Stop running react-sdk Cypress tests

.github/workflows/downstream-artifacts.yml

@@ -5,13 +5,9 @@ on:
 
     pull_request: {}
 
-    # For now at least, we don't run this or the cypress-tests against pushes
+    # For now at least, we don't run this or the downstream-end-to-end-tests against pushes
     # to develop or master.
     #
-    # Note that if we later choose to do so, we'll need to find a way to stop
-    # the results in Cypress Cloud from clobbering those from the 'develop'
-    # branch of matrix-react-sdk.
-    #
     #push:
     #    branches: [develop, master]
 concurrency:

.github/workflows/cypress.yml → .github/workflows/downstream-end-to-end-tests.yml

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Triggers after the "Downstream artifacts" build has finished, to run the
-# matrix-react-sdk playwright & cypress tests (with access to repo secrets)
+# matrix-react-sdk playwright tests (with access to repo secrets)
 
 name: matrix-react-sdk End to End Tests
 on:
@@ -13,28 +13,6 @@ concurrency:
     cancel-in-progress: ${{ github.event.workflow_run.event == 'pull_request' }}
 
 jobs:
-    cypress:
-        name: Cypress
-
-        # We only want to run the cypress tests on merge queue to prevent regressions
-        # from creeping in. They take a long time to run and consume multiple concurrent runners.
-        if: github.event.workflow_run.event == 'merge_group'
-
-        uses: matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk/.github/workflows/cypress.yaml@develop
-        permissions:
-            actions: read
-            issues: read
-            statuses: write
-            pull-requests: read
-        secrets:
-            # secrets are not automatically shared with called workflows, so share the cypress dashboard key, and the Kiwi login details
-            KNAPSACK_PRO_TEST_SUITE_TOKEN_CYPRESS_RUST: ${{ secrets.KNAPSACK_PRO_TEST_SUITE_TOKEN_CYPRESS_RUST}}
-            KNAPSACK_PRO_TEST_SUITE_TOKEN_CYPRESS_LEGACY: ${{ secrets.KNAPSACK_PRO_TEST_SUITE_TOKEN_CYPRESS_LEGACY}}
-            TCMS_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.TCMS_USERNAME }}
-            TCMS_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.TCMS_PASSWORD }}
-        with:
-            react-sdk-repository: matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk
-
     playwright:
         name: Playwright
         # We only want to run the playwright tests on merge queue to prevent regressions
@@ -50,33 +28,21 @@ jobs:
         with:
             react-sdk-repository: matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk
 
-    # We want to make the cypress tests a required check for the merge queue.
+    # We want to make the Playwright tests a required check for the merge queue.
     #
-    # Unfortunately, github doesn't distinguish between "checks needed for branch
+    # Unfortunately, GitHub doesn't distinguish between "checks needed for branch
     # protection" (ie, the things that must pass before the PR will even be added
     # to the merge queue) and "checks needed in the merge queue". We just have to add
     # the check to the branch protection list.
     #
-    # Ergo, if we know we're not going to run the cypress tests, we need to add a
+    # Ergo, if we know we're not going to run the Playwright tests, we need to add a
     # passing status check manually.
     mark_skipped:
         if: github.event.workflow_run.event != 'merge_group'
         permissions:
             statuses: write
         runs-on: ubuntu-latest
         steps:
-            - uses: Sibz/github-status-action@071b5370da85afbb16637d6eed8524a06bc2053e # v1
-              with:
-                  authToken: "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"
-                  state: success
-                  description: Cypress skipped
-
-                  # Keep in step with the `context` that is updated by `Sibz/github-status-action`
-                  # in matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk/.github/workflows/cypress.yaml.
-                  context: "${{ github.workflow }} / cypress"
-
-                  sha: "${{ github.event.workflow_run.head_sha }}"
-
             - uses: Sibz/github-status-action@071b5370da85afbb16637d6eed8524a06bc2053e # v1
               with:
                   authToken: "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"

.github/workflows/sonarcloud.yml

@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ jobs:
             github.event.workflow_run.conclusion == 'success'
         steps:
             # We create the status here and then update it to success/failure in the `report` stage
-            # This provides an easy link to this workflow_run from the PR before Cypress is done.
+            # This provides an easy link to this workflow_run from the PR before Sonarcloud is done.
             - uses: Sibz/github-status-action@071b5370da85afbb16637d6eed8524a06bc2053e # v1
               with:
                   authToken: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}