CI/CD Automation

Pipeline Architecture

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│                    CI/CD PIPELINE STAGES                     │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│  TRIGGER: [Push] [PR] [Tag] [Schedule] [Manual]             │
│                              ↓                               │
│  VALIDATE (< 5 min):                                         │
│  Lint → Compile Check → Asset Validation                    │
│                              ↓                               │
│  TEST (10-30 min):                                           │
│  Unit Tests → Integration → PlayMode Tests                  │
│                              ↓                               │
│  BUILD (Parallel):                                           │
│  [Windows] [Linux] [macOS] [WebGL] [Android] [iOS]         │
│                              ↓                               │
│  DEPLOY:                                                     │
│  [Dev auto] → [Staging gate] → [Prod approval]             │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

GitHub Actions for Unity

# ✅ Production-Ready: Unity CI/CD Pipeline
name: Unity Build Pipeline

on:
  push:
    branches: [main, develop]
  pull_request:
    branches: [main]
  workflow_dispatch:
    inputs:
      buildType:
        description: 'Build type'
        required: true
        default: 'development'
        type: choice
        options:
          - development
          - release

env:
  UNITY_LICENSE: ${{ secrets.UNITY_LICENSE }}

jobs:
  test:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
        with:
          lfs: true

      - uses: actions/cache@v3
        with:
          path: Library
          key: Library-${{ hashFiles('Assets/**', 'Packages/**', 'ProjectSettings/**') }}
          restore-keys: Library-

      - uses: game-ci/unity-test-runner@v4
        with:
          testMode: all
          artifactsPath: test-results
          checkName: Test Results

      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
        if: always()
        with:
          name: Test Results
          path: test-results

  build:
    needs: test
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    strategy:
      fail-fast: false
      matrix:
        targetPlatform:
          - StandaloneWindows64
          - StandaloneLinux64
          - WebGL
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
        with:
          lfs: true

      - uses: actions/cache@v3
        with:
          path: Library
          key: Library-${{ matrix.targetPlatform }}-${{ hashFiles('Assets/**', 'Packages/**') }}

      - uses: game-ci/unity-builder@v4
        with:
          targetPlatform: ${{ matrix.targetPlatform }}
          versioning: Semantic
          buildMethod: BuildScript.PerformBuild

      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
        with:
          name: Build-${{ matrix.targetPlatform }}
          path: build/${{ matrix.targetPlatform }}
          retention-days: 14

  deploy-staging:
    needs: build
    if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/develop'
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    environment: staging
    steps:
      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
        with:
          name: Build-WebGL
          path: build/

      - name: Deploy to Staging
        run: |
          # Deploy to staging server
          aws s3 sync build/ s3://game-staging-bucket/

Unreal Engine Pipeline

# ✅ Production-Ready: Unreal CI/CD
name: Unreal Build Pipeline

on:
  push:
    branches: [main]

jobs:
  build:
    runs-on: [self-hosted, unreal]
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
        with:
          lfs: true

      - name: Build Development
        run: |
          & "$env:UE_ROOT/Engine/Build/BatchFiles/RunUAT.bat" `
            BuildCookRun `
            -project="${{ github.workspace }}/MyGame.uproject" `
            -platform=Win64 `
            -clientconfig=Development `
            -build -cook -stage -pak -archive `
            -archivedirectory="${{ github.workspace }}/Build"

      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
        with:
          name: UnrealBuild-Win64
          path: Build/

Build Optimization

BUILD TIME OPTIMIZATION:
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│  STRATEGY              │ TIME SAVINGS │ EFFORT            │
├────────────────────────┼──────────────┼───────────────────┤
│  Library caching       │ 30-50%       │ Low               │
│  Parallel builds       │ 40-60%       │ Low               │
│  Self-hosted runners   │ 20-40%       │ Medium            │
│  Incremental builds    │ 50-80%       │ Medium            │
│  Asset bundles split   │ 30-50%       │ High              │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Automated Testing

// ✅ Production-Ready: PlayMode Test
[TestFixture]
public class PlayerMovementTests
{
    private GameObject _player;
    private PlayerController _c

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