CI workflow (golden-layout/golden-layout)

The CI workflow from golden-layout/golden-layout, explained and optimized by Latchkey.

What it does

This is the CI workflow from the golden-layout/golden-layout 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: CI
on:
  - push
  - pull_request

jobs:
  Test:
    if: "!contains(github.event.head_commit.message, '[skip ci]')"
    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
    strategy:
      fail-fast: false
      matrix:
        os:
          - ubuntu-latest
          - macos-latest
          - windows-latest
        node_version:
          - 12
          - 14
        architecture:
          - x64
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v2

      - uses: actions/setup-node@v2
        with:
          node-version: ${{ matrix.node_version }}
          architecture: ${{ matrix.architecture }}

      - name: Install dependencies
        run: npm ci

      - name: Build
        run: npm run build

      - name: Build Bundles
        run: npm run build:bundles

      - name: Lint
        run: npm run lint:ts

      - name: Tests
        run: npm test

The same workflow, on Latchkey

Estimated ~20% faster on cache hits, plus fewer wasted runs and a safer supply chain. Added and changed lines are highlighted.

name: CI
on:
  - push
  - pull_request
 
concurrency:
  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
  cancel-in-progress: true
 
jobs:
  Test:
    timeout-minutes: 30
    if: "!contains(github.event.head_commit.message, '[skip ci]')"
    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
    strategy:
      fail-fast: false
      matrix:
        os:
          - ubuntu-latest
          - macos-latest
          - windows-latest
        node_version:
          - 12
          - 14
        architecture:
          - x64
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
 
      - uses: actions/setup-node@v2
        with:
          cache: 'npm'
          node-version: ${{ matrix.node_version }}
          architecture: ${{ matrix.architecture }}
 
      - name: Install dependencies
        run: npm ci
 
      - name: Build
        run: npm run build
 
      - name: Build Bundles
        run: npm run build:bundles
 
      - name: Lint
        run: npm run lint:ts
 
      - name: Tests
        run: npm test
 

What changed

• Cancel superseded runs when a branch or PR gets a newer push.
• Cache dependency installs on the setup step so they are served from cache.
• Add a job timeout so a hung step cannot burn hours of runner time.

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 (6 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