Build and Verify Package workflow (ekzhu/datasketch)
The Build and Verify Package workflow from ekzhu/datasketch, explained and optimized by Latchkey.
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What it does
This is the Build and Verify Package workflow from the ekzhu/datasketch 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: Build and Verify Package
on:
push:
branches: [master]
pull_request:
branches: [master]
permissions:
contents: read
jobs:
build:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
steps:
- uses: actions/checkout@v7
- name: Install uv
uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v7
with:
activate-environment: true
python-version: "3.10"
enable-cache: true
- name: Build package
run: uv build
- name: Check package metadata
run: |
uvx twine check dist/* --strict
- name: List package contents
run: |
echo "=== Wheel contents ==="
unzip -l dist/*.whl
echo ""
echo "=== Source distribution contents ==="
tar -tzf dist/*.tar.gz | head -50
echo "..."
echo "Total files: $(tar -tzf dist/*.tar.gz | wc -l)"
- name: Test package installation
run: |
# Install the built wheel
uv pip install dist/*.whl
# Verify version and imports
uv run python -c "import datasketch; print(f'Version: {datasketch.__version__}')"
uv run python -c "from datasketch import MinHash, HyperLogLog, MinHashLSH; print('✓ Core imports')"
uv run python -c "from datasketch import LeanMinHash, WeightedMinHash; print('✓ Additional imports')"
uv run python -c "from datasketch import MinHashLSHEnsemble, MinHashLSHForest; print('✓ LSH imports')"
- name: Minimize uv cache
run: uv cache prune --ci
The same workflow, on Latchkey
Removes redundant runs and caps runaway jobs. Added and changed lines are highlighted.
name: Build and Verify Package on: push: branches: [master] pull_request: branches: [master] permissions: contents: read concurrency: group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }} cancel-in-progress: true jobs: build: timeout-minutes: 30 runs-on: latchkey-small steps: - uses: actions/checkout@v7 - name: Install uv uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v7 with: activate-environment: true python-version: "3.10" enable-cache: true - name: Build package run: uv build - name: Check package metadata run: | uvx twine check dist/* --strict - name: List package contents run: | echo "=== Wheel contents ===" unzip -l dist/*.whl echo "" echo "=== Source distribution contents ===" tar -tzf dist/*.tar.gz | head -50 echo "..." echo "Total files: $(tar -tzf dist/*.tar.gz | wc -l)" - name: Test package installation run: | # Install the built wheel uv pip install dist/*.whl # Verify version and imports uv run python -c "import datasketch; print(f'Version: {datasketch.__version__}')" uv run python -c "from datasketch import MinHash, HyperLogLog, MinHashLSH; print('✓ Core imports')" uv run python -c "from datasketch import LeanMinHash, WeightedMinHash; print('✓ Additional imports')" uv run python -c "from datasketch import MinHashLSHEnsemble, MinHashLSHForest; print('✓ LSH imports')" - name: Minimize uv cache run: uv cache prune --ci
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 useslatchkey-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.
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.
What Latchkey heals here
This workflow has steps that commonly fail on transient issues (network, registries, flaky browsers). On Latchkey managed runners they are detected, retried, and self-healed instead of failing your build:
- Dependency installs
This workflow runs 1 job per trigger. On Latchkey the same minutes cost up to 58% less than GitHub-hosted, with zero queue time.