From c64b47eec65e8607f2b5276bcd522d7cd97fe8ba Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jared Tobin <jared@jtobin.io>
Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2026 08:21:02 +0400
Subject: [PATCH] ci: add a 'build-itest' job to main workflow

Adds a separate 'build-itest' job that builds the itest binaries prior
to the actual itest jobs being kicked off. With this change we'll
rebuild the itest binaries at most once, instead of at most four times.
---
 .github/workflows/main.yml | 25 +++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 25 insertions(+)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 651610f0..657ae54a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -267,12 +267,37 @@ jobs:
       - name: run ${{ matrix.unit_type }}
         run: make ${{ matrix.unit_type }}
 
+  ########################
+  # build itest binaries (cache warming)
+  ########################
+  build-itest:
+    name: build itest binaries
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: git checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: setup go ${{ env.GO_VERSION }}
+        uses: ./.github/actions/setup-go
+        with:
+          go-version: '${{ env.GO_VERSION }}'
+          key-prefix: itest
+
+      - name: prepare dummy static data
+        run: mkdir -p app/build; touch app/build/index.html
+
+      - name: build itest binaries
+        run: make build-itest build-itest-binary
+
   ########################
   # integration tests
   ########################
   itest:
     name: integration test
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: build-itest
     strategy:
       # Allow other tests in the matrix to continue if one fails.
       fail-fast: false