Test Application workflow (MasoniteFramework/masonite)

The Test Application workflow from MasoniteFramework/masonite, explained and optimized by Latchkey.

What it does

This is the Test Application workflow from the MasoniteFramework/masonite 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: Test Application

on: [push, pull_request]

jobs:
  build:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    strategy:
      matrix:
        python-version: ["3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11"]
    name: Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
      - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
        uses: actions/setup-python@v3
        with:
          python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
          path: ~/test
      - name: Install dependencies
        run: |
          make init
      - name: Test with pytest
        env:
          MAIL_HOST: ${{ github.secrets.MAIL_HOST }}
          MAIL_PORT: ${{ github.secrets.MAIL_PORT }}
          MAIL_USERNAME: ${{ github.secrets.MAIL_USERNAME }}
          MAIL_PASSWORD: ${{ github.secrets.MAIL_PASSWORD }}
          DB_CONFIG_PATH: tests/integrations/config/database
        run: |
          make ci
  lint:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    name: Lint
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
      - name: Set up latest Python 3.X
        uses: actions/setup-python@v3
        with:
          python-version: "3.x"
      - name: Install Flake8
        run: |
          pip install flake8
      - name: Lint
        run: make lint

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: Test Application
 
on: [push, pull_request]
 
concurrency:
  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
  cancel-in-progress: true
 
jobs:
  build:
    timeout-minutes: 30
    runs-on: latchkey-small
    strategy:
      matrix:
        python-version: ["3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11"]
    name: Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
      - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
        uses: actions/setup-python@v3
        with:
          cache: 'pip'
          python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
          path: ~/test
      - name: Install dependencies
        run: |
          make init
      - name: Test with pytest
        env:
          MAIL_HOST: ${{ github.secrets.MAIL_HOST }}
          MAIL_PORT: ${{ github.secrets.MAIL_PORT }}
          MAIL_USERNAME: ${{ github.secrets.MAIL_USERNAME }}
          MAIL_PASSWORD: ${{ github.secrets.MAIL_PASSWORD }}
          DB_CONFIG_PATH: tests/integrations/config/database
        run: |
          make ci
  lint:
    timeout-minutes: 30
    runs-on: latchkey-small
    name: Lint
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
      - name: Set up latest Python 3.X
        uses: actions/setup-python@v3
        with:
          cache: 'pip'
          python-version: "3.x"
      - name: Install Flake8
        run: |
          pip install flake8
      - name: Lint
        run: make lint
 

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.

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 2 jobs (5 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