build: split codeql runners into sections to try to reduce runtime headaches

.github/codeql/codeql-autogenerated.yml

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+paths:
+  - 'packages'

.github/codeql/codeql-handwritten.yml

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+paths:
+  - 'core'
+  - 'handwritten'

.github/codeql/codeql-repo.yml

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+paths-ignore:
+  - 'packages'
+  - 'core'
+  - 'handwritten'

.github/workflows/codeql-autogenerated.yml

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+name: "CodeQL Advanced - autogenerated"
+
+# The CodeQL jobs are kept separately so that their run time doesn't
+# exceed the max for an action job on GitHub.
+
+on:
+  schedule:
+    - cron: '0 2 * * *'
+
+jobs:
+  analyze:
+    name: Analyze (${{ matrix.language }})
+    # Runner size impacts CodeQL analysis time. To learn more, please see:
+    #   - https://gh.io/recommended-hardware-resources-for-running-codeql
+    #   - https://gh.io/supported-runners-and-hardware-resources
+    #   - https://gh.io/using-larger-runners (GitHub.com only)
+    # Consider using larger runners or machines with greater resources for possible analysis time improvements.
+    runs-on: ${{ 'ubuntu-latest' }}
+    permissions:
+      # required for all workflows
+      security-events: write
+
+      # required to fetch internal or private CodeQL packs
+      packages: read
+
+      # only required for workflows in private repositories
+      actions: read
+      contents: read
+
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        include:
+        - language: actions
+          build-mode: none
+        - language: javascript-typescript
+          build-mode: none
+        - language: python
+          build-mode: none
+        # CodeQL supports the following values keywords for 'language': 'actions', 'c-cpp', 'csharp', 'go', 'java-kotlin', 'javascript-typescript', 'python', 'ruby', 'rust', 'swift'
+        # Use `c-cpp` to analyze code written in C, C++ or both
+        # Use 'java-kotlin' to analyze code written in Java, Kotlin or both
+        # Use 'javascript-typescript' to analyze code written in JavaScript, TypeScript or both
+        # To learn more about changing the languages that are analyzed or customizing the build mode for your analysis,
+        # see https://docs.github.com/en/code-security/code-scanning/creating-an-advanced-setup-for-code-scanning/customizing-your-advanced-setup-for-code-scanning.
+        # If you are analyzing a compiled language, you can modify the 'build-mode' for that language to customize how
+        # your codebase is analyzed, see https://docs.github.com/en/code-security/code-scanning/creating-an-advanced-setup-for-code-scanning/codeql-code-scanning-for-compiled-languages
+    steps:
+    - name: Checkout repository
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+    # Add any setup steps before running the `github/codeql-action/init` action.
+    # This includes steps like installing compilers or runtimes (`actions/setup-node`
+    # or others). This is typically only required for manual builds.
+    # - name: Setup runtime (example)
+    #   uses: actions/setup-example@v1
+
+    # Initializes the CodeQL tools for scanning - autogen flavour.
+    - name: Initialize CodeQL for autogenerated
+      uses: github/codeql-action/init@v4
+      with:
+        config-file: .github/codeql/codeql-autogenerated.yml
+        languages: ${{ matrix.language }}
+        build-mode: ${{ matrix.build-mode }}
+    - name: Perform CodeQL Analysis for autogenerated
+      uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@v4

.github/workflows/codeql-handwritten.yml

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+name: "CodeQL Advanced - handwritten"
+
+# The CodeQL jobs are kept separately so that their run time doesn't
+# exceed the max for an action job on GitHub.
+
+on:
+  schedule:
+    - cron: '30 1 * * *'
+
+jobs:
+  analyze:
+    name: Analyze (${{ matrix.language }})
+    # Runner size impacts CodeQL analysis time. To learn more, please see:
+    #   - https://gh.io/recommended-hardware-resources-for-running-codeql
+    #   - https://gh.io/supported-runners-and-hardware-resources
+    #   - https://gh.io/using-larger-runners (GitHub.com only)
+    # Consider using larger runners or machines with greater resources for possible analysis time improvements.
+    runs-on: ${{ 'ubuntu-latest' }}
+    permissions:
+      # required for all workflows
+      security-events: write
+
+      # required to fetch internal or private CodeQL packs
+      packages: read
+
+      # only required for workflows in private repositories
+      actions: read
+      contents: read
+
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        include:
+        - language: actions
+          build-mode: none
+        - language: javascript-typescript
+          build-mode: none
+        - language: python
+          build-mode: none
+        # CodeQL supports the following values keywords for 'language': 'actions', 'c-cpp', 'csharp', 'go', 'java-kotlin', 'javascript-typescript', 'python', 'ruby', 'rust', 'swift'
+        # Use `c-cpp` to analyze code written in C, C++ or both
+        # Use 'java-kotlin' to analyze code written in Java, Kotlin or both
+        # Use 'javascript-typescript' to analyze code written in JavaScript, TypeScript or both
+        # To learn more about changing the languages that are analyzed or customizing the build mode for your analysis,
+        # see https://docs.github.com/en/code-security/code-scanning/creating-an-advanced-setup-for-code-scanning/customizing-your-advanced-setup-for-code-scanning.
+        # If you are analyzing a compiled language, you can modify the 'build-mode' for that language to customize how
+        # your codebase is analyzed, see https://docs.github.com/en/code-security/code-scanning/creating-an-advanced-setup-for-code-scanning/codeql-code-scanning-for-compiled-languages
+    steps:
+    - name: Checkout repository
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+    # Add any setup steps before running the `github/codeql-action/init` action.
+    # This includes steps like installing compilers or runtimes (`actions/setup-node`
+    # or others). This is typically only required for manual builds.
+    # - name: Setup runtime (example)
+    #   uses: actions/setup-example@v1
+
+    # Initializes the CodeQL tools for scanning - handwritten flavour.
+    - name: Initialize CodeQL for handwritten
+      uses: github/codeql-action/init@v4
+      with:
+        config-file: .github/codeql/codeql-handwritten.yml
+        languages: ${{ matrix.language }}
+        build-mode: ${{ matrix.build-mode }}
+    - name: Perform CodeQL Analysis for handwritten
+      uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@v4

.github/workflows/codeql.yml → .github/workflows/codeql-repo.yml

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-name: "CodeQL Advanced"
+name: "CodeQL Advanced - repo meta"
+
+# The CodeQL jobs are kept separately so that their run time doesn't
+# exceed the max for an action job on GitHub.
 
 on:
   schedule:
-    - cron: '0 4 * * *'
+    - cron: '0 1 * * *'
 
 jobs:
   analyze:
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     # - name: Setup runtime (example)
     #   uses: actions/setup-example@v1
 
-    # Initializes the CodeQL tools for scanning.
-    - name: Initialize CodeQL
+    # Initializes the CodeQL tools for scanning - repo meta flavour.
+    - name: Initialize CodeQL for repo meta
       uses: github/codeql-action/init@v4
       with:
+        config-file: .github/codeql/codeql-repo.yml
         languages: ${{ matrix.language }}
         build-mode: ${{ matrix.build-mode }}
-        # If you wish to specify custom queries, you can do so here or in a config file.
-        # By default, queries listed here will override any specified in a config file.
-        # Prefix the list here with "+" to use these queries and those in the config file.
-
-        # For more details on CodeQL's query packs, refer to: https://docs.github.com/en/code-security/code-scanning/automatically-scanning-your-code-for-vulnerabilities-and-errors/configuring-code-scanning#using-queries-in-ql-packs
-        # queries: security-extended,security-and-quality
 
-    - name: Perform CodeQL Analysis
+    - name: Perform CodeQL Analysis for repo meta
       uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@v4