github translator workflow (thinkjs/thinkjs)

The github translator workflow from thinkjs/thinkjs, explained and optimized by Latchkey.

What it does

This is the github translator workflow from the thinkjs/thinkjs 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: 'github translator'
on:
  issues:
    types: [opened, edited]
  issue_comment:
    types: [created, edited]
  discussion:
    types: [created, edited]
  discussion_comment:
    types: [created, edited]
  pull_request_target:
    types: [opened, edited]
  pull_request_review_comment:
    types: [created, edited]

jobs:
  translate:
    permissions:
      issues: write
      discussions: write
      pull-requests: write
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
      - uses: lizheming/github-translate-action@main
        env:
          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
        with:
          IS_MODIFY_TITLE: true
          APPEND_TRANSLATION: true

The same workflow, on Latchkey

Removes redundant runs and caps runaway jobs. Added and changed lines are highlighted.

name: 'github translator'
on:
  issues:
    types: [opened, edited]
  issue_comment:
    types: [created, edited]
  discussion:
    types: [created, edited]
  discussion_comment:
    types: [created, edited]
  pull_request_target:
    types: [opened, edited]
  pull_request_review_comment:
    types: [created, edited]
 
jobs:
  translate:
    timeout-minutes: 30
    permissions:
      issues: write
      discussions: write
      pull-requests: write
    runs-on: latchkey-small
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
      - uses: lizheming/github-translate-action@main
        env:
          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
        with:
          IS_MODIFY_TITLE: true
          APPEND_TRANSLATION: 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 uses latchkey-small; pick the runner size that fits the job.
• 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.

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