Test workflow (xo/dbtpl)

The Test workflow from xo/dbtpl, explained and optimized by Latchkey.

What it does

This is the Test workflow from the xo/dbtpl 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

on: [push, pull_request]
name: Test
jobs:
  test:
    name: Build
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
    - name: Install Go
      uses: actions/setup-go@v5
      with:
        go-version: stable
    - name: Checkout code
      uses: actions/checkout@v3
    - name: Build
      run: go build ./...

The same workflow, on Latchkey

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

on: [push, pull_request]
name: Test
concurrency:
  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
  cancel-in-progress: true
 
jobs:
  test:
    timeout-minutes: 30
    name: Build
    runs-on: latchkey-small
    steps:
    - name: Install Go
      uses: actions/setup-go@v5
      with:
        go-version: stable
    - name: Checkout code
      uses: actions/checkout@v3
    - name: Build
      run: go build ./...
 

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.
• Cancel superseded runs when a branch or PR gets a newer push.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.

Actions used in this workflow