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release-automated workflow (parse-community/parse-server)

The release-automated workflow from parse-community/parse-server, explained and optimized by Latchkey.

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Source: parse-community/parse-server.github/workflows/release-automated.ymlLicense Apache-2.0View source

What it does

This is the release-automated workflow from the parse-community/parse-server 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

workflow (.yml)
name: release-automated
on:
  push:
    branches: [ release, alpha, beta, next-major, 'release-[0-9]+.x.x' ]
jobs:
  release:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    outputs:
      current_tag: ${{ steps.tag.outputs.current_tag }}
      trigger_branch: ${{ steps.branch.outputs.trigger_branch }}
    steps:
      - name: Determine trigger branch name
        id: branch
        run: echo "::set-output name=trigger_branch::${GITHUB_REF#refs/*/}"
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
        with:
          persist-credentials: false
      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
        with:
          node-version: 22
          registry-url: https://registry.npmjs.org/
      - name: Cache Node.js modules
        uses: actions/cache@v4
        with:
          path: ~/.npm
          key: ${{ runner.os }}-node-${{ hashFiles('**/package-lock.json') }}
          restore-keys: |
              ${{ runner.os }}-node-
      - run: npm ci
      - run: npx semantic-release
        env:
          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
          NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
      - name: Determine tag on current commit
        id: tag
        run: echo "::set-output name=current_tag::$(git describe --tags --abbrev=0 --exact-match || echo '')"

  docker:
    needs: release
    if: needs.release.outputs.current_tag != ''
    env:
      REGISTRY: docker.io
      IMAGE_NAME: parseplatform/parse-server
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    permissions:
      contents: read
      packages: write
    steps:
      - name: Determine branch name
        id: branch
        run: echo "::set-output name=branch_name::${GITHUB_REF#refs/*/}"
      - name: Checkout repository
        uses: actions/checkout@v4
        with:
          ref: ${{ needs.release.outputs.current_tag }}
      - name: Set up QEMU
        id: qemu
        uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v2
      - name: Set up Docker Buildx
        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v2
      - name: Log into Docker Hub
        if: github.event_name != 'pull_request'
        uses: docker/login-action@v2
        with:
          username: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_USERNAME }}
          password: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_TOKEN }}
      - name: Extract Docker metadata
        id: meta
        uses: docker/metadata-action@v4
        with:
          images: ${{ env.REGISTRY }}/${{ env.IMAGE_NAME }}
          flavor: |
            latest=${{ steps.branch.outputs.branch_name == 'release' }}
          tags: |
            type=semver,pattern={{version}},value=${{ needs.release.outputs.current_tag }}
      - name: Build and push Docker image
        uses: docker/build-push-action@v3
        with:
          context: .
          platforms: linux/amd64, linux/arm64/v8
          push: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' }}
          tags: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.tags }}
          labels: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.labels }}

  docs:
    needs: release
    if: needs.release.outputs.current_tag != '' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/release'
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    timeout-minutes: 15
    permissions:
      contents: read
      pages: write
      id-token: write
    environment:
      name: github-pages
      url: ${{ steps.deploy.outputs.page_url }}
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
      - name: Use Node.js
        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
        with:
          node-version: 18.20.4
      - name: Cache Node.js modules
        uses: actions/cache@v4
        with:
          path: ~/.npm
          key: ${{ runner.os }}-node-${{ hashFiles('**/package-lock.json') }}
          restore-keys: |
              ${{ runner.os }}-node-
      - name: Generate Docs
        run: |
          echo $SOURCE_TAG
          npm ci
          ./release_docs.sh
        env:
          SOURCE_TAG: ${{ needs.release.outputs.current_tag }}
      - name: Configure Pages
        uses: actions/configure-pages@v5
      - name: Upload Pages artifact
        uses: actions/upload-pages-artifact@v4
        with:
          path: ./docs
      - name: Deploy to GitHub Pages
        id: deploy
        uses: actions/deploy-pages@v4

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: release-automated
on:
  push:
    branches: [ release, alpha, beta, next-major, 'release-[0-9]+.x.x' ]
concurrency:
  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
  cancel-in-progress: true
 
jobs:
  release:
    timeout-minutes: 30
    runs-on: latchkey-small
    outputs:
      current_tag: ${{ steps.tag.outputs.current_tag }}
      trigger_branch: ${{ steps.branch.outputs.trigger_branch }}
    steps:
      - name: Determine trigger branch name
        id: branch
        run: echo "::set-output name=trigger_branch::${GITHUB_REF#refs/*/}"
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
        with:
          persist-credentials: false
      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
        with:
          cache: 'npm'
          node-version: 22
          registry-url: https://registry.npmjs.org/
      - name: Cache Node.js modules
        uses: actions/cache@v4
        with:
          path: ~/.npm
          key: ${{ runner.os }}-node-${{ hashFiles('**/package-lock.json') }}
          restore-keys: |
              ${{ runner.os }}-node-
      - run: npm ci
      - run: npx semantic-release
        env:
          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
          NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
      - name: Determine tag on current commit
        id: tag
        run: echo "::set-output name=current_tag::$(git describe --tags --abbrev=0 --exact-match || echo '')"
 
  docker:
    timeout-minutes: 30
    needs: release
    if: needs.release.outputs.current_tag != ''
    env:
      REGISTRY: docker.io
      IMAGE_NAME: parseplatform/parse-server
    runs-on: latchkey-small
    permissions:
      contents: read
      packages: write
    steps:
      - name: Determine branch name
        id: branch
        run: echo "::set-output name=branch_name::${GITHUB_REF#refs/*/}"
      - name: Checkout repository
        uses: actions/checkout@v4
        with:
          ref: ${{ needs.release.outputs.current_tag }}
      - name: Set up QEMU
        id: qemu
        uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v2
      - name: Set up Docker Buildx
        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v2
      - name: Log into Docker Hub
        if: github.event_name != 'pull_request'
        uses: docker/login-action@v2
        with:
          username: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_USERNAME }}
          password: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_TOKEN }}
      - name: Extract Docker metadata
        id: meta
        uses: docker/metadata-action@v4
        with:
          images: ${{ env.REGISTRY }}/${{ env.IMAGE_NAME }}
          flavor: |
            latest=${{ steps.branch.outputs.branch_name == 'release' }}
          tags: |
            type=semver,pattern={{version}},value=${{ needs.release.outputs.current_tag }}
      - name: Build and push Docker image
        uses: docker/build-push-action@v3
        with:
          context: .
          platforms: linux/amd64, linux/arm64/v8
          push: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' }}
          tags: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.tags }}
          labels: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.labels }}
 
  docs:
    needs: release
    if: needs.release.outputs.current_tag != '' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/release'
    runs-on: latchkey-small
    timeout-minutes: 15
    permissions:
      contents: read
      pages: write
      id-token: write
    environment:
      name: github-pages
      url: ${{ steps.deploy.outputs.page_url }}
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
      - name: Use Node.js
        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
        with:
          cache: 'npm'
          node-version: 18.20.4
      - name: Cache Node.js modules
        uses: actions/cache@v4
        with:
          path: ~/.npm
          key: ${{ runner.os }}-node-${{ hashFiles('**/package-lock.json') }}
          restore-keys: |
              ${{ runner.os }}-node-
      - name: Generate Docs
        run: |
          echo $SOURCE_TAG
          npm ci
          ./release_docs.sh
        env:
          SOURCE_TAG: ${{ needs.release.outputs.current_tag }}
      - name: Configure Pages
        uses: actions/configure-pages@v5
      - name: Upload Pages artifact
        uses: actions/upload-pages-artifact@v4
        with:
          path: ./docs
      - name: Deploy to GitHub Pages
        id: deploy
        uses: actions/deploy-pages@v4
 

What changed

5 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:

This workflow runs 3 jobs per trigger. On Latchkey the same minutes cost up to 58% less than GitHub-hosted, with zero queue time.

Actions used in this workflow