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windows workflow (connectrpc/connect-go)

The windows workflow from connectrpc/connect-go, explained and optimized by Latchkey.

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Source: connectrpc/connect-go.github/workflows/windows.yamlLicense Apache-2.0View source

What it does

This is the windows workflow from the connectrpc/connect-go repository, a real project running GitHub Actions. It is shown here with attribution under its Apache-2.0 license.

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

The workflow

workflow (.yml)
name: windows
on:
  push:
    branches: [main]
    tags: ['v*']
  pull_request:
    branches: [main]
  schedule:
    - cron: '15 22 * * *'
  workflow_dispatch: {} # support manual runs
permissions:
  contents: read
jobs:
  ci:
    name: windows (go:${{ matrix.go-version.name }})
    runs-on: windows-latest
    strategy:
      matrix:
        go-version:
          - name: latest
            version: 1.26.x
          - name: previous
            version: 1.25.x
    steps:
      - name: Checkout Code
        uses: actions/checkout@v7
        with:
          fetch-depth: 1
      - name: Install Go
        uses: actions/setup-go@v6
        with:
          go-version: ${{ matrix.go-version.version }}
      - name: Test
        shell: bash
        run: |
          go build ./...
          go test -vet=off -race ./...

The same workflow, on Latchkey

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

name: windows
on:
  push:
    branches: [main]
    tags: ['v*']
  pull_request:
    branches: [main]
  schedule:
    - cron: '15 22 * * *'
  workflow_dispatch: {} # support manual runs
permissions:
  contents: read
concurrency:
  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
  cancel-in-progress: true
 
jobs:
  ci:
    timeout-minutes: 30
    name: windows (go:${{ matrix.go-version.name }})
    runs-on: windows-latest
    strategy:
      matrix:
        go-version:
          - name: latest
            version: 1.26.x
          - name: previous
            version: 1.25.x
    steps:
      - name: Checkout Code
        uses: actions/checkout@v7
        with:
          fetch-depth: 1
      - name: Install Go
        uses: actions/setup-go@v6
        with:
          go-version: ${{ matrix.go-version.version }}
      - name: Test
        shell: bash
        run: |
          go build ./...
          go test -vet=off -race ./...

What changed

This workflow runs 1 job (2 with the matrix expanded) 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