example-build-artifacts.yml

name: example-build-artifacts
# This workflow shows how to split build and test steps with artifacts.
# In the build job, dependencies are installed, the app is built and the build results
# are stored as an artifact using actions/upload-artifact.
# No tests are run in the build job.
# The test jobs use the results from the build job:
# - dependencies and the Cypress binary are installed using dependency caching
# - build results are restored using actions/download-artifact
#
# In the example jobs, the action is called with
# uses: ./
# which runs the action code from the current branch.
# If you copy this workflow to another repo, replace the line with
# uses: cypress-io/github-action@v7
on:
  push:
    branches:
      - 'master'
  pull_request:
  workflow_dispatch:

jobs:
  build:
    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
    steps:
      - name: Checkout
        uses: actions/checkout@v6

      - name: Build app
        uses: ./
        with:
          runTests: false # only build app, don't test yet
          build: npm run build
          working-directory: examples/nextjs
      - name: Store build artifacts
        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7 # https://github.com/actions/upload-artifact
        with:
          name: app
          path: examples/nextjs/build
          if-no-files-found: error
          retention-days: 1

  test:
    needs: build
    strategy:
      fail-fast: false
      matrix:
        os:
          - ubuntu-24.04
          - windows-2025
          - macos-26
    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
    steps:
      - name: Checkout
        uses: actions/checkout@v6

      - name: Restore build artifacts
        uses: actions/download-artifact@v8 # https://github.com/actions/download-artifact
        with:
          name: app
          path: examples/nextjs/build

      - name: Cypress tests
        uses: ./
        with:
          start: npm start # start server using the build artifacts
          wait-on: http://localhost:3000
          working-directory: examples/nextjs