Kani Github Action

This repository provides a GitHub Action for running the Kani Rust Verifier in CI.

Kani GitHub Action Parameters

The following parameters can be used to configure and customize the behavior of this GitHub Action:

NOTE: All the fields provided are optional and have default behaviors when not specified.

kani-version

• Description: The Kani version to use.
• Default: latest
• Usage: latest or x.y.z to mention which version Kani to use. Cargo's version specific format is expected for specific versions. If omitted, the latest version of Kani hosted on Kani's crates.io page will be installed and used.

command

• Description: The command to run Kani.
• Default: cargo-kani
• Usage: cargo-kani or kani or custom path to a kani binary. Subcommands need to be passed to the args field.

working-directory

• Description: The directory in which Kani should be run.
• Default: '.'
• Usage: /path/to/project or .

args

• Description: Additional arguments to pass to Kani.
• Default: ''
• Usage: These arguments or subcommands will be appended to the Kani command.

enable-propproof

• Description: Experimental feature that allows Kani to verify proptest harnesses using the PropProof feature.
• Default: false
• Usage: If set to true, Kani will enable the experimental PropProof feature for verifying proptest harnesses.

Example usage in a workflow YAML file:

Here are a few examples of workflow YAML files for the Kani Github Action:

Example 1: Default configuration

Default config which uses the latest version of Kani to run cargo-kani on project in current directory.

jobs:
  kani:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - name: Run Kani
        uses: model-checking/kani-github-action@v1

Example 2: Use pinned version of Kani

Use a specific version of Kani, version 0.35.0, to run cargo-kani on a project.

jobs:
  kani:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - name: Run Kani
        uses: model-checking/kani-github-action@v1
        with:
          kani-version: '0.35.0'
          command: 'cargo-kani'
          working-directory: './path/to/project'

Example 3: Run Kani with args

Use latest version of Kani, to run cargo-kani --tests on a project with propproof harnesses.

jobs:
  kani:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - name: Run Kani
        uses: model-checking/kani-github-action@v1
        with:
          args: '--tests'
          enable-propproof: true

Security

See CONTRIBUTING for more information.

License

This code is distributed under the terms of both the MIT license and the Apache License (Version 2.0). See LICENSE-APACHE and LICENSE-MIT for details.