Test workflow (pinokiocomputer/pinokio)

The Test workflow from pinokiocomputer/pinokio, explained and optimized by Latchkey.

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Source: pinokiocomputer/pinokio.github/workflows/test.ymlLicense MITView source

What it does

This is the Test workflow from the pinokiocomputer/pinokio 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

workflow (.yml)

name: Test

#on: push
on: workflow_dispatch

jobs:
  print:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - name: Checkout code
        uses: actions/checkout@v4

      - name: Get package.json version
        id: get_version
        shell: bash
#        run: echo "PACKAGE_VERSION=$(node -p 'require("./package.json").version')" >> $GITHUB_ENV
        #run: echo 'PACKAGE_VERSION=$(node -p "require(\"./package.json\").version")' >> $GITHUB_ENV
#        run: echo "PACKAGE_VERSION=$(node -p \"require('./package.json').version\")" >> $GITHUB_ENV
        run: |
          PACKAGE_VERSION=$(node -p "require('./package.json').version")
          echo "PACKAGE_VERSION=$PACKAGE_VERSION" >> $GITHUB_ENV

      - name: Print env
        shell: bash
        run: echo $PACKAGE_VERSION

The same workflow, on Latchkey

Removes redundant runs and caps runaway jobs. Added and changed lines are highlighted.

name: Test
 
#on: push
on: workflow_dispatch
 
jobs:
  print:
    timeout-minutes: 30
    runs-on: latchkey-small
    steps:
      - name: Checkout code
        uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
      - name: Get package.json version
        id: get_version
        shell: bash
#        run: echo "PACKAGE_VERSION=$(node -p 'require("./package.json").version')" >> $GITHUB_ENV
        #run: echo 'PACKAGE_VERSION=$(node -p "require(\"./package.json\").version")' >> $GITHUB_ENV
#        run: echo "PACKAGE_VERSION=$(node -p \"require('./package.json').version\")" >> $GITHUB_ENV
        run: |
          PACKAGE_VERSION=$(node -p "require('./package.json').version")
          echo "PACKAGE_VERSION=$PACKAGE_VERSION" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
      - name: Print env
        shell: bash
        run: echo $PACKAGE_VERSION

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.
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