ci: nested matrix build

.github/workflows/build.yml

@@ -6,13 +6,8 @@ on:
       name:
         required: true
         type: string
-      system:
+      builds:
-        required: true
+        description: "json array of builds: [ { system, runner, attr } ]"
-        type: string
-      os:
-        required: true
-        type: string
-      attr:
         required: true
         type: string
       timeout:
@@ -22,13 +17,16 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   build:
-    name: ${{ inputs.name }}
+    name: ${{ inputs.name }} (${{ matrix.attr }})
     runs-on:
-      - ${{ inputs.os }}
+      - ${{ matrix.runner }}
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix: ${{ fromJSON(inputs.builds) }}
     timeout-minutes: ${{ inputs.timeout }}
     steps:
       - name: Free disk space
-        if: endsWith( '-linux', inputs.system )
+        if: endsWith( '-linux', matrix.system )
         uses: wimpysworld/nothing-but-nix@main
         with:
           # Options: holster, carve, cleave (default), rampage
@@ -42,9 +40,9 @@ jobs:
         with:
           name: nix-community
           authToken: "${{ secrets.CACHIX_AUTH_TOKEN }}"
-      - name: Build ${{ inputs.attr }}
+      - name: Build ${{ matrix.attr }}
         env:
-          attr: ${{ inputs.attr }}
+          attr: ${{ matrix.attr }}
         run: |
           nix build ".#$attr" \
               --abort-on-warn \

.github/workflows/check.yml

@@ -39,7 +39,5 @@ jobs:
       matrix: ${{ fromJSON(needs.prepare.outputs.matrix) }}
     secrets: inherit
     with:
-      name: ${{ matrix.name }} (${{ matrix.system }})
+      name: ${{ matrix.name }}
-      system: ${{ matrix.system }}
+      builds: ${{ toJSON(matrix.builds) }}
-      os: ${{ join( matrix.os, ' ' ) }} # FIXME: os is an array!
-      attr: ${{ matrix.attr }}

flake/dev/tests.nix

@@ -15,24 +15,71 @@
     };
 
   # Output a build matrix for CI
-  flake.githubActions = inputs.nix-github-actions.lib.mkGithubMatrix {
+  flake.githubActions.matrix =
-    checks = builtins.mapAttrs (
+    let
-      system: lib.filterAttrs (name: v: !lib.strings.hasPrefix "test-" name)
+      systemsByPrio = [
-      # lib.flip lib.pipe [
+        "x86_64-linux"
-      #   lib.attrsToList
+        "aarch64-linux"
-      #   # Group the "test-N" tests back into one drv
+        "x86_64-darwin"
-      #   # FIXME: drop the entire test-grouping system
+        "aarch64-darwin"
-      #   (builtins.groupBy ({ name, value }: if lib.strings.hasPrefix "test-" name then "test" else name))
+      ];
-      #   (builtins.mapAttrs (
+      githubPlatforms = {
-      #     group: tests:
+        "x86_64-linux" = "ubuntu-24.04";
-      #     let
+        "x86_64-darwin" = "macos-13";
-      #       pkgs = inputs.nixpkgs.legacyPackages.${system};
+        "aarch64-darwin" = "macos-14";
-      #       singleton = (builtins.head tests).value;
+        "aarch64-linux" = "ubuntu-24.04-arm";
-      #       joined = pkgs.linkFarm group (builtins.listToAttrs tests);
-      #     in
-      #     if builtins.length tests > 1 then joined else singleton
-      #   ))
-      # ]
-    ) self.checks;
       };
+      toGithubBuild = system: {
+        inherit system;
+        runner = githubPlatforms.${system} or (throw "System not supported by GitHub Actions: ${system}");
+      };
+      getPrimaryBuild =
+        platforms:
+        let
+          systems = builtins.catAttrs "system" platforms;
+          system = lib.lists.findFirst (
+            system: builtins.elem system systems
+          ) (throw "No supported system found!") systemsByPrio;
+        in
+        toGithubBuild system;
+    in
+    lib.pipe self.checks [
+      (lib.mapAttrsRecursiveCond (x: !lib.isDerivation x) (
+        loc: _: {
+          _type = "check";
+          build = toGithubBuild (builtins.head loc);
+          name = lib.attrsets.showAttrPath (builtins.tail loc);
+        }
+      ))
+      (lib.collect (lib.isType "check"))
+      (lib.groupBy' (acc: x: acc ++ [ x.build ]) [ ] (x: x.attr))
+      (lib.mapAttrsToList (attr: builds: { inherit attr builds; }))
+
+      # Only build one one system for non-test attrs
+      # TODO: this is very heavy handed, maybe we want some exceptions?
+      (map (
+        matrix:
+        matrix
+        // lib.optionalAttrs (!lib.strings.hasPrefix "test-" matrix.name) {
+          builds = [
+            (getPrimaryBuild matrix.builds)
+          ];
+        }
+      ))
+
+      # Inject per-system attr
+      (map (
+        matrix:
+        matrix
+        // {
+          builds = map (
+            build:
+            build
+            // {
+              attr = "checks.${build.system}.${matrix.name}";
+            }
+          ) matrix.builds;
+        }
+      ))
+    ];
 }