ci(nightly): switch GitLab trigger to PIPELINE_TYPE=nightly

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Summary

• Switch downstream GitLab trigger from variables[PIPELINE_TYPE]=security to variables[PIPELINE_TYPE]=nightly so the run no longer blocks on manual review.
• Rename the Phase 5 job (trigger-gitlab-security-scan → trigger-gitlab-nightly-pipeline), dispatch input (skip_security_scan → skip_gitlab_trigger), and all printed text / phase headers / summary table entries to match what's actually being kicked off.
• Fix a latent bug in the gate: the input is type: boolean but the if: compared it to the string 'true', so the skip flag was a no-op. Switched to \!inputs.skip_gitlab_trigger.

Closes OPS-6879

Test plan

• Manually dispatch nightly with release=true, skip_gitlab_trigger=false → confirm GitLab pipeline triggers with PIPELINE_TYPE=nightly and releases without manual gating
• Manually dispatch with skip_gitlab_trigger=true → confirm Phase 5 is skipped (was previously not honored)
• Scheduled nightly run completes end-to-end and GitLab side runs in the nightly path

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Summary by CodeRabbit

• Chores
  • Updated nightly build workflow to trigger new pipeline type
  • Added emergency control flag to skip automated pipeline triggers when needed

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Try out this PR

Quick install:

pip install --upgrade --force-reinstall git+https://github.com/ai-dynamo/aiperf.git@0befcdb5ec351e66d63707ae3b5f2f9771c807ca

Recommended with virtual environment (using uv):

uv venv --python 3.12 && source .venv/bin/activate
uv pip install --upgrade --force-reinstall git+https://github.com/ai-dynamo/aiperf.git@0befcdb5ec351e66d63707ae3b5f2f9771c807ca

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Walkthrough

The nightly GitHub Actions workflow is updated to trigger a GitLab nightly pipeline in place of a security scan. A new optional workflow input skip_gitlab_trigger allows bypassing the trigger. The job definition, trigger payload variable, logging, and inline comments are all updated to reflect the new pipeline type and job name.

Changes

Nightly Pipeline Trigger Migration

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Workflow input and nightly trigger job definition .github/workflows/nightly.yml	New boolean input skip_gitlab_trigger is added to workflow dispatch inputs. The job trigger-gitlab-security-scan is replaced with trigger-gitlab-nightly-pipeline, including updated needs and if conditions that check the new input and release flag.
GitLab trigger payload and pipeline summary reporting .github/workflows/nightly.yml	The GitLab trigger step forwards PIPELINE_TYPE=nightly instead of security. Pipeline summary table and logging are updated to report job results and table section labels for the renamed trigger job.
Inline comments and job references .github/workflows/nightly.yml	Phase comment, build-gating comment, and stage-nightly-container comment are updated to reference trigger-gitlab-nightly-pipeline instead of the prior security-scan job name.

Estimated code review effort

🎯 2 (Simple) | ⏱️ ~8 minutes

Poem

🐰 A nightly pipeline blooms where security once stood,
With skip gates and new triggers, as workflows should,
Comments dance and payloads shift their tune,
From scan to nightly runs beneath the moon! 🌙✨

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Title check	✅ Passed	The pull request title accurately reflects the primary change: switching the GitLab trigger to use PIPELINE_TYPE=nightly instead of security, enabling automatic nightly releases without manual review.
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Actionable comments posted: 1

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Inline comments:
In @.github/workflows/nightly.yml:
- Around line 42-45: The workflow renamed the workflow_dispatch input to
skip_gitlab_trigger which will break external callers still sending
skip_security_scan or trigger-gitlab-security-scan; add backward-compatible
inputs and coalesce them when deciding to skip: keep the new input
skip_gitlab_trigger, also add inputs skip_security_scan and
trigger-gitlab-security-scan (same boolean default), and update any conditional
logic that checks skip_gitlab_trigger to instead evaluate a coalescing
expression like checking github.event.inputs.skip_gitlab_trigger OR
github.event.inputs.skip_security_scan OR
github.event.inputs['trigger-gitlab-security-scan'] so older callers still work
while preferring the new name.

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