Sync labels workflow (bitcart/bitcart)

The Sync labels workflow from bitcart/bitcart, explained and optimized by Latchkey.

What it does

This is the Sync labels workflow from the bitcart/bitcart 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

name: Sync labels

on:
  schedule:
    - cron: "0 0 * * 1"
  workflow_dispatch:

permissions: {}

jobs:
  sync-labels:
    name: sync-labels
    uses: bitcart/bitcart-actions/.github/workflows/labels-sync.yml@master
    permissions:
      issues: write # to synchronize issue labels

The same workflow, on Latchkey

Removes redundant runs and caps runaway jobs. Added and changed lines are highlighted.

name: Sync labels
 
on:
  schedule:
    - cron: "0 0 * * 1"
  workflow_dispatch:
 
permissions: {}
 
jobs:
  sync-labels:
    timeout-minutes: 30
    name: sync-labels
    uses: bitcart/bitcart-actions/.github/workflows/labels-sync.yml@master
    permissions:
      issues: write # to synchronize issue labels
 

What changed

• Add a job timeout so a hung step cannot burn hours of runner time.

1 third-party action is referenced by a movable tag. Pin it to the commit SHA (Latchkey resolves and applies this automatically) so a repointed tag cannot change what runs.

This workflow runs 1 job per trigger. On Latchkey the same minutes cost up to 58% less than GitHub-hosted, with zero queue time.