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Nix CI #1116

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:
- main
pull_request:
schedule:
- cron: 0 0 * * *
workflow_dispatch:
env:
pin_nixpkgs: nix registry pin nixpkgs github:NixOS/nixpkgs/807c549feabce7eddbf259dbdcec9e0600a0660d
# required for gh
GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
jobs:
# Build the action
# Commit and push the built code
build:
name: Build the action
runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
permissions:
contents: write
actions: write
steps:
- uses: actions/checkout@v4
with:
submodules: true
- uses: nixbuild/nix-quick-install-action@v28
- name: Restore and save Nix store
uses: ./.
with:
primary-key: build-${{ runner.os }}-${{ hashFiles('**/package-lock.json', 'package.json', 'flake.nix', 'flake.lock') }}
paths: |
~/.npm
# do purge caches
purge: true
# purge all versions of the cache
purge-prefixes: build-${{ runner.os }}-
# created more than 0 seconds ago relative to the start of the `Post Restore` phase
purge-created: 0
# except the version with the `primary-key`, if it exists
purge-primary-key: never
# # Uncomment to debug this job
# - name: Setup tmate session
# uses: mxschmitt/action-tmate@v3
- name: Configure git
run: |
${{
github.head_ref
&& format('gh pr checkout {0}', github.event.pull_request.number)
|| format('git pull --rebase origin {0}', github.ref_name)
}}
git config --global user.name "github-actions[bot]"
git config --global user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
- name: Install packages & Build the action
run: nix run .#install
- name: Update docs
run: nix run .#write
- name: Commit & push changes
run: |
git add dist
git commit -m "chore: build the action" || echo "Nothing to commit"
git add .
git commit -m "chore: update docs" || echo "Nothing to commit"
git push
# Make `individual` caches
# Restore `individual` or `common` caches
# Usually, there should be no `individual` caches to restore as they're purged by `merge-similar-caches`
make-similar-caches:
name: Make similar caches
needs: build
permissions:
actions: write
strategy:
matrix:
os:
- macos-11
- macos-12
- ubuntu-20.04
- ubuntu-22.04
id:
- 1
- 2
runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
steps:
- name: Checkout this repo
uses: actions/checkout@v4
- name: Rebase
run: |
${{
github.head_ref
&& format('gh pr checkout {0}', github.event.pull_request.number)
|| format('git pull --rebase origin {0}', github.ref_name)
}}
- uses: nixbuild/nix-quick-install-action@v28
- name: Restore Nix store - ${{ matrix.id }}
id: restore
uses: ./restore
with:
# save a new cache every time `ci.yaml` changes
primary-key: similar-cache-${{ matrix.os }}-individual-${{ matrix.id }}-${{ hashFiles('.github/workflows/ci.yaml') }}
# otherwise, restore a common cache if and only if it matches the current `ci.yaml`
restore-prefixes-first-match: similar-cache-${{ matrix.os }}-common-${{ hashFiles('.github/workflows/ci.yaml') }}
- name: Pin nixpkgs
run: ${{ env.pin_nixpkgs }}
- name: Install nixpkgs#poetry
if: matrix.id == 1
run: nix profile install nixpkgs#poetry
- name: Install nixpkgs#nodejs
if: matrix.id == 2
run: nix profile install nixpkgs#nodejs
- name: Save Nix store - ${{ matrix.id }}
if: steps.restore.outputs.hit == 'false'
uses: ./save
with:
# save a new cache every time `ci.yaml` changes
primary-key: similar-cache-${{ matrix.os }}-individual-${{ matrix.id }}-${{ hashFiles('.github/workflows/ci.yaml') }}
# do purge caches
purge: true
# purge all versions of the cache
purge-prefixes: similar-cache-${{ matrix.os }}-individual-${{ matrix.id }}-
# created more than 0 seconds ago relative to the start of the `Post Restore` phase
purge-created: 0
# except the version with the `primary-key`, if it exists
purge-primary-key: never
# Merge similar `individual` caches
# Purge `individual` caches and old `common` caches
# Save new `common` caches
merge-similar-caches:
name: Merge similar caches
needs: make-similar-caches
permissions:
actions: write
strategy:
matrix:
os:
- macos-11
- macos-12
- ubuntu-20.04
- ubuntu-22.04
runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
steps:
- name: Checkout this repo
uses: actions/checkout@v4
- name: Rebase
run: |
${{
github.head_ref
&& format('gh pr checkout {0}', github.event.pull_request.number)
|| format('git pull --rebase origin {0}', github.ref_name)
}}
- uses: nixbuild/nix-quick-install-action@v28
- name: Restore and save Nix store
uses: ./.
with:
primary-key: similar-cache-${{ matrix.os }}-common-${{ hashFiles('.github/workflows/ci.yaml') }}
# if no hit, restore current versions of individual caches
restore-prefixes-all-matches: |
similar-cache-${{ matrix.os }}-individual-1-${{ hashFiles('.github/workflows/ci.yaml') }}
similar-cache-${{ matrix.os }}-individual-2-${{ hashFiles('.github/workflows/ci.yaml') }}
# do purge caches
purge: true
# purge old versions of the `common` cache and any versions of individual caches
purge-prefixes: |
similar-cache-${{ matrix.os }}-common-
similar-cache-${{ matrix.os }}-individual-
# created more than 0 seconds ago relative to the start of the `Post Restore` phase
purge-created: 0
# except the version with the `primary-key`, if it exists
purge-primary-key: never
- name: Pin nixpkgs
run: ${{ env.pin_nixpkgs }}
# Stuff in a profile can survive garbage collection.
# Therefore, profiles are ignored when restoring a cache.
# So, the current profile should be the default profile created by nix-quick-install-action.
# The default profile should contain only nix.
- name: List profile
run: nix profile list
- name: Check that the profile doesn't have anything apart from `nix`
shell: bash
run: |
[[ "$(nix profile list --json | jq -rc '.elements | keys | .[]')" == "nix" ]]
- name: Install nixpkgs#poetry
run: nix profile install nixpkgs#poetry
- name: Install nixpkgs#nodejs
run: nix profile install nixpkgs#nodejs
- name: Run poetry
run: poetry --version
- name: Run node
run: node --version
# Check that the `common` cache is restored correctly
merge-similar-caches-check:
name: Check a `common` cache is restored correctly
needs: merge-similar-caches
permissions:
actions: write
strategy:
matrix:
os:
- macos-11
- macos-12
- ubuntu-20.04
- ubuntu-22.04
runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
steps:
- name: Checkout this repo
uses: actions/checkout@v4
- name: Rebase
run: |
${{
github.head_ref
&& format('gh pr checkout {0}', github.event.pull_request.number)
|| format('git pull --rebase origin {0}', github.ref_name)
}}
- uses: nixbuild/nix-quick-install-action@v28
- name: Restore Nix store
uses: ./restore
with:
primary-key: similar-cache-${{ matrix.os }}-common-${{ hashFiles('.github/workflows/ci.yaml') }}
- name: Pin nixpkgs
run: ${{ env.pin_nixpkgs }}
# Stuff in a profile can survive garbage collection.
# Therefore, profiles are ignored when restoring a cache.
# So, the current profile should be the default profile created by nix-quick-install-action.
# The default profile should contain only nix.
- name: List profile
run: nix profile list
- name: Check that the profile doesn't have anything apart from `nix`
shell: bash
run: |
[[ "$(nix profile list --json | jq -rc '.elements | keys | .[]')" == "nix" ]]
- name: Install nixpkgs#poetry
run: nix profile install nixpkgs#poetry
- name: Install nixpkgs#nodejs
run: nix profile install nixpkgs#nodejs
- name: Run poetry
run: poetry --version
- name: Run node
run: node --version
#
compare-run-times:
name: Job with caching
needs:
- merge-similar-caches
- merge-similar-caches-check
permissions:
actions: write
strategy:
matrix:
do-cache:
- true
- false
os:
- macos-11
- macos-12
- ubuntu-20.04
- ubuntu-22.04
runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
steps:
- name: Checkout this repo
uses: actions/checkout@v4
- name: Rebase
run: |
${{
github.head_ref
&& format('gh pr checkout {0}', github.event.pull_request.number)
|| format('git pull --rebase origin {0}', github.ref_name)
}}
- uses: nixbuild/nix-quick-install-action@v28
- name: Restore and save Nix store
if: matrix.do-cache
uses: ./.
with:
# save a new cache every time ci file changes
primary-key: cache-${{ matrix.os }}-${{ hashFiles('.github/workflows/ci.yaml') }}
restore-prefixes-first-match: cache-${{ matrix.os }}-
# do purge caches
purge: true
# purge all versions of the cache
purge-prefixes: cache-${{ matrix.os }}-
# created more than 0 seconds ago relative to the start of the `Post Restore` phase
purge-created: 0
# except the version with the `primary-key`, if it exists
purge-primary-key: never
# and collect garbage in the Nix store until it reaches this size in bytes
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: Pin nixpkgs
run: ${{ env.pin_nixpkgs }}
- name: List registry
run: nix registry list
- name: Install nixpkgs
run: nix profile install $(nix flake archive nixpkgs --json | jq -r '.path')
- name: Show profile
run: nix profile list
- name: Install nixpkgs#hello
run: |
nix profile install nixpkgs#hello
- name: Install nixpkgs#cachix
run: |
nix profile install nixpkgs#cachix
- name: Install nixpkgs#nixpkgs-fmt
run: |
nix profile install nixpkgs#nixpkgs-fmt
- name: Install nixpkgs#alejandra
run: |
nix profile install nixpkgs#alejandra
- name: Install nixpkgs#nixd
run: |
nix profile install nixpkgs#nixd
- name: Install nixpkgs#ghc
run: |
nix profile install nixpkgs#ghc
- name: Install nixpkgs#haskell-language-server
run: |
nix profile install nixpkgs#haskell-language-server
- name: Install nixpkgs#purescript
run: |
nix profile install nixpkgs#purescript
- name: Install nixpkgs#nodejs
run: |
nix profile install nixpkgs#nodejs
- name: Show profile
run: nix profile list