Build Docs workflow (tiangolo/sqlmodel)
The Build Docs workflow from tiangolo/sqlmodel, explained and optimized by Latchkey.
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What it does
This is the Build Docs workflow from the tiangolo/sqlmodel 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 Docs
on:
push:
branches:
- main
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
# For pull requests it's not necessary to checkout the code but for the main branch it is
with:
persist-credentials: false
- uses: dorny/paths-filter@fbd0ab8f3e69293af611ebaee6363fc25e6d187d # v4.0.1
id: filter
with:
filters: |
docs:
- README.md
- docs/**
- docs_src/**
- pyproject.toml
- uv.lock
- mkdocs.yml
- mkdocs.env.yml
- .github/workflows/build-docs.yml
- .github/workflows/deploy-docs.yml
- data/**
build-docs:
needs:
- changes
if: ${{ needs.changes.outputs.docs == 'true' }}
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
timeout-minutes: 5
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
- uses: actions/cache@55cc8345863c7cc4c66a329aec7e433d2d1c52a9 # v6.1.0
with:
key: mkdocs-cards-${{ github.ref }}
path: .cache
- name: Build Docs
run: uv run ./scripts/docs.py build
- uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a # v7.0.1
with:
name: docs-site
path: ./site/**
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:
- build-docs
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
timeout-minutes: 5
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: 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: - main 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 # For pull requests it's not necessary to checkout the code but for the main branch it is with: persist-credentials: false - uses: dorny/paths-filter@fbd0ab8f3e69293af611ebaee6363fc25e6d187d # v4.0.1 id: filter with: filters: | docs: - README.md - docs/** - docs_src/** - pyproject.toml - uv.lock - mkdocs.yml - mkdocs.env.yml - .github/workflows/build-docs.yml - .github/workflows/deploy-docs.yml - data/** build-docs: needs: - changes if: ${{ needs.changes.outputs.docs == 'true' }} runs-on: latchkey-small timeout-minutes: 5 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 - uses: actions/cache@55cc8345863c7cc4c66a329aec7e433d2d1c52a9 # v6.1.0 with: key: mkdocs-cards-${{ github.ref }} path: .cache - name: Build Docs run: uv run ./scripts/docs.py build - uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a # v7.0.1 with: name: docs-site path: ./site/** 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: - build-docs runs-on: latchkey-small timeout-minutes: 5 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: 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.
This workflow runs 3 jobs per trigger. On Latchkey the same minutes cost up to 58% less than GitHub-hosted, with zero queue time.