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CodeQL workflow (Textualize/textual)

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Source: Textualize/textual.github/workflows/codeql.ymlLicense MITView source

What it does

This is the CodeQL workflow from the Textualize/textual repository, a real project running GitHub Actions. It is shown here with attribution under its MIT license.

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The workflow

workflow (.yml)
name: "CodeQL"

on:
  push:
    branches: [ 'main' ]
  pull_request:
    # The branches below must be a subset of the branches above
    branches: [ 'main' ]
    paths:
      - '.github/workflows/codeql.yml'
      - '**.py'
      - '**.pyi'
      - '**.lock'
      - '**.js'
      - '**.ts'
  schedule:
    - cron: '10 20 * * 4'

jobs:
  analyze:
    name: Analyze
    runs-on: ${{ (matrix.language == 'swift' && 'macos-latest') || 'ubuntu-latest' }}
    timeout-minutes: ${{ (matrix.language == 'swift' && 120) || 360 }}
    permissions:
      actions: read
      contents: read
      security-events: write

    strategy:
      fail-fast: false
      matrix:
        language: [ 'javascript', 'python' ]
        # CodeQL supports [ 'cpp', 'csharp', 'go', 'java', 'javascript', 'python', 'ruby', 'swift' ]
        # Use only 'java' to analyze code written in Java, Kotlin or both
        # Use only 'javascript' to analyze code written in JavaScript, TypeScript or both
        # Learn more about CodeQL language support at https://aka.ms/codeql-docs/language-support

    steps:
    - name: Checkout repository
      uses: actions/checkout@v3

    # Initializes the CodeQL tools for scanning.
    - name: Initialize CodeQL
      uses: github/codeql-action/init@v3
      with:
        languages: ${{ matrix.language }}
        # If you wish to specify custom queries, you can do so here or in a config file.
        # By default, queries listed here will override any specified in a config file.
        # Prefix the list here with "+" to use these queries and those in the config file.

        # For more details on CodeQL's query packs, refer to: https://docs.github.com/en/code-security/code-scanning/automatically-scanning-your-code-for-vulnerabilities-and-errors/configuring-code-scanning#using-queries-in-ql-packs
        # queries: security-extended,security-and-quality


    # Autobuild attempts to build any compiled languages (C/C++, C#, Go, Java, or Swift).
    # If this step fails, then you should remove it and run the build manually (see below)
    - name: Autobuild
      uses: github/codeql-action/autobuild@v3

    # ℹ️ Command-line programs to run using the OS shell.
    # 📚 See https://docs.github.com/en/actions/using-workflows/workflow-syntax-for-github-actions#jobsjob_idstepsrun

    #   If the Autobuild fails above, remove it and uncomment the following three lines.
    #   modify them (or add more) to build your code if your project, please refer to the EXAMPLE below for guidance.

    # - run: |
    #     echo "Run, Build Application using script"
    #     ./location_of_script_within_repo/buildscript.sh

    - name: Perform CodeQL Analysis
      uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@v3
      with:
        category: "/language:${{matrix.language}}"

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name: "CodeQL"
 
on:
  push:
    branches: [ 'main' ]
  pull_request:
    # The branches below must be a subset of the branches above
    branches: [ 'main' ]
    paths:
      - '.github/workflows/codeql.yml'
      - '**.py'
      - '**.pyi'
      - '**.lock'
      - '**.js'
      - '**.ts'
  schedule:
    - cron: '10 20 * * 4'
 
concurrency:
  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
  cancel-in-progress: true
 
jobs:
  analyze:
    name: Analyze
    runs-on: ${{ (matrix.language == 'swift' && 'macos-latest') || 'ubuntu-latest' }}
    timeout-minutes: ${{ (matrix.language == 'swift' && 120) || 360 }}
    permissions:
      actions: read
      contents: read
      security-events: write
 
    strategy:
      fail-fast: false
      matrix:
        language: [ 'javascript', 'python' ]
        # CodeQL supports [ 'cpp', 'csharp', 'go', 'java', 'javascript', 'python', 'ruby', 'swift' ]
        # Use only 'java' to analyze code written in Java, Kotlin or both
        # Use only 'javascript' to analyze code written in JavaScript, TypeScript or both
        # Learn more about CodeQL language support at https://aka.ms/codeql-docs/language-support
 
    steps:
    - name: Checkout repository
      uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
    # Initializes the CodeQL tools for scanning.
    - name: Initialize CodeQL
      uses: github/codeql-action/init@v3
      with:
        languages: ${{ matrix.language }}
        # If you wish to specify custom queries, you can do so here or in a config file.
        # By default, queries listed here will override any specified in a config file.
        # Prefix the list here with "+" to use these queries and those in the config file.
 
        # For more details on CodeQL's query packs, refer to: https://docs.github.com/en/code-security/code-scanning/automatically-scanning-your-code-for-vulnerabilities-and-errors/configuring-code-scanning#using-queries-in-ql-packs
        # queries: security-extended,security-and-quality
 
 
    # Autobuild attempts to build any compiled languages (C/C++, C#, Go, Java, or Swift).
    # If this step fails, then you should remove it and run the build manually (see below)
    - name: Autobuild
      uses: github/codeql-action/autobuild@v3
 
    # ℹ️ Command-line programs to run using the OS shell.
    # 📚 See https://docs.github.com/en/actions/using-workflows/workflow-syntax-for-github-actions#jobsjob_idstepsrun
 
    #   If the Autobuild fails above, remove it and uncomment the following three lines.
    #   modify them (or add more) to build your code if your project, please refer to the EXAMPLE below for guidance.
 
    # - run: |
    #     echo "Run, Build Application using script"
    #     ./location_of_script_within_repo/buildscript.sh
 
    - name: Perform CodeQL Analysis
      uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@v3
      with:
        category: "/language:${{matrix.language}}"
 

What changed

This workflow runs 1 job (2 with the matrix expanded) per trigger. On Latchkey the same minutes cost up to 58% less than GitHub-hosted, with zero queue time.

Actions used in this workflow