CLOUD-882: Add e2e-tests release_versions image availability check (#2289)

* CLOUD-882: Add e2e-tests release_versions image availability check

* Update e2e-tests/release_versions in e2eignore

* Fix e2eignore pattern

Author: eleo007

.e2eignore

@@ -7,6 +7,6 @@ README.md
 LICENSE
 operator.png
 kubernetes.svg
-release_versions
+e2e-tests/release_versions
 .github/**
 .e2eignore

.github/workflows/reviewdog.yml

@@ -105,3 +105,43 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           make generate manifests VERSION=main
           git diff --exit-code
+
+  e2e-release-versions-images:
+    name: e2e-tests release_versions image availability
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+      - name: Check if e2e-tests/release_versions changed
+        id: changed
+        run: |
+          git fetch origin ${{ github.base_ref }}
+          if git diff --name-only origin/${{ github.base_ref }}...HEAD -- e2e-tests/release_versions | grep -q .; then
+            echo "changed=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          else
+            echo "changed=false" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          fi
+      - name: Verify release_versions images exist (docker manifest inspect)
+        if: steps.changed.outputs.changed == 'true'
+        run: |
+          set -e
+          # All IMAGE_*=value lines, exclude operator image (percona/percona-server-mongodb-operator)
+          images=$(grep -E '^IMAGE_[^=]+=' e2e-tests/release_versions | cut -d= -f2 | grep -v '^$' | grep -v 'percona/percona-server-mongodb-operator' | sort -u)
+          if [ -z "$images" ]; then
+            echo "No non-operator images found in e2e-tests/release_versions"
+            exit 0
+          fi
+          failed=""
+          for img in $images; do
+            echo "Checking image $img"
+            if ! docker manifest inspect "$img"; then
+              echo "::error::Image not found or inaccessible: $img"
+              failed="${failed} ${img}"
+            fi
+          done
+          if [ -n "$failed" ]; then
+            echo "::error::The following images failed docker manifest inspect:$failed"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          echo "All images are available."

Jenkinsfile

@@ -394,13 +394,16 @@ void checkE2EIgnoreFiles() {
     echo "Excluded files: $excludedFiles"
     echo "Changed files: $changedFiles"
 
-    def excludedFilesRegex = excludedFiles.collect{it.replace("**", ".*").replace("*", "[^/]*")}
+    // Use placeholder so the * in ".*" (from **) is not replaced by [^/]*
+    def excludedFilesRegex = excludedFiles.collect{
+        it.replace("**", ".__STARSTAR__").replace("*", "[^/]*").replace(".__STARSTAR__", ".*")
+    }
     needToRunTests = !changedFiles.every{changed -> excludedFilesRegex.any{regex -> changed ==~ regex}}
 
     if (needToRunTests) {
         echo "Some changed files are outside of the e2eignore list. Proceeding with execution."
     } else {
-        if (currentBuild.previousBuild?.result != 'SUCCESS') {
+        if (currentBuild.previousBuild?.result != 'SUCCESS' && currentBuild.number != 1) {
             echo "All changed files are e2eignore files, and previous build was unsuccessful. Propagating previous state."
             currentBuild.result = currentBuild.previousBuild?.result
             error "Skipping execution as non-significant changes detected and previous build was unsuccessful."