ci: use composite checkout

.github/workflows/compliance.yml

@@ -11,12 +11,11 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         echo "$HOME/.local/bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
 
-    - name: Checkout the code
-      uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - name: Checkout sources
+      uses: karhama/action-checkout@main
       with:
-        path: ncs/nrf
-        ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}
-        fetch-depth: 0
+        git-fetch-depth: 0
+        git-ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}
 
     - name: cache-pip
       uses: actions/cache@v3
@@ -34,13 +33,11 @@ jobs:
         grep -E "^west" scripts/requirements-fixed.txt | cut -d ' ' -f '1' | xargs pip3 install -U
         pip3 show -f west
 
-    - name: West init and update
+    - name: Run merge commits test
       env:
         BASE_REF: ${{ github.base_ref }}
       working-directory: ncs/nrf
       run: |
-        git config --global user.email "you@example.com"
-        git config --global user.name "Your Name"
         git remote -v
         # Ensure there's no merge commits in the PR
         [[ "$(git rev-list --merges --count origin/${BASE_REF}..)" == "0" ]] || \
@@ -49,8 +46,6 @@ jobs:
         git rebase origin/${BASE_REF}
         # debug
         git log  --pretty=oneline | head -n 10
-        west init -l .
-        west update --narrow -o=--depth=1
 
     - name: Run CODEOWNERS test
       id: codeowners

.github/workflows/create-upmerge-PRs.yml

@@ -16,25 +16,21 @@ jobs:
     if: github.repository == 'nrfconnect/sdk-nrf'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - name: Checkout the code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - name: Checkout sources
+        uses: nordicbuilder/action-checkout-west-update@main
         with:
-          path: ncs/nrf
-          fetch-depth: 0
+          git-fetch-depth: 0
+          west-update-args: 'zephyr bsim mcuboot'
 
       - name: Install base dependencies
         working-directory: ncs
         run: |
           pip3 install -r nrf/scripts/requirements-base.txt
           pip3 install -r nrf/scripts/requirements-extra.txt
 
-      - name: West init and update
+      - name: Get repo urls
         working-directory: ncs
         run: |
-          west init -l nrf
-          west update zephyr bsim mcuboot
-          git config --global user.email "noreply@nordicsemi.no"
-          git config --global user.name "Nordic Builder"
           echo "SDK_ZEPHYR=$(west list zephyr -f {url} | awk -F// '{print $NF}')" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           echo "SDK_MCUBOOT=$(west list mcuboot -f {url} | awk -F// '{print $NF}')" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 

.github/workflows/docbuild.yml

@@ -31,16 +31,15 @@ jobs:
       cancel-in-progress: true
 
     steps:
-      - name: Checkout the code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
-        with:
-          path: ncs/nrf
-          fetch-depth: 0
+      - name: Checkout sources
+        uses: nordicbuilder/action-checkout-west-update@main
+
       - name: cache-pip
         uses: actions/cache@v3
         with:
           path: ~/.cache/pip
           key: ${{ runner.os }}-doc-pip
+
       - name: Install packages
         run: |
           sudo apt update
@@ -57,11 +56,9 @@ jobs:
           sudo pip3 install -U setuptools wheel pip
           pip3 install -r nrf/doc/requirements.txt
 
-      - name: West init and update
+      - name: West zephyr-export
         working-directory: ncs
         run: |
-          west init -l nrf
-          west update
           west zephyr-export
 
       - name: Build documentation

.github/workflows/license-reusable.yml

@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ name: Reusable License Check
 on:
   workflow_call:
     inputs:
-
       path:
         # Required path to your module relative to west workspace.
         type: string
@@ -32,28 +31,18 @@ on:
         type: string
         default: nrf/scripts/ci/license_allow_list.yaml
 
-      nrf_repo:
-        # Optional URL of the custom "sdk-nrf" repository that contains license check
-        # script and the west manifest. By default official "sdk-nrf" repository is used.
-        type: string
-        default: https://github.com/nrfconnect/sdk-nrf
-
-      nrf_rev:
-        # Optional revision of the "sdk-nrf" repository. By default, "main" is used.
-        type: string
-        default: main
-
 jobs:
   license_job:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     name: Run license checks on patch series (PR)
     steps:
-    - name: Checkout the code
-      uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - name: Checkout sources
+      uses: nordicbuilder/action-checkout-west-update@main
       with:
+        git-fetch-depth: 0
+        git-ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}
         path: ncs/${{ inputs.path }}
-        ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}
-        fetch-depth: 0
+        west-update-args: '-n zephyr bsim'
 
     - name: cache-pip
       uses: actions/cache@v1
@@ -70,32 +59,24 @@ jobs:
         pip3 install --user -U west
         pip3 show -f west
 
-    - name: Git config and rebase
+    - name: Git rebase
       env:
         BASE_REF: ${{ github.base_ref }}
       working-directory: ncs/${{ inputs.path }}
       run: |
-        git config --global user.email "you@example.com"
-        git config --global user.name "Your Name"
         git remote -v
         git branch
         git rebase origin/${BASE_REF}
         # debug
         git log --pretty=oneline | head -n 10
 
-    - name: West init and update
+    - name: West zephyr-export
       working-directory: ncs
       env:
         PR_REF: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}
       run: |
         export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"
         export PATH="$HOME/bin:$PATH"
-        if [ "${{ inputs.path }}" = "nrf" ]; then
-            west init -l nrf
-        else
-            west init -m ${{ inputs.nrf_repo }} --mr ${{ inputs.nrf_rev }}
-        fi
-        west update -n zephyr bsim
         west zephyr-export
         echo "ZEPHYR_BASE=$(pwd)/zephyr" >> $GITHUB_ENV
         # debug

.github/workflows/oss-history.yml

@@ -6,22 +6,20 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     name: Check OSS history
     steps:
-      - name: Checkout the code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - name: Checkout sources
+        uses: nordicbuilder/action-checkout-west-update@main
         with:
-          path: ncs/nrf
-          fetch-depth: 0
+          git-fetch-depth: 0
+          west-update-args: ''
 
       - name: Install extra python dependencies
         run: |
           pip3 install west
           pip3 install -r ncs/nrf/scripts/requirements-extra.txt
 
-      - name: Set up the workspace
+      - name: Set upsteam
+        working-directory: ncs
         run: |
-          west init -l ncs/nrf
-          cd ncs
-          west update
           git -C zephyr remote add upstream https://github.com/zephyrproject-rtos/zephyr
 
       - name: Check manifest userdata

.github/workflows/pip-requirements.yml

@@ -16,13 +16,11 @@ jobs:
   check-requirements:
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     steps:
-      - name: Checkout PR target branch
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Checkout sources
+        uses: nordicbuilder/action-checkout-west-update@main
         with:
-          ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}
-          path: ncs/nrf
-          fetch-depth: 1
-          persist-credentials: false
+          git-ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}
+          west-update-args: '--narrow mcuboot zephyr'
 
       - name: Get python version
         id: pyv
@@ -39,9 +37,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup environment
         working-directory: ncs
         run: |
-          pip3 install --user -U setuptools wheel pip virtualenv virtualenvwrapper west
-          west init -l nrf
-          west update --narrow mcuboot zephyr
+          pip3 install --user -U setuptools wheel pip virtualenv virtualenvwrapper
 
       - name: Execute script diff action
         uses: nordicbuilder/action-script-diff@v0.1