Introduce pipeline rules for state cleaner optimization

.gitlab-ci.yml

@@ -5,12 +5,17 @@ workflow:
     - if: $CI_COMMIT_TAG
     - if: $CI_COMMIT_REF_PROTECTED == "true"
 
+.rule:skip-when-state-cleaner: &rule_skip_when_state_cleaner
+  - if: '$CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "schedule" && $CI_PIPELINE_SCHEDULE_DESCRIPTION == "state cleaner"'
+    when: never
+
 include:
   - local: opentofu_versions.yaml
   - local: tests/unit.gitlab-ci.yml
     rules:
       - if: $SKIP_TESTS == "true"
         when: never
+      - *rule_skip_when_state_cleaner
       - changes:
           - src/gitlab-tofu.sh
           - opentofu_versions.yaml
@@ -24,6 +29,7 @@ include:
     rules:
       - if: $SKIP_TESTS == "true"
         when: never
+      - *rule_skip_when_state_cleaner
       - changes:
           - src/gitlab-tofu.sh
           - opentofu_versions.yaml
@@ -110,6 +116,7 @@ variables:
 check-semantic-version:
   stage: .pre
   rules:
+    - *rule_skip_when_state_cleaner
     - if: $CI_COMMIT_TAG
   image: alpine:3.21.2
   before_script:
@@ -118,6 +125,7 @@ check-semantic-version:
     - echo -n "$CI_COMMIT_TAG" | ./.gitlab/scripts/check-semantic-version.sh
 
 .gitlab-opentofu-image:build:base:rules: &gitlab-opentofu-image-build-base-rules
+  - *rule_skip_when_state_cleaner
   - if: $CI_COMMIT_TAG
   - changes:
       - Dockerfile.*
@@ -182,6 +190,9 @@ check-versions:
   stage: test
   needs: []
   image: alpine:3.21.2
+  rules:
+    - *rule_skip_when_state_cleaner
+    - when: on_success
   before_script:
     - apk add coreutils yq patch git
   script:
@@ -198,6 +209,7 @@ check-readme:
     - make docs
     - git diff --exit-code
   rules:
+    - *rule_skip_when_state_cleaner
     - if: $CI_COMMIT_TAG
     - changes:
         - Makefile
@@ -215,6 +227,7 @@ shellcheck:
     - shellcheck ./src/gitlab-tofu.sh
     - shellcheck ./.gitlab/scripts/*.sh
   rules:
+    - *rule_skip_when_state_cleaner
     - changes:
         - .gitlab-ci.yml
         - src/gitlab-tofu.sh
@@ -251,6 +264,7 @@ gitlab-opentofu-image:deploy:
   script:
     - crane copy "$GITLAB_OPENTOFU_IMAGE_NAME" "$RELEASE_IMAGE"
   rules:
+    - *rule_skip_when_state_cleaner
     - if: $CI_COMMIT_TAG
 
 gitlab-opentofu-image:deploy:dry-run:
@@ -263,6 +277,7 @@ gitlab-opentofu-image:deploy:dry-run:
   script:
     - echo "dry run"
   rules:
+    - *rule_skip_when_state_cleaner
     - if: $CI_COMMIT_TAG
       when: never
     - changes:
@@ -318,6 +333,7 @@ gitlab-opentofu-image:sign:
     paths:
       - 'image*.md'
   rules:
+    - *rule_skip_when_state_cleaner
     - if: '$CI_SERVER_FQDN == "gitlab.com" && $CI_COMMIT_TAG'
 
 gitlab-opentofu-image:verify-signature:
@@ -336,6 +352,7 @@ gitlab-opentofu-image:verify-signature:
       "$RELEASE_IMAGE"
       "$(crane digest --full-ref "$RELEASE_IMAGE")"
   rules:
+    - *rule_skip_when_state_cleaner
     - if: '$CI_SERVER_FQDN == "gitlab.com" && $CI_COMMIT_TAG'
 
 .release:base:
@@ -354,6 +371,7 @@ gitlab-opentofu-image:verify-signature:
 release:
   extends: ['.release:base']
   rules:
+    - *rule_skip_when_state_cleaner
     - if: $CI_COMMIT_TAG
   variables:
     RELEASE_TAG_NAME: $CI_COMMIT_TAG
@@ -364,6 +382,7 @@ release:
 release:dry-run:
   extends: ['.release:base']
   rules:
+    - *rule_skip_when_state_cleaner
     - if: $CI_COMMIT_TAG
       when: never
     - changes:
@@ -388,4 +407,4 @@ old-states:
     - echo "Going to remove Terraform States older than '$FETCH_OLDER_THAN'"
     - ./.gitlab/scripts/fetch-states.sh | sed -n '1d;p' | ./.gitlab/scripts/remove-states.sh
   rules:
-    - if: '$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH && $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "schedule" && $STATE_CLEANER == "true"'
+    - if: '$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH && $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "schedule" && $CI_PIPELINE_SCHEDULE_DESCRIPTION == "state cleaner"'