CI check for release notes YAML doc

This is a CI check for the release notes of next.yml, stable.yml and
testing.yml to catch the syntax and schema errors in these files.

Ref: #628

.github/workflows/validate-release-notes.yml

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+name: Validate Release Notes
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [main]
+    paths: ["release-notes/*.yml"]
+
+jobs:
+  validate:
+    name: Validate Release Notes
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+      - name: Validate Release Notes
+        run: python ci/check-release-notes.py release-notes/next.yml release-notes/stable.yml release-notes/testing.yml

ci/check-release-notes.py

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+# Note: In the future, it would be more efficient to use a schema for validation.
+# This approach can simplify the validation process and ensure consistency.
+
+#!/usr/bin/python3
+
+import argparse
+import yaml
+import re
+import sys
+
+def validate_release_notes_structure(data):
+    valid = True
+
+    if not isinstance(data, dict):
+        print("Error: YAML root should be a dictionary.")
+        valid = False
+
+    if 'releases' not in data:
+        print("Error: 'releases' key not found.")
+        valid = False
+
+    if not isinstance(data.get('releases'), dict):
+        print("Error: 'releases' key should contain a dictionary.")
+        valid = False
+
+    for release, content in data.get('releases', {}).items():
+        if not re.match(r'^\d+\.\d{8}\.\d+\.\d+$', release):
+            print(f"Error: Release key '{release}' should follow the pattern 'x.yyyymmdd.n.m'.")
+            valid = False
+
+        if not isinstance(content, dict):
+            print(f"Error: Release {release} should contain a dictionary.")
+            valid = False
+
+        if 'issues' not in content:
+            print(f"Error: 'issues' key not found for release {release}.")
+            valid = False
+
+        if not isinstance(content.get('issues'), list):
+            print(f"Error: 'issues' key for release {release} should contain a list.")
+            valid = False
+
+        for issue in content.get('issues', []):
+            if not isinstance(issue, dict):
+                print(f"Error: Each issue for release {release} should be a dictionary.")
+                valid = False
+
+            if 'text' not in issue:
+                print(f"Error: 'text' key not found in issue for release {release}.")
+                valid = False
+            if 'url' not in issue:
+                print(f"Error: 'url' key not found in issue for release {release}.")
+                valid = False
+
+    return valid
+
+def main():
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Validate release notes YAML files.')
+    parser.add_argument('paths', nargs='+', help='paths to YAML files')
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    all_valid = True
+
+    for yaml_file in args.paths:
+        print(f"Validating {yaml_file}...")
+
+        try:
+            with open(yaml_file, 'r') as file:
+                data = yaml.safe_load(file)
+        except Exception as e:
+            print(f"Error loading YAML file: {e}")
+            all_valid = False
+            continue
+
+        if not validate_release_notes_structure(data):
+            all_valid = False
+
+    if all_valid:
+        print("Validation successful for all files.")
+    else:
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()