CI: Split Proxy and Storage releases (#6797)

## Problem

We want to release Proxy at a different cadence.

## Summary of changes

- build-and-test workflow:
  - Handle the `release-proxy` branch
  - Tag images built on this branch with `release-proxy-XXX` tag
- Trigger deploy workflow with `deployStorage=true` &
`deployStorageBroker=true` on `release` branch
- Trigger deploy workflow with `deployPgSniRouter=true` &
`deployProxy=true` on `release-proxy` branch
- release workflow (scheduled creation of release branch):
- Schedule Proxy releases for Thursdays (a random day to make it
different from Storage releases)

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -2,12 +2,31 @@ name: Create Release Branch
 
 on:
   schedule:
-    - cron: '0 6 * * 1'
+    # It should be kept in sync with if-condition in jobs
+    - cron: '0 6 * * MON' # Storage release
+    - cron: '0 6 * * THU' # Proxy release
   workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      create-storage-release-branch:
+        type: boolean
+        description: 'Create Storage release PR'
+        required: false
+      create-proxy-release-branch:
+        type: boolean
+        description: 'Create Proxy release PR'
+        required: false
+
+# No permission for GITHUB_TOKEN by default; the **minimal required** set of permissions should be granted in each job.
+permissions: {}
+
+defaults:
+  run:
+    shell: bash -euo pipefail {0}
 
 jobs:
-  create_release_branch:
-    runs-on: [ ubuntu-latest ]
+  create-storage-release-branch:
+    if: ${{ github.event.schedule == '0 6 * * MON' || format('{0}', inputs.create-storage-release-branch) == 'true' }}
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     permissions:
       contents: write # for `git push`
@@ -18,27 +37,67 @@ jobs:
       with:
         ref: main
 
-    - name: Get current date
-      id: date
-      run: echo "date=$(date +'%Y-%m-%d')" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+    - name: Set environment variables
+      run: |
+        echo "RELEASE_DATE=$(date +'%Y-%m-%d')" | tee -a $GITHUB_ENV
+        echo "RELEASE_BRANCH=rc/$(date +'%Y-%m-%d')" | tee -a $GITHUB_ENV
 
     - name: Create release branch
-      run: git checkout -b releases/${{ steps.date.outputs.date }}
+      run: git checkout -b $RELEASE_BRANCH
 
     - name: Push new branch
-      run: git push origin releases/${{ steps.date.outputs.date }}
+      run: git push origin $RELEASE_BRANCH
 
     - name: Create pull request into release
       env:
         GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CI_ACCESS_TOKEN }}
       run: |
         cat << EOF > body.md
-          ## Release ${{ steps.date.outputs.date }}
+          ## Release ${RELEASE_DATE}
 
-          **Please merge this PR using 'Create a merge commit'!**
+          **Please merge this Pull Request using 'Create a merge commit' button**
         EOF
 
-        gh pr create --title "Release ${{ steps.date.outputs.date }}" \
+        gh pr create --title "Release ${RELEASE_DATE}" \
                      --body-file "body.md" \
-                     --head "releases/${{ steps.date.outputs.date }}" \
+                     --head "${RELEASE_BRANCH}" \
                      --base "release"
+
+  create-proxy-release-branch:
+    if: ${{ github.event.schedule == '0 6 * * THU' || format('{0}', inputs.create-proxy-release-branch) == 'true' }}
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    permissions:
+      contents: write # for `git push`
+
+    steps:
+    - name: Check out code
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      with:
+        ref: main
+
+    - name: Set environment variables
+      run: |
+        echo "RELEASE_DATE=$(date +'%Y-%m-%d')" | tee -a $GITHUB_ENV
+        echo "RELEASE_BRANCH=rc/proxy/$(date +'%Y-%m-%d')" | tee -a $GITHUB_ENV
+
+    - name: Create release branch
+      run: git checkout -b $RELEASE_BRANCH
+
+    - name: Push new branch
+      run: git push origin $RELEASE_BRANCH
+
+    - name: Create pull request into release
+      env:
+        GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CI_ACCESS_TOKEN }}
+      run: |
+        cat << EOF > body.md
+          ## Proxy release ${RELEASE_DATE}
+
+          **Please merge this Pull Request using 'Create a merge commit' button**
+        EOF
+
+        gh pr create --title "Proxy release ${RELEASE_DATE}}" \
+                     --body-file "body.md" \
+                     --head "${RELEASE_BRANCH}" \
+                     --base "release-proxy"