build_mac workflow (qishibo/AnotherRedisDesktopManager)

The build_mac workflow from qishibo/AnotherRedisDesktopManager, explained and optimized by Latchkey.

What it does

This is the build_mac workflow from the qishibo/AnotherRedisDesktopManager 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

name: build_mac

on:
  release:
    types: [published]

jobs:
  build:

    runs-on: macos-latest

    env:
      GH_TOKEN: ${{secrets.GH_TOKEN}}
      CSC_LINK: ${{secrets.CSC_LINK}}
      CSC_KEY_PASSWORD: ${{secrets.CSC_KEY_PASSWORD}}
      APPLEID: ${{secrets.APPLEID}}
      APPLEID_PASSWORD: ${{secrets.APPLEID_PASSWORD}}

    steps:
    - name: Import signing keychain
      uses: apple-actions/import-codesign-certs@v2
      with:
        keychain: signing_temp
        p12-file-base64: ${{secrets.CSC_LINK}}
        p12-password: ${{secrets.CSC_KEY_PASSWORD}}

    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
    - name: Use Node.js
      uses: actions/setup-node@v4
      with:
        node-version: 16
    - run: npm ci
    - run: npm run pack:prepare
    # - run: npm run pack:macm1:publish
    - run: npm run pack:mac:publish

    - name: Cleanup keychain
      if: always()
      shell: bash
      run: |
        # Don't fail if the keychain doesn't exist.
        security delete-keychain signing_temp.keychain || true

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: build_mac
 
on:
  release:
    types: [published]
 
jobs:
  build:
    timeout-minutes: 30
 
    runs-on: macos-latest
 
    env:
      GH_TOKEN: ${{secrets.GH_TOKEN}}
      CSC_LINK: ${{secrets.CSC_LINK}}
      CSC_KEY_PASSWORD: ${{secrets.CSC_KEY_PASSWORD}}
      APPLEID: ${{secrets.APPLEID}}
      APPLEID_PASSWORD: ${{secrets.APPLEID_PASSWORD}}
 
    steps:
    - name: Import signing keychain
      uses: apple-actions/import-codesign-certs@v2
      with:
        keychain: signing_temp
        p12-file-base64: ${{secrets.CSC_LINK}}
        p12-password: ${{secrets.CSC_KEY_PASSWORD}}
 
    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
    - name: Use Node.js
      uses: actions/setup-node@v4
      with:
        cache: 'npm'
        node-version: 16
    - run: npm ci
    - run: npm run pack:prepare
    # - run: npm run pack:macm1:publish
    - run: npm run pack:mac:publish
 
    - name: Cleanup keychain
      if: always()
      shell: bash
      run: |
        # Don't fail if the keychain doesn't exist.
        security delete-keychain signing_temp.keychain || true
 

What changed

• 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.

1 third-party action is referenced by a movable tag. Pin it 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:

• 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.

Actions used in this workflow