Build docs workflow (TorchSim/torch-sim)
The Build docs workflow from TorchSim/torch-sim, explained and optimized by Latchkey.
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What it does
This is the Build docs workflow from the TorchSim/torch-sim 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:
workflow_dispatch:
push:
branches: [main]
pull_request:
# set GITHUB_TOKEN permissions to allow deployment to GitHub Pages
permissions:
contents: read
pages: write
id-token: write
jobs:
build-docs:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
steps:
- uses: actions/checkout@v4
- name: Install pandoc
run: sudo apt-get install pandoc
- uses: actions/setup-python@v5
with:
python-version: '3.12'
- name: Set up uv
uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v6
- name: Install dependencies
run: |
uv pip install ".[test,docs]" --system
- name: Install extras for tutorial generation
run: uv pip install ".[mace]" --system
- name: Copy tutorials
run: |
cp -r examples/tutorials docs/
jupytext --set-formats "py:percent,ipynb" docs/tutorials/*.py
jupytext --set-kernel python3 docs/tutorials/*.py
jupytext --to notebook --execute docs/tutorials/*.py
rm docs/tutorials/*.py
rm docs/tutorials/*.h5*
rm docs/tutorials/*.traj*
- name: Generate package treemap
run: uv run docs/_static/draw_pkg_treemap.py
- name: Build
run: sphinx-build docs docs_build
- name: Upload build artifact
uses: actions/upload-pages-artifact@v3
with:
path: ./docs_build
deploy:
if: github.repository_owner == 'TorchSim' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
environment:
name: github-pages
url: ${{ steps.deployment.outputs.page_url }}
needs: build-docs
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
steps:
- name: Deploy to GitHub Pages
id: deployment
uses: actions/deploy-pages@v4
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: workflow_dispatch: push: branches: [main] pull_request: # set GITHUB_TOKEN permissions to allow deployment to GitHub Pages permissions: contents: read pages: write id-token: write concurrency: group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }} cancel-in-progress: true jobs: build-docs: timeout-minutes: 30 runs-on: latchkey-small steps: - uses: actions/checkout@v4 - name: Install pandoc run: sudo apt-get install pandoc - uses: actions/setup-python@v5 with: cache: 'pip' python-version: '3.12' - name: Set up uv uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v6 - name: Install dependencies run: | uv pip install ".[test,docs]" --system - name: Install extras for tutorial generation run: uv pip install ".[mace]" --system - name: Copy tutorials run: | cp -r examples/tutorials docs/ jupytext --set-formats "py:percent,ipynb" docs/tutorials/*.py jupytext --set-kernel python3 docs/tutorials/*.py jupytext --to notebook --execute docs/tutorials/*.py rm docs/tutorials/*.py rm docs/tutorials/*.h5* rm docs/tutorials/*.traj* - name: Generate package treemap run: uv run docs/_static/draw_pkg_treemap.py - name: Build run: sphinx-build docs docs_build - name: Upload build artifact uses: actions/upload-pages-artifact@v3 with: path: ./docs_build deploy: timeout-minutes: 30 if: github.repository_owner == 'TorchSim' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' environment: name: github-pages url: ${{ steps.deployment.outputs.page_url }} needs: build-docs runs-on: latchkey-small steps: - name: Deploy to GitHub Pages id: deployment uses: actions/deploy-pages@v4
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.
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.
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 2 jobs per trigger. On Latchkey the same minutes cost up to 58% less than GitHub-hosted, with zero queue time.