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Tests: node.js workflow (airbnb/javascript)

The Tests: node.js workflow from airbnb/javascript, explained and optimized by Latchkey.

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The optimized version below adds run de-duplication, job timeouts, SHA-pinned actions.

Source: airbnb/javascript.github/workflows/node.ymlLicense MITView source

What it does

This is the Tests: node.js workflow from the airbnb/javascript 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

workflow (.yml)
name: 'Tests: node.js'

on: [pull_request, push]

permissions:
  contents: read

jobs:
  matrix:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    outputs:
      latest: ${{ steps.set-matrix.outputs.requireds }}
    steps:
      - uses: ljharb/actions/node/matrix@main
        id: set-matrix
        with:
          versionsAsRoot: true
          type: 'majors'
          preset: '^12 || ^14 || ^16 || >= 17'

  base:
    needs: [matrix]
    name: 'base config'
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest

    strategy:
      fail-fast: false
      matrix:
        node-version: ${{ fromJson(needs.matrix.outputs.latest) }}
        eslint:
          - 8
          - 7
        package:
          - eslint-config-airbnb-base
        exclude:
          - node-version: 10
            eslint: 8
            package: eslint-config-airbnb-base

    defaults:
      run:
        working-directory: "packages/${{ matrix.package }}"

    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
      - uses: ljharb/actions/node/install@main
        name: 'nvm install ${{ matrix.node-version }} && npm install'
        with:
          before_install: cd "packages/${{ matrix.package }}"
          node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
          after_install: |
            npm install --no-save "eslint@${{ matrix.eslint }}"
      - run: node -pe "require('eslint/package.json').version"
        name: 'eslint version'
      - run: npm run travis
      - uses: codecov/codecov-action@v5

  react:
    needs: [matrix]
    name: 'react config'
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest

    strategy:
      fail-fast: false
      matrix:
        node-version: ${{ fromJson(needs.matrix.outputs.latest) }}
        eslint:
          - 8
          - 7
        package:
          - eslint-config-airbnb
        react-hooks:
          - 4

    defaults:
      run:
        working-directory: "packages/${{ matrix.package }}"

    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
      - uses: ljharb/actions/node/install@main
        name: 'nvm install ${{ matrix.node-version }} && npm install'
        with:
          before_install: cd "packages/${{ matrix.package }}"
          node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
          after_install: |
            npm install --no-save "eslint@${{ matrix.eslint }}"
      - run: node -pe "require('eslint/package.json').version"
        name: 'eslint version'
      - run: npm install --no-save "eslint-plugin-react-hooks@${{ matrix.react-hooks }}"
        if: ${{ matrix.react-hooks > 0}}
      - run: npm run travis
      - uses: codecov/codecov-action@v5

  prepublish-base:
    name: 'prepublish tests (base config)'
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    strategy:
      fail-fast: false
      matrix:
        eslint:
          - 8
          - 7
        package:
          - eslint-config-airbnb-base

    defaults:
      run:
        working-directory: "packages/${{ matrix.package }}"

    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
      - uses: ljharb/actions/node/install@main
        name: 'nvm install lts/* && npm install'
        with:
          before_install: cd "packages/${{ matrix.package }}"
          node-version: lts/*
          after_install: |
            npm install --no-save "eslint@${{ matrix.eslint }}"
      - run: node -pe "require('eslint/package.json').version"
        name: 'eslint version'
      - run: npm run pretravis
      - run: npm run prepublishOnly
      - run: npm run posttravis

  prepublish-react:
    name: 'prepublish tests (react config)'
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    strategy:
      fail-fast: false
      matrix:
        eslint:
          - 8
          - 7
        package:
          - eslint-config-airbnb
        react-hooks:
          - 4

    defaults:
      run:
        working-directory: "packages/${{ matrix.package }}"

    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
      - uses: ljharb/actions/node/install@main
        name: 'nvm install lts/* && npm install'
        with:
          before_install: cd "packages/${{ matrix.package }}"
          node-version: lts/*
          after_install: |
            npm install --no-save "eslint@${{ matrix.eslint }}"
      - run: npm install --no-save "eslint-plugin-react-hooks@${{ matrix.react-hooks }}"
        if: ${{ matrix.react-hooks > 0}}
      - run: node -pe "require('eslint/package.json').version"
        name: 'eslint version'
      - run: npm run pretravis
      - run: npm run prepublishOnly
      - run: npm run posttravis

  node:
    name: 'node 10+'
    needs: [base, prepublish-base, react, prepublish-react]
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - run: 'echo tests completed'

The same workflow, on Latchkey

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

name: 'Tests: node.js' on: [pull_request, push] permissions:  contents: read concurrency:  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}  cancel-in-progress: true jobs:  matrix:    timeout-minutes: 30    runs-on: latchkey-small    outputs:      latest: ${{ steps.set-matrix.outputs.requireds }}    steps:      - uses: ljharb/actions/node/matrix@main        id: set-matrix        with:          versionsAsRoot: true          type: 'majors'          preset: '^12 || ^14 || ^16 || >= 17'   base:    timeout-minutes: 30    needs: [matrix]    name: 'base config'    runs-on: latchkey-small     strategy:      fail-fast: false      matrix:        node-version: ${{ fromJson(needs.matrix.outputs.latest) }}        eslint:          - 8          - 7        package:          - eslint-config-airbnb-base        exclude:          - node-version: 10            eslint: 8            package: eslint-config-airbnb-base     defaults:      run:        working-directory: "packages/${{ matrix.package }}"     steps:      - uses: actions/checkout@v6      - uses: ljharb/actions/node/install@main        name: 'nvm install ${{ matrix.node-version }} && npm install'        with:          before_install: cd "packages/${{ matrix.package }}"          node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}          after_install: |            npm install --no-save "eslint@${{ matrix.eslint }}"      - run: node -pe "require('eslint/package.json').version"        name: 'eslint version'      - run: npm run travis      - uses: codecov/codecov-action@v5   react:    timeout-minutes: 30    needs: [matrix]    name: 'react config'    runs-on: latchkey-small     strategy:      fail-fast: false      matrix:        node-version: ${{ fromJson(needs.matrix.outputs.latest) }}        eslint:          - 8          - 7        package:          - eslint-config-airbnb        react-hooks:          - 4     defaults:      run:        working-directory: "packages/${{ matrix.package }}"     steps:      - uses: actions/checkout@v6      - uses: ljharb/actions/node/install@main        name: 'nvm install ${{ matrix.node-version }} && npm install'        with:          before_install: cd "packages/${{ matrix.package }}"          node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}          after_install: |            npm install --no-save "eslint@${{ matrix.eslint }}"      - run: node -pe "require('eslint/package.json').version"        name: 'eslint version'      - run: npm install --no-save "eslint-plugin-react-hooks@${{ matrix.react-hooks }}"        if: ${{ matrix.react-hooks > 0}}      - run: npm run travis      - uses: codecov/codecov-action@v5   prepublish-base:    timeout-minutes: 30    name: 'prepublish tests (base config)'    runs-on: latchkey-small    strategy:      fail-fast: false      matrix:        eslint:          - 8          - 7        package:          - eslint-config-airbnb-base     defaults:      run:        working-directory: "packages/${{ matrix.package }}"     steps:      - uses: actions/checkout@v6      - uses: ljharb/actions/node/install@main        name: 'nvm install lts/* && npm install'        with:          before_install: cd "packages/${{ matrix.package }}"          node-version: lts/*          after_install: |            npm install --no-save "eslint@${{ matrix.eslint }}"      - run: node -pe "require('eslint/package.json').version"        name: 'eslint version'      - run: npm run pretravis      - run: npm run prepublishOnly      - run: npm run posttravis   prepublish-react:    timeout-minutes: 30    name: 'prepublish tests (react config)'    runs-on: latchkey-small    strategy:      fail-fast: false      matrix:        eslint:          - 8          - 7        package:          - eslint-config-airbnb        react-hooks:          - 4     defaults:      run:        working-directory: "packages/${{ matrix.package }}"     steps:      - uses: actions/checkout@v6      - uses: ljharb/actions/node/install@main        name: 'nvm install lts/* && npm install'        with:          before_install: cd "packages/${{ matrix.package }}"          node-version: lts/*          after_install: |            npm install --no-save "eslint@${{ matrix.eslint }}"      - run: npm install --no-save "eslint-plugin-react-hooks@${{ matrix.react-hooks }}"        if: ${{ matrix.react-hooks > 0}}      - run: node -pe "require('eslint/package.json').version"        name: 'eslint version'      - run: npm run pretravis      - run: npm run prepublishOnly      - run: npm run posttravis   node:    timeout-minutes: 30    name: 'node 10+'    needs: [base, prepublish-base, react, prepublish-react]    runs-on: latchkey-small    steps:      - run: 'echo tests completed'

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.

2 third-party actions are referenced by a movable tag. Pin them to the commit SHA (Latchkey resolves and applies this automatically) so a repointed tag cannot change what runs.

What Latchkey heals here

This workflow has steps that commonly fail on transient issues (network, registries, flaky browsers). On Latchkey managed runners they are detected, retried, and self-healed instead of failing your build:

  • Dependency installs

This workflow runs 6 jobs (10 with the matrix expanded) per trigger. On Latchkey the same minutes cost up to 58% less than GitHub-hosted, with zero queue time.

Actions used in this workflow

ljharb/actions/node/matrix actions/checkout ljharb/actions/node/install codecov/codecov-action

Frequently asked questions

What does the Tests: node.js workflow (airbnb/javascript) workflow do?
This is the Tests: node.js workflow from the airbnb/javascript repository, a real project running GitHub Actions. It is shown here with attribution under its MIT license.
What CI health grade does this workflow get?
This Automation and other workflow grades C. Paste your own workflow into the Latchkey grader to see its grade and the exact fixes.
How can I improve this Automation and other workflow?
Apply run de-duplication, job timeouts, SHA-pinned actions. Latchkey applies these automatically on managed runners when you point runs-on at Latchkey.

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