Code style checks workflow (ericmjl/nxviz)

The Code style checks workflow from ericmjl/nxviz, explained and optimized by Latchkey.

What it does

This is the Code style checks workflow from the ericmjl/nxviz 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: Code style checks

on: [pull_request]

jobs:
  linting:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
      - name: Setup uv
        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v5
        with:
          enable-cache: true
      - uses: prefix-dev/setup-pixi@v0.8.1
        with:
          cache: true
      - name: Run pre-commit
        run: uvx pre-commit run --all-files

The same workflow, on Latchkey

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

name: Code style checks
 
on: [pull_request]
 
concurrency:
  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
  cancel-in-progress: true
 
jobs:
  linting:
    timeout-minutes: 30
    runs-on: latchkey-small
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
      - name: Setup uv
        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v5
        with:
          enable-cache: true
      - uses: prefix-dev/setup-pixi@v0.8.1
        with:
          cache: true
      - name: Run pre-commit
        run: uvx pre-commit run --all-files
 

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• Cancel superseded runs when a branch or PR gets a newer push.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.

2 third-party actions are referenced by a movable tag. Pin them 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.

Actions used in this workflow