# Test workflow (protocolbuffers/protobuf-go)

> The Test workflow from protocolbuffers/protobuf-go, explained and optimized by Latchkey.

Source: https://latchkey.dev/workflows/protocolbuffers-protobuf-go-test  
Upstream: [protocolbuffers/protobuf-go](https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf-go/blob/master/.github/workflows/test.yml) (.github/workflows/test.yml), licence BSD-3-Clause

## What it does

This is the Test workflow from the protocolbuffers/protobuf-go repository, a real project running GitHub Actions. It is shown here with attribution under its BSD-3-Clause license.

Below, Latchkey shows a faster, safer version produced by its optimization engine.

## The workflow

```yaml
on: [push]
name: Test
jobs:
  test:
    strategy:
      matrix:
        # This is just a version to compile the integration_test.go; see
        # golangVersions in that file for the list of actual Go versions used.
        go-version: [1.x]
        os: [ubuntu-latest] # TODO: Add [macos-latest, windows-latest]
    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
    steps:
    - name: Install Linux dependencies
      if: runner.os == 'Linux'
      run: sudo apt-get -y install autoconf automake libtool curl make g++ unzip
    - name: Checkout code
      uses: actions/checkout@v3
    - name: Install Go
      uses: actions/setup-go@v4
      with:
        go-version: ${{ matrix.go-version }}
    - name: Cache dependencies
      uses: actions/cache@v3
      with:
        path: |
          .cache
          ~/.cache/bazel
        key: ${{ runner.os }}-${{ hashFiles('integration_test.go') }}
    - name: Test
      env:
        # Protobuf 30 does not yet support anything newer than Bazel 7
        USE_BAZEL_VERSION: 7.x
      run: go test -run='^TestIntegration$' -v -timeout=60m -count=1 -failfast "$@"
```

## FAQ

### What does the Test workflow (protocolbuffers/protobuf-go) workflow do?

This is the Test workflow from the protocolbuffers/protobuf-go repository, a real project running GitHub Actions. It is shown here with attribution under its BSD-3-Clause license.

### What CI health grade does this workflow get?

This Go workflow grades C. Paste your own workflow into the Latchkey grader to see its grade and the exact fixes.

### How can I improve this Go workflow?

Add run de-duplication and job timeouts. Latchkey applies these automatically on managed runners when you point runs-on at Latchkey.

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