# Tests: node.js workflow (airbnb/javascript)

> The Tests: node.js workflow from airbnb/javascript, explained and optimized by Latchkey.

Source: https://latchkey.dev/workflows/airbnb-javascript-node  
Upstream: [airbnb/javascript](https://github.com/airbnb/javascript/blob/master/.github/workflows/node.yml) (.github/workflows/node.yml), licence MIT

## What it does

This is the Tests: node.js workflow from the airbnb/javascript repository, a real project running GitHub Actions. It is shown here with attribution under its MIT license.

Below, Latchkey shows a faster, safer version produced by its optimization engine.

## The workflow

```yaml
name: 'Tests: node.js'

on: [pull_request, push]

permissions:
  contents: read

jobs:
  matrix:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    outputs:
      latest: ${{ steps.set-matrix.outputs.requireds }}
    steps:
      - uses: ljharb/actions/node/matrix@main
        id: set-matrix
        with:
          versionsAsRoot: true
          type: 'majors'
          preset: '^12 || ^14 || ^16 || >= 17'

  base:
    needs: [matrix]
    name: 'base config'
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest

    strategy:
      fail-fast: false
      matrix:
        node-version: ${{ fromJson(needs.matrix.outputs.latest) }}
        eslint:
          - 8
          - 7
        package:
          - eslint-config-airbnb-base
        exclude:
          - node-version: 10
            eslint: 8
            package: eslint-config-airbnb-base

    defaults:
      run:
        working-directory: "packages/${{ matrix.package }}"

    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
      - uses: ljharb/actions/node/install@main
        name: 'nvm install ${{ matrix.node-version }} && npm install'
        with:
          before_install: cd "packages/${{ matrix.package }}"
          node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
          after_install: |
            npm install --no-save "eslint@${{ matrix.eslint }}"
      - run: node -pe "require('eslint/package.json').version"
        name: 'eslint version'
      - run: npm run travis
      - uses: codecov/codecov-action@v5

  react:
    needs: [matrix]
    name: 'react config'
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest

    strategy:
      fail-fast: false
      matrix:
        node-version: ${{ fromJson(needs.matrix.outputs.latest) }}
        eslint:
          - 8
          - 7
        package:
          - eslint-config-airbnb
        react-hooks:
          - 4

    defaults:
      run:
        working-directory: "packages/${{ matrix.package }}"

    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
      - uses: ljharb/actions/node/install@main
        name: 'nvm install ${{ matrix.node-version }} && npm install'
        with:
          before_install: cd "packages/${{ matrix.package }}"
          node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
          after_install: |
            npm install --no-save "eslint@${{ matrix.eslint }}"
      - run: node -pe "require('eslint/package.json').version"
        name: 'eslint version'
      - run: npm install --no-save "eslint-plugin-react-hooks@${{ matrix.react-hooks }}"
        if: ${{ matrix.react-hooks > 0}}
      - run: npm run travis
      - uses: codecov/codecov-action@v5

  prepublish-base:
    name: 'prepublish tests (base config)'
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    strategy:
      fail-fast: false
      matrix:
        eslint:
          - 8
          - 7
        package:
          - eslint-config-airbnb-base

    defaults:
      run:
        working-directory: "packages/${{ matrix.package }}"

    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
      - uses: ljharb/actions/node/install@main
        name: 'nvm install lts/* && npm install'
        with:
          before_install: cd "packages/${{ matrix.package }}"
          node-version: lts/*
          after_install: |
            npm install --no-save "eslint@${{ matrix.eslint }}"
      - run: node -pe "require('eslint/package.json').version"
        name: 'eslint version'
      - run: npm run pretravis
      - run: npm run prepublishOnly
      - run: npm run posttravis

  prepublish-react:
    name: 'prepublish tests (react config)'
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    strategy:
      fail-fast: false
      matrix:
        eslint:
          - 8
          - 7
        package:
          - eslint-config-airbnb
        react-hooks:
          - 4

    defaults:
      run:
        working-directory: "packages/${{ matrix.package }}"

    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
      - uses: ljharb/actions/node/install@main
        name: 'nvm install lts/* && npm install'
        with:
          before_install: cd "packages/${{ matrix.package }}"
          node-version: lts/*
          after_install: |
            npm install --no-save "eslint@${{ matrix.eslint }}"
      - run: npm install --no-save "eslint-plugin-react-hooks@${{ matrix.react-hooks }}"
        if: ${{ matrix.react-hooks > 0}}
      - run: node -pe "require('eslint/package.json').version"
        name: 'eslint version'
      - run: npm run pretravis
      - run: npm run prepublishOnly
      - run: npm run posttravis

  node:
    name: 'node 10+'
    needs: [base, prepublish-base, react, prepublish-react]
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - run: 'echo tests completed'
```

## FAQ

### What does the Tests: node.js workflow (airbnb/javascript) workflow do?

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