CNV-87992: Add hot-cluster CI infrastructure and Cypress E2E tests

[lkladnit]

Summary

Adapts the hot-cluster CI approach from kubevirt-plugin (CNV-74265, PRs #4099 / #4100) for networking-console-plugin.

• Port GitHub Actions composite actions (ci-env-request, ci-env-release) for test environment lifecycle
• Add CI scripts: cluster health checks, test cleanup, console/plugin container startup, nginx configs
• Add Helm charts (ci-test-stack, ci-env-controller) for in-cluster console + plugin deployment
• Add .dockerignore for faster image builds
• Add Cypress E2E test suite under ui-tests-cy/ with networking-specific tests (NADs, network policies, routes, services, ingresses, UDNs)
• Add test support scripts (setup.sh, cleanup.sh, test-cypress.sh)

Jira ticket: CNV-87992

Architecture

Uses a persistent ("hot") OpenShift cluster with GitHub Actions Runner Controller (ARC) for self-hosted ephemeral runners. A ci-env-controller watches trigger ConfigMaps and provisions per-run test stacks via Helm. See ci-scripts/README.md for full setup documentation.

Test plan

• Install ARC + ci-env-controller on target cluster (see ci-scripts/README.md)
• Run Hot Cluster E2E workflow via manual dispatch
• Verify Cypress tests execute and artifacts are uploaded
• Verify test environment is cleaned up after run

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Summary by CodeRabbit

• New Features
  • Added automated Cypress coverage for networking pages and workflows, including NADs, UDNs, services, routes, ingresses, and network policies.
  • Added reusable local setup, cleanup, console, and plugin-container scripts for test environments.
  • Added automated CI test-environment provisioning, teardown, health checks, and test execution.
• Documentation
  • Added migration and test-planning documentation.
• Chores
  • Added environment examples and ignore rules for generated test artifacts and local configuration.

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@lkladnit: This pull request references CNV-87992 which is a valid jira issue.

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Summary

Adapts the hot-cluster CI approach from kubevirt-plugin (CNV-74265, PRs #4099 / #4100) for networking-console-plugin.

• Port GitHub Actions composite actions (ci-env-request, ci-env-release) for test environment lifecycle
• Add CI scripts: cluster health checks, test cleanup, console/plugin container startup, nginx configs
• Add Helm charts (ci-test-stack, ci-env-controller) for in-cluster console + plugin deployment
• Add .dockerignore for faster image builds
• Add Cypress E2E test suite under ui-tests-cy/ with networking-specific tests (NADs, network policies, routes, services, ingresses, UDNs)
• Add test support scripts (setup.sh, cleanup.sh, test-cypress.sh)

Jira ticket: CNV-87992

Architecture

Uses a persistent ("hot") OpenShift cluster with GitHub Actions Runner Controller (ARC) for self-hosted ephemeral runners. A ci-env-controller watches trigger ConfigMaps and provisions per-run test stacks via Helm. See ci-scripts/README.md for full setup documentation.

Test plan

• Install ARC + ci-env-controller on target cluster (see ci-scripts/README.md)
• Run Hot Cluster E2E workflow via manual dispatch
• Verify Cypress tests execute and artifacts are uploaded
• Verify test environment is cleaned up after run

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Walkthrough

Adds a Kubernetes-based CI environment controller and Helm test stack, GitHub Actions provisioning and cleanup, local cluster scripts, and a Cypress UI test project covering networking workflows.

Changes

CI environment lifecycle

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Controller reconciliation and RBAC ci-scripts/helm/ci-env-controller/...	Adds ConfigMap-driven provisioning, teardown, stale-resource reaping, Helm deployment, service accounts, RBAC, and controller configuration.
Test stack deployment ci-scripts/helm/ci-test-stack/...	Adds Helm resources for the console, plugin, services, routes, configuration, probes, and runner permissions.
CI and local orchestration .github/..., ci-scripts/..., setup.sh, cleanup.sh, test-cypress.sh	Adds environment request/release actions, E2E workflow wiring, cluster checks, console/plugin startup, namespace setup, cleanup, and Cypress execution scripts.
Cypress runtime and support ui-tests-cy/{cypress.config.js,plugins,support,...}	Adds Cypress configuration, preprocessing, reporting, environment forwarding, authentication, navigation, selectors, and custom commands.
Networking UI coverage ui-tests-cy/tests/..., ui-tests-cy/views/..., ui-tests-cy/utils/...	Adds Cypress suites and helpers for NADs, UDNs, services, routes, ingresses, and network policies.
Project configuration and migration records package.json, ui-tests-cy/PLAN.md, ui-tests-cy/MIGRATION.md, research-flakiness.sh	Updates test commands and dependencies and documents the Cypress migration and flakiness investigation workflow.

Estimated code review effort: 5 (Critical) | ~120 minutes

✨ Finishing Touches

🧪 Generate unit tests (beta)

• Create PR with unit tests

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