publish to npmjs workflow (sverweij/dependency-cruiser)
The publish to npmjs workflow from sverweij/dependency-cruiser, explained and optimized by Latchkey.
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What it does
This is the publish to npmjs workflow from the sverweij/dependency-cruiser 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: publish to npmjs
on:
release:
# it is simpler to have separate release.yml and prerelease.yml workflows,
# however, on npm you can only associate one workflow as trusted (or however
# it's called exactly) - so we need to combine both in one workflow, with
# the if conditions on the steps.
types: [released, prereleased]
jobs:
publish:
environment: npm
if: github.repository == 'sverweij/dependency-cruiser'
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
permissions:
contents: read
id-token: write
steps:
- uses: actions/checkout@v6
- uses: actions/setup-node@v6
with:
node-version: 26.x
registry-url: https://registry.npmjs.org
# staged publishing works as of npm@11.15.0. Until that or higher is
# shipped with nodejs by default we need to install it manually.
- run: npm install -g npm@^11.15.0
- run: |
node --version
npm --version
# legacy peer deps because otherwise typescript-eslint hard-complains
# as it can't find a suitable typescript compiler (we're on 6 now,
# ts-eslint isn't yet)
- run: npm clean-install --legacy-peer-deps
- name: publish as latest
run: npm stage publish --provenance --access public
if: github.event.release.prerelease == false
- name: publish as beta
run: npm stage publish --provenance --access public --tag beta
if: github.event.release.prerelease == 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: publish to npmjs on: release: # it is simpler to have separate release.yml and prerelease.yml workflows, # however, on npm you can only associate one workflow as trusted (or however # it's called exactly) - so we need to combine both in one workflow, with # the if conditions on the steps. types: [released, prereleased] jobs: publish: timeout-minutes: 30 environment: npm if: github.repository == 'sverweij/dependency-cruiser' runs-on: latchkey-small permissions: contents: read id-token: write steps: - uses: actions/checkout@v6 - uses: actions/setup-node@v6 with: cache: 'npm' node-version: 26.x registry-url: https://registry.npmjs.org # staged publishing works as of npm@11.15.0. Until that or higher is # shipped with nodejs by default we need to install it manually. - run: npm install -g npm@^11.15.0 - run: | node --version npm --version # legacy peer deps because otherwise typescript-eslint hard-complains # as it can't find a suitable typescript compiler (we're on 6 now, # ts-eslint isn't yet) - run: npm clean-install --legacy-peer-deps - name: publish as latest run: npm stage publish --provenance --access public if: github.event.release.prerelease == false - name: publish as beta run: npm stage publish --provenance --access public --tag beta if: github.event.release.prerelease == true
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 useslatchkey-small; pick the runner size that fits the job. - 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.