Workflow exceeds complexity threshold

Rule ID	workflow_too_complex
Category	maintainability
Severity	low

Workflow has more than 20 steps across jobs without using reusable workflows or composite actions to reduce complexity.

Detection

heuristic — Structural comparison across multiple jobs or steps.

Examples

Non-compliant:

jobs:
  lint:
    steps: []   # 6 steps
  test:
    steps: []   # 8 steps
  build:
    steps: []   # 7 steps
  # total: 21 steps — exceeds threshold

Compliant:

# ci.yml — lint + test only
jobs:
  lint:
    steps: []
  test:
    steps: []
# release.yml — build + deploy only (separate file)

Fix: Split the workflow into smaller, focused workflows (e.g. ci.yml for lint/test, release.yml for build/deploy). Extract repeated job logic into reusable workflows.