Pruned unused ci-operator-yaml-creator tool references

[hector-vido]

An effort to accomplish DPTP-3528

Summary by CodeRabbit

• Removed the unused ci-operator-yaml-creator image from auto-config-brancher.
• Deleted its standalone image definition from the OpenShift CI tools configuration.
• This reduces obsolete CI tool references as part of DPTP-3528.

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• ci-operator/config/openshift/ci-tools/openshift-ci-tools-main.yaml

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Walkthrough

The change removes ci-operator-yaml-creator from auto-config-brancher inputs and deletes its standalone image definition.

Changes

Cohort / File(s)	Summary
Image configuration ci-operator/config/openshift/ci-tools/openshift-ci-tools-main.yaml	Removes the unused image input and standalone image definition.

Estimated code review effort: 1 (Trivial) | ~2 minutes

Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to 7a8bf

This change removes unused tool references with no identified merge-blocking risk.

🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 15

✅ Passed checks (15 passed)

Check name	Status	Explanation
Description Check	✅ Passed	Check skipped - CodeRabbit’s high-level summary is enabled.
Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly describes the main change: removing unused references to the ci-operator-yaml-creator tool.
Docstring Coverage	✅ Passed	No functions found in the changed files to evaluate docstring coverage. Skipping docstring coverage check. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 0 functions across 0…
Linked Issues check	✅ Passed	Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.
Out of Scope Changes check	✅ Passed	Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.
Stable And Deterministic Test Names	✅ Passed	PASS: The pull request changes only one YAML configuration file. The diff removes two ci-operator-yaml-creator image references and adds no Ginkgo test code or test titles. Therefore, it introduces …
Test Structure And Quality	✅ Passed	PASS: The pull request changes only ci-operator/config/openshift/ci-tools/openshift-ci-tools-main.yaml. It removes image references and does not add or modify Ginkgo tests. Therefore, the listed tes…
Microshift Test Compatibility	✅ Passed	PASS: The pull request changes only one YAML configuration file and removes 14 lines for the unused ci-operator-yaml-creator image input and image definition. The diff adds no Ginkgo tests or test r…
Single Node Openshift (Sno) Test Compatibility	✅ Passed	The pull request changes only one YAML configuration file and removes 14 unused image-reference lines. It adds no Ginkgo e2e tests or test code, so the SNO compatibility conditions do not apply.
Topology-Aware Scheduling Compatibility	✅ Passed	The pull request changes only ci-operator/config/openshift/ci-tools/openshift-ci-tools-main.yaml. It removes one binary input and one standalone image definition for ci-operator-yaml-creator. The …
Ote Binary Stdout Contract	✅ Passed	PASS. The pull request changes only one YAML file. It removes the ci-operator-yaml-creator input from auto-config-brancher and deletes its image definition. No Go or OTE binary source changes exis…
Ipv6 And Disconnected Network Test Compatibility	✅ Passed	PASS: The pull request changes only ci-operator/config/openshift/ci-tools/openshift-ci-tools-main.yaml. The diff removes image references and a standalone image definition for `ci-operator-yaml-crea…
No-Weak-Crypto	✅ Passed	PASS. The pull request changes one YAML file and only deletes ci-operator-yaml-creator image references and its image definition. The patch adds no cryptographic code, algorithms, modes, custom cryp…
Container-Privileges	✅ Passed	The pull request only deletes 14 lines from one ci-operator image configuration. The diff removes a ci-operator-yaml-creator input and image definition. It adds no container or Kubernetes privilege …
No-Sensitive-Data-In-Logs	✅ Passed	PASS. The pull request changes only one YAML file and removes 14 lines. The exact diff contains no logging statements, log messages, or sensitive data. It removes the ci-operator-yaml-creator image …

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[REHEARSALNOTIFIER]
@hector-vido: the pj-rehearse plugin accommodates running rehearsal tests for the changes in this PR. Expand 'Interacting with pj-rehearse' for usage details. The following rehearsable tests have been affected by this change:

Test name	Repo	Type	Reason
pull-ci-openshift-ci-tools-main-breaking-changes	openshift/ci-tools	presubmit	Ci-operator config changed
pull-ci-openshift-ci-tools-main-checkconfig	openshift/ci-tools	presubmit	Ci-operator config changed
pull-ci-openshift-ci-tools-main-codegen	openshift/ci-tools	presubmit	Ci-operator config changed
pull-ci-openshift-ci-tools-main-e2e	openshift/ci-tools	presubmit	Ci-operator config changed
pull-ci-openshift-ci-tools-main-e2e-oo	openshift/ci-tools	presubmit	Ci-operator config changed
pull-ci-openshift-ci-tools-main-format	openshift/ci-tools	presubmit	Ci-operator config changed
pull-ci-openshift-ci-tools-main-frontend-checks	openshift/ci-tools	presubmit	Ci-operator config changed
pull-ci-openshift-ci-tools-main-images	openshift/ci-tools	presubmit	Ci-operator config changed
pull-ci-openshift-ci-tools-main-integration	openshift/ci-tools	presubmit	Ci-operator config changed
pull-ci-openshift-ci-tools-main-lint	openshift/ci-tools	presubmit	Ci-operator config changed
pull-ci-openshift-ci-tools-main-security	openshift/ci-tools	presubmit	Ci-operator config changed
pull-ci-openshift-ci-tools-main-unit	openshift/ci-tools	presubmit	Ci-operator config changed
pull-ci-openshift-ci-tools-main-validate-prow	openshift/ci-tools	presubmit	Ci-operator config changed
pull-ci-openshift-ci-tools-main-validate-vendor	openshift/ci-tools	presubmit	Ci-operator config changed

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/pj-rehearse auto-ack

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/pj-rehearse pull-ci-openshift-ci-tools-main-e2e

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@hector-vido: The following test failed, say /retest to rerun all failed tests or /retest-required to rerun all mandatory failed tests:

Test name	Commit	Details	Required	Rerun command
ci/rehearse/openshift/ci-tools/main/e2e-oo	7a8bfb1	link	unknown	/pj-rehearse pull-ci-openshift-ci-tools-main-e2e-oo

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/pj-rehearse ack

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