Run Tests workflow (mir-group/nequip)
The Run Tests workflow from mir-group/nequip, explained and optimized by Latchkey.
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What it does
This is the Run Tests workflow from the mir-group/nequip 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: Run Tests
on:
push:
branches:
- main
- develop
pull_request:
branches:
- main
- develop
concurrency:
# github.workflow will be the name of the workflow, e.g. "Run Tests"
# github.ref will be the branch or tag ref, e.g. "refs/heads/main" or, for a PR, "refs/pull/123/merge"
group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
cancel-in-progress: true
# yamllint disable rule:line-length
jobs:
lint:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
steps:
- uses: actions/checkout@v4
- name: Set up Python
uses: actions/setup-python@v5
with:
python-version: "3.12"
- name: Install pre-commit
run: pip install pre-commit
- name: Run pre-commit
run: pre-commit run --all-files --show-diff-on-failure
run-tests:
needs: lint
runs-on: ${{ github.event.repository.private && 'self-hosted' || 'ubuntu-latest' }}
strategy:
matrix:
torch-version: [2.2.0, 2.10.*]
container:
image: nvidia/cuda:12.6.1-cudnn-devel-ubuntu24.04
options: ${{ github.event.repository.private && '--gpus all' || ' ' }}
steps:
- uses: actions/checkout@v4
- name: Install Python and create venv
run: |
apt update && apt install -y python3 python3-pip python3-venv git
python3 -m venv /opt/venv
echo "/opt/venv/bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
- name: Check Python version
run: |
python3 --version
which python3
- name: Clear pip cache on self-hosted runner
if: ${{ github.event.repository.private && contains(runner.labels, 'self-hosted') }}
run: |
python3 -m pip cache dir
python3 -m pip cache purge || true
rm -rf ~/.cache/pip
- name: Disable pip cache
run: |
echo "PIP_NO_CACHE_DIR=1" >> $GITHUB_ENV
echo "PIP_NO_CACHE=1" >> $GITHUB_ENV
- name: Configure torch cache directories
run: |
echo "TORCH_EXTENSIONS_DIR=/tmp/torch_extensions_${GITHUB_RUN_ID}_${GITHUB_RUN_ATTEMPT}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
echo "TORCHINDUCTOR_CACHE_DIR=/tmp/torchinductor_${GITHUB_RUN_ID}_${GITHUB_RUN_ATTEMPT}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
echo "TRITON_CACHE_DIR=/tmp/triton_${GITHUB_RUN_ID}_${GITHUB_RUN_ATTEMPT}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
- name: Install PyTorch
env:
TORCH: "${{ matrix.torch-version }}"
run: |
# use CPU only on GH runner
if [ "${{ github.event.repository.private }}" = "true" ]; then
pip install torch==${TORCH} --upgrade
else
pip install torch==${TORCH} --index-url https://download.pytorch.org/whl/cpu --upgrade
fi
- name: Install test dependencies
env:
TORCH: "${{ matrix.torch-version }}"
run: |
# install packages that aren't required dependencies but that the tests do need
pip install h5py packaging
# for vesin, the following is to avoid
# `AttributeError: module 'torch' has no attribute 'uint64'`
if [ "${{ matrix.torch-version }}" = "2.2.0" ]; then
pip install "vesin==0.4.2"
else
pip install vesin
fi
# install torch-sim-atomistic only for latest torch version
if [ "${{ matrix.torch-version }}" = "2.10.*" ]; then
pip install torch-sim-atomistic
fi
#pip install schedulefree #Disabled to reduce CI runtime; uncomment to test ScheduleFreeLightningModule
# install CuEquivariance if CUDA is available
if python3 -c "import torch; exit(0 if torch.cuda.is_available() else 1)"; then
echo "Installing CuEquivariance (CUDA available)"
pip install cuequivariance-torch cuequivariance-ops-torch-cu12
else
echo "Skipping CuEquivariance installation (CUDA not available)"
fi
# install OpenEquivariance only if torch >= 2.7 and CUDA is available
if python3 -c "import torch; import packaging.version; exit(0 if packaging.version.parse(torch.__version__) >= packaging.version.parse('2.7') else 1)"; then
if python3 -c "import torch; exit(0 if torch.cuda.is_available() else 1)"; then
echo "Installing OpenEquivariance (torch >= 2.7 and CUDA available)"
pip install openequivariance
else
echo "Skipping OpenEquivariance installation (CUDA not available)"
fi
else
echo "Skipping OpenEquivariance installation (torch < 2.7)"
fi
# Pin numpy<2 and matscipy 1.1.1 for torch 2.2 to avoid compatibility issues
if [ "${{ matrix.torch-version }}" = "2.2.0" ]; then
pip install "numpy<2" "matscipy==1.1.1"
fi
# Pin lightning <2.6.0 due to test_restarts failures
pip install "lightning<2.6.0"
pip install --upgrade-strategy only-if-needed .
pip install pytest pytest-xdist[psutil]
#- name: Clear default torch extension cache
# run: |
# python3 - <<'PY'
# import shutil
# from torch.utils.cpp_extension import get_default_build_root
# default_root = get_default_build_root()
# print(f"default torch extension cache root: {default_root}")
# shutil.rmtree(default_root, ignore_errors=True)
# print("deleted default torch extension cache root")
# PY
- name: Test with pytest
run: |
# See https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest/issues/1075
PYTHONHASHSEED=0 pytest -xv -n auto tests/
#- name: Clean torch caches
# if: always()
# run: |
# rm -rf "$TORCH_EXTENSIONS_DIR" "$TORCHINDUCTOR_CACHE_DIR" "$TRITON_CACHE_DIR"
# yamllint enable
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: Run Tests on: push: branches: - main - develop pull_request: branches: - main - develop concurrency: # github.workflow will be the name of the workflow, e.g. "Run Tests" # github.ref will be the branch or tag ref, e.g. "refs/heads/main" or, for a PR, "refs/pull/123/merge" group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }} cancel-in-progress: true # yamllint disable rule:line-length jobs: lint: timeout-minutes: 30 runs-on: latchkey-small steps: - uses: actions/checkout@v4 - name: Set up Python uses: actions/setup-python@v5 with: cache: 'pip' python-version: "3.12" - name: Install pre-commit run: pip install pre-commit - name: Run pre-commit run: pre-commit run --all-files --show-diff-on-failure run-tests: timeout-minutes: 30 needs: lint runs-on: ${{ github.event.repository.private && 'self-hosted' || 'ubuntu-latest' }} strategy: matrix: torch-version: [2.2.0, 2.10.*] container: image: nvidia/cuda:12.6.1-cudnn-devel-ubuntu24.04 options: ${{ github.event.repository.private && '--gpus all' || ' ' }} steps: - uses: actions/checkout@v4 - name: Install Python and create venv run: | apt update && apt install -y python3 python3-pip python3-venv git python3 -m venv /opt/venv echo "/opt/venv/bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH - name: Check Python version run: | python3 --version which python3 - name: Clear pip cache on self-hosted runner if: ${{ github.event.repository.private && contains(runner.labels, 'self-hosted') }} run: | python3 -m pip cache dir python3 -m pip cache purge || true rm -rf ~/.cache/pip - name: Disable pip cache run: | echo "PIP_NO_CACHE_DIR=1" >> $GITHUB_ENV echo "PIP_NO_CACHE=1" >> $GITHUB_ENV - name: Configure torch cache directories run: | echo "TORCH_EXTENSIONS_DIR=/tmp/torch_extensions_${GITHUB_RUN_ID}_${GITHUB_RUN_ATTEMPT}" >> $GITHUB_ENV echo "TORCHINDUCTOR_CACHE_DIR=/tmp/torchinductor_${GITHUB_RUN_ID}_${GITHUB_RUN_ATTEMPT}" >> $GITHUB_ENV echo "TRITON_CACHE_DIR=/tmp/triton_${GITHUB_RUN_ID}_${GITHUB_RUN_ATTEMPT}" >> $GITHUB_ENV - name: Install PyTorch env: TORCH: "${{ matrix.torch-version }}" run: | # use CPU only on GH runner if [ "${{ github.event.repository.private }}" = "true" ]; then pip install torch==${TORCH} --upgrade else pip install torch==${TORCH} --index-url https://download.pytorch.org/whl/cpu --upgrade fi - name: Install test dependencies env: TORCH: "${{ matrix.torch-version }}" run: | # install packages that aren't required dependencies but that the tests do need pip install h5py packaging # for vesin, the following is to avoid # `AttributeError: module 'torch' has no attribute 'uint64'` if [ "${{ matrix.torch-version }}" = "2.2.0" ]; then pip install "vesin==0.4.2" else pip install vesin fi # install torch-sim-atomistic only for latest torch version if [ "${{ matrix.torch-version }}" = "2.10.*" ]; then pip install torch-sim-atomistic fi #pip install schedulefree #Disabled to reduce CI runtime; uncomment to test ScheduleFreeLightningModule # install CuEquivariance if CUDA is available if python3 -c "import torch; exit(0 if torch.cuda.is_available() else 1)"; then echo "Installing CuEquivariance (CUDA available)" pip install cuequivariance-torch cuequivariance-ops-torch-cu12 else echo "Skipping CuEquivariance installation (CUDA not available)" fi # install OpenEquivariance only if torch >= 2.7 and CUDA is available if python3 -c "import torch; import packaging.version; exit(0 if packaging.version.parse(torch.__version__) >= packaging.version.parse('2.7') else 1)"; then if python3 -c "import torch; exit(0 if torch.cuda.is_available() else 1)"; then echo "Installing OpenEquivariance (torch >= 2.7 and CUDA available)" pip install openequivariance else echo "Skipping OpenEquivariance installation (CUDA not available)" fi else echo "Skipping OpenEquivariance installation (torch < 2.7)" fi # Pin numpy<2 and matscipy 1.1.1 for torch 2.2 to avoid compatibility issues if [ "${{ matrix.torch-version }}" = "2.2.0" ]; then pip install "numpy<2" "matscipy==1.1.1" fi # Pin lightning <2.6.0 due to test_restarts failures pip install "lightning<2.6.0" pip install --upgrade-strategy only-if-needed . pip install pytest pytest-xdist[psutil] #- name: Clear default torch extension cache # run: | # python3 - <<'PY' # import shutil # from torch.utils.cpp_extension import get_default_build_root # default_root = get_default_build_root() # print(f"default torch extension cache root: {default_root}") # shutil.rmtree(default_root, ignore_errors=True) # print("deleted default torch extension cache root") # PY - name: Test with pytest run: | # See https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest/issues/1075 PYTHONHASHSEED=0 pytest -xv -n auto tests/ #- name: Clean torch caches # if: always() # run: | # rm -rf "$TORCH_EXTENSIONS_DIR" "$TORCHINDUCTOR_CACHE_DIR" "$TRITON_CACHE_DIR" # yamllint enable
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. - 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 (3 with the matrix expanded) per trigger. On Latchkey the same minutes cost up to 58% less than GitHub-hosted, with zero queue time.