Add weekly Friday cronjob to CI workflow#21
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[WIP] Add a cronjob in github actions to run CI.yaml on every Friday
Add weekly Friday cronjob to CI workflow
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This PR adds a scheduled cronjob to the GitHub Actions CI workflow to automatically run the full CI pipeline every Friday at midnight UTC.
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scheduletrigger to.github/workflows/CI.yamlwith cron expression0 0 * * 5Why This Change
Running CI on a weekly schedule helps:
Technical Details
The cron expression
0 0 * * 5follows GitHub Actions standard format:0- minute 0 (top of the hour)0- hour 0 (midnight UTC)*- any day of month*- any month5- Friday (0=Sunday through 6=Saturday)The scheduled runs will execute the same comprehensive CI checks as pull requests and pushes to main:
Backward Compatibility
This change is completely backward compatible. Existing triggers (pull requests and pushes to main branch) remain unchanged and continue to work exactly as before.
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