update runners

.github/workflows/dev_release.yml

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v7
 
       - name: Install pnpm
-        uses: pnpm/action-setup@v4
+        uses: pnpm/action-setup@v6
         with:
           package_json_file: interface/package.json
 
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ jobs:
           node-version: 26
 
       - name: Cache pnpm store
-        uses: actions/cache@v4
+        uses: actions/cache@v6
         with:
           path: ~/.local/share/pnpm/store
           key: ${{ runner.os }}-pnpm-${{ hashFiles('interface/package.json') }}
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ jobs:
           pnpm build-webUI
 
       - name: Upload WWWData.h
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
         with:
           name: wwwdata
           path: src/ESP32React/WWWData.h
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ jobs:
         run: platformio run -e build_modbus
 
       - name: Upload modbus header
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
         with:
           name: modbus-header
           path: src/core/modbus_entity_parameters.hpp
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ jobs:
         run: uv pip install --system pioarduino==6.2.0
 
       - name: Restore generated modbus header
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v8
         with:
           name: modbus-header
           path: src/core
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ jobs:
         run: platformio run -e build_standalone
 
       - name: Upload generated docs
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
         with:
           name: generated-docs
           path: |
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ jobs:
           enable-cache: false
 
       - name: Cache PlatformIO packages
-        uses: actions/cache@v4
+        uses: actions/cache@v6
         with:
           path: |
             ~/.platformio/.cache
@@ -172,16 +172,16 @@ jobs:
             ${{ runner.os }}-pio-
 
       - name: Install pioarduino
-        run: uv pip install --system pioarduino==6.2.0 intelhex
+        run: uv pip install --system pioarduino==6.2.0
 
       - name: Restore WWWData.h
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v8
         with:
           name: wwwdata
           path: src/ESP32React
 
       - name: Restore generated modbus header
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v8
         with:
           name: modbus-header
           path: src/core
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ jobs:
         run: platformio run -e ${{ matrix.env }}
 
       - name: Upload firmware
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
         with:
           name: firmware-${{ matrix.env }}
           path: build/firmware
@@ -229,19 +229,19 @@ jobs:
           echo "REF=$prev" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
       - name: Restore generated modbus header
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v8
         with:
           name: modbus-header
           path: src/core
 
       - name: Restore generated docs
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v8
         with:
           name: generated-docs
           path: .
 
       - name: Restore firmware binaries
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v8
         with:
           pattern: firmware-*
           merge-multiple: true
@@ -250,6 +250,52 @@ jobs:
       - name: List firmware files
         run: ls -la build/firmware
 
+      # the recovery build needs PlatformIO, and pnpm + Node.js to build its own WebUI (recovery/WWWData.h)
+      - name: Install python 3.13
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v7
+        with:
+          python-version: '3.13'
+
+      - name: Install uv
+        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v7
+        with:
+          version: "latest"
+          enable-cache: false
+
+      # falls back to the firmware jobs' caches, which hold the same toolchains
+      - name: Cache PlatformIO packages
+        uses: actions/cache@v6
+        with:
+          path: |
+            ~/.platformio/.cache
+            ~/.platformio/packages
+            ~/.platformio/platforms
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-pio-recovery-${{ hashFiles('platformio.ini') }}
+          restore-keys: |
+            ${{ runner.os }}-pio-recovery-
+            ${{ runner.os }}-pio-
+
+      - name: Install pioarduino
+        run: uv pip install --system pioarduino==6.2.0
+
+      - name: Install pnpm
+        uses: pnpm/action-setup@v6
+        with:
+          package_json_file: interface/package.json
+
+      - name: Install Node.js 26
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v7
+        with:
+          node-version: 26
+
+      - name: Cache pnpm store
+        uses: actions/cache@v6
+        with:
+          path: ~/.local/share/pnpm/store
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-pnpm-${{ hashFiles('interface/package.json') }}
+          restore-keys: |
+            ${{ runner.os }}-pnpm-
+
       - name: Build the recovery firmware for the 16MB boards
         run: |
           platformio run -e recovery_s_16M -e recovery_s_16M_P -e recovery_s3_16M_P

.github/workflows/stable_release.yml

@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
           pip install -U "pioarduino==6.2.0"
-          python -m pip install intelhex
 
       - name: Build webUI
         run: |

.github/workflows/test_release.yml

@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
           pip install -U "pioarduino==6.2.0"
-          python -m pip install intelhex
 
       - name: Build webUI
         run: |