* Updated release workflow to test all distros, use pre-built images, and removed redundant env set up steps

* Updated status checks to mirror release workflow process
* Return type annotations added to build script for better linting/erroring

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -449,62 +449,26 @@ jobs:
       DISTRO_TYPE: debian
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     container:
-      image: python:3.12-slim
+      image: ghcr.io/jmr-dev/android-file-handler-debian-builder
     steps:
-      - name: Install system dependencies & gem fpm (include Tcl/Tk)
-        run: |
-          set -euo pipefail
-          apt-get update
-          # Install Tcl/Tk runtimes, dev headers and common X libraries required by tkinter
-          apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
-            curl git build-essential ruby ruby-dev gcc make zlib1g-dev ca-certificates python3-tk \
-            tcl8.6 tk8.6 tcl8.6-dev tk8.6-dev libx11-6 libxext6 libxrender1 libxcb1
-          # install pinned fpm to the system gem dir (will be available under gem env's EXECUTABLE DIRECTORY or /usr/local/bin)
-          gem install --no-document -v "${FPM_VERSION}" fpm
-
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           ref: main
 
-      - name: Set up Python 3.12
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
-        with:
-          python-version: '3.12'
-
-      - name: Install Poetry
-        uses: snok/install-poetry@v1
-        with:
-          version: latest
-          virtualenvs-create: true
-          virtualenvs-in-project: true
-
-      - name: Configure Poetry
+      - name: Build executable
         run: |
-          echo 'export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"' >> $GITHUB_ENV
-          export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"
-          poetry config virtualenvs.create true
-          poetry config virtualenvs.in-project true
-
-      - name: Install dependencies & build executable
-        run: |
-          export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"
-          poetry env use python3.12 || true
-          # Debug: show tkinter/_tkinter and Tcl library discovery in the Poetry venv
-          poetry run python -c 'import tkinter, _tkinter, sys; print("tkinter=", getattr(tkinter, "__file__", None)); print("_tkinter=", getattr(_tkinter, "__file__", None)); import tkinter as tk; print("TCL_LIBRARY=", tk.Tcl().eval("info library"))'
-
-          # Build distro-specific package layout using the build script via Poetry
+          # Container has Poetry and all dependencies pre-installed
+          poetry install --no-interaction
           poetry run python scripts/build_package_linux.py
 
       - name: Package .deb (fpm)
         shell: bash
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
-          export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"
           VERSION="$(poetry version -s)"
           PKG_DIR="pkg_dist_debian"
           mkdir -p dist
-          # Debug listing
           echo "Packaging from $PKG_DIR"
           ls -la "$PKG_DIR" || true
 
@@ -536,52 +500,23 @@ jobs:
       DISTRO_TYPE: arch
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     container:
-      image: archlinux:latest
+      image: ghcr.io/jmr-dev/android-file-handler-arch-builder
     steps:
-      - name: Install system dependencies (Arch) and system Ruby
-        run: |
-          set -euo pipefail
-          pacman -Syu --noconfirm
-          pacman -S --noconfirm ruby base-devel curl git tar ca-certificates tk tcl libx11 libxext libxrender libxcb
-          # Install fpm system-wide and pin version so fpm will be in /usr/in
-          gem install --no-document erb
-          gem install --no-document -v "${FPM_VERSION}" fpm --bindir /usr/bin
-          # persist system bindir to subsequent steps (usually already on PATH)
-          echo "/usr/local/bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
-
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           ref: main
 
-      - name: Set up Python 3.12
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
-        with:
-          python-version: '3.12'
-
-      - name: Install Poetry
-        uses: snok/install-poetry@v1
-        with:
-          version: latest
-          virtualenvs-create: true
-          virtualenvs-in-project: true
-
-      - name: Configure Poetry
+      - name: Build executable
         run: |
-          echo 'export PATH="$HOME/bin:$PATH"' >> $GITHUB_ENV
-          export PATH="$HOME/bin:$PATH"
-
-      - name: Install dependencies & build executable
-        run: |
-          export PATH="$HOME/bin:/usr/bin:$PATH"
-          # Use unified build script to produce pkg_dist_arch layout via Poetry
+          # Container has Poetry and all dependencies pre-installed
+          poetry install --no-interaction
           poetry run python scripts/build_package_linux.py
 
       - name: Package pacman (fpm)
         shell: bash
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
-          export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:/usr/bin:$PATH"
           VERSION="$(poetry version -s)"
           PKG_DIR="pkg_dist_arch"
           mkdir -p dist
@@ -619,7 +554,7 @@ jobs:
       DISTRO_TYPE: rhel
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     container:
-      image: ghcr.io/jmr-dev/android-file-handler-adb:v0.1.0
+      image: ghcr.io/jmr-dev/android-file-handler-rhel-builder:fedora42
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -629,8 +564,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build RHEL package
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
-          export CI_CD=true
-          export DISTRO_TYPE=rhel
+          # Container has Poetry and all dependencies pre-installed
           poetry install --no-interaction
           poetry run python scripts/build_package_linux.py