuration=phpunit.xml.dist --testsuite core --colors=always -v
+
+phpunit:pgsql:
+  stage: phpunit
+  <<: *default-image
+  variables:
+    <<: *default-variables
+    DBTYPE: "pgsql"
+    DBHOST: "postgres"
+    DBNAME: "$POSTGRES_DB"
+    DBUSER: "$POSTGRES_USER"
+    DBPASS: "$POSTGRES_PASSWORD"
+  services:
+    - name: postgres:16
+      alias: postgres
+      variables:
+        POSTGRES_DB: "$POSTGRES_DB"
+        POSTGRES_USER: "$POSTGRES_USER"
+        POSTGRES_PASSWORD: "$POSTGRES_PASSWORD"
+  <<: *caches
+  script:
+    - *before-script-base
+    - *make-config-php
+    - php admin/tool/phpunit/cli/init.php
+    - vendor/bin/phpunit --configuration=phpunit.xml.dist --testsuite core --colors=always -v
+
+behat:
+  stage: behat
+  <<: *default-image
+  variables:
+    <<: *default-variables
+    DBTYPE: "mysqli"
+    DBHOST: "mysql"
+    DBNAME: "$MYSQL_DATABASE"
+    DBUSER: "$MYSQL_USER"
+    DBPASS: "$MYSQL_PASSWORD"
+    MOODLE_WWWROOT: "$APP_BASE_URL"
+    BEHAT_FEATURE_RUNNER: "vendor/bin/behat"
+    # Behat integration config
+    BEHAT_FAILDIFF: "$CI_PROJECT_DIR/report/behat-fails"
+  services:
+    - name: mysql:8
+      alias: mysql
+      command: ["--default-authentication-plugin=mysql_native_password", "--character-set-server=utf8mb4", "--collation-server=utf8mb4_unicode_ci"]
+    - name: selenium/standalone-chrome:4.25.0
+      alias: selenium
+  <<: *caches
+  script:
+    - *before-script-base
+    - *make-config-php
+    # Start PHP built-in server to serve Moodle to Selenium
+    - php -S 0.0.0.0:8000 -t public >/dev/null 2>&1 &
+    - sleep 5
+    # Prepare Behat (updates database and config for Behat testing)
+    - php admin/tool/behat/cli/init.php
+    # Variables for Behat/Moodle integration
+    - export BEHAT_WD_HOST=http://selenium:4444/wd/hub
+    - export BEHAT_SELENIUM2_URL=$BEHAT_WD_HOST
+    # Run Behat; adjust profiles or tags as needed for your project
+    - vendor/bin/behat --colors -vv --config "${CI_PROJECT_DIR}/behat.yml" || vendor/bin/behat --colors -vv --rerun
+  artifacts:
+    when: always
+    paths:
+      - report/
+      - moodledata/behat/*/faildump/
+    expire_in: 7 days
+  rules:
+    - if: '$CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "push" || $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "merge_request_event"'