Codacy Security Scan workflow (vmware/versatile-data-kit)
The Codacy Security Scan workflow from vmware/versatile-data-kit, explained and optimized by Latchkey.
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What it does
This is the Codacy Security Scan workflow from the vmware/versatile-data-kit repository, a real project running GitHub Actions. It is shown here with attribution under its Apache-2.0 license.
Below, Latchkey shows a faster, safer version produced by its optimization engine.
The workflow
# Copyright 2023-2025 Broadcom
# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
# This workflow uses actions that are not certified by GitHub.
# They are provided by a third-party and are governed by
# separate terms of service, privacy policy, and support
# documentation.
# This workflow checks out code, performs a Codacy security scan
# and integrates the results with the
# GitHub Advanced Security code scanning feature. For more information on
# the Codacy security scan action usage and parameters, see
# https://github.com/codacy/codacy-analysis-cli-action.
# For more information on Codacy Analysis CLI in general, see
# https://github.com/codacy/codacy-analysis-cli.
name: Codacy Security Scan
on:
push:
branches: [ "main" ]
pull_request:
# The branches below must be a subset of the branches above
branches: [ "main" ]
schedule:
- cron: '42 17 * * 1'
permissions:
contents: read
jobs:
codacy-security-scan:
permissions:
contents: read # for actions/checkout to fetch code
security-events: write # for github/codeql-action/upload-sarif to upload SARIF results
actions: read # only required for a private repository by github/codeql-action/upload-sarif to get the Action run status
name: Codacy Security Scan
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
steps:
# Checkout the repository to the GitHub Actions runner
- name: Checkout code
uses: actions/checkout@v3
# Execute Codacy Analysis CLI and generate a SARIF output with the security issues identified during the analysis
- name: Run Codacy Analysis CLI
uses: codacy/codacy-analysis-cli-action@d840f886c4bd4edc059706d09c6a1586111c540b
with:
# Check https://github.com/codacy/codacy-analysis-cli#project-token to get your project token from your Codacy repository
# You can also omit the token and run the tools that support default configurations
project-token: ${{ secrets.CODACY_PROJECT_TOKEN }}
verbose: true
output: results.sarif
format: sarif
# Adjust severity of non-security issues
gh-code-scanning-compat: true
# Force 0 exit code to allow SARIF file generation
# This will handover control about PR rejection to the GitHub side
max-allowed-issues: 2147483647
# Upload the SARIF file generated in the previous step
- name: Upload SARIF results file
uses: github/codeql-action/upload-sarif@v2
with:
sarif_file: results.sarif
The same workflow, on Latchkey
Removes redundant runs and caps runaway jobs. Added and changed lines are highlighted.
# Copyright 2023-2025 Broadcom # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 # This workflow uses actions that are not certified by GitHub. # They are provided by a third-party and are governed by # separate terms of service, privacy policy, and support # documentation. # This workflow checks out code, performs a Codacy security scan # and integrates the results with the # GitHub Advanced Security code scanning feature. For more information on # the Codacy security scan action usage and parameters, see # https://github.com/codacy/codacy-analysis-cli-action. # For more information on Codacy Analysis CLI in general, see # https://github.com/codacy/codacy-analysis-cli. name: Codacy Security Scan on: push: branches: [ "main" ] pull_request: # The branches below must be a subset of the branches above branches: [ "main" ] schedule: - cron: '42 17 * * 1' permissions: contents: read concurrency: group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }} cancel-in-progress: true jobs: codacy-security-scan: timeout-minutes: 30 permissions: contents: read # for actions/checkout to fetch code security-events: write # for github/codeql-action/upload-sarif to upload SARIF results actions: read # only required for a private repository by github/codeql-action/upload-sarif to get the Action run status name: Codacy Security Scan runs-on: latchkey-small steps: # Checkout the repository to the GitHub Actions runner - name: Checkout code uses: actions/checkout@v3 # Execute Codacy Analysis CLI and generate a SARIF output with the security issues identified during the analysis - name: Run Codacy Analysis CLI uses: codacy/codacy-analysis-cli-action@d840f886c4bd4edc059706d09c6a1586111c540b with: # Check https://github.com/codacy/codacy-analysis-cli#project-token to get your project token from your Codacy repository # You can also omit the token and run the tools that support default configurations project-token: ${{ secrets.CODACY_PROJECT_TOKEN }} verbose: true output: results.sarif format: sarif # Adjust severity of non-security issues gh-code-scanning-compat: true # Force 0 exit code to allow SARIF file generation # This will handover control about PR rejection to the GitHub side max-allowed-issues: 2147483647 # Upload the SARIF file generated in the previous step - name: Upload SARIF results file uses: github/codeql-action/upload-sarif@v2 with: sarif_file: results.sarif
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.
- Add a job timeout so a hung step cannot burn hours of runner time.
This workflow runs 1 job per trigger. On Latchkey the same minutes cost up to 58% less than GitHub-hosted, with zero queue time.