improvements to GH actions and build processes

Co-Authored-By: Northern Man <[email protected]>

.github/workflows/beta-release.yml

@@ -5,8 +5,30 @@ on:
     branches: [beta-*.*.*, beta]
   workflow_dispatch:
 
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
 jobs:
+  build_and_test:
+    name: Build and run npm test
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        os: [ubuntu-latest, ubuntu-24.04, ubuntu-22.04, ubuntu-20.04, macos-latest, macos-15, macos-14, macos-13, windows-latest, windows-2022, windows-2019]
+
+    uses: homebridge/.github/.github/workflows/nodejs-build-and-test.yml@latest
+    with:
+      enable_coverage: false
+      # # Code Coverage can only be used in a single run, not in a parallel run - Error: Bad response: 422 {"message":"Can't add a job to a build that is already closed. Build 6224987022 is closed. See docs.coveralls.io/parallel-builds","error":true}
+      # # Coveralls only expects to create a report once per build
+      runs_on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+      install_cmd: npm ci && cd ui && npm ci
+    secrets:
+      token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
   publish:
+    needs: [build_and_test]
     if: ${{ github.repository == 'homebridge/homebridge-config-ui-x' }}
     uses: homebridge/.github/.github/workflows/npm-publish.yml@latest
     with:

.github/workflows/build.yml → .github/workflows/validate.yml

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: Node Build
+name: Validate Package
 
 on:
   push:
@@ -8,12 +8,17 @@ on:
     types: [review_requested, ready_for_review]
   workflow_dispatch:
 
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
 jobs:
   build_and_test:
+    name: Build and run npm test
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest, windows-2019]
+        os: [ubuntu-latest, ubuntu-24.04, ubuntu-22.04, ubuntu-20.04, macos-latest, macos-15, macos-14, macos-13, windows-latest, windows-2022, windows-2019]
 
     uses: homebridge/.github/.github/workflows/nodejs-build-and-test.yml@latest
     with:
@@ -25,20 +30,16 @@ jobs:
     secrets:
       token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
-  test_hb_service:
+  # Validate that the UI can be installed and ran across all platforms
+  validate_service_starts:
     needs: build_and_test
+    name: Validate
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        os: [ubuntu-latest]
-        node-version: [18.x]
-        include:
-          - os: macos-latest
-            node-version: 18.x
-          - os: windows-2019
-            node-version: 18.x
-          - os: windows-latest
-            node-version: 18.x
+        os:
+          [ubuntu-latest, ubuntu-24.04, ubuntu-22.04, ubuntu-20.04, macos-latest, macos-15, macos-14, macos-13, windows-latest, windows-2022, windows-2019]
+        node-version: [18.x, 20.x, 22.x]
 
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
 

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ All notable changes to `homebridge-config-ui-x` will be documented in this file.
 - fix typos in hb/ui settings schemas (#2317) (@dnicolson)
 - fix margins in update plugin modal
 
+### Other Changes
+
+- improvements to GH actions and build processes (@NorthernMan54)
+
 ### Homebridge Dependencies
 
 - `@homebridge/hap-client` @ `v2.0.5`

package.json

@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@
       "name": "oznu"
     },
     {
-      "email": "buyminivan-northern@yahoo.ca",
+      "email": "northern[email protected]",
       "name": "northernman"
     },
     {