feat: v0.0.3 infrastructure - branching workflow and CI optimization …

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• feat: implement v0.0.3 branching workflow and CI optimization

• Create develop branch for integration testing
• Add quick-check CI for feature branches (2-3 min)
• Add path filters to skip CI for docs-only changes
• Update CONTRIBUTING.md with new workflow documentation
• Update PR templates to reference develop as base branch
• Prepare for branch protection setup on main/develop Benefits:
• 60-70% CI time savings on feature branches
• 95% savings on docs-only PRs
• Integration testing before production release
• Clearer development workflow Refs: docs/planning/v0.0.3-roadmap.md (Development Workflow) Refs: docs/archive/v0.0.2/V0.0.2_DEFERRAL_ANALYSIS.md (CI optimization)

• fix: replace approximate PI value with non-constant float in test Changed test value from 3.14 to 3.5 to avoid clippy::approx_constant warning. The test is verifying float value coercion, not mathematical constants.

• docs: move comprehensive testing guide for v0.0.2

• chore: improve CI behavior documentation for branch workflows

• feat: rename code scanning workflow with SonarQube integration

• fix: resolve all clippy lint warnings in tests

• Replace 3.14 with 3.5 in lexer test (avoids approx_constant lint)
• Replace assert_eq! with assert! for boolean comparisons in parser tests
• Remove assert!(true) placeholder in godot_bind tests (replace with comment)

• fix(ci): pin Rust toolchain version for consistency

• fix: prevent duplicate CI runs and improve clippy documentation

• Remove feature/** from push triggers to prevent duplicate runs when PR exists
• Simplify quick-check condition to only run on pull_request events
• Update CONTRIBUTING.md to use full clippy command (--all-targets --all-features)
• Fix rust-toolchain action configuration in quick-check job This resolves the issue where pushing to a feature branch with an open PR would trigger both push and pull_request events, running CI twice.

• fix(docs): update relative links in TESTING.md for accuracy

• fix: exclude docs/archive folder from markdown link checking Archive documentation may contain outdated or moved links that don't need to be validated in CI. This change adds a step to find markdown files while excluding the archive folder, target directory, and node_modules. Also excludes target/ and node_modules/ to avoid checking build artifacts.

• fix: properly exclude all archive subdirectories from link checking The previous pattern './docs/archive/' only matched files directly in the archive folder, not in subdirectories like 'docs/archive/v0.0.2/phases/'. Changed to '/docs/archive/*' to match any path containing docs/archive, which properly excludes all 43 markdown files in the archive directory tree. This resolves the Status: 400 errors from archived documentation with relative links that no longer resolve correctly.

• fix: run markdown-link-check directly with explicit file filtering The github-action-markdown-link-check action was running its own find command that ignored our filtered file list, causing it to check archive files despite our exclusion logic.
  Changed approach:

• Install markdown-link-check directly via npm
• Run find with explicit archive exclusion in the command
• Remove dependency on third-party action for better control This ensures archive files are truly excluded from link checking.

• docs: update workflows README for v0.0.3 infrastructure changes Comprehensive update to reflect all CI optimizations: New Features Documented:

• Quick Check job (2-3 min fast PR feedback)
• Path filters for docs-only changes (95% savings)
• Three-branch workflow (main/develop/feature)
• Archive exclusion in link checking Updated Sections:
• Available Workflows: Added quick-check, updated all triggers
• Job Details: Complete rewrite with v0.0.3 conditions
• Performance Metrics: New timing table with 70% savings analysis
• Event Flow Examples: 5 new examples covering all scenarios
• Troubleshooting: Added v0.0.3-specific issues Benefits Highlighted:
• 60-70% faster PR feedback (2-3 min vs 10-15 min)
• 95% savings on docs PRs (CI skipped entirely)
• 70% overall CI cost reduction
• Prevented duplicate runs on feature branches All documentation now matches actual ci.yml and docs-lint.yml behavior.

Description

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Type of Change

• 🐛 Bug fix (non-breaking change that fixes an issue)
• ✨ New feature (non-breaking change that adds functionality)
• 💥 Breaking change (fix or feature that would cause existing functionality to change)
• 📝 Documentation update
• 🧪 Test improvement
• ♻️ Code refactoring (no functional changes)
• 🎨 Style/formatting changes
• ⚡ Performance improvement
• 🔧 Build/tooling changes

Changes Made

Testing

• All existing tests pass (cargo test)
• Added new tests for new functionality
• Manual testing completed (describe below)

Manual Testing Details:

# Commands you ran to test
cargo build
cargo test
cargo run --bin rustyscript_runtime examples/your-example.ferris

Code Quality

• Code formatted with cargo fmt
• No clippy warnings (cargo clippy)
• Documentation updated (if applicable)
• CHANGELOG.md updated (if applicable)
• Examples updated or added (if applicable)

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Breaking Changes

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Checklist

• I have read the CONTRIBUTING.md guide
• I have followed the code style guidelines
• My changes generate no new warnings
• I have added tests that prove my fix is effective or that my feature works
• New and existing unit tests pass locally with my changes
• I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas
• I have made corresponding changes to the documentation
• My commits follow the Conventional Commits specification

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Thank You

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