Loopt is a tool for authoring GitHub Actions workflows in programming languages rather than directly in YAML. It supports TypeScript, Python, Go, and Rust, with a plugin protocol for adding other languages. Authors keep workflow source files under .loopt/workflows; Loopt generates standard files in .github/workflows, and can also import existing workflow YAML into editable code. Its aim is to make workflows easier to write and maintain while preserving compatibility with GitHub Actions.
The command-line tool can initialize a project with a starter workflow tailored to detected project files, such as running npm tests, cargo test, go test, or pytest. Starters use a read-only token, pin the checkout action to a commit, avoid persisting credentials, and cancel superseded runs. Users can import workflows, regenerate YAML, and check that committed YAML matches its source; generation refuses to overwrite externally edited workflows unless forced. Loopt also runs correctness and security lint checks during generation, with optional ShellCheck analysis, and offers typed, commit-pinned action imports, secret inventory synchronization, and enforcement of pinned actions. Installation uses prebuilt binaries for macOS arm64 and Linux x86_64, though the chosen authoring language’s runtime or toolchain must be installed. The project is MIT-licensed and includes SDKs, documentation, and a Rust test suite.
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