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CI: Test on several Bazel and Ubuntu versions. #1941

CI: Test on several Bazel and Ubuntu versions.

CI: Test on several Bazel and Ubuntu versions. #1941

name: "build protobufs"
on:
push:
branches:
- main
- '*-dev'
pull_request:
branches:
- main
- '*-dev'
schedule:
- cron: "0 0 * * *"
jobs:
build:
strategy:
matrix:
# We only test on the oldest version we want to support and latest.
# We trust that things also work for versions in the middle.
os: [ubuntu-22.04, ubuntu-latest]
# See Bazelisk README for legal values.
bazel_version: [7.x, latest]
# Don't abort other runs when one of them fails, to ease debugging.
fail-fast: false
runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
env:
# This tells Bazelisk (installed as `bazel`) to use specified version.
# https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazelisk?tab=readme-ov-file#how-does-bazelisk-know-which-bazel-version-to-run
USE_BAZEL_VERSION: ${{ matrix.bazel_version }}
CACHE_KEY: ${{ matrix.os }}_bazel-${{ matrix.bazel_version }}
steps:
- uses: actions/checkout@v4
with:
submodules: recursive
- name: Mount bazel cache
uses: actions/cache/restore@v4
with:
# See https://docs.bazel.build/versions/master/output_directories.html
path: "~/.cache/bazel"
# Create a new cache entry whenever Bazel files change.
# See https://docs.github.com/en/actions/guides/caching-dependencies-to-speed-up-workflows
key: ${{ env.CACHE_KEY }}-${{ hashFiles('**/*.bazel*', '**/*.bzl') }}
restore-keys: |
${{ env.CACHE_KEY }}
- name: Save start time
uses: josStorer/get-current-time@v2
id: start-time
with:
# Unix timestamp -- seconds since 1970.
format: X
- name: Build proto/
run: cd proto && bazel build //... && bazel test //...
- name: Build bazel/example/using-bzlmod/
run: cd bazel/example/using-bzlmod && bazel build //...
- name: Build bazel/example/using-workspace/
run: cd bazel/example/using-workspace && bazel build //...
# This is a legacy example that doesn't work beyond Bazel 7.x.
if: ${{ env.USE_BAZEL_VERSION == '7.x' }}
- name: Save end time
# Always save the end time so we can calculate the build duration.
if: always()
uses: josStorer/get-current-time@v2
id: end-time
with:
# Unix timestamp -- seconds since 1970.
format: X
- name: Calculate build duration
# Always calculate the build duration so we can update the cache if needed.
if: always()
run: |
START=${{ steps.start-time.outputs.formattedTime }}
END=${{ steps.end-time.outputs.formattedTime }}
DURATION=$(( $END - $START ))
echo "duration=$DURATION" | tee "$GITHUB_ENV"
- name: Compress cache
# Always compress the cache so we can update the cache if needed.
if: always()
run: rm -rf $(bazel info repository_cache)
- name: Save bazel cache
uses: actions/cache/save@v4
# Only create a new cache entry if we're on the main branch or the build takes >3mins.
#
# NOTE: Even though `always()` evaluates to true, and `true && x == x`,
# the `always() &&` prefix is not redundant! The call to `always()` has a
# side effect, which is to override the default behavior of automagically
# canceling this step if a previous step failed.
# (Don't blame me, blame GitHub Actions!)
if: always() && (github.ref_name == 'main' || env.duration > 180)
with:
path: "~/.cache/bazel"
key: ${{ env.CACHE_KEY }}-${{ hashFiles('**/*.bazel*', '**/*.bzl') }}-${{ github.run_id }}