Build and Coverage workflow (nutsdb/nutsdb)
The Build and Coverage workflow from nutsdb/nutsdb, explained and optimized by Latchkey.
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What it does
This is the Build and Coverage workflow from the nutsdb/nutsdb repository, a real project running GitHub Actions. It is shown here with attribution under its Apache-2.0 license.
Below, Latchkey shows a faster, safer version produced by its optimization engine.
The workflow
# This workflow will build a golang project and generate coverage
# For more information see: https://docs.github.com/en/actions/automating-builds-and-tests/building-and-testing-go
name: Build and Coverage
on:
push:
branches: [ "master" ]
pull_request:
branches: [ "master" ]
jobs:
build-and-coverage:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
timeout-minutes: 30
steps:
- uses: actions/checkout@v3
- name: Set up Go
uses: actions/setup-go@v4
with:
go-version: '1.24.x'
- name: Cache Go modules
uses: actions/cache@v3
with:
path: |
~/.cache/go-build
~/go/pkg/mod
key: ${{ runner.os }}-go-${{ hashFiles('**/go.sum') }}
restore-keys: |
${{ runner.os }}-go-
- name: Clean test directories
run: |
sudo rm -rf /tmp/nutsdb* || true
sudo rm -rf /tmp/test-hintfile* || true
- name: Build project
run: go build -v ./...
- name: Run coverage tests
run: |
# Set longer timeout for coverage collection
timeout 25m go test -race -timeout 20m -coverprofile=_coverage.out -covermode=atomic ./...
cat _coverage.out | grep -v github.com/nutsdb/nutsdb/examples > coverage.out
- name: Upload coverage to Codecov
uses: codecov/codecov-action@v5
with:
files: ./coverage.out
flags: unittests
name: codecov-umbrella
fail_ci_if_error: true
gcov_ignore: examples
env:
CODECOV_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
The same workflow, on Latchkey
Removes redundant runs and caps runaway jobs. Added and changed lines are highlighted.
# This workflow will build a golang project and generate coverage # For more information see: https://docs.github.com/en/actions/automating-builds-and-tests/building-and-testing-go name: Build and Coverage on: push: branches: [ "master" ] pull_request: branches: [ "master" ] concurrency: group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }} cancel-in-progress: true jobs: build-and-coverage: runs-on: latchkey-small timeout-minutes: 30 steps: - uses: actions/checkout@v3 - name: Set up Go uses: actions/setup-go@v4 with: go-version: '1.24.x' - name: Cache Go modules uses: actions/cache@v3 with: path: | ~/.cache/go-build ~/go/pkg/mod key: ${{ runner.os }}-go-${{ hashFiles('**/go.sum') }} restore-keys: | ${{ runner.os }}-go- - name: Clean test directories run: | sudo rm -rf /tmp/nutsdb* || true sudo rm -rf /tmp/test-hintfile* || true - name: Build project run: go build -v ./... - name: Run coverage tests run: | # Set longer timeout for coverage collection timeout 25m go test -race -timeout 20m -coverprofile=_coverage.out -covermode=atomic ./... cat _coverage.out | grep -v github.com/nutsdb/nutsdb/examples > coverage.out - name: Upload coverage to Codecov uses: codecov/codecov-action@v5 with: files: ./coverage.out flags: unittests name: codecov-umbrella fail_ci_if_error: true gcov_ignore: examples env: CODECOV_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
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.
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.
This workflow runs 1 job per trigger. On Latchkey the same minutes cost up to 58% less than GitHub-hosted, with zero queue time.