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Continuous Integration with GitHub Actions
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This tutorial guides you through **a few short steps** to start using
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`GitHub Actions <https://github.com/features/actions>`_ as your CI
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for commits and pull requests.
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Caching builds using Cachix
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One nice benefit of Nix is that **CI can build and cache developer environments
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for every project** on every branch using binary caches.
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Another important aspect of CI is the feedback loop of
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**how many minutes does the build take to finish**.
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Using `Cachix <https://cachix.org/>`_ you'll never
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have to waste building any derivation twice and you'll share built derivations with all your developers.
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After each job, just built derivations are pushed to your binary cache.
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Before each job, derivations to be built are first substituted (if they exist) from your binary cache.
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1. Creating your first binary cache
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It's recommended to have different binary caches per team, depending who will have write/read access to it.
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Fill out the form on `create binary cache <https://app.cachix.org/cache>`_ page.
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On your freshly created binary cache, generate signing keypair via **Push binaries tab** instructions.
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2. Setting up secrets
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On your GitHub repository or organization (for use across all repositories):
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1. Click on ``Settings``
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2. Click on ``Secrets``.
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3. Add your (previously generated) signing key under name ``CACHIX_SIGNING_KEY``.
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Setting up GitHub Actions
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Create ``.github/workflows/test.yml`` with:
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.. code:: yaml
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name: "Test"
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on:
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pull_request:
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push:
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jobs:
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tests:
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runs-on: ubuntu-latest
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steps:
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- uses: actions/checkout@v2.3.1
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- uses: cachix/install-nix-action@v10
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- uses: cachix/cachix-action@v6
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with:
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name: mycache
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signingKey: '${{ secrets.CACHIX_SIGNING_KEY }}'
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# Only needed for private caches
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#authToken: '${{ secrets.CACHIX_AUTH_TOKEN }}'
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- run: nix-build
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- run: nix-shell --run "echo OK"
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Once you commit and push to your GitHub repository,
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you should see status checks appearing on commits and PRs.
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Going forward
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-------------
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- See `GitHub Actions workflow syntax <https://docs.github.com/en/actions/reference/workflow-syntax-for-github-actions>`_
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- To quickly setup a Nix project read through
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`Getting started Nix template <https://github.com/nix-dot-dev/getting-started-nix-template>`_. |