Run checks workflow (labstack/echo)

The Run checks workflow from labstack/echo, explained and optimized by Latchkey.

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Source: labstack/echo.github/workflows/checks.ymlLicense MITView source

What it does

This is the Run checks workflow from the labstack/echo 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: Run checks

on:
  push:
    branches:
      - master
  pull_request:
    branches:
      - master
  workflow_dispatch:

permissions:
  contents: read # to fetch code (actions/checkout)

env:
  LATEST_GO_VERSION: "1.26"

  # https://github.com/actions/checkout/commit/df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10
  CHECKOUT_ACTION: &checkout_action actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6

  # https://github.com/actions/setup-go/commit/924ae3a1cded613372ab5595356fb5720e22ba16
  SETUP_GO_ACTION: &setup_go_action actions/setup-go@924ae3a1cded613372ab5595356fb5720e22ba16 # v6

jobs:
  check:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - name: Checkout Code
        uses: *checkout_action

      - name: Set up Go
        uses: *setup_go_action
        with:
          go-version: ${{ env.LATEST_GO_VERSION }}
          check-latest: true

      - name: Run golint
        run: |
          go install golang.org/x/lint/golint@latest
          golint -set_exit_status ./...

      - name: Run staticcheck
        run: |
          go install honnef.co/go/tools/cmd/staticcheck@latest
          staticcheck ./...

      - name: Run govulncheck
        run: |
          go version
          go install golang.org/x/vuln/cmd/govulncheck@latest
          govulncheck ./...

The same workflow, on Latchkey

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name: Run checks
 
on:
  push:
    branches:
      - master
  pull_request:
    branches:
      - master
  workflow_dispatch:
 
permissions:
  contents: read # to fetch code (actions/checkout)
 
env:
  LATEST_GO_VERSION: "1.26"
 
  # https://github.com/actions/checkout/commit/df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10
  CHECKOUT_ACTION: &checkout_action actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6
 
  # https://github.com/actions/setup-go/commit/924ae3a1cded613372ab5595356fb5720e22ba16
  SETUP_GO_ACTION: &setup_go_action actions/setup-go@924ae3a1cded613372ab5595356fb5720e22ba16 # v6
 
concurrency:
  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
  cancel-in-progress: true
 
jobs:
  check:
    timeout-minutes: 30
    runs-on: latchkey-small
    steps:
      - name: Checkout Code
        uses: *checkout_action
 
      - name: Set up Go
        uses: *setup_go_action
        with:
          go-version: ${{ env.LATEST_GO_VERSION }}
          check-latest: true
 
      - name: Run golint
        run: |
          go install golang.org/x/lint/golint@latest
          golint -set_exit_status ./...
 
      - name: Run staticcheck
        run: |
          go install honnef.co/go/tools/cmd/staticcheck@latest
          staticcheck ./...
 
      - name: Run govulncheck
        run: |
          go version
          go install golang.org/x/vuln/cmd/govulncheck@latest
          govulncheck ./...

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.

This workflow runs 1 job per trigger. On Latchkey the same minutes cost up to 58% less than GitHub-hosted, with zero queue time.