OpenAPITools / OpenAPITools/openapi-generator

[REQ] Let's make our GitHub Actions carbon-aware!

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Description

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
This repos GitHub Actions uses ubuntu-latest but using this tag runs all the jobs in Azure (high-grid intensity) regions ... cough cough (350gCO2/kWh). We can make this better, more carbon-aware.

Describe the solution you'd like
Swap the runs-on tag to CarbonRunner's carbon-aware runner at least for ubuntu-latest and ubuntu-24.04. Finding the most low-carbon region and runs your jobs there. It saves 90% of emissions, 25% per minute cost (free for open-source projects) and is 40% faster than GitHub.

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First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by locating the repository's GitHub Actions workflow files and inspect jobs using the ubuntu-latest or ubuntu-24.04 runs-on tags. Replace the applicable runner tags with CarbonRunner's carbon-aware runner, then verify that the affected workflows still run successfully.

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Assessment

Tech stack
github-actions
Domain
ci-cd, cloud
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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