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ci: concurrency cancels superseded PR runs only, never merge_group or main pushes - #264
RQ-CI-CONCURRENCY (ashlr-plugin). codeql.yml and coverage.yml grouped on github.ref with cancel-in-progress: true, so a newer main push cancelled the older main run. They now group per PR number, or per commit for every other event, and cancel only on pull_request. merge_group and main pushes are never cancelled.
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Updated workflow run handling so pull request runs can be cancelled when superseded, while merge queue and default-branch runs are preserved.
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The CodeQL and coverage workflows now group runs by pull request number when available, or by commit SHA otherwise. They cancel runs only for pull_request events.
ashlrai/ashlr-plugin#227: Adds the CodeQL and coverage workflow files whose concurrency behavior this pull request changes.
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Repeated manual runs can discard pending analysis for the same commit; use unique non-PR groups before relying on these workflows.
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observed — Modified behavior in .github/workflows/codeql.yml: Concurrency grouping now distinguishes pull requests by number and other events by commit SHA. Cancellation is limited to pull_request events, replacing ref-based grouping and unconditional cancellation.
observed — Modified behavior in .github/workflows/coverage.yml: The concurrency group now keys on the pull request number or, when absent, the commit SHA instead of github.ref. Cancellation is now limited to pull_request events; other events are not cancelled or replaced.
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Security review (G1, workflow files) of ashlrai/ashlr-plugin #264 at 21e1295. Head SHA confirmed. Files: .github/workflows/codeql.yml, coverage.yml.
Both now use group ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.event.pull_request.number || github.sha }} and cancel-in-progress ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' }}. False for push, merge_group, schedule and workflow_dispatch.
codeql.yml has no pull_request trigger, so it never cancels. coverage.yml cancels only superseded PR runs (its PR trigger is path-limited to coverage.yml).
This fixes the previous behavior where a burst of pushes to main cancelled the older CodeQL scan and coverage run, so every main commit now gets its own scan.
Collision: PR number vs 40-hex SHA, cannot collide.
ashlr-plugin has no merge queue yet, so the merge_group trigger is inert today. Push to main is what runs these, and it is no longer cancelled.
Note (no action): same-SHA runs share a group, so a newer pending run can replace an older pending one. In-progress runs are never cancelled.
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No pull_request_target. No ${{ }} event data added to run:. No new uses:. Permissions unchanged (contents: read, codeql job security-events: write as before). Job names unchanged, so check names still report.
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- Line 18: Update the concurrency group expression to keep pull-request runs in
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<title>Workflow syntax for GitHub Actions - GitHub Docs</title>
<location>https://docs.github.com/en/actions/reference/workflows-and-actions/workflow-syntax?utm_source=openai</location>
<excerpt>citeturn0search0 [wordlim: 200] Crawled: last week; * `single` (default): At most one job or workflow run can be `pending` in the concurrency group. ... If a new workflow run or job starts with the same `concurrency` key, GitHub Actions will cancel any workflow or job already running with that key. ... The following concurrency group cancels in-progress jobs or runs on `pull_request` events only; if `github.head_ref` is undefined, the concurrency group will fallback to the run ID, which is guaranteed to be both unique and defined for the run.
## `concurrency`
Use `concurrency` to ensure that only a single job or workflow using the same concurrency group will run at a time. A concurrency group can be any string or expression. The expression can only use `github`, `inputs` and `vars` contexts. For more information about expressions, see Evaluate expressions in workflows and actions.
You can also specify `concurrency` at the job level. For more information, see `jobs.<job_id>.concurrency`.
This means that there can be at most one running job or workflow in a concurrency group at any time. When a concurrent job or workflow is queued, if another job or workflow using the same concurrency group in the repository is in progress, the queued job or workflow will be `pending`. By default, any existing `pending` job or workflow in the same concurrency group will be canceled and the new queued job or workflow will take its place.
To also cancel any currently running job or workflow in the same concurrency group, specify `cancel-in-progress: true`. To conditionally cancel currently running jobs or workflows in the same concurrency group, you can specify `cancel-in-progress` as an expression with any of the allowed expression contexts.
To allow more than one `pending` job or workflow run to wait in the same concurrency group, use the optional `queue` property. The `queue` property accepts the following values:
* `single` (default): At most one job or workflow run can be `pending` in the concurrency group. When a new job or workflow run is queued, any existing `pending` job or workflow run in the same group is canceled and replaced.
* `max`: Up to 100 jobs or workflow runs can be `pending` in the concurrency group. When the queue is full, any additional jobs or workflow runs are canceled.
The combination of `queue: max` and `cancel-in-progress: true` is not allowed and will result in a workflow validation error.
Note
* The concurrency group name is case insensitive. For example, `prod` and `Prod` will be treated as the same concurrency group.
* Jobs or workflow runs in the same concurrency group are processed in first-in-first-out (FIFO) order according to the time each one started waiting on the concurrency group, not the time each workflow was dispatched. </excerpt>
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<title>Contexts reference - GitHub Docs</title>
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<excerpt>citeturn0search4 [wordlim: 200] Crawled: today; `github.run_id` | `string` | A unique number for each workflow run within a repository. ... Note: This context property is set by the Actions runner, and is only available within the execution `steps` of a job.
`github.run_id` | `string` | A unique number for each workflow run within a repository. This number does not change if you re-run the workflow run.
`github.run_number` | `string` | A unique number for each run of a particular workflow in a repository. This number begins at 1 for the workflow's first run, and increments with each new run. This number does not change if you re-run the workflow run.
`github.run_attempt` | `string` | A unique number for each attempt of a particular workflow run in a repository. This number begins at 1 for the workflow run's first attempt, and increments with each re-run.
`github.secret_source` | `string` | The source of a secret used in a workflow. Possible values are `None`, `Actions`, `Codespaces`, or `Dependabot`.
`github.server_url` | `string` | The URL of the GitHub server. For example: `https://github.com`.
`github.sha` | `string` | The commit SHA that triggered the workflow. The value of this commit SHA depends on the event that triggered the workflow. For more information, see Events that trigger workflows. </excerpt>
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<excerpt>citeturn0search1 [wordlim: 200] Crawled: 5 days ago; * `single` (default): At most one job or workflow run can be `pending` in the concurrency group. ... If a new workflow run or job starts with the same `concurrency` key, GitHub Actions will cancel any workflow or job already running with that key. ... The following concurrency group cancels in-progress jobs or runs on `pull_request` events only; if `github.head_ref` is undefined, the concurrency group will fallback to the run ID, which is guaranteed to be both unique and defined for the run.
For more information, see `jobs.<job_id>.concurrency`.
This means that there can be at most one running job or workflow in a concurrency group at any time. When a concurrent job or workflow is queued, if another job or workflow using the same concurrency group in the repository is in progress, the queued job or workflow will be `pending`. By default, any existing `pending` job or workflow in the same concurrency group will be canceled and the new queued job or workflow will take its place.
To also cancel any currently running job or workflow in the same concurrency group, specify `cancel-in-progress: true`. To conditionally cancel currently running jobs or workflows in the same concurrency group, you can specify `cancel-in-progress` as an expression with any of the allowed expression contexts.
To allow more than one `pending` job or workflow run to wait in the same concurrency group, use the optional `queue` property. The `queue` property accepts the following values:
* `single` (default): At most one job or workflow run can be `pending` in the concurrency group. When a new job or workflow run is queued, any existing `pending` job or workflow run in the same group is canceled and replaced.
* `max`: Up to 100 jobs or workflow runs can be `pending` in the concurrency group. When the queue is full, any additional jobs or workflow runs are canceled.
The combination of `queue: max` and `cancel-in-progress: true` is not allowed and will result in a workflow validation error.
Note
* The concurrency group name is case insensitive. For example, `prod` and `Prod` will be treated as the same concurrency group.
* Jobs or workflow runs in the same concurrency group are processed in first-in-first-out (FIFO) order according to the time each one started waiting on the concurrency group, not the time each workflow was dispatched. Since the actual start time of a job or run may vary, ordering is not guaranteed.
The `concurrency` key is used to group workflows or jobs together into a concurrency group. When you define a `concurrency` key, GitHub Actions ensures that only one workflow or job with that key runs at any given time. If a new workflow run or job starts with the same `concurrency` key, GitHub Actions will cancel any workflow or job already running with that key. The `concurrency` key can be a hard-coded string, or it can be a dynamic expression that includes context variables.
It is possible to define concurrency conditions in your workflow so that the workflow or job is part of a concurrency group.
This means that when a workflow run or job starts, GitHub will cancel any workflow runs or jobs that are already in progress in the same concurrency group. This is useful in scenarios where you want to prevent parallel runs for a certain set of a workflows or jobs, such as the ones used for deployments to a staging environment, in order to prevent actions that could cause conflicts or consume more resources than necessary.
In this example, `job-1` is part of a concurrency group named `staging_environment`. This means that if a new run of `job-1` is triggered, any runs of the same job in the `staging_environment` concurrency group that are already in progress will be cancelled.
`jobs:
job-1:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
concurrency:
group: staging_environment
cancel-in-progress: true
`
Alternatively, using a d…[truncated]</excerpt>
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<title>Control the concurrency of workflows and jobs - GitHub Enterprise Server 3.20 Docs</title>
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<excerpt>citeturn0search2 [wordlim: 200] Crawled: 4 days ago; This means that there can be at most one running and one pending job in a concurrency group at any time. ... The `concurrency` keyword allows you to control the concurrency of workflow runs. ... If a new workflow run or job starts with the same `concurrency` key, GitHub Actions will cancel any workflow or job already running with that key.
# Control the concurrency of workflows and jobs
Manage which workflows and jobs can run simultaneously.
## Using concurrency in different scenarios
You can use `jobs.<job_id>.concurrency` to ensure that only a single job or workflow using the same concurrency group will run at a time. A concurrency group can be any string or expression. Allowed expression contexts: `github`, `inputs`, `vars`, `needs`, `strategy`, and `matrix`. For more information about expressions, see Evaluate expressions in workflows and actions.
You can also specify `concurrency` at the workflow level. For more information, see `concurrency`.
This means that there can be at most one running and one pending job in a concurrency group at any time. When a concurrent job or workflow is queued, if another job or workflow using the same concurrency group in the repository is in progress, the queued job or workflow will be `pending`. Any existing `pending` job or workflow in the same concurrency group, if it exists, will be canceled and the new queued job or workflow will take its place.
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<title>Concurrency - GitHub Docs</title>
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<excerpt>citeturn0search3 [wordlim: 200] Crawled: today; By default, GitHub Actions allows multiple jobs within the same workflow, multiple workflow runs within the same repository, and multiple workflow runs across a repository owner's account to run concurrently. ... When you limit concurrency, by default only one run can be pending in a concurrency group—any additional pending runs cancel the previous one. ... To start controlling concurrency in your own workflows with the `concurrency` keyword, see Control the concurrency of workflows and jobs.
# Concurrency
Learn about running workflows and jobs simultaneously.
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By default, GitHub Actions allows multiple jobs within the same workflow, multiple workflow runs within the same repository, and multiple workflow runs across a repository owner's account to run concurrently. This means that multiple instances of the same workflow or job can run at the same time, performing the same steps.
GitHub Actions also allows you to disable concurrent execution. This can be useful for controlling your account’s or organization’s resources in situations where running multiple workflows or jobs at the same time could cause conflicts or consume more Actions minutes and storage than expected. For example, you might want to prevent multiple deployments from running at the same time, or cancel linters checking outdated commits.
When you limit concurrency, by default only one run can be pending in a concurrency group—any additional pending runs cancel the previous one. If you need runs to execute sequentially without being canceled, you can opt in to queuing, which allows multiple runs to wait in line and execute in order.
To start controlling concurrency in your own workflows with the `concurrency` keyword, see Control the concurrency of workflows and jobs.</excerpt>
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Citations:
- 1: https://docs.github.com/en/actions/reference/workflows-and-actions/workflow-syntax?utm_source=openai
- 2: https://docs.github.com/en/actions/reference/workflows-and-actions/contexts?utm_source=openai
Give non-PR runs unique groups.
workflow_dispatch can launch multiple runs for the same commit. These runs share the current non-PR group because it falls back to github.sha. GitHub Actions keeps one running and one pending run per group. A new run replaces the existing pending run, even when cancel-in-progress is false. A pending CodeQL or coverage run can therefore be lost.
Use github.run_id for non-PR runs and retain a stable PR group.
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--- "a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml"+++ "b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml"@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
concurrency:
# Superseded PR runs cancel; merge_group entries and default-branch pushes
# get a group per commit and are never cancelled or replaced.
- group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.event.pull_request.number || github.sha }}+ group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' && format('pr-{0}', github.ref) || format('run-{0}', github.run_id) }}
cancel-in-progress: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' }}
permissions:
Apply the same change to .github/workflows/coverage.yml.
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Update the concurrency group expression to keep pull-request runs in a stable
PR-specific group and use github.run_id for non-PR runs, so separate runs for
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RQ-CI-CONCURRENCY (ashlr-plugin).
codeql.ymlandcoverage.ymlgrouped ongithub.refwithcancel-in-progress: true, so a newer main push cancelled the older main run. They now group per PR number, or per commit for every other event, and cancel only onpull_request. merge_group and main pushes are never cancelled.Already correct and untouched: ci.yml (#260/#261), deploy-site.yml. No required check names change. actionlint clean.
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