cd workflow (jacobsvante/netsuite)

The cd workflow from jacobsvante/netsuite, explained and optimized by Latchkey.

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Source: jacobsvante/netsuite.github/workflows/cd.ymlLicense MITView source

What it does

This is the cd workflow from the jacobsvante/netsuite 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

workflow (.yml)

name: cd
on:
  push:
    branches: [main]

jobs:
  release-please:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    outputs:
      release_created: ${{ steps.release.outputs.release_created }}
    steps:
      - uses: google-github-actions/release-please-action@v4
        id: release
        with:
          release-type: python
          package-name: netsuite
          bump-minor-pre-major: true
  cd:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    needs: [release-please]
    if: needs.release-please.outputs.release_created
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
      - name: ASDF Parse
        uses: kota65535/github-asdf-parse-action@v2.0.0
        id: versions
      - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
        with:
          python-version: "${{ steps.versions.outputs.python }}"
          architecture: x64
      - uses: abatilo/actions-poetry@v4.0.0
        with:
          poetry-version: "${{ steps.versions.outputs.poetry }}"
      - run: poetry build
      - run: poetry publish
        env:
          POETRY_PYPI_TOKEN_PYPI: ${{ secrets.PYPI_API_TOKEN }}

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: cd
on:
  push:
    branches: [main]
 
concurrency:
  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
  cancel-in-progress: true
 
jobs:
  release-please:
    timeout-minutes: 30
    runs-on: latchkey-small
    outputs:
      release_created: ${{ steps.release.outputs.release_created }}
    steps:
      - uses: google-github-actions/release-please-action@v4
        id: release
        with:
          release-type: python
          package-name: netsuite
          bump-minor-pre-major: true
  cd:
    timeout-minutes: 30
    runs-on: latchkey-small
    needs: [release-please]
    if: needs.release-please.outputs.release_created
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
      - name: ASDF Parse
        uses: kota65535/github-asdf-parse-action@v2.0.0
        id: versions
      - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
        with:
          cache: 'pip'
          python-version: "${{ steps.versions.outputs.python }}"
          architecture: x64
      - uses: abatilo/actions-poetry@v4.0.0
        with:
          poetry-version: "${{ steps.versions.outputs.poetry }}"
      - run: poetry build
      - run: poetry publish
        env:
          POETRY_PYPI_TOKEN_PYPI: ${{ secrets.PYPI_API_TOKEN }}

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.
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.

3 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 2 jobs 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-python