ci: install protoc without GitHub API

[sxlijin]

Summary

• replace arduino/setup-protoc with a local cross-platform installer pinned to protoc 23.4
• download official release assets directly instead of querying the GitHub Releases API
• verify each platform archive against a pinned SHA-256 checksum
• route the Rust SDK workflow and shared Rust setup action through the local installer

Root cause

Both 0.226.1 release runs failed their Windows ARM64 TypeScript build while arduino/setup-protoc@v3 paginated the GitHub Releases API. The installation token had exhausted its API quota, so protoc setup failed before compilation.

Validation

• actionlint .github/workflows/test-rust-sdk.yml
• YAML parse validation for both composite actions and the workflow
• downloaded and checksum-verified the official macOS ARM64 asset
• installed the archive locally and verified libprotoc 23.4
• independently downloaded and recorded SHA-256 checksums for all six selected protobuf 23.4 release assets

Summary by CodeRabbit

• Chores
  • Added a repository-managed setup process for Protocol Buffers compiler installation on Unix and Windows environments.
  • Added checksum verification and explicit platform validation for compiler downloads.
  • Updated Rust setup to optionally skip compiler installation.
  • Updated Rust SDK validation workflows to use the shared setup process and respond to related configuration changes.

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📝 Walkthrough

Walkthrough

The PR adds a repository-local protoc 23.4 composite action with checksum verification for Unix and Windows. Rust setup delegates protoc installation to this action. The SDK workflow uses the local action and tracks shared action changes.

Changes

Protoc CI integration

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Pinned protoc installer .github/actions/setup-protoc/action.yml	The new action selects platform archives, verifies SHA-256 checksums, extracts protoc 23.4, updates GITHUB_PATH, and checks the installed version.
Rust setup integration .github/actions/setup-rust/action.yml	Rust setup uses the local protoc action and adds the skip-protoc input.
SDK workflow wiring .github/workflows/test-rust-sdk.yml	Windows and Unix jobs use the local protoc action. Workflow filters include the shared setup actions.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to 5d4f7

Changes made only to the Rust SDK workflow definition will not trigger the canary workflow, which could delay validation of future workflow updates. The PR remains mergeable with explicit owner follow-up to add the missing path.

Possibly related PRs

• BoundaryML/baml#4483: Related CI workflows use shared toolchain setup infrastructure.

Poem

A rabbit checks each archive bright,
With hashes neat and paths just right.
Unix hops, Windows follows too,
Protoc runs at version twenty-three-four.
Local actions guide the way—
Reliable builds for every day.

🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 5

✅ Passed checks (5 passed)

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Description Check	✅ Passed	Check skipped - CodeRabbit’s high-level summary is enabled.
Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly summarizes the main change: installing protoc without GitHub API access.
Docstring Coverage	✅ Passed	No functions found in the changed files to evaluate docstring coverage. Skipping docstring coverage check.
Linked Issues check	✅ Passed	Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.
Out of Scope Changes check	✅ Passed	Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.

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In @.github/workflows/test-rust-sdk.yml:
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