compute workflow (GoogleCloudPlatform/nodejs-docs-samples)

The compute workflow from GoogleCloudPlatform/nodejs-docs-samples, explained and optimized by Latchkey.

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Source: GoogleCloudPlatform/nodejs-docs-samples.github/workflows/compute.yamlLicense Apache-2.0View source

What it does

This is the compute workflow from the GoogleCloudPlatform/nodejs-docs-samples 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)

# Copyright 2023 Google LLC
#
# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
# You may obtain a copy of the License at
#
#      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
#
# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
# limitations under the License.

name: compute
on:
  push:
    branches:
    - main
    paths:
    - 'compute/**'
    - '.github/workflows/compute.yaml'
    - '.github/workflows/test.yaml'
  pull_request:
    types:
    - opened
    - reopened
    - synchronize
    - labeled
    paths:
    - 'compute/**'
    - '.github/workflows/compute.yaml'
    - '.github/workflows/test.yaml'
  schedule:
  - cron: '0 0 * * 0'
jobs:
  test:
    permissions:
      contents: 'read'
      id-token: 'write'
    if: github.event.action != 'labeled' || github.event.label.name == 'actions:force-run'
    uses: ./.github/workflows/test.yaml
    with:
      name: 'compute'
      path: 'compute'

The same workflow, on Latchkey

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

# Copyright 2023 Google LLC
#
# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
# You may obtain a copy of the License at
#
#      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
#
# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
# limitations under the License.
 
name: compute
on:
  push:
    branches:
    - main
    paths:
    - 'compute/**'
    - '.github/workflows/compute.yaml'
    - '.github/workflows/test.yaml'
  pull_request:
    types:
    - opened
    - reopened
    - synchronize
    - labeled
    paths:
    - 'compute/**'
    - '.github/workflows/compute.yaml'
    - '.github/workflows/test.yaml'
  schedule:
  - cron: '0 0 * * 0'
concurrency:
  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
  cancel-in-progress: true
 
jobs:
  test:
    timeout-minutes: 30
    permissions:
      contents: 'read'
      id-token: 'write'
    if: github.event.action != 'labeled' || github.event.label.name == 'actions:force-run'
    uses: ./.github/workflows/test.yaml
    with:
      name: 'compute'
      path: 'compute'

What changed

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.