.github/workflows: Add generate-test-packages trigger.

Author: mtwebster

.github/workflows/build.yml

@@ -8,9 +8,12 @@ on:
     branches:
       - master
   workflow_dispatch:
+  issue_comment:
+    types: [created]
 
 jobs:
   build:
+    if: github.event_name != 'issue_comment'
     uses: linuxmint/github-actions/.github/workflows/do-builds.yml@master
     with:
       commit_id: master
@@ -19,3 +22,18 @@ jobs:
         linuxmint/mintcommon,
         linuxmint/xapp
       ##############################
+
+  # Generate test packages when /generate-test-packages is commented on a PR
+  generate-test-packages:
+    if: github.event_name == 'issue_comment' && github.event.issue.pull_request
+    uses: linuxmint/github-actions/.github/workflows/generate-test-packages.yml@master
+    secrets: inherit
+    with:
+      comment_body: ${{ github.event.comment.body }}
+      comment_user: ${{ github.event.comment.user.login }}
+      comment_id: ${{ github.event.comment.id }}
+      issue_number: ${{ github.event.issue.number }}
+      ############################## Comma separated list - like 'linuxmint/xapp, linuxmint/cinnamon-desktop'
+      dependencies: >
+        linuxmint/mintcommon,
+        linuxmint/xapp

usr/lib/linuxmint/mintUpdate/flatpak-update-worker.py

@@ -46,14 +46,16 @@
 def debug(*args):
     if not DEBUG_MODE:
         return
+    pid = os.getpid()
     sanitized = [str(arg) for arg in args if arg is not None]
     argstr = " ".join(sanitized)
-    print("flatpak-update-worker (DEBUG): %s" % argstr, file=sys.stderr, flush=True)
+    print("flatpak-update-worker[%d] (DEBUG): %s" % (pid, argstr), file=sys.stderr, flush=True)
 
 def warn(*args):
+    pid = os.getpid()
     sanitized = [str(arg) for arg in args if arg is not None]
     argstr = " ".join(sanitized)
-    print("flatpak-update-worker (WARN): %s" % argstr, file=sys.stderr, flush=True)
+    print("flatpak-update-worker[%d] (WARN): %s" % (pid, argstr), file=sys.stderr, flush=True)
 
 class FlatpakUpdateWorker():
     def __init__(self):
@@ -96,7 +98,11 @@ def refresh(self, init=True):
         if init:
             self.installer.init_sync()
 
-        self.installer.force_new_cache_sync()
+        # Only regenerate cache if flatpak data is stale
+        if _flatpak.flatpak_cache_is_stale(self.installer.cache.flatpak_remote_infos):
+            self.installer.force_new_cache_sync()
+        else:
+            debug("Flatpak cache is still valid, skipping cache regeneration")
 
     def fetch_updates(self):
         if self.cancellable.is_cancelled():