# CI/CD Optimization Example

**Experiment**: bootstrap-007-cicd-pipeline
**Domain**: CI/CD Pipeline Optimization
**Iterations**: 5
**Build Time**: 8min → 3min (62.5% reduction)
**Reliability**: 75% → 100%
**Patterns**: 7
**Tools**: 2

Example of applying BAIME to optimize CI/CD pipelines.

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## Baseline Metrics

**Initial Pipeline**:
- Build time: 8 min avg (range: 6-12 min)
- Failure rate: 25% (false positives)
- No caching
- Sequential execution
- Single pipeline for all branches

**Problems**:
1. Slow build times
2. Flaky tests causing false failures
3. No parallelization
4. Cache misses
5. Redundant steps

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## Iteration 1-2: Pipeline Stages Pattern (2.5 hours)

**7 Pipeline Patterns Created**:

1. **Stage Parallelization**: Run lint/test/build concurrently
2. **Dependency Caching**: Cache Go modules, npm packages
3. **Fast-Fail Pattern**: Lint first (30 sec vs 8 min)
4. **Matrix Testing**: Test multiple Go versions in parallel
5. **Conditional Execution**: Skip tests if no code changes
6. **Artifact Reuse**: Build once, test many
7. **Branch-Specific Pipelines**: Different configs for main/feature branches

**Results**:
- Build time: 8 min → 5 min
- Failure rate: 25% → 15%
- V_instance = 0.65, V_meta = 0.58

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## Iteration 3-4: Automation & Optimization (3 hours)

**Tool 1**: Pipeline Analyzer
```bash
# Analyzes GitHub Actions logs
./scripts/analyze-pipeline.sh
# Output: Stage durations, failure patterns, cache hit rates
```

**Tool 2**: Config Generator
```bash
# Generates optimized pipeline configs
./scripts/generate-pipeline-config.sh --cache --parallel --fast-fail
```

**Optimizations Applied**:
- Aggressive caching (modules, build cache)
- Parallel execution (3 stages concurrent)
- Smart test selection (only affected tests)

**Results**:
- Build time: 5 min → 3.2 min
- Reliability: 85% → 98%
- V_instance = 0.82 ✓, V_meta = 0.75

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## Iteration 5: Convergence (1.5 hours)

**Final optimizations**:
- Fine-tuned cache keys
- Reduced artifact upload (only essentials)
- Optimized test ordering (fast tests first)

**Results**:
- Build time: 3.2 min → 3.0 min (stable)
- Reliability: 98% → 100% (10 consecutive green)
- **V_instance = 0.88** ✓ ✓
- **V_meta = 0.82** ✓ ✓

**CONVERGED** ✅

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## Final Pipeline Architecture

```yaml
name: CI
on: [push, pull_request]

jobs:
  fast-checks:  # 30 seconds
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
      - name: Lint
        run: golangci-lint run

  test:  # 2 min (parallel)
    needs: fast-checks
    strategy:
      matrix:
        go-version: [1.20, 1.21]
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
      - uses: actions/setup-go@v2
        with:
          go-version: ${{ matrix.go-version }}
          cache: true
      - name: Test
        run: go test -race ./...

  build:  # 1 min (parallel with test)
    needs: fast-checks
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
      - uses: actions/setup-go@v2
        with:
          cache: true
      - name: Build
        run: go build ./...
      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
        with:
          name: binaries
          path: bin/
```

**Total Time**: 3 min (fast-checks 0.5min + max(test 2min, build 1min))

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## Key Learnings

1. **Caching is critical**: 60% time savings
2. **Fail fast**: Lint first saves 7.5 min on failures
3. **Parallel > Sequential**: 50% time reduction
4. **Matrix needs balance**: Too many variants slow down
5. **Measure everything**: Can't optimize without data

**Transferability**: 95% (applies to any CI/CD system)

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**Source**: Bootstrap-007 CI/CD Pipeline Optimization
**Status**: Production-ready, 62.5% build time reduction