CI: reorder jobs to be more efficient

Author: bastelfreak

.github/workflows/pr.yml

@@ -12,8 +12,25 @@ permissions:
   contents: read
 
 jobs:
+  # this validates the Gemfile and Rakefile that will be copied into the build container
+  # they provide tasks that will be used to compile ezbake projects and build packages
+  validate-staging-templates:
+    name: Validate Ruby
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      - name: Setup ruby
+        uses: ruby/setup-ruby@v1
+        with:
+          ruby-version: '3.2'
+          bundler-cache: true
+          working-directory: resources/puppetlabs/lein-ezbake/template/global
+      - run: bundle env
+        working-directory: resources/puppetlabs/lein-ezbake/template/global
+
   test:
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+    needs: validate-staging-templates
     strategy:
       matrix:
         java: [ '17', '21' ]
@@ -38,24 +55,11 @@ jobs:
           lein: latest # Leiningen
       - run: lein test
 
-  # this validates the Gemfile and Rakefile that will be copied into the build container
-  # they provide tasks that will be used to compile ezbake projects and build packages
-  validate-staging-templates:
-    name: Validate Ruby
-    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
-      - name: Setup ruby
-        uses: ruby/setup-ruby@v1
-        with:
-          ruby-version: '3.2'
-          bundler-cache: true
-          working-directory: resources/puppetlabs/lein-ezbake/template/global
-      - run: bundle env
-        working-directory: resources/puppetlabs/lein-ezbake/template/global
-
   build:
     name: build openvox-server
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+    needs:
+      - test
     steps:
       - name: checkout openvox-server
         uses: actions/checkout@v6