Build Desktop Artifacts workflow (Maoleio/CPA-Codex-Manager)
The Build Desktop Artifacts workflow from Maoleio/CPA-Codex-Manager, explained and optimized by Latchkey.
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What it does
This is the Build Desktop Artifacts workflow from the Maoleio/CPA-Codex-Manager repository, a real project running GitHub Actions. It is shown here with attribution under its MIT license.
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The workflow
name: Build Desktop Artifacts
on:
push:
branches:
- main
- master
tags:
- "v*"
workflow_dispatch:
permissions:
contents: write
jobs:
build-windows:
name: Build Windows
runs-on: windows-latest
steps:
- name: Checkout
uses: actions/checkout@v4
- name: Setup Python
uses: actions/setup-python@v5
with:
python-version: "3.11"
- name: Install dependencies
shell: pwsh
run: |
python -m pip install --upgrade pip
python -m pip install .
python -m pip install pyinstaller pillow
- name: Build Windows artifact
shell: cmd
run: scripts\build_windows.bat onefile
- name: Upload Windows artifact
uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
with:
name: CPA-Codex-Manager-windows
path: |
dist/CPA-Codex-Manager.exe
dist/CPA-Codex-Manager/*.exe
if-no-files-found: error
build-macos:
name: Build macOS
runs-on: macos-latest
steps:
- name: Checkout
uses: actions/checkout@v4
- name: Setup Python
uses: actions/setup-python@v5
with:
python-version: "3.11"
- name: Install dependencies
run: |
python -m pip install --upgrade pip
python -m pip install .
python -m pip install pyinstaller
- name: Build macOS DMG
run: |
chmod +x scripts/build_macos_dmg.sh
./scripts/build_macos_dmg.sh
- name: Upload macOS artifact
uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
with:
name: CPA-Codex-Manager-macos
path: dist/CPA-Codex-Manager.dmg
if-no-files-found: error
release:
name: Publish Release Assets
if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
needs:
- build-windows
- build-macos
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
steps:
- name: Download Windows artifact
uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
with:
name: CPA-Codex-Manager-windows
path: release-assets/windows
- name: Download macOS artifact
uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
with:
name: CPA-Codex-Manager-macos
path: release-assets/macos
- name: Publish GitHub Release
uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
with:
files: |
release-assets/windows/**
release-assets/macos/**
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: Build Desktop Artifacts on: push: branches: - main - master tags: - "v*" workflow_dispatch: permissions: contents: write concurrency: group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }} cancel-in-progress: true jobs: build-windows: timeout-minutes: 30 name: Build Windows runs-on: windows-latest steps: - name: Checkout uses: actions/checkout@v4 - name: Setup Python uses: actions/setup-python@v5 with: cache: 'pip' python-version: "3.11" - name: Install dependencies shell: pwsh run: | python -m pip install --upgrade pip python -m pip install . python -m pip install pyinstaller pillow - name: Build Windows artifact shell: cmd run: scripts\build_windows.bat onefile - name: Upload Windows artifact uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4 with: name: CPA-Codex-Manager-windows path: | dist/CPA-Codex-Manager.exe dist/CPA-Codex-Manager/*.exe if-no-files-found: error build-macos: timeout-minutes: 30 name: Build macOS runs-on: macos-latest steps: - name: Checkout uses: actions/checkout@v4 - name: Setup Python uses: actions/setup-python@v5 with: cache: 'pip' python-version: "3.11" - name: Install dependencies run: | python -m pip install --upgrade pip python -m pip install . python -m pip install pyinstaller - name: Build macOS DMG run: | chmod +x scripts/build_macos_dmg.sh ./scripts/build_macos_dmg.sh - name: Upload macOS artifact uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4 with: name: CPA-Codex-Manager-macos path: dist/CPA-Codex-Manager.dmg if-no-files-found: error release: timeout-minutes: 30 name: Publish Release Assets if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/') needs: - build-windows - build-macos runs-on: latchkey-small steps: - name: Download Windows artifact uses: actions/download-artifact@v4 with: name: CPA-Codex-Manager-windows path: release-assets/windows - name: Download macOS artifact uses: actions/download-artifact@v4 with: name: CPA-Codex-Manager-macos path: release-assets/macos - name: Publish GitHub Release uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2 with: files: | release-assets/windows/** release-assets/macos/**
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 useslatchkey-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.
1 third-party action is referenced by a movable tag. Pin it to the commit SHA (Latchkey resolves and applies this automatically) so a repointed tag cannot change what runs.
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 3 jobs per trigger. On Latchkey the same minutes cost up to 58% less than GitHub-hosted, with zero queue time.