build_windows workflow (qishibo/AnotherRedisDesktopManager)

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

What it does

This is the build_windows 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_windows

on:
  release:
    types: [published]

jobs:
  build:

    runs-on: windows-latest

    strategy:
      matrix:
        node-version: [14.x]

    steps:
    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
    - name: Use Node.js ${{ matrix.node-version }}
      uses: actions/setup-node@v1
      with:
        node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
    - run: npm ci
    - run: npm run pack:prepare
    - run: npm run pack:win:publish
      env:
        GH_TOKEN: ${{secrets.GH_TOKEN}}

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_windows
 
on:
  release:
    types: [published]
 
jobs:
  build:
    timeout-minutes: 30
 
    runs-on: windows-latest
 
    strategy:
      matrix:
        node-version: [14.x]
 
    steps:
    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
    - name: Use Node.js ${{ matrix.node-version }}
      uses: actions/setup-node@v1
      with:
        cache: 'npm'
        node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
    - run: npm ci
    - run: npm run pack:prepare
    - run: npm run pack:win:publish
      env:
        GH_TOKEN: ${{secrets.GH_TOKEN}}
 

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.

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