Android Upload workflow (Picovoice/leopard)

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Source: Picovoice/leopard.github/workflows/android-upload.ymlLicense Apache-2.0View source

What it does

This is the Android Upload workflow from the Picovoice/leopard 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: Android Upload

on:
  workflow_dispatch:
  push:
    branches: [ master ]
    paths:
      - '.github/workflows/android-upload.yml'
      - 'demo/android/**/build.gradle'
  pull_request:
    branches: [ master, 'v[0-9]+.[0-9]+' ]
    paths:
      - '.github/workflows/android-upload.yml'
      - 'demo/android/LeopardDemo/**/build.gradle'

jobs:
  upload-demo:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    defaults:
      run:
        working-directory: demo/android/LeopardDemo

    steps:
    - uses: actions/checkout@v3

    - name: set up JDK 17
      uses: actions/setup-java@v3
      with:
        java-version: 17
        distribution: 'temurin'

    - name: Set up service json
      run: echo ${{secrets.GOOGLE_PLAY_SERVICE_JSON}} | base64 -d > ./service-account.json

    - name: Override version code
      run: |
        VC=`fastlane run google_play_track_version_codes \
          json_key:"./service-account.json" \
          package_name:"ai.picovoice.leoparddemo" \
          track:"internal" \
        | grep -oP '(?<=Result: \[)\d+(?=\])' \
        | awk '{print $1+1}'`
        sed -i "s/versionCode [0-9]*/versionCode $VC/g" leopard-demo-app/build.gradle
    - name: Inject Android keystore variables
      run: |
        echo storePassword="${{secrets.ANDROID_RELEASE_KEYSTORE_PASSWORD}}" >> local.properties
        echo keyPassword="${{secrets.ANDROID_RELEASE_KEYSTORE_PASSWORD}}" >> local.properties
        echo keyAlias=picovoice >> local.properties
        echo storeFile=../picovoice.jks >> local.properties
    - name: Setup Android keystore file
      run: echo "${{secrets.ANDROID_RELEASE_KEYSTORE_FILE_B64}}" | base64 -d > picovoice.jks

    - name: Build
      run: ./gradlew bundleRelease

    - name: Upload to Google Play
      run: fastlane supply --json_key ./service-account.json --package_name ai.picovoice.leoparddemo --aab leopard-demo-app/build/outputs/bundle/enRelease/leopard-demo-app-en-release.aab --track internal --skip_upload_metadata --skip_upload_images --skip_upload_screenshots --release_status draft

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: Android Upload
 
on:
  workflow_dispatch:
  push:
    branches: [ master ]
    paths:
      - '.github/workflows/android-upload.yml'
      - 'demo/android/**/build.gradle'
  pull_request:
    branches: [ master, 'v[0-9]+.[0-9]+' ]
    paths:
      - '.github/workflows/android-upload.yml'
      - 'demo/android/LeopardDemo/**/build.gradle'
 
concurrency:
  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
  cancel-in-progress: true
 
jobs:
  upload-demo:
    timeout-minutes: 30
    runs-on: latchkey-small
    defaults:
      run:
        working-directory: demo/android/LeopardDemo
 
    steps:
    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
    - name: set up JDK 17
      uses: actions/setup-java@v3
      with:
        cache: 'maven'
        java-version: 17
        distribution: 'temurin'
 
    - name: Set up service json
      run: echo ${{secrets.GOOGLE_PLAY_SERVICE_JSON}} | base64 -d > ./service-account.json
 
    - name: Override version code
      run: |
        VC=`fastlane run google_play_track_version_codes \
          json_key:"./service-account.json" \
          package_name:"ai.picovoice.leoparddemo" \
          track:"internal" \
        | grep -oP '(?<=Result: \[)\d+(?=\])' \
        | awk '{print $1+1}'`
        sed -i "s/versionCode [0-9]*/versionCode $VC/g" leopard-demo-app/build.gradle
    - name: Inject Android keystore variables
      run: |
        echo storePassword="${{secrets.ANDROID_RELEASE_KEYSTORE_PASSWORD}}" >> local.properties
        echo keyPassword="${{secrets.ANDROID_RELEASE_KEYSTORE_PASSWORD}}" >> local.properties
        echo keyAlias=picovoice >> local.properties
        echo storeFile=../picovoice.jks >> local.properties
    - name: Setup Android keystore file
      run: echo "${{secrets.ANDROID_RELEASE_KEYSTORE_FILE_B64}}" | base64 -d > picovoice.jks
 
    - name: Build
      run: ./gradlew bundleRelease
 
    - name: Upload to Google Play
      run: fastlane supply --json_key ./service-account.json --package_name ai.picovoice.leoparddemo --aab leopard-demo-app/build/outputs/bundle/enRelease/leopard-demo-app-en-release.aab --track internal --skip_upload_metadata --skip_upload_images --skip_upload_screenshots --release_status draft

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 uses latchkey-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.

This workflow runs 1 job per trigger. On Latchkey the same minutes cost up to 58% less than GitHub-hosted, with zero queue time.

Actions used in this workflow

actions/checkout actions/setup-java