GitHub Action: Laravel CI Pipeline

laravel-ci.yml

# Laravel CI Pipeline
# Description: Github Action to run code linting, static analysis, and Laravel tests
# Author: Johnny Walker
# Version: 1.1
# Date: 21 February 2026
# Requirements:
#   PHP_CodeSniffer - https://github.com/PHPCSStandards/PHP_CodeSniffer/
#   Larastan - https://github.com/larastan/larastan
# Recommended:
#   Slavomat Coding Standard - https://github.com/slevomat/coding-standard
#   Suggested Codesniffer Config - https://gist.github.com/JohnnyWalkerDigital/aca5ee0d21c12d31440327079ae40c23
# Latest version at: https://gist.github.com/JohnnyWalkerDigital/1b80922a06fb441fb3b44d97ed65b21f
# Usage: Place in .github/workflows folder

name: Laravel CI Pipeline

on:
  push:
    branches: [ "main" ]
  pull_request:
    branches: [ "main" ]

jobs:
  laravel-tests:

    runs-on: ubuntu-latest

    steps:
    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
    - uses: shivammathur/setup-php@v2
      with:
        php-version: '8.4'
    - name: Copy .env
      run: php -r "file_exists('.env') || copy('.env.example', '.env');"
    - name: Install Dependencies
      run: composer install -q --no-ansi --no-interaction --no-scripts --no-progress --prefer-dist
    - name: Generate key
      run: php artisan key:generate      
    - name: Directory Permissions
      run: chmod -R 777 storage bootstrap/cache
    - name: Install npm
      run: npm ci
    - name: Create npm manifest 
      run: npm run build
    - name: Run PHP_CodeSniffer
      run: ./vendor/bin/phpcs -n --runtime-set ignore_warnings_on_exit 1 || ./vendor/bin/phpcbf --runtime-set ignore_warnings_on_exit 1
    - name: Run PHP Larastan
      run: php vendor/bin/phpstan analyse --memory-limit=2G
    - name: Create Database
      run: |
        mkdir -p database
        touch database/database.sqlite
    - name: Execute tests (Unit and Feature tests) via PHPUnit/Pest
      env:
        DB_CONNECTION: sqlite
        DB_DATABASE: database/database.sqlite
      run: php artisan test --stop-on-failure