Add CI DB migration smoke test against v2.0/v2.5/v2.10 updates (#6453)

.github/workflows/build.yml

@@ -68,6 +68,18 @@ jobs:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/backend-build.yml
     secrets: inherit
 
+  db-migration-test:
+    # Boots the current bootJar against H2 fixtures captured from past
+    # releases (v2.0.0 / v2.5.0 / v2.10.0) and verifies admin login still
+    # works after Hibernate's ddl-auto=update migrates the schema. Gated on
+    # the `project` filter so doc-only PRs skip this ~5-minute job.
+    if: needs.files-changed.outputs.project == 'true'
+    needs: [files-changed]
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/db-migration-test.yml
+    secrets: inherit
+
   check-generateOpenApiDocs:
     if: needs.files-changed.outputs.openapi == 'true'
     needs: [files-changed]
@@ -184,6 +196,7 @@ jobs:
     needs:
       - files-changed
       - build
+      - db-migration-test
       - check-generateOpenApiDocs
       - frontend-validation
       - playwright-e2e
@@ -208,6 +221,7 @@ jobs:
           RESULTS: |
             files-changed=${{ needs.files-changed.result }}
             build=${{ needs.build.result }}
+            db-migration-test=${{ needs.db-migration-test.result }}
             check-generateOpenApiDocs=${{ needs.check-generateOpenApiDocs.result }}
             frontend-validation=${{ needs.frontend-validation.result }}
             playwright-e2e=${{ needs.playwright-e2e.result }}

.github/workflows/db-migration-test.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+name: DB migration smoke test
+
+# Boots the current Stirling-PDF JAR against H2 fixtures captured from past
+# releases (v2.0.0 / v2.5.0 / v2.10.0) and verifies admin login still works.
+# Catches schema changes that would break existing user databases under
+# Hibernate's `ddl-auto=update` upgrade path.
+
+on:
+  workflow_call:
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+jobs:
+  pick:
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/_runner-pick.yml
+
+  migration-test:
+    needs: pick
+    runs-on: ${{ needs.pick.outputs.is_fork == 'true' && 'ubuntu-latest' || 'depot-ubuntu-24.04-8' }}
+    timeout-minutes: 30
+    env:
+      DEPOT_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.DEPOT_TOKEN }}
+    steps:
+      - name: Harden Runner
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@ab7a9404c0f3da075243ca237b5fac12c98deaa5 # v2.19.3
+        with:
+          egress-policy: audit
+
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
+
+      - name: Set up JDK 25
+        uses: actions/setup-java@be666c2fcd27ec809703dec50e508c2fdc7f6654 # v5.2.0
+        with:
+          java-version: 25
+          distribution: temurin
+
+      - name: Cache Gradle dependency artifacts
+        uses: actions/cache@27d5ce7f107fe9357f9df03efb73ab90386fccae # v5.0.5
+        with:
+          path: |
+            ~/.gradle/wrapper
+            ~/.gradle/caches/modules-2/files-2.1
+            ~/.gradle/caches/modules-2/metadata-2.*
+          key: gradle-deps-${{ runner.os }}-jdk-25-${{ hashFiles('**/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties', '**/*.gradle', '**/*.gradle.kts', 'settings.gradle', 'settings.gradle.kts', 'gradle/libs.versions.toml') }}
+
+      - name: Setup Gradle
+        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@50e97c2cd7a37755bbfafc9c5b7cafaece252f6e # v6.1.0
+        with:
+          gradle-version: 9.3.1
+          cache-disabled: true
+
+      # No `-PnoSpotless` here yet because the upstream cache layer matches the
+      # backend build's; reuse keeps cold-cache cost identical.
+      - name: Build Stirling-PDF JAR
+        env:
+          MAVEN_USER: ${{ secrets.MAVEN_USER }}
+          MAVEN_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.MAVEN_PASSWORD }}
+          MAVEN_PUBLIC_URL: ${{ secrets.MAVEN_PUBLIC_URL }}
+        run: ./gradlew :stirling-pdf:bootJar -PnoSpotless --no-daemon
+
+      - name: Locate built JAR
+        id: jar
+        run: |
+          jar=$(find app/core/build/libs -maxdepth 1 -name 'Stirling-PDF*.jar' -o -name 'stirling-pdf*.jar' 2>/dev/null \
+              | grep -vE '(-plain|-sources)\.jar$' | head -n 1)
+          if [[ -z "$jar" ]]; then
+            echo "::error::No JAR under app/core/build/libs"
+            ls -lah app/core/build/libs || true
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          # Absolute path - the migration script pushd's into a temp workdir
+          # before invoking java, which would dangle a relative path.
+          jar=$(realpath "$jar")
+          echo "path=$jar" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          echo "Built JAR: $jar"
+
+      - name: Run migration smoke test
+        env:
+          STIRLING_JAR: ${{ steps.jar.outputs.path }}
+        run: bash scripts/db-migration/run-migration-test.sh
+
+      - name: Upload app logs on failure
+        if: failure()
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a # v7.0.1
+        with:
+          name: db-migration-app-logs
+          # Path matches the preserved workdir in run-migration-test.sh -
+          # only failing fixtures leave a directory behind.
+          path: /tmp/stirling-migration-failed-*/app.log
+          retention-days: 7
+          if-no-files-found: warn