refine deps, ci

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -2,62 +2,131 @@ name: CI
 on:
   schedule:
     - cron: '30 5 * * *'
-
   push:
     branches:
       - master
-    paths:
-      - '**.cfg'
-      - '**.nims'
-      - '**.nim'
-      - '**.nimble'
-      - 'tests/**'
-      - '.github/workflows/ci.yml'
   pull_request:
     branches:
       - '*'
-    paths:
-      - '**.cfg'
-      - '**.nims'
-      - '**.nim'
-      - '**.nimble'
-      - 'tests/**'
-      - '.github/workflows/ci.yml'
 
 jobs:
+  changes:
+    # Disable the filter on scheduled runs because we don't want to skip those
+    if: github.event_name != 'schedule'
+    continue-on-error: true # Makes sure errors won't stop us
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      src: ${{ steps.filter.outputs.src }}
+    steps:
+      # For PRs the path filter check with Github API, so no need to checkout
+      # for them.
+      - if: github.event_name != 'pull_request'
+        name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - uses: dorny/paths-filter@v3
+        id: filter
+        with:
+          filters: |
+            src:
+              - '**.cfg'
+              - '**.nims'
+              - '**.nim'
+              - '**.nimble'
+              - 'tests/**'
+              - '.github/workflows/ci.yml'
+
   build:
+    # Build if the files we care about are changed.
+    needs: changes
+    # Make sure to always run regardless of whether the filter success or not.
+    # When the filter fails there won't be an output, so checking for `false`
+    # state is better than checking for `true`.
+    #
+    # The always() function here is required for the job to always run despite
+    # what Github docs said, see: https://github.com/actions/runner/issues/491
+    if: always() && !cancelled() && needs.changes.outputs.src != 'false'
+
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        os: ['windows-latest', 'macos-latest', 'ubuntu-latest']
-        nim: ['devel', 'version-1-6', 'version-1-4', 'version-1-2']
-    name: '${{ matrix.os }} (${{ matrix.nim }})'
+        os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest, macos-latest]
+        compiler:
+          - name: nim
+            version: [devel, version-2-0, version-1-6, version-1-4, version-1-2]
+          - name: nimskull
+            version: "*"
+
+    name: '${{ matrix.os }} (${{ matrix.compiler.name }} ${{ matrix.compiler.version }})'
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
-          path: ci
+          path: project
 
-      - name: Setup Nim
+      - name: Nim
+        if: matrix.compiler.name == 'nim'
         uses: alaviss/[email protected]
         with:
           path: nim
-          version: ${{ matrix.nim }}
+          version: ${{ matrix.compiler.version }}
 
-      - name: Run tests
+      - name: Nimskull
+        id: nimskull
+        if: matrix.compiler.name == 'nimskull'
+        uses: alaviss/setup-nimskull@f6e8ade8ac51191024616216e5da0ee968d9da48
+        with:
+          nimskull-version: ${{ matrix.compiler.version }}
+
+      - name: Fetch Nimble
+        if: matrix.compiler.name == 'nimskull'
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          path: nimble
+          repository: alaviss/nimble
+          ref: nimskull
+
+      - name: Build Nimble
+        if: matrix.compiler.name == 'nimskull'
         shell: bash
         run: |
-          cd ci
-          nimble --accept develop
+          cd nimble
+          nim c -d:release -o:nimble src/nimble.nim
+          cp nimble "$NIMSKULL_BIN/nimble"
+          # Add nimble binary folder to PATH too
+          echo "$HOME/.nimble/bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
+        env:
+          NIMSKULL_BIN: ${{ steps.nimskull.outputs.binPath }}
+
+#     - name: Valgrind
+#       shell: bash
+#       run: |
+#         sudo apt-get update
+#         sudo apt install --fix-missing valgrind
+
+      - name: Dependencies
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          cd project
           nimble --accept install "https://github.com/disruptek/balls"
-          nimble test
+          nimble --accept develop
+        env:
+          NIM: ${{ matrix.compiler.name }}
+
+      - name: Tests
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          cd project
+          balls --path="." --backend:c --panics:on \
+                --gc:arc --gc:orc --define:useMalloc \
+                --define:debug --define:release --define:danger
 
       - name: Build docs
         if: ${{ matrix.docs }} == 'true'
         shell: bash
         run: |
-          cd ci
+          cd project
           branch=${{ github.ref }}
           branch=${branch##*/}
           nimble doc --project --path="." --outdir:docs \
@@ -71,9 +140,23 @@ jobs:
       - name: Publish docs
         if: >
           github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/master' &&
-          matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest' && matrix.nim == 'devel'
+          matrix.compiler.name == 'nim' && matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest' &&
+          matrix.compiler.version == 'devel'
         uses: crazy-max/ghaction-github-pages@v1
         with:
-          build_dir: ci/docs
+          build_dir: project/docs
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+  # Set check-required on this
+  success:
+    needs: build
+    if: always()
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    name: 'All check passes'
+    steps:
+      - if: contains(needs.*.result, 'failure') || contains(needs.*.result, 'cancelled')
+        name: 'Fail when previous jobs fails'
+        run: |
+          echo "::error::One of the previous jobs failed"
+          exit 1

arc.nimble

@@ -2,12 +2,3 @@ version = "0.0.3"
 author = "disruptek"
 description = "a hack to manipulate reference counts"
 license = "MIT"
-
-when not defined(release):
-  requires "https://github.com/disruptek/balls >= 3.0.0 & < 4.0.0"
-
-task test, "run tests for ci":
-  when defined(windows):
-    exec "balls.cmd"
-  else:
-    exec findExe"balls"