Enabling Performance tests on MRs with CPT

What does this MR do and why?

This MR enables running performance tests on merge requests as part of the CI pipeline by integrating CPT.

Scope of this MR:

• Adds performance testing for two API endpoints:
  • GET /api/:version/projects/:id/merge_requests
  • GET /api/:version/groups/:id/merge_requests
• Integrates as a child job of test-on-cng
• Establishes foundation for broader MR performance testing

See our communication plan for notifying teams about MR pipeline changes.

References

• Enable performance testing in MRs for GitLab pr... (gitlab-org/quality/component-performance-testing#25 - closed)
• Create communication plan for the running perfo... (gitlab-org/quality/component-performance-testing#68 - closed)

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