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Consolidates repeated Flutter, Go, and Android setup into shared actions. Windows builds reuse compatible installed toolchains, use bounded parallel compilation, and install WebView2 only for jobs that run GUI smoke tests. Android release builds move to Ubuntu. Duplicate caches are removed, and Go compilation caches are separated by target.

Measured build times

These are historical GitHub Actions measurements from September 4–11, 2026. Durations cover the complete platform job, including setup, packaging, artifact uploads, and post-job cache work; they exclude queue time, prerequisite jobs, and release publication.

Platform job Before: median (sample count) Before: range PR run 1 PR run 2
Windows installer 23m45s (10) 18m10s–26m27s 14m14s 22m59s
Android APK + AAB 41m20s (7) 17m33s–53m43s 21m19s 18m13s

The two PR runs have medians of 18m37s for Windows and 19m46s for Android, approximately 22% and 52% below their historical baselines.

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  • Both PR runs used revision 01c64ade2 on September 11. The September 10 baseline at 2c6bbfd5d has the same application source, build files, and dependency versions; the branch changes are in CI setup, scripts, and documentation.
  • Windows builds were unsigned, with installer/auth/payment smoke tests skipped on both sides. Android jobs built both APK and AAB; the runner changed from macos-26 to ubuntu-24.04 as part of this PR.
  • Cache state and runner load were not controlled. The second Windows run spent 4m07s in Flutter/Go post-job steps, versus 33s in the first; those costs are included above. The fastest historical Android job was faster than either PR sample.
  • Both listed platform jobs passed in both PR runs. The second workflow later failed in release-create, after the builds completed.
  • This is a small historical sample, not a guaranteed speedup. The current head includes later main merges and review fixes and has not been rebenchmarked end to end.
Baseline runs and individual job timings

Only successful platform jobs are counted. An overall workflow failure does not discard a successful build job.

Run Windows Android
34520346226 25m23s 53m43s
34504258013 23m59s 48m47s
34477347328 26m27s 17m33s
34435486688 22m37s 43m15s
34309314750 25m10s 39m13s
34185466662 24m23s 41m20s
34081543703 18m10s 38m17s
34010401915 23m31s
33943392085 22m09s
33835244340 22m28s

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • CI/CD Improvements
    • Standardized Android, Flutter, and Go toolchain setup across build and test workflows.
    • Improved dependency and build caching for faster, more resilient CI runs.
    • Added validation for workflow configuration and setup scripts.
    • Windows builds now reuse compatible MinGW toolchains and support improved parallel compilation.
    • Android builds now run on Ubuntu 24.04.
    • Workflows automatically run when shared setup components change.

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The PR adds shared Android, Flutter, and Go setup actions with centralized caching. Multiple workflows adopt these actions. Windows toolchain detection and CI configuration validation are also added.

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Shared CI toolchain

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Shared setup actions
.github/actions/setup-android/action.yml, .github/actions/setup-flutter/*, .github/actions/setup-go/action.yml
Adds reusable Android, Flutter, and Go setup actions. The actions install pinned toolchains and manage platform-specific caches.
Android and test workflow adoption
.github/workflows/android-compile-check.yml, .github/workflows/build-android.yml, .github/workflows/firebase-test-lab.yml, .github/workflows/flutter-test.yml, .github/workflows/go.yml
Replaces repeated setup and cache steps with local actions. Related path filters and Android cache keys include shared setup action changes.
Platform workflow migration
.github/workflows/build-ios.yml, .github/workflows/build-linux.yml, .github/workflows/build-macos.yml, .github/workflows/build-windows*.yml, .github/workflows/swift-compile-check.yml, .github/workflows/*auto-update-smoke.yml, .github/workflows/release.yml, scripts/ci/setup-windows-toolchain.sh
Migrates platform workflows to shared setup actions. Windows builds use conditional WebView2 installation, bounded compiler parallelism, and MinGW detection.
CI configuration validation
.github/workflows/ci-config.yml, scripts/ci/validate_composite_actions.rb
Adds composite-action validation, Bash syntax validation, path triggers, disabled checkout credential persistence, and non-empty string checks for action fields.

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Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~60 minutes

Change: Refactor

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sequenceDiagram
  participant CIWorkflow
  participant setup-go
  participant setup-android
  participant setup-flutter
  participant ActionsCache
  CIWorkflow->>setup-go: configure Go and cache scope
  setup-go->>ActionsCache: restore Go and gomobile caches
  CIWorkflow->>setup-android: configure Java, Gradle, and Android SDK
  setup-android->>ActionsCache: configure Gradle cache
  CIWorkflow->>setup-flutter: install pinned Flutter
  setup-flutter->>ActionsCache: restore Flutter and pub caches
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In @.github/workflows/android-compile-check.yml:
- Around line 23-25: Update the Android AAR cache key used by the workflow to
hash the shared setup action directories setup-android, setup-flutter, and
setup-go, matching the existing trigger paths. Ensure changes to these actions
invalidate the cache so dependencies are rebuilt before android-debug-ci runs.

In @.github/workflows/ci-config.yml:
- Line 9: Update the CI path filter and syntax-validation inputs to include
scripts/ci/choco-retry.sh alongside the existing setup scripts, ensuring changes
to the helper used by setup-windows-toolchain.sh trigger validation.
- Line 21: Update the CI workflow step using rhysd/actionlint:1.7.12 to also
validate composite action manifests under .github/actions/**, passing the
relevant action.yml paths or adding an equivalent validator while preserving
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🟡 Changes recommended

Cache steps need non-fatal fallback behavior, and the release preflight still bypasses the shared Go setup.

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Pull request overview

This PR consolidates CI toolchain setup and caching, moves Android builds to Ubuntu, and optimizes Windows builds.

Changes:

  • Adds shared Flutter, Go, and Android setup actions.
  • Updates workflows, runners, triggers, and cache scopes.
  • Adds CI validation and improves Windows toolchain reuse.
File summaries
File Description
scripts/ci/validate_composite_actions.rb Validates composite action manifests.
scripts/ci/setup-windows-toolchain.sh Reuses or installs MinGW.
.github/workflows/windows-auto-update-smoke.yml Uses shared Flutter setup.
.github/workflows/swift-compile-check.yml Uses shared Go and Flutter setup.
.github/workflows/release.yml Uses shared Flutter setup.
.github/workflows/macos-auto-update-smoke.yml Uses shared Flutter setup.
.github/workflows/go.yml Uses shared Go setup.
.github/workflows/flutter-test.yml Uses shared Flutter setup.
.github/workflows/firebase-test-lab.yml Uses shared Android, Go, and Flutter setup.
.github/workflows/ci-config.yml Adds CI configuration validation.
.github/workflows/build-windows.yml Optimizes Windows toolchain and compilation.
.github/workflows/build-windows-service.yml Uses shared Go and MinGW setup.
.github/workflows/build-windows-dll.yml Uses shared Go and MinGW setup.
.github/workflows/build-macos.yml Uses shared Go and Flutter setup.
.github/workflows/build-linux.yml Uses shared Go and Flutter setup.
.github/workflows/build-ios.yml Uses shared Go and Flutter setup.
.github/workflows/build-android.yml Moves Android builds to Ubuntu.
.github/workflows/android-compile-check.yml Uses shared Android, Go, and Flutter setup.
.github/actions/setup-go/action.yml Defines Go installation and scoped caches.
.github/actions/setup-flutter/read-version.sh Parses the pinned Flutter version.
.github/actions/setup-flutter/action.yml Defines Flutter installation and caching.
.github/actions/setup-android/action.yml Defines Android, Java, and Gradle setup.
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.github/actions/setup-flutter/action.yml:32

  • The new source SDK cache is a hard prerequisite: a cache-service outage will fail the ARM64 Flutter setup instead of allowing the existing clone path to run. Make this cache best-effort with continue-on-error: true, matching the repository's other cache steps.
      uses: actions/cache@v4

.github/actions/setup-flutter/action.yml:63

  • A pub-cache service failure now aborts every workflow using this shared Flutter action, whereas the removed workflow-level pub caches were explicitly allowed to fall back to a cold install. Add continue-on-error: true so dependency resolution remains available during cache outages.
      uses: actions/cache@v4

.github/workflows/release.yml:430

  • The release preflight still calls actions/setup-go@v5 directly at lines 418-422, so this workflow does not use the shared Go setup/cache policy introduced here. This is the only remaining direct setup-go use and leaves the stated Go setup consolidation incomplete; switch this block to the local action with a distinct scope such as release-preflight.
        uses: ./.github/actions/setup-flutter
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@jigar-f Mind taking a look at this one?

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I like the consolidation @atavism. LGTM on mine side, Feel free to take anyone else's feedback if you want. Maybe @jay-418.

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I don't fully understand the build process here or tradeoffs, but I support anything that reduces build speed and code while staying comprehensible!

To that end, everything looks pretty reasonable. My only surprise was thinking "why ruby?"

[looks up ruby]

Ruby is a programming language designed to make writing code joyful and productive for humans.

Well, I don't want to detract from any joy, so let's do it!

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