v1.2.1 - Testing and CI Hardening

v1.2.1 - Testing and CI Hardening

This patch release strengthens test coverage, CI reliability, and developer quality gates across the MedTech reference architecture. It includes no intentional breaking changes.

Highlights

• Added reproducible Docker-based test infrastructure for build and test execution.
• Added markdown quality checks with markdownlint enforcement in local and CI workflows.
• Added stronger configuration validation tests for module contracts and argument handling.
• Added security certificate status validation tests for both system and Module 04 security trees.
• Added comprehensive pytest suites for:
  • Module 01 (build, launch, DDS communication, end-to-end flow)
  • Module 02 (recording/replay integration, XML validation)
  • Module 04 (all four threat modes, XML validation)
• Added a GitHub Actions CI pipeline with broad coverage across linting, build, and module test jobs.
• Added root and per-module Python tooling configuration for linting, formatting, and pytest.
• Added pre-commit hooks and development dependency definitions to improve local contributor workflows.

Compatibility and Impact

• Version type: PATCH (SemVer)
• Backward compatibility: Maintained
• Intended impact: Higher confidence in changes, earlier defect detection, and more consistent local/CI results

Contributors

• @franporcel - Testing infrastructure, CI workflow, GitHub CI actions pipeline
• @wcoleman - Docker test infrastructure, functional and documentation review

Full Changelog

• v1.2.0...v1.2.1