CI: Working to get MySQL server collaborate with CI env

.github/actions/run-tests/action.yml

@@ -64,7 +64,41 @@ runs:
         evennia --init testing_mygame
         cp .github/workflows/${{ inputs.testing-db }}_settings.py testing_mygame/server/conf/settings.py
         cd testing_mygame
+        # For MySQL, ensure default row format is set before migrations
+        if [ "${{ inputs.testing-db }}" == "mysql" ]; then
+          python -c "
+          import os
+          import django
+          os.environ.setdefault('DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE', 'server.conf.settings')
+          django.setup()
+          from django.db import connection
+          with connection.cursor() as cursor:
+              cursor.execute('SET GLOBAL innodb_default_row_format = \"DYNAMIC\"')
+              cursor.execute('SELECT @@innodb_default_row_format')
+              result = cursor.fetchone()
+              print(f'MySQL default row format: {result[0]}')
+          "
+        fi
         evennia migrate
+        # For MySQL, ensure all existing tables use DYNAMIC row format
+        if [ "${{ inputs.testing-db }}" == "mysql" ]; then
+          python -c "
+          import os
+          import django
+          os.environ.setdefault('DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE', 'server.conf.settings')
+          django.setup()
+          from django.db import connection
+          with connection.cursor() as cursor:
+              cursor.execute(\"SELECT TABLE_NAME FROM information_schema.TABLES WHERE TABLE_SCHEMA = DATABASE() AND ENGINE = 'InnoDB'\")
+              tables = [row[0] for row in cursor.fetchall()]
+              for table in tables:
+                  try:
+                      cursor.execute(f'ALTER TABLE \`{table}\` ROW_FORMAT=DYNAMIC')
+                      print(f'Set ROW_FORMAT=DYNAMIC for table {table}')
+                  except Exception as e:
+                      print(f'Warning: Could not set ROW_FORMAT for {table}: {e}')
+          "
+        fi
         evennia collectstatic --noinput
       shell: bash
 

.github/actions/setup-database/action.yml

@@ -64,13 +64,13 @@ runs:
           GRANT PROCESS ON *.* TO 'evennia'@'%';
           FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
         EOF
-        # Set database character set and default row format
+        # Set database character set
         mysql -u root -proot_password -h 127.0.0.1 evennia <<EOF
           ALTER DATABASE evennia CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci;
         EOF
-        # Set default row format for new tables (needed for long keys with utf8mb4)
+        # Verify settings are correct
         mysql -u root -proot_password -h 127.0.0.1 evennia <<EOF
-          SET GLOBAL default_storage_engine = 'InnoDB';
+          SELECT @@innodb_default_row_format, @@character_set_server, @@collation_server;
         EOF
       shell: bash
 

.github/workflows/github_action_test_suite.yml

@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ jobs:
 
     services:
       postgres:
-        image: postgres:13
+        image: postgres:14
         env:
           POSTGRES_DB: evennia
           POSTGRES_USER: evennia

.github/workflows/mysql_settings.py

@@ -48,13 +48,13 @@ DATABASES = {
         "PORT": "",  # use default port
         "OPTIONS": {
             "charset": "utf8mb4",
-            "init_command": "SET collation_connection=utf8mb4_unicode_ci, sql_mode='STRICT_TRANS_TABLES'",
+            "init_command": "SET collation_connection=utf8mb4_unicode_ci, sql_mode='STRICT_TRANS_TABLES', innodb_strict_mode=1",
         },
         "TEST": {
             "NAME": "evennia",
             "OPTIONS": {
                 "charset": "utf8mb4",
-                "init_command": "SET collation_connection=utf8mb4_unicode_ci, sql_mode='STRICT_TRANS_TABLES'",
+                "init_command": "SET collation_connection=utf8mb4_unicode_ci, sql_mode='STRICT_TRANS_TABLES', innodb_strict_mode=1",
             },
         },
     }