Build Docs workflow (tiangolo/fastapi)
The Build Docs workflow from tiangolo/fastapi, explained and optimized by Latchkey.
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What it does
This is the Build Docs workflow from the tiangolo/fastapi repository, a real project running GitHub Actions. It is shown here with attribution under its MIT license.
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The workflow
name: Build Docs
on:
push:
branches:
- master
pull_request:
permissions: {}
jobs:
changes:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
# Required permissions
permissions:
pull-requests: read
timeout-minutes: 5
# Set job outputs to values from filter step
outputs:
docs: ${{ steps.filter.outputs.docs }}
steps:
- uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
with:
persist-credentials: false
# For pull requests it's not necessary to checkout the code but for the main branch it is
- uses: dorny/paths-filter@fbd0ab8f3e69293af611ebaee6363fc25e6d187d # v4.0.1
id: filter
with:
filters: |
docs:
- README.md
- docs/**
- docs_src/**
- pyproject.toml
- uv.lock
- .github/workflows/build-docs.yml
- .github/workflows/deploy-docs.yml
- scripts/docs.py
langs:
needs:
- changes
if: ${{ needs.changes.outputs.docs == 'true' }}
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
timeout-minutes: 5
outputs:
langs: ${{ steps.show-langs.outputs.langs }}
steps:
- uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
with:
persist-credentials: false
- name: Set up Python
uses: actions/setup-python@ece7cb06caefa5fff74198d8649806c4678c61a1 # v6.3.0
with:
python-version-file: ".python-version"
- name: Setup uv
uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@fac544c07dec837d0ccb6301d7b5580bf5edae39 # v8.2.0
with:
# Before upgrading uv version, make sure astral-sh/setup-uv knows its checksum.
# See: https://github.com/astral-sh/setup-uv/issues/851#issuecomment-4282017837
version: "0.11.18"
enable-cache: true
cache-dependency-glob: |
pyproject.toml
uv.lock
- name: Install docs extras
run: uv sync --locked --no-dev --group docs
- name: Export Language Codes
id: show-langs
run: |
echo "langs=$(uv run ./scripts/docs.py langs-json)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
build-docs:
needs:
- changes
- langs
if: ${{ needs.changes.outputs.docs == 'true' }}
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
timeout-minutes: 7
strategy:
matrix:
lang: ${{ fromJson(needs.langs.outputs.langs) }}
steps:
- name: Dump GitHub context
env:
GITHUB_CONTEXT: ${{ toJson(github) }}
run: echo "$GITHUB_CONTEXT"
- uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
with:
persist-credentials: false
- name: Set up Python
uses: actions/setup-python@ece7cb06caefa5fff74198d8649806c4678c61a1 # v6.3.0
with:
python-version-file: ".python-version"
- name: Setup uv
uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@fac544c07dec837d0ccb6301d7b5580bf5edae39 # v8.2.0
with:
# Before upgrading uv version, make sure astral-sh/setup-uv knows its checksum.
# See: https://github.com/astral-sh/setup-uv/issues/851#issuecomment-4282017837
version: "0.11.18"
enable-cache: true
cache-dependency-glob: |
pyproject.toml
uv.lock
- name: Install docs extras
run: uv sync --locked --no-dev --group docs
- name: Update Languages
run: uv run ./scripts/docs.py update-languages
- uses: actions/cache@55cc8345863c7cc4c66a329aec7e433d2d1c52a9 # v6.1.0
with:
key: zensical-${{ matrix.lang }}-${{ github.ref }}
path: site_zensical_src/${{ matrix.lang }}/.cache
- name: Build Docs
run: | # zizmor: ignore[template-injection] - comes from trusted source
uv run ./scripts/docs.py build-lang ${{ matrix.lang }}
- uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a # v7.0.1
with:
name: docs-site-${{ matrix.lang }}
# English owns root static assets. Translated pages reference /img, /css,
# and /js, so omit duplicated language-local copies from artifacts.
path: |
./site/**
!./site/${{ matrix.lang }}/img/**
!./site/${{ matrix.lang }}/css/**
!./site/${{ matrix.lang }}/js/**
include-hidden-files: true
# https://github.com/marketplace/actions/alls-green#why
docs-all-green: # This job does nothing and is only used for the branch protection
if: always()
needs:
- langs
- build-docs
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
steps:
- name: Decide whether the needed jobs succeeded or failed
uses: re-actors/alls-green@05ac9388f0aebcb5727afa17fcccfecd6f8ec5fe # v1.2.2
with:
jobs: ${{ toJSON(needs) }}
allowed-skips: langs, build-docs
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 Docs on: push: branches: - master pull_request: permissions: {} concurrency: group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }} cancel-in-progress: true jobs: changes: runs-on: latchkey-small # Required permissions permissions: pull-requests: read timeout-minutes: 5 # Set job outputs to values from filter step outputs: docs: ${{ steps.filter.outputs.docs }} steps: - uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0 with: persist-credentials: false # For pull requests it's not necessary to checkout the code but for the main branch it is - uses: dorny/paths-filter@fbd0ab8f3e69293af611ebaee6363fc25e6d187d # v4.0.1 id: filter with: filters: | docs: - README.md - docs/** - docs_src/** - pyproject.toml - uv.lock - .github/workflows/build-docs.yml - .github/workflows/deploy-docs.yml - scripts/docs.py langs: needs: - changes if: ${{ needs.changes.outputs.docs == 'true' }} runs-on: latchkey-small timeout-minutes: 5 outputs: langs: ${{ steps.show-langs.outputs.langs }} steps: - uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0 with: persist-credentials: false - name: Set up Python uses: actions/setup-python@ece7cb06caefa5fff74198d8649806c4678c61a1 # v6.3.0 with: cache: 'pip' python-version-file: ".python-version" - name: Setup uv uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@fac544c07dec837d0ccb6301d7b5580bf5edae39 # v8.2.0 with: # Before upgrading uv version, make sure astral-sh/setup-uv knows its checksum. # See: https://github.com/astral-sh/setup-uv/issues/851#issuecomment-4282017837 version: "0.11.18" enable-cache: true cache-dependency-glob: | pyproject.toml uv.lock - name: Install docs extras run: uv sync --locked --no-dev --group docs - name: Export Language Codes id: show-langs run: | echo "langs=$(uv run ./scripts/docs.py langs-json)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT build-docs: needs: - changes - langs if: ${{ needs.changes.outputs.docs == 'true' }} runs-on: latchkey-small timeout-minutes: 7 strategy: matrix: lang: ${{ fromJson(needs.langs.outputs.langs) }} steps: - name: Dump GitHub context env: GITHUB_CONTEXT: ${{ toJson(github) }} run: echo "$GITHUB_CONTEXT" - uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0 with: persist-credentials: false - name: Set up Python uses: actions/setup-python@ece7cb06caefa5fff74198d8649806c4678c61a1 # v6.3.0 with: cache: 'pip' python-version-file: ".python-version" - name: Setup uv uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@fac544c07dec837d0ccb6301d7b5580bf5edae39 # v8.2.0 with: # Before upgrading uv version, make sure astral-sh/setup-uv knows its checksum. # See: https://github.com/astral-sh/setup-uv/issues/851#issuecomment-4282017837 version: "0.11.18" enable-cache: true cache-dependency-glob: | pyproject.toml uv.lock - name: Install docs extras run: uv sync --locked --no-dev --group docs - name: Update Languages run: uv run ./scripts/docs.py update-languages - uses: actions/cache@55cc8345863c7cc4c66a329aec7e433d2d1c52a9 # v6.1.0 with: key: zensical-${{ matrix.lang }}-${{ github.ref }} path: site_zensical_src/${{ matrix.lang }}/.cache - name: Build Docs run: | # zizmor: ignore[template-injection] - comes from trusted source uv run ./scripts/docs.py build-lang ${{ matrix.lang }} - uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a # v7.0.1 with: name: docs-site-${{ matrix.lang }} # English owns root static assets. Translated pages reference /img, /css, # and /js, so omit duplicated language-local copies from artifacts. path: | ./site/** !./site/${{ matrix.lang }}/img/** !./site/${{ matrix.lang }}/css/** !./site/${{ matrix.lang }}/js/** include-hidden-files: true # https://github.com/marketplace/actions/alls-green#why docs-all-green: # This job does nothing and is only used for the branch protection timeout-minutes: 30 if: always() needs: - langs - build-docs runs-on: latchkey-small steps: - name: Decide whether the needed jobs succeeded or failed uses: re-actors/alls-green@05ac9388f0aebcb5727afa17fcccfecd6f8ec5fe # v1.2.2 with: jobs: ${{ toJSON(needs) }} allowed-skips: langs, build-docs
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. - Cancel superseded runs when a branch or PR gets a newer push.
- 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.
This workflow runs 4 jobs per trigger. On Latchkey the same minutes cost up to 58% less than GitHub-hosted, with zero queue time.