Reusable workflows, matrix builds, caching strategies, and artifacts across common CI/CD systems.
Keep pipelines DRY and scale tests across versions or platforms.
Run the same job across multiple Node versions.
strategy:
matrix:
node: [18, 20, 22]
steps:
- uses: actions/setup-node@v4
with:
node-version: ${{ matrix.node }}
- run: npm ci
- run: npm testMatrices catch compatibility regressions early and avoid copy-pasting nearly identical jobs.
test:
stage: test
parallel:
matrix:
- NODE_VERSION: ["18", "20", "22"]
image: node:${NODE_VERSION}
script:
- npm ci
- npm testGitLab supports matrix-style expansion for parameterized jobs.
Call a shared workflow from another repository or workflow file.
jobs:
ci:
uses: org/shared-workflows/.github/workflows/node-ci.yml@main
with:
node-version: '20'
secrets: inheritReusable workflows standardize CI across repositories and reduce duplicated YAML.
Cache dependencies and move build outputs between jobs.
Reuse package manager downloads between runs.
- uses: actions/setup-node@v4
with:
node-version: 20
cache: npmPrefer built-in setup action caching when available because it is simpler and less error-prone.
Publish files from one job for later download or deploy.
- uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
with:
name: web-dist
path: dist/Artifacts decouple build jobs from deployment jobs and provide downloadable outputs for debugging.
Use cache for dependencies and artifacts for outputs.
cache:
key: ${CI_COMMIT_REF_SLUG}
paths:
- .npm/
artifacts:
paths:
- dist/
expire_in: 1 weekCache is for speeding up repeated work; artifacts are for preserving job outputs.