[21535] Add multi-platform external action to install Qt

README.md

@@ -269,6 +269,7 @@ Find below the external actions listed:
 | [create-pull-request](external/create-pull-request/action.yml) | Create PR | MIT license |
 | [get-cmake](external/get-cmake/action.yml) | Installs desired versions of CMake and Ninja | Mit license |
 | [install_doxygen](external/install_doxygen/action.yml) | Multi-platform action that installs doxygen | Mit license |
+| [install_qt](external/install_qt/action.yml) | Multi-platform action that installs Qt | MIT license |
 | [mirror-branch-action](external/mirror-branch-action/action.yml) | Mirror branch within the same repository | Apache-2.0 license |
 | [remove_labels](external/remove_labels/action.yml) | Remove labels from an issue or PR | Apache-2.0 license |
 | [setup-ccache-action](external/setup-ccache-action/action.yml) | Setup CCache in a workflow | MIT license |

external/install_qt/action.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+name: 'install_qt'
+description: >
+  https://github.com/jurplel/install-qt-action
+  There are more possible inputs used in the original action, but these are the most used by eProsima.
+  Please, refer to the original action for more information.
+
+inputs:
+  version:
+    description: "The desired version of Qt to install"
+    type: string
+    default: '5.15.2'
+  target:
+    description: "The target platform to install Qt on"
+    type: string
+    default: 'desktop'
+  arch:
+    description: "The architecture to install Qt for"
+    type: string
+    default: 'gcc_64'
+  dir:
+    description: "The directory to install Qt in"
+  install-deps:
+    description: "Whether to install dependencies"
+    type: boolean
+    default: true
+  modules:
+    description: "The Qt modules to install"
+    type: string
+    default: ''
+  setup-python:
+    description: "Whether to setup Python"
+    type: boolean
+    default: true
+ # Other inputs as tools, source, documentation, examples, etc. are not included here, but can be added if needed.
+runs:
+  using: composite
+  steps:
+    - name: Install Qt
+      uses: jurplel/[email protected]
+      with:
+          version: ${{ inputs.version }}
+          target: ${{ inputs.target }}
+          arch: ${{ inputs.arch }}
+          dir: ${{ inputs.dir }}
+          install-deps: ${{ inputs.install-deps }}
+          modules: ${{ inputs.modules }}
+          setup-python: ${{ inputs.setup-python }}
+          # Other inputs as tools, source, documentation, examples, etc. are not included, but can be added if needed.

versions.md

@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ The [Forthcoming](#forthcoming) section includes those features added in `main`
 The upcoming release will include the following **features**:
 
 - Add `skip_base` option to the `get_related_branch_from_repo` action so base branch is not considered.
+- Add external (multi-platform) action to install Qt.
 
 ## v0.24.0