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Nix CI #764

Workflow file for this run

name: Nix CI
"on":
push:
# don't run on tags, run on commits
# https://github.com/orgs/community/discussions/25615
tags-ignore:
- '**'
branches:
- '**'
pull_request: {}
release:
types: [edited]
schedule:
- cron: 0 0 * * *
workflow_dispatch: {}
env:
nix_conf: |
substituters = https://cache.nixos.org/ https://nix-community.cachix.org
trusted-public-keys = cache.nixos.org-1:6NCHdD59X431o0gWypbMrAURkbJ16ZPMQFGspcDShjY= nix-community.cachix.org-1:mB9FSh9qf2dCimDSUo8Zy7bkq5CX+/rkCWyvRCYg3Fs=
keep-outputs = true
jobs:
# Check if the action code changed
check-action-code-changes:
name: Check if action code changed
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
outputs:
any_changed: ${{ steps.any_changed.outputs.any_changed }}
steps:
- uses: actions/checkout@v3
with:
fetch-depth: 2
- uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v38
id: any_changed
with:
files: |
src/**
package.json
package-lock.json
flake.lock
flake.nix
# Build the action if there are changes
# Commit and push the built code
build:
name: Build the action
runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
permissions:
contents: write
actions: write
needs: check-action-code-changes
if: needs.check-action-code-changes.outputs.any_changed
steps:
- uses: actions/checkout@v3
- uses: nixbuild/nix-quick-install-action@v26
with:
nix_conf: ${{ env.nix_conf }}
- name: Restore and save Nix store
uses: ./.
with:
primary-key: build-${{ runner.os }}-${{ hashFiles('**/package-lock.json', 'package.json') }}
paths: |
~/.npm
.venv
purge: true
# purge all versions of the cache
purge-prefixes: build-${{ runner.os }}-
# created more than 0 seconds ago
purge-created: 0
# except the version with the `primary-key`, if it exists
purge-primary-key: never
- name: Install packages & Build the action
run: nix run .#install
- name: Update docs
run: nix run .#write
- name: Commit & Push changes
if: github.event_name == 'push'
run: |
git config --global user.name github-actions
git config --global user.email [email protected]
git pull --rebase --autostash
git add dist
git commit -m "action: build the action" || echo ""
git add .
git commit -m "action: update docs" || echo ""
git push
# If ci.yaml changes, need to save a new cache with an updated key
# For the sake of testing, we assume that ci.yaml changes on every commit
check-cache-changes:
name: Check cache changes
needs: build
runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
if: always()
outputs:
# assume files-changed so that the 'similar-caches' jobs run always
files-changed: true
# the following line is more fair
# files-changed: ${{ steps.files-changed.outputs.any_changed }}
steps:
- uses: actions/checkout@v3
with:
fetch-depth: 2
- uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v38
id: files-changed
with:
files: |
.github/workflows/ci.yaml
# Make individual caches with an `id` infix (`id` caches)
# Restore `id` or `common` caches
# Usually, there should be no `id` caches as they're purged by `merge-similar-caches`
make-similar-caches:
name: Make similar caches
needs: check-cache-changes
permissions:
actions: write
strategy:
matrix:
os:
- macos-11
- macos-12
- ubuntu-20.04
- ubuntu-22.04
id:
- 1
- 2
runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
if: always() && needs.check-cache-changes.outputs.files-changed
steps:
- name: Checkout this repo
uses: actions/checkout@v3
- name: Rebase
run: git pull --rebase
- uses: nixbuild/nix-quick-install-action@v26
with:
nix_conf: ${{ env.nix_conf }}
- name: Restore and save Nix store - ${{ matrix.id }}
uses: ./.
with:
# save a new cache every time `ci.yaml` changes
primary-key: similar-cache-${{ matrix.os }}-individual-${{ matrix.id }}-${{ hashFiles('.github/workflows/ci.yaml') }}
restore-prefixes-first-match: similar-cache-${{ matrix.os }}-common-${{ hashFiles('.github/workflows/ci.yaml') }}
purge: true
purge-prefixes: similar-cache-${{ matrix.os }}-individual-${{ matrix.id }}-
purge-created: 0
purge-primary-key: never
# Merge similar individual `id` caches
# Purge individual caches and old `common` caches
# Save new `common` caches
merge-similar-caches:
name: Merge similar caches
needs: [check-cache-changes, make-similar-caches]
permissions:
actions: write
strategy:
matrix:
os:
- macos-11
- macos-12
- ubuntu-20.04
- ubuntu-22.04
runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
if: always() && needs.check-cache-changes.outputs.files-changed
steps:
- name: Checkout this repo
uses: actions/checkout@v3
- name: Rebase
run: git pull --rebase
- uses: nixbuild/nix-quick-install-action@v25
with:
nix_conf: ${{ env.nix_conf }}
- name: Restore and save Nix store
uses: ./.
with:
primary-key: similar-cache-${{ matrix.os }}-common-${{ hashFiles('.github/workflows/ci.yaml') }}
# when there's a common cache hit, don't restore individual caches
skip-restore-on-hit-primary-key: true
# otherwise, restore individual caches, but not their old versions
restore-prefixes-all-matches: |
similar-cache-${{ matrix.os }}-individual-1-${{ hashFiles('.github/workflows/ci.yaml') }}
similar-cache-${{ matrix.os }}-individual-2-${{ hashFiles('.github/workflows/ci.yaml') }}
purge: true
# purge all versions of the cache
purge-prefixes: similar-cache-${{ matrix.os }}-common-
# created more than 0 seconds ago
purge-created: 0
# except the version with the `primary-key`, if it exists
purge-primary-key: never
compare-run-times:
name: Job with caching
needs: merge-similar-caches
permissions:
actions: write
strategy:
matrix:
do-cache:
- true
- false
os:
- macos-11
- macos-12
- ubuntu-20.04
- ubuntu-22.04
runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
if: always()
steps:
- name: Checkout this repo
uses: actions/checkout@v3
- name: Rebase
run: git pull --rebase
- uses: nixbuild/nix-quick-install-action@v25
with:
nix_conf: ${{ env.nix_conf }}
- name: Restore and save Nix store
if: ${{ matrix.do-cache }}
uses: ./.
with:
# save a new cache every time ci file changes
primary-key: cache-${{ matrix.os }}-${{ hashFiles('.github/workflows/ci.yaml') }}
restore-prefixes-first-match: cache-${{ matrix.os }}-
purge: true
purge-prefixes: cache-${{ matrix.os }}-
purge-created: 0
purge-primary-key: never
gc-max-store-size: 8000000000
# Uncomment to debug this job
# - name: Setup tmate session
# uses: mxschmitt/action-tmate@v3
- name: Show profile
run: nix profile list
- name: Lock and install nixpkgs
run: |
nix registry add nixpkgs github:NixOS/nixpkgs/5daaa32204e9c46b05cd709218b7ba733d07e80c
nix registry list
nix profile install $(nix flake archive nixpkgs --json | jq -r '.path')
- name: Show profile
run: nix profile list
- name: Run commands
run: |
nix run nixpkgs#hello
nix profile install nixpkgs#hello
nix profile install nixpkgs#cachix
nix profile install nixpkgs#nixpkgs-fmt
nix profile install nixpkgs#alejandra
nix profile install nixpkgs#nixd
nix profile install nixpkgs#ghc
nix profile install nixpkgs#haskell-language-server
nix profile install nixpkgs#purescript
nix profile install nixpkgs#nodejs_18
- name: Show profile
run: nix profile list