LuCI repo ESLint JS/ON and MD Analysis workflow (openwrt/luci)
The LuCI repo ESLint JS/ON and MD Analysis workflow from openwrt/luci, explained and optimized by Latchkey.
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What it does
This is the LuCI repo ESLint JS/ON and MD Analysis workflow from the openwrt/luci 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
---
name: "LuCI repo ESLint JS/ON and MD Analysis"
on:
push:
branches: [ "master" ]
path:
- '**/*.json'
- '**/*.js'
- '**/*.md'
pull_request:
branches: [ "master" ]
path:
- '**/*.json'
- '**/*.js'
- '**/*.md'
permissions: {}
jobs:
eslint:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
steps:
- name: Check out repository
uses: actions/checkout@v6
with:
fetch-depth: 2
- name: Set up Node.js
uses: actions/setup-node@v6
with:
node-version: latest
# eslint/json requires eslint@9 - 10 is coming.
- name: Install ESLint
run: |
npm install --no-audit --no-fund --save-dev \
eslint@9 \
@eslint/json@latest \
@eslint/js \
@eslint/markdown \
eslint-formatter-gha
# - name: Run ESLint (on whole repo)
# run: npx eslint .
- name: Run ESLint on changed files
run: |
if [ "${{ github.event_name }}" = "pull_request" ]; then
BASE="${{ github.event.pull_request.base.sha }}"
HEAD="${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}"
else
# push event: always diff last commit
BASE="$(git rev-parse HEAD~1 2>/dev/null || true)"
HEAD="$(git rev-parse HEAD)"
fi
if [ -z "$BASE" ]; then
FILES=$(git ls-files '*.js' '*.json' '*.md')
else
FILES=$(git diff --diff-filter=ACM --name-only "$BASE" "$HEAD" \
| grep -E '\.(js|json|md)$' || true)
fi
if [ -z "$FILES" ]; then
echo "No JS/JSON or MD files changed"
exit 0
fi
echo "Linting files:"
echo "$FILES"
# One day we might need xargs with huge lists
# echo "$FILES" | xargs npx eslint -f gha
# Until then, do it simply so we can see which error relates to which file
npx eslint $FILES
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: "LuCI repo ESLint JS/ON and MD Analysis" on: push: branches: [ "master" ] path: - '**/*.json' - '**/*.js' - '**/*.md' pull_request: branches: [ "master" ] path: - '**/*.json' - '**/*.js' - '**/*.md' permissions: {} concurrency: group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }} cancel-in-progress: true jobs: eslint: timeout-minutes: 30 runs-on: latchkey-small steps: - name: Check out repository uses: actions/checkout@v6 with: fetch-depth: 2 - name: Set up Node.js uses: actions/setup-node@v6 with: cache: 'npm' node-version: latest # eslint/json requires eslint@9 - 10 is coming. - name: Install ESLint run: | npm install --no-audit --no-fund --save-dev \ eslint@9 \ @eslint/json@latest \ @eslint/js \ @eslint/markdown \ eslint-formatter-gha # - name: Run ESLint (on whole repo) # run: npx eslint . - name: Run ESLint on changed files run: | if [ "${{ github.event_name }}" = "pull_request" ]; then BASE="${{ github.event.pull_request.base.sha }}" HEAD="${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}" else # push event: always diff last commit BASE="$(git rev-parse HEAD~1 2>/dev/null || true)" HEAD="$(git rev-parse HEAD)" fi if [ -z "$BASE" ]; then FILES=$(git ls-files '*.js' '*.json' '*.md') else FILES=$(git diff --diff-filter=ACM --name-only "$BASE" "$HEAD" \ | grep -E '\.(js|json|md)$' || true) fi if [ -z "$FILES" ]; then echo "No JS/JSON or MD files changed" exit 0 fi echo "Linting files:" echo "$FILES" # One day we might need xargs with huge lists # echo "$FILES" | xargs npx eslint -f gha # Until then, do it simply so we can see which error relates to which file npx eslint $FILES
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.
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 1 job per trigger. On Latchkey the same minutes cost up to 58% less than GitHub-hosted, with zero queue time.