Reusable workflow to avoid code duplication (#12)

Author: alecw

.github/workflows/R-helloworld.yml

@@ -10,58 +10,10 @@ on:
 
 name: Build and check R bican.mccarroll.helloworld package
 
-permissions: read-all
 
 jobs:
-  R-CMD-check:
-    runs-on: ${{ matrix.config.os }}
-
-    name: ${{ matrix.config.os }} (${{ matrix.config.r }})
-
-    strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
-      matrix:
-        config:
-          # The vignette requires X11, but I wasn't able to get X11 in the MacOS config, so disable for now.
-          #- {os: macos-latest,   r: 'release'}
-          # doesn't work because we use gunzip
-          #- {os: windows-latest, r: 'release'}
-          - {os: ubuntu-latest,   r: 'devel', http-user-agent: 'release'}
-          - {os: ubuntu-latest,   r: 'release'}
-
-    env:
-      GITHUB_PAT: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-      R_KEEP_PKG_SOURCE: yes
-
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-      # ChatGPT suggested the following macOS steps to address libXrender.1.dylib not found
-      #- name: Install XQuartz (macOS only)
-      #  if: runner.os == 'macOS'
-      #  run: brew install --cask xquartz
-
-      #- name: Set Library Path (macOS only)
-      #  if: runner.os == 'macOS'
-      #  run: echo "DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH=/opt/X11/lib:$DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-
-      - uses: r-lib/actions/setup-pandoc@v2
-
-      - uses: r-lib/actions/setup-r@v2
-        with:
-          r-version: ${{ matrix.config.r }}
-          http-user-agent: ${{ matrix.config.http-user-agent }}
-          use-public-rspm: true
-
-      - uses: r-lib/actions/setup-r-dependencies@v2
-        with:
-          working-directory: R/bican.mccarroll.helloworld
-          extra-packages: any::rcmdcheck,testthat
-          needs: check
-          dependencies: '"hard"'
-
-      - uses: r-lib/actions/check-r-package@v2
-        with:
-          working-directory: R/bican.mccarroll.helloworld
-          upload-snapshots: true
-          build_args: 'c("--no-manual","--compact-vignettes=gs+qpdf")'
+  call-R-reusable:
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/R-reusable.yml
+    with:
+      package_name: bican.mccarroll.helloworld
+    secrets: inherit

.github/workflows/R-reusable.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+# Workflow derived from https://github.com/r-lib/actions/tree/v2/examples
+# Need help debugging build failures? Start at https://github.com/r-lib/actions#where-to-find-help
+on:
+  workflow_call:
+    inputs:
+      package_name:
+        required: true
+        type: string
+
+name: Build and check an R package
+
+permissions: read-all
+
+jobs:
+  R-CMD-check:
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.config.os }}
+
+    name: ${{ matrix.config.os }} (${{ matrix.config.r }})
+
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        config:
+          # The vignette requires X11, but I wasn't able to get X11 in the MacOS config, so disable for now.
+          #- {os: macos-latest,   r: 'release'}
+          # doesn't work because we use gunzip
+          #- {os: windows-latest, r: 'release'}
+          - {os: ubuntu-latest,   r: 'devel', http-user-agent: 'release'}
+          - {os: ubuntu-latest,   r: 'release'}
+
+    env:
+      GITHUB_PAT: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      R_KEEP_PKG_SOURCE: yes
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      # ChatGPT suggested the following macOS steps to address libXrender.1.dylib not found
+      #- name: Install XQuartz (macOS only)
+      #  if: runner.os == 'macOS'
+      #  run: brew install --cask xquartz
+
+      #- name: Set Library Path (macOS only)
+      #  if: runner.os == 'macOS'
+      #  run: echo "DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH=/opt/X11/lib:$DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+      - uses: r-lib/actions/setup-pandoc@v2
+
+      - uses: r-lib/actions/setup-r@v2
+        with:
+          r-version: ${{ matrix.config.r }}
+          http-user-agent: ${{ matrix.config.http-user-agent }}
+          use-public-rspm: true
+
+      - uses: r-lib/actions/setup-r-dependencies@v2
+        with:
+          working-directory: R/${{ inputs.package_name }}
+          extra-packages: any::rcmdcheck,testthat
+          needs: check
+          dependencies: '"hard"'
+
+      - uses: r-lib/actions/check-r-package@v2
+        with:
+          working-directory: R/${{ inputs.package_name }}
+          upload-snapshots: true
+          build_args: 'c("--no-manual","--compact-vignettes=gs+qpdf")'