Docker workflow (nolar/kopf)
The Docker workflow from nolar/kopf, explained and optimized by Latchkey.
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What it does
This is the Docker workflow from the nolar/kopf 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
# Build and publish Kopf Docker images to ghcr.io.
# On PRs: build only (no push). On release tags: build and push with full tag matrix.
name: Docker
on:
pull_request: # only builds, no pushes (see the if condition on push:…)
branches:
- main
release:
types:
- published
# push:
# tags:
# - "[0-9]+.[0-9]+*"
workflow_dispatch: {}
env:
REGISTRY: ghcr.io
IMAGE_NAME: ${{ github.repository }}
DEFAULT_PYTHON: "3.14"
DEFAULT_VARIANT: slim
jobs:
docker:
strategy:
fail-fast: false
matrix:
python-version: ["3.14"] # all versions starting with 3.14 as the first one
variant: [slim, alpine]
name: Python ${{ matrix.python-version }} ${{ matrix.variant }}
runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
permissions:
contents: read
packages: write
steps:
- uses: actions/checkout@v6
with:
fetch-depth: 0
- uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v4
- uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v4
- uses: docker/login-action@v4
with:
registry: ${{ env.REGISTRY }}
username: ${{ github.actor }}
password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
- name: Compute version
id: version
run: |
pip install setuptools-scm
VERSION=$(python -m setuptools_scm)
MAJOR=$(echo "$VERSION" | cut -d. -f1)
MINOR=$(echo "$VERSION" | cut -d. -f1-2)
PATCH=$(echo "$VERSION" | cut -d. -f1-3 | cut -d+ -f1 | cut -da -f1 | cut -db -f1 | cut -dr -f1 | cut -dd -f1)
echo "version=$VERSION" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
echo "major=$MAJOR" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
echo "minor=$MINOR" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
echo "patch=$PATCH" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
- name: Compute tags
id: tags
run: |
IMAGE="${{ env.REGISTRY }}/${{ env.IMAGE_NAME }}"
IMAGE=$(echo "$IMAGE" | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')
PYTHON="${{ matrix.python-version }}"
VARIANT="${{ matrix.variant }}"
MAJOR="${{ steps.version.outputs.major }}"
MINOR="${{ steps.version.outputs.minor }}"
PATCH="${{ steps.version.outputs.patch }}"
IS_DEFAULT_PYTHON=${{ matrix.python-version == env.DEFAULT_PYTHON }}
IS_DEFAULT_VARIANT=${{ matrix.variant == env.DEFAULT_VARIANT }}
TAGS=""
if [ "${{ github.event_name }}" = "pull_request" ]; then
PR="${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}"
TAGS="${IMAGE}:pr-${PR}-python${PYTHON}-${VARIANT}"
else
# Always: full version + python + variant
TAGS="${TAGS}${IMAGE}:${PATCH}-python${PYTHON}-${VARIANT}"
TAGS="${TAGS},${IMAGE}:${MINOR}-python${PYTHON}-${VARIANT}"
TAGS="${TAGS},${IMAGE}:v${MAJOR}-python${PYTHON}-${VARIANT}"
# Default variant: version + python (no variant suffix)
if [ "$IS_DEFAULT_VARIANT" = "true" ]; then
TAGS="${TAGS},${IMAGE}:${PATCH}-python${PYTHON}"
TAGS="${TAGS},${IMAGE}:${MINOR}-python${PYTHON}"
TAGS="${TAGS},${IMAGE}:v${MAJOR}-python${PYTHON}"
fi
# Default python + default variant: bare version tags + latest
if [ "$IS_DEFAULT_PYTHON" = "true" ] && [ "$IS_DEFAULT_VARIANT" = "true" ]; then
TAGS="${TAGS},${IMAGE}:${PATCH}"
TAGS="${TAGS},${IMAGE}:${MINOR}"
TAGS="${TAGS},${IMAGE}:v${MAJOR}"
TAGS="${TAGS},${IMAGE}:latest"
fi
fi
echo "tags=$TAGS" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
- uses: docker/build-push-action@v7
with:
context: .
platforms: linux/amd64,linux/arm64
file: docker/Dockerfile
push: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' }}
tags: ${{ steps.tags.outputs.tags }}
build-args: |
PYTHON_VERSION=${{ matrix.python-version }}
VARIANT=${{ matrix.variant }}
The same workflow, on Latchkey
Removes redundant runs and caps runaway jobs. Added and changed lines are highlighted.
# Build and publish Kopf Docker images to ghcr.io. # On PRs: build only (no push). On release tags: build and push with full tag matrix. name: Docker on: pull_request: # only builds, no pushes (see the if condition on push:…) branches: - main release: types: - published # push: # tags: # - "[0-9]+.[0-9]+*" workflow_dispatch: {} env: REGISTRY: ghcr.io IMAGE_NAME: ${{ github.repository }} DEFAULT_PYTHON: "3.14" DEFAULT_VARIANT: slim concurrency: group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }} cancel-in-progress: true jobs: docker: timeout-minutes: 30 strategy: fail-fast: false matrix: python-version: ["3.14"] # all versions starting with 3.14 as the first one variant: [slim, alpine] name: Python ${{ matrix.python-version }} ${{ matrix.variant }} runs-on: latchkey-small permissions: contents: read packages: write steps: - uses: actions/checkout@v6 with: fetch-depth: 0 - uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v4 - uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v4 - uses: docker/login-action@v4 with: registry: ${{ env.REGISTRY }} username: ${{ github.actor }} password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }} - name: Compute version id: version run: | pip install setuptools-scm VERSION=$(python -m setuptools_scm) MAJOR=$(echo "$VERSION" | cut -d. -f1) MINOR=$(echo "$VERSION" | cut -d. -f1-2) PATCH=$(echo "$VERSION" | cut -d. -f1-3 | cut -d+ -f1 | cut -da -f1 | cut -db -f1 | cut -dr -f1 | cut -dd -f1) echo "version=$VERSION" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT" echo "major=$MAJOR" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT" echo "minor=$MINOR" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT" echo "patch=$PATCH" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT" - name: Compute tags id: tags run: | IMAGE="${{ env.REGISTRY }}/${{ env.IMAGE_NAME }}" IMAGE=$(echo "$IMAGE" | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]') PYTHON="${{ matrix.python-version }}" VARIANT="${{ matrix.variant }}" MAJOR="${{ steps.version.outputs.major }}" MINOR="${{ steps.version.outputs.minor }}" PATCH="${{ steps.version.outputs.patch }}" IS_DEFAULT_PYTHON=${{ matrix.python-version == env.DEFAULT_PYTHON }} IS_DEFAULT_VARIANT=${{ matrix.variant == env.DEFAULT_VARIANT }} TAGS="" if [ "${{ github.event_name }}" = "pull_request" ]; then PR="${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}" TAGS="${IMAGE}:pr-${PR}-python${PYTHON}-${VARIANT}" else # Always: full version + python + variant TAGS="${TAGS}${IMAGE}:${PATCH}-python${PYTHON}-${VARIANT}" TAGS="${TAGS},${IMAGE}:${MINOR}-python${PYTHON}-${VARIANT}" TAGS="${TAGS},${IMAGE}:v${MAJOR}-python${PYTHON}-${VARIANT}" # Default variant: version + python (no variant suffix) if [ "$IS_DEFAULT_VARIANT" = "true" ]; then TAGS="${TAGS},${IMAGE}:${PATCH}-python${PYTHON}" TAGS="${TAGS},${IMAGE}:${MINOR}-python${PYTHON}" TAGS="${TAGS},${IMAGE}:v${MAJOR}-python${PYTHON}" fi # Default python + default variant: bare version tags + latest if [ "$IS_DEFAULT_PYTHON" = "true" ] && [ "$IS_DEFAULT_VARIANT" = "true" ]; then TAGS="${TAGS},${IMAGE}:${PATCH}" TAGS="${TAGS},${IMAGE}:${MINOR}" TAGS="${TAGS},${IMAGE}:v${MAJOR}" TAGS="${TAGS},${IMAGE}:latest" fi fi echo "tags=$TAGS" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT" - uses: docker/build-push-action@v7 with: context: . platforms: linux/amd64,linux/arm64 file: docker/Dockerfile push: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' }} tags: ${{ steps.tags.outputs.tags }} build-args: | PYTHON_VERSION=${{ matrix.python-version }} VARIANT=${{ matrix.variant }}
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.
- Add a job timeout so a hung step cannot burn hours of runner time.
4 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.
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
- Container pulls and builds
This workflow runs 1 job (2 with the matrix expanded) per trigger. On Latchkey the same minutes cost up to 58% less than GitHub-hosted, with zero queue time.