CodeQL workflow (blacktop/ipsw)

The CodeQL workflow from blacktop/ipsw, explained and optimized by Latchkey.

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Source: blacktop/ipsw.github/workflows/codeql.ymlLicense MITView source

What it does

This is the CodeQL workflow from the blacktop/ipsw 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)

# For most projects, this workflow file will not need changing; you simply need
# to commit it to your repository.
#
# You may wish to alter this file to override the set of languages analyzed,
# or to provide custom queries or build logic.
#
# ******** NOTE ********
# We have attempted to detect the languages in your repository. Please check
# the `language` matrix defined below to confirm you have the correct set of
# supported CodeQL languages.
#
name: "CodeQL"

on:
  pull_request:
  push:
    branches: [main]

jobs:
  analyze:
    name: analyze
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    permissions:
      actions: read
      contents: read
      security-events: write

    steps:
      - name: Checkout repository
        uses: actions/checkout@v7

      - name: Setup Go
        uses: actions/setup-go@v6
        with:
          go-version: "1.26"
          check-latest: true
          cache: true

      - uses: github/codeql-action/init@54f647b7e1bb85c95cddabcd46b0c578ec92bc1a # v3
      - uses: github/codeql-action/autobuild@54f647b7e1bb85c95cddabcd46b0c578ec92bc1a # v3
      - uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@54f647b7e1bb85c95cddabcd46b0c578ec92bc1a # v3

The same workflow, on Latchkey

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

# For most projects, this workflow file will not need changing; you simply need
# to commit it to your repository.
#
# You may wish to alter this file to override the set of languages analyzed,
# or to provide custom queries or build logic.
#
# ******** NOTE ********
# We have attempted to detect the languages in your repository. Please check
# the `language` matrix defined below to confirm you have the correct set of
# supported CodeQL languages.
#
name: "CodeQL"
 
on:
  pull_request:
  push:
    branches: [main]
 
concurrency:
  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
  cancel-in-progress: true
 
jobs:
  analyze:
    timeout-minutes: 30
    name: analyze
    runs-on: latchkey-small
    permissions:
      actions: read
      contents: read
      security-events: write
 
    steps:
      - name: Checkout repository
        uses: actions/checkout@v7
 
      - name: Setup Go
        uses: actions/setup-go@v6
        with:
          go-version: "1.26"
          check-latest: true
          cache: true
 
      - uses: github/codeql-action/init@54f647b7e1bb85c95cddabcd46b0c578ec92bc1a # v3
      - uses: github/codeql-action/autobuild@54f647b7e1bb85c95cddabcd46b0c578ec92bc1a # v3
      - uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@54f647b7e1bb85c95cddabcd46b0c578ec92bc1a # v3

What changed

Run on Latchkey managed runners with one line (runs-on), which apply the fixes below automatically and self-heal transient failures. This example uses latchkey-small; pick the runner size that fits the job.
Cancel superseded runs when a branch or PR gets a newer push.
Add a job timeout so a hung step cannot burn hours of runner time.

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

Actions used in this workflow

actions/checkout actions/setup-go github/codeql-action