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+#!/bin/bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+source "${SCRIPT_DIR}/common.sh"
+
+usage() {
+  cat <<EOF
+Usage: $(basename "$0") [OPTIONS] <WMCO_VERSION> [RELEASE_REPO_PATH]
+
+Trigger WMCO QE tests by creating a temporary PR in openshift/release
+that renames winc periodic job names, making them eligible for /pj-rehearse.
+
+Arguments:
+  WMCO_VERSION       WMCO version (e.g., 10.20, 10.21, 11.0)
+  RELEASE_REPO_PATH  Path to local openshift/release clone (optional).
+                     Falls back to RELEASE_REPO env var.
+
+Options:
+  -s, --stream TYPE  Stream type: 'y' (all jobs) or 'z' (subset). Default: z
+  -j, --jobs JOBS    Comma-separated list of job names to include.
+                     Overrides the default job selection for the stream type.
+  -x, --exclude JOBS Comma-separated list of job names to exclude.
+  -h, --help         Show this help message.
+
+An interactive menu is shown before proceeding, allowing you to toggle
+individual jobs on/off regardless of the -j/-x flags or stream defaults.
+
+Stream types:
+  z-stream (default): Triggers a subset of winc jobs (aws, gcp, vsphere).
+                      Used for patch release validation (e.g., 4.21.1).
+  y-stream:           Triggers ALL winc jobs (aws, gcp, azure, vsphere,
+                      vsphere-disconnected, nutanix, etc.).
+                      Used for minor release validation (e.g., 4.21, 4.22).
+
+Examples:
+  $(basename "$0") 10.20 ~/git/release                     # z-stream, default jobs
+  $(basename "$0") -s y 10.21 ~/git/release                 # y-stream, all jobs
+  $(basename "$0") -j aws-ipi-ovn-winc-f14 10.20            # only specific job
+  $(basename "$0") -s y -x nutanix-ipi-ovn-winc-f14 10.21   # y-stream minus nutanix
+  RELEASE_REPO=~/src/release $(basename "$0") 11.0
+EOF
+  exit 1
+}
+
+# Default z-stream job patterns (platforms triggered for patch releases)
+ZSTREAM_PATTERNS="aws-ipi-ovn-winc|gcp-ipi-ovn-winc|vsphere-ipi-ovn-winc|nutanix-ipi-ovn-winc|azure-ipi-ovn-winc"
+# Y-stream includes all winc jobs from config (z-stream + disconnected, upi-aws, proxy, etc.)
+
+validate_version() {
+  local ver="$1"
+  if ! echo "$ver" | grep -qE '^(10\.[0-9]+|11\.[0-9]+)$'; then
+    error-exit "Invalid WMCO version: $ver (expected format: 10.NN or 11.N)"
+  fi
+}
+
+RELEASE_REMOTE=""
+validate_release_repo() {
+  local repo_path="$1"
+  if [[ ! -d "$repo_path/.git" ]]; then
+    error-exit "$repo_path is not a git repository"
+  fi
+  local remote_url
+  for remote in upstream origin; do
+    remote_url=$(git -C "$repo_path" remote get-url "$remote" 2>/dev/null || true)
+    if echo "$remote_url" | grep -qE 'openshift/release(\.git)?$'; then
+      RELEASE_REMOTE="$remote"
+      return
+    fi
+  done
+  error-exit "$repo_path does not point to openshift/release (got: $remote_url)"
+}
+
+cleanup() {
+  local exit_code=$?
+  if [[ $exit_code -ne 0 ]]; then
+    if [[ -n "${WORKTREE_DIR:-}" && -d "$WORKTREE_DIR" ]]; then
+      echo "Cleaning up worktree: $WORKTREE_DIR"
+      git -C "${RELEASE_REPO:-}" worktree remove "$WORKTREE_DIR" --force 2>/dev/null || rm -rf "$WORKTREE_DIR"
+    fi
+    if [[ -n "${BRANCH:-}" && -n "${RELEASE_REPO:-}" ]]; then
+      git -C "$RELEASE_REPO" branch -D "$BRANCH" 2>/dev/null || true
+    fi
+  fi
+}
+
+# --- Parse options ---
+STREAM_TYPE="z"
+INCLUDE_JOBS=""
+EXCLUDE_JOBS=""
+
+while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
+  case "$1" in
+    -s|--stream)
+      STREAM_TYPE="$2"
+      if [[ "$STREAM_TYPE" != "y" && "$STREAM_TYPE" != "z" ]]; then
+        error-exit "Invalid stream type: $STREAM_TYPE (expected 'y' or 'z')"
+      fi
+      shift 2
+      ;;
+    -j|--jobs)
+      INCLUDE_JOBS="$2"
+      shift 2
+      ;;
+    -x|--exclude)
+      EXCLUDE_JOBS="$2"
+      shift 2
+      ;;
+    -h|--help)
+      usage
+      ;;
+    -*)
+      error-exit "Unknown option: $1"
+      ;;
+    *)
+      break
+      ;;
+  esac
+done
+
+if [[ $# -lt 1 ]]; then
+  usage
+fi
+
+WMCO_VER="$1"
+validate_version "$WMCO_VER"
+
+OCP_VER=$(get_OCP_version "$WMCO_VER")
+echo "WMCO version: $WMCO_VER -> OCP version: $OCP_VER"
+echo "Stream type: ${STREAM_TYPE}-stream"
+
+# --- Locate the release repo ---
+RELEASE_REPO="${2:-${RELEASE_REPO:-}}"
+WORKTREE_DIR=""
+BRANCH=""
+trap cleanup EXIT
+
+if [[ -z "$RELEASE_REPO" ]]; then
+  echo "Error: No openshift/release repo path provided."
+  echo ""
+  echo "Either:"
+  echo "  1. Pass it as the second argument:  $(basename "$0") $WMCO_VER /path/to/release"
+  echo "  2. Set the RELEASE_REPO env var:    export RELEASE_REPO=/path/to/release"
+  echo ""
+  echo "To clone it:  git clone https://github.com/openshift/release.git"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+validate_release_repo "$RELEASE_REPO"
+
+# --- Locate config file ---
+CONFIG_DIR="ci-operator/config/openshift/openshift-tests-private"
+CONFIG_FILE="${RELEASE_REPO}/${CONFIG_DIR}/openshift-openshift-tests-private-release-${OCP_VER}__amd64-nightly.yaml"
+
+if [[ ! -f "$CONFIG_FILE" ]]; then
+  error-exit "Config file not found: $CONFIG_FILE"
+fi
+
+# --- Find winc jobs ---
+ALL_WINC_JOBS=$(grep -E '^- as: .+winc.*-f[0-9]+$' "$CONFIG_FILE" | sed 's/^- as: //' || true)
+if [[ -z "$ALL_WINC_JOBS" ]]; then
+  error-exit "No winc periodic jobs found in $CONFIG_FILE"
+fi
+
+echo ""
+echo "All winc jobs in config:"
+echo "$ALL_WINC_JOBS" | while read -r job; do echo "  $job"; done
+
+# --- Select jobs based on stream type and user overrides ---
+SELECTED_JOBS=""
+
+if [[ -n "$INCLUDE_JOBS" ]]; then
+  # User explicitly specified jobs
+  IFS=',' read -ra INCLUDE_LIST <<< "$INCLUDE_JOBS"
+  for job in "${INCLUDE_LIST[@]}"; do
+    job=$(echo "$job" | xargs) # trim whitespace
+    if echo "$ALL_WINC_JOBS" | grep -qx "$job"; then
+      SELECTED_JOBS="${SELECTED_JOBS}${job}\n"
+    else
+      echo "Warning: job '$job' not found in config, skipping"
+    fi
+  done
+elif [[ "$STREAM_TYPE" == "y" ]]; then
+  # Y-stream: all winc jobs
+  SELECTED_JOBS=$(echo "$ALL_WINC_JOBS" | while read -r job; do echo "${job}\n"; done)
+  SELECTED_JOBS=$(echo -e "$SELECTED_JOBS")
+else
+  # Z-stream: subset matching known platforms
+  SELECTED_JOBS=$(echo "$ALL_WINC_JOBS" | grep -E "$ZSTREAM_PATTERNS" || true)
+fi
+
+# Apply exclusions
+if [[ -n "$EXCLUDE_JOBS" ]]; then
+  IFS=',' read -ra EXCLUDE_LIST <<< "$EXCLUDE_JOBS"
+  for excl in "${EXCLUDE_LIST[@]}"; do
+    excl=$(echo "$excl" | xargs)
+    SELECTED_JOBS=$(echo -e "$SELECTED_JOBS" | grep -v "^${excl}$" || true)
+  done
+fi
+
+# --- Build job arrays for interactive selection ---
+declare -a ALL_JOBS_ARR=()
+declare -a SELECTED_ARR=()
+declare -a SKIPPED_ARR=()
+
+while IFS= read -r job; do
+  [[ -z "$job" ]] && continue
+  if echo "$job" | grep -q "zstream"; then
+    SKIPPED_ARR+=("$job")
+  else
+    ALL_JOBS_ARR+=("$job")
+    if echo -e "$SELECTED_JOBS" | grep -qx "$job"; then
+      SELECTED_ARR+=(1)
+    else
+      SELECTED_ARR+=(0)
+    fi
+  fi
+done <<< "$ALL_WINC_JOBS"
+
+if [[ ${#ALL_JOBS_ARR[@]} -eq 0 ]]; then
+  error-exit "No jobs to rename. All winc jobs already contain 'zstream' or none matched."
+fi
+
+if [[ ${#SKIPPED_ARR[@]} -gt 0 ]]; then
+  echo ""
+  echo "Skipping (already renamed):"
+  for s in "${SKIPPED_ARR[@]}"; do echo "  $s"; done
+fi
+
+RENAME_LABEL="${STREAM_TYPE}stream"
+
+# --- Interactive job selection menu ---
+show_menu() {
+  echo ""
+  echo "Job selection (${STREAM_TYPE}-stream):"
+  for i in "${!ALL_JOBS_ARR[@]}"; do
+    local num=$((i + 1))
+    if [[ "${SELECTED_ARR[$i]}" -eq 1 ]]; then
+      echo "  [x] $num) ${ALL_JOBS_ARR[$i]}"
+    else
+      echo "  [ ] $num) ${ALL_JOBS_ARR[$i]}"
+    fi
+  done
+  echo ""
+  echo "Toggle a job by entering its number. Press Enter when done."
+}
+
+while true; do
+  show_menu
+  read -rp "> " choice
+  if [[ -z "$choice" ]]; then
+    break
+  fi
+  if ! [[ "$choice" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]] || [[ "$choice" -lt 1 ]] || [[ "$choice" -gt ${#ALL_JOBS_ARR[@]} ]]; then
+    echo "Invalid selection: $choice"
+    continue
+  fi
+  idx=$((choice - 1))
+  if [[ "${SELECTED_ARR[$idx]}" -eq 1 ]]; then
+    SELECTED_ARR[$idx]=0
+  else
+    SELECTED_ARR[$idx]=1
+  fi
+done
+
+# --- Build final rename list ---
+JOBS_TO_RENAME=""
+for i in "${!ALL_JOBS_ARR[@]}"; do
+  if [[ "${SELECTED_ARR[$i]}" -eq 1 ]]; then
+    JOBS_TO_RENAME="${JOBS_TO_RENAME}${ALL_JOBS_ARR[$i]}\n"
+  fi
+done
+
+if [[ -z "$(echo -e "$JOBS_TO_RENAME" | grep -v '^$')" ]]; then
+  error-exit "No jobs selected. Nothing to rename."
+fi
+
+echo ""
+echo "Will rename (${STREAM_TYPE}-stream):"
+echo -e "$JOBS_TO_RENAME" | while read -r job; do
+  [[ -z "$job" ]] && continue
+  echo "  $job -> $(echo "$job" | sed "s/winc-/winc-${RENAME_LABEL}-/")"
+done
+
+echo ""
+read -rp "Proceed? [y/N] " confirm
+if [[ "$confirm" != [yY] ]]; then
+  echo "Aborted."
+  exit 0
+fi
+
+# --- Create branch and worktree ---
+BRANCH="winc-${RENAME_LABEL}-${OCP_VER}"
+cd "$RELEASE_REPO"
+
+echo "Fetching ${RELEASE_REMOTE}..."
+git fetch "$RELEASE_REMOTE"
+
+WORKTREE_DIR="${RELEASE_REPO}/../worktrees/${BRANCH}"
+
+if [[ -d "$WORKTREE_DIR" ]]; then
+  echo "Removing existing worktree: $WORKTREE_DIR"
+  git worktree remove "$WORKTREE_DIR" --force 2>/dev/null || rm -rf "$WORKTREE_DIR"
+fi
+git worktree prune 2>/dev/null || true
+
+if git show-ref --verify --quiet "refs/heads/$BRANCH" 2>/dev/null; then
+  echo "Removing existing branch: $BRANCH"
+  git branch -D "$BRANCH"
+fi
+
+git worktree add "$WORKTREE_DIR" -b "$BRANCH" "${RELEASE_REMOTE}/main"
+cd "$WORKTREE_DIR"
+
+# --- Rename jobs ---
+WORKTREE_CONFIG="${WORKTREE_DIR}/${CONFIG_DIR}/openshift-openshift-tests-private-release-${OCP_VER}__amd64-nightly.yaml"
+
+echo -e "$JOBS_TO_RENAME" | while read -r job; do
+  [[ -z "$job" ]] && continue
+  new_name=$(echo "$job" | sed "s/winc-/winc-${RENAME_LABEL}-/")
+  sed -i.bak "s/^- as: ${job}$/- as: ${new_name}/" "$WORKTREE_CONFIG"
+done
+rm -f "${WORKTREE_CONFIG}.bak"
+
+# --- Verify renames ---
+echo ""
+echo "Verifying renames in config file..."
+grep 'winc-zstream' "$WORKTREE_CONFIG" | sed 's/^/  /'
+
+# --- Run make update ---
+echo ""
+echo "Running make update..."
+make update
+
+# --- Verify generated jobs ---
+JOBS_FILE="${WORKTREE_DIR}/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/openshift-tests-private/openshift-openshift-tests-private-release-${OCP_VER}-periodics.yaml"
+if ! grep -q 'winc-zstream' "$JOBS_FILE"; then
+  error-exit "Generated jobs file does not contain winc-zstream renames. make update may have failed."
+fi
+
+STREAM_LABEL="$(echo "$STREAM_TYPE" | tr '[:lower:]' '[:upper:]') stream"
+
+echo ""
+read -rp "Commit, push, and create PR? [y/N] " confirm
+if [[ "$confirm" != [yY] ]]; then
+  echo "Aborted. Changes remain in worktree: $WORKTREE_DIR"
+  exit 0
+fi
+
+# --- Commit and push ---
+git add "${CONFIG_DIR}/" "ci-operator/jobs/openshift/openshift-tests-private/"
+git commit -m "DEBUG Do not merge: ${WMCO_VER} ${STREAM_LABEL} triggered jobs"
+git push -u -f origin "$BRANCH"
+
+# --- Create PR ---
+PR_URL=$(gh pr create --repo openshift/release \
+  --title "DEBUG Do not merge: ${WMCO_VER} ${STREAM_LABEL} triggered jobs" \
+  --body "This PR modifies periodic job names so they will trigger by /pj-rehearse new jobs with latest ${WMCO_VER} image (${STREAM_LABEL})")
+
+echo ""
+echo "PR created: $PR_URL"
+
+PR_NUMBER=$(echo "$PR_URL" | grep -o '[0-9]*$')
+
+# --- Wait for REHEARSALNOTIFIER ---
+echo ""
+echo "Waiting for REHEARSALNOTIFIER comment (up to 10 minutes)..."
+DEADLINE=$((SECONDS + 600))
+NOTIFIER_FOUND=false
+
+while [[ $SECONDS -lt $DEADLINE ]]; do
+  COMMENT=$(gh pr view "$PR_NUMBER" --repo openshift/release --json comments \
+    --jq '.comments[] | select(.body | test("REHEARSALNOTIFIER")) | .body' 2>/dev/null | head -1 || true)
+  if [[ -n "$COMMENT" ]]; then
+    NOTIFIER_FOUND=true
+    break
+  fi
+  echo "  Waiting... ($((DEADLINE - SECONDS))s remaining)"
+  sleep 60
+done
+
+if [[ "$NOTIFIER_FOUND" != "true" ]]; then
+  echo "REHEARSALNOTIFIER comment not found within 10 minutes."
+  echo "You can manually trigger with: /pj-rehearse"
+  echo "PR: $PR_URL"
+  exit 0
+fi
+
+echo ""
+echo "REHEARSALNOTIFIER found. Rehearsable jobs:"
+echo "$COMMENT" | grep -E 'winc-zstream' | sed 's/^/  /' || true
+
+echo ""
+read -rp "Post /pj-rehearse to trigger tests? [y/N] " confirm
+if [[ "$confirm" != [yY] ]]; then
+  echo "Skipped. Post '/pj-rehearse' manually on: $PR_URL"
+  exit 0
+fi
+
+JOB_COUNT=$(echo -e "$JOBS_TO_RENAME" | grep -c . || true)
+if [[ "$JOB_COUNT" -gt 5 ]]; then
+  REHEARSE_CMD="/pj-rehearse max"
+else
+  REHEARSE_CMD="/pj-rehearse"
+fi
+
+gh pr comment "$PR_NUMBER" --repo openshift/release --body "$REHEARSE_CMD"
+echo ""
+echo "Posted: $REHEARSE_CMD"
+echo "PR: $PR_URL"
+echo ""
+echo "After tests complete, close the PR without merging."