refactor: make CI do less unneeded steps

Author: vicb

.github/actions/install-dependencies/action.yml

@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ inputs:
   node-version:
     description: the version of Node.js to install
     default: 20.19.1
+  pnpm-filters:
+    description: space-separated list of pnpm filters to apply (e.g., "wrangler miniflare")
+    default: ""
   turbo-api:
     description: the api URL for connecting to the turbo remote cache
   turbo-team:
@@ -40,7 +43,14 @@ runs:
 
     - name: Install NPM Dependencies
       shell: bash
-      run: pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
+      run: |
+        FILTERS=""
+        if [ -n "${{ inputs.pnpm-filters }}" ]; then
+          for filter in ${{ inputs.pnpm-filters }}; do
+            FILTERS="$FILTERS --filter $filter"
+          done
+        fi
+        pnpm install --frozen-lockfile $FILTERS
 
     - name: Install uv for Python
       uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v6

.github/workflows/auto-assign-issues.yml

@@ -16,18 +16,10 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-      - name: Setup Node.js
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+      - uses: ./.github/actions/install-dependencies
         with:
           node-version: 22 # need this version for `Set` methods
-
-      - name: Install pnpm
-        uses: pnpm/action-setup@v4
-        with:
-          version: 9.12.0
-
-      - name: Install Dependencies
-        run: pnpm i -F tools --frozen-lockfile
+          pnpm-filters: "tools"
 
       - name: Auto-assign issue
         run: node -r esbuild-register tools/github-workflow-helpers/auto-assign-issues.ts

.github/workflows/c3-dependabot-versioning-prs.yml

@@ -21,8 +21,12 @@ jobs:
           fetch-depth: 2
           ref: ${{ github.head_ref }}
           token: ${{ secrets.GH_ACCESS_TOKEN }}
+
       - name: Install Dependencies
         uses: ./.github/actions/install-dependencies
+        wirh:
+          pnpm-filters: "tools"
+
       - name: Configure Git
         run: |
           git config --global user.email [email protected]

.github/workflows/e2e-project-cleanup.yml

@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Install Dependencies
         uses: ./.github/actions/install-dependencies
+        with:
+          pnpm-filters: "tools"
 
       - name: Cleanup E2E test projects
         run: node -r esbuild-register tools/e2e/e2eCleanup.ts

.github/workflows/miniflare-dependabot-versioning-prs.yml

@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Install Dependencies
         uses: ./.github/actions/install-dependencies
+        with:
+          pnpm-filters: "tools"
 
       - name: Configure Git
         run: |

.github/workflows/open-v3-maintenance-prs.yml

@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Install Dependencies
         uses: ./.github/actions/install-dependencies
+        with:
+          pnpm-filters: "tools"
 
       - uses: Ana06/[email protected]
         id: files

.github/workflows/prerelease.yml

@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install Dependencies
         uses: ./.github/actions/install-dependencies
         with:
+          pnpm-filters: "packages/* !packages/vite-plugin-cloudflare/playground/*"
           turbo-api: ${{ secrets.TURBO_API }}
           turbo-team: ${{ secrets.TURBO_TEAM }}
           turbo-token: ${{ secrets.TURBO_TOKEN }}
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@ jobs:
       - run: echo ${{ github.head_ref }}
 
       - name: Build
-        run: pnpm build --filter="./packages/*"
+        run: pnpm build --filter="./packages/*" --filters="!./packages/vite-plugin-cloudflare/playground/*"
         env:
           NODE_ENV: "production"
           CI_OS: ${{ runner.os }}

.github/workflows/validate-pr-description.yml

@@ -18,15 +18,14 @@ permissions:
   contents: read
 
 jobs:
-  check:
+  detect-changes:
     # Don't check the Version Packages PR
     if: github.head_ref != 'changeset-release/main'
-    concurrency:
-      group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}-add-pr
-      cancel-in-progress: true
-    timeout-minutes: 30
-    name: Check
+    timeout-minutes: 5
+    name: Detect Changes
     runs-on: ubuntu-slim
+    outputs:
+      non_markdown_changed: ${{ steps.changes.outputs.everything_but_markdown }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout Repo
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -40,22 +39,31 @@ jobs:
             everything_but_markdown:
               - '!**/*.md'
 
-      - uses: Ana06/[email protected]
-        id: files
+  validate:
+    name: Validate PR Description
+    needs: detect-changes
+    if: needs.detect-changes.outputs.non_markdown_changed == 'true'
+    concurrency:
+      group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}-validate
+      cancel-in-progress: true
+    timeout-minutes: 30
+    runs-on: ubuntu-slim
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout Repo
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
-          format: "json"
+          fetch-depth: 1
 
       - name: Install Dependencies
-        if: steps.changes.outputs.everything_but_markdown == 'true'
         uses: ./.github/actions/install-dependencies
         with:
+          pnpm-filters: "tools"
           turbo-api: ${{ secrets.TURBO_API }}
           turbo-team: ${{ secrets.TURBO_TEAM }}
           turbo-token: ${{ secrets.TURBO_TOKEN }}
           turbo-signature: ${{ secrets.TURBO_REMOTE_CACHE_SIGNATURE_KEY }}
 
       - run: node -r esbuild-register tools/deployments/validate-pr-description.ts
-        if: steps.changes.outputs.everything_but_markdown == 'true'
         env:
           TITLE: ${{ github.event.pull_request.title }}
           BODY: ${{ github.event.pull_request.body }}

.github/workflows/workers-shared-deploy-production.yml

@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repo
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 1
 
       - name: Install Dependencies
         uses: ./.github/actions/install-dependencies

.github/workflows/workers-shared-deploy-staging.yml

@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: "Checkout repo"
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 1
 
       - name: Install Dependencies
         uses: ./.github/actions/install-dependencies