Code quality workflow (AlaSQL/alasql)
The Code quality workflow from AlaSQL/alasql, explained and optimized by Latchkey.
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This is the Code quality workflow from the AlaSQL/alasql 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
workflow (.yml)
name: 'Code quality'
on:
push:
branches: ['develop']
schedule:
- cron: '32 13 * * 0'
permissions:
contents: read
jobs:
analyze:
name: Analyze
# Blacksmith is much faster and gives better dashboards than github actions, but we are not being sponsored anymore so had to revert.
# runs-on: ${{ (matrix.language == 'swift' && 'macos-latest') || 'blacksmith-4vcpu-ubuntu-2204' }}
runs-on: ${{ (matrix.language == 'swift' && 'macos-latest') || 'ubuntu-latest' }}
timeout-minutes: ${{ (matrix.language == 'swift' && 120) || 360 }}
permissions:
actions: read
contents: read
security-events: write
strategy:
fail-fast: false
matrix:
language: ['javascript']
steps:
- name: Harden Runner
uses: step-security/harden-runner@fe104658747b27e96e4f7e80cd0a94068e53901d
with:
egress-policy: audit
- name: Checkout repository
uses: actions/checkout@0c366fd6a839edf440554fa01a7085ccba70ac98
- name: Initialize CodeQL
uses: github/codeql-action/init@c618c9bddbf8ce520050acf14e9bb6c220e22931
with:
languages: ${{ matrix.language }}
- name: Autobuild
uses: github/codeql-action/autobuild@c618c9bddbf8ce520050acf14e9bb6c220e22931
- name: Perform CodeQL Analysis
uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@c618c9bddbf8ce520050acf14e9bb6c220e22931
with:
category: '/language:${{ matrix.language }}'
The same workflow, on Latchkey
Removes redundant runs and caps runaway jobs. Added and changed lines are highlighted.
name: 'Code quality' on: push: branches: ['develop'] schedule: - cron: '32 13 * * 0' permissions: contents: read concurrency: group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }} cancel-in-progress: true jobs: analyze: name: Analyze # Blacksmith is much faster and gives better dashboards than github actions, but we are not being sponsored anymore so had to revert. # runs-on: ${{ (matrix.language == 'swift' && 'macos-latest') || 'blacksmith-4vcpu-ubuntu-2204' }} runs-on: ${{ (matrix.language == 'swift' && 'macos-latest') || 'ubuntu-latest' }} timeout-minutes: ${{ (matrix.language == 'swift' && 120) || 360 }} permissions: actions: read contents: read security-events: write strategy: fail-fast: false matrix: language: ['javascript'] steps: - name: Harden Runner uses: step-security/harden-runner@fe104658747b27e96e4f7e80cd0a94068e53901d with: egress-policy: audit - name: Checkout repository uses: actions/checkout@0c366fd6a839edf440554fa01a7085ccba70ac98 - name: Initialize CodeQL uses: github/codeql-action/init@c618c9bddbf8ce520050acf14e9bb6c220e22931 with: languages: ${{ matrix.language }} - name: Autobuild uses: github/codeql-action/autobuild@c618c9bddbf8ce520050acf14e9bb6c220e22931 - name: Perform CodeQL Analysis uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@c618c9bddbf8ce520050acf14e9bb6c220e22931 with: category: '/language:${{ matrix.language }}'
What changed
- Cancel superseded runs when a branch or PR gets a newer push.
This workflow runs 1 job per trigger. On Latchkey the same minutes cost up to 58% less than GitHub-hosted, with zero queue time.