# Mock Dev Release Pipeline

Purpose: provide a minimal CI artifact so deploy tasks can progress with placeholder digests until real releases land.

What it does:
- Packages `deploy/releases/2025.09-mock-dev.yaml` and `deploy/downloads/manifest.json` into `out/mock-release/mock-dev-release.tgz`.
- Uploads the tarball as a CI artifact (`mock-dev-release`) for downstream consumers (deploy packaging, docs snapshots, local testing).

How to run locally:
```bash
mkdir -p out/mock-release
cp deploy/releases/2025.09-mock-dev.yaml out/mock-release/
cp deploy/downloads/manifest.json out/mock-release/
tar -czf out/mock-release/mock-dev-release.tgz -C out/mock-release .
```

CI entrypoint:
- Workflow: `.gitea/workflows/mock-dev-release.yml`
- Triggers: push to mock manifest/downloads files or manual `workflow_dispatch`.

Notes:
- Artefacts are **development-only**; replace with real digests as soon as upstream releases publish.
- Keep the mock manifest and downloads JSON deterministic to avoid artifact churn.***