fix: try running steps in parallel

Author: parker-snyk

.circleci/config.yml

@@ -196,16 +196,8 @@ jobs:
             - v1-win-dependencies-{{ checksum "package.json" }}
             - v1-win-dependencies- # Fallback key for partial cache restoration
       - setup_npm_user
-      - run: npm ci --loglevel verbose
-      - save_cache:
-          key: v1-win-dependencies-{{ checksum "package.json" }}
-          paths:
-            - node_modules
-            - .npm-cache
-
-      - run: docker version
 
-      # Restore Docker images from cache
+      # Restore Docker images from cache early
       - restore_cache:
           keys:
             - v1-docker-images-{{ checksum "test/windows/plugin.spec.ts" }}
@@ -214,11 +206,50 @@ jobs:
       - run:
           name: Load cached Docker images if available
           command: .circleci/cache-python-docker.sh load
-            
-      # Pre-pull the Python image to cache it
+      
+      # Run npm ci and docker pull in parallel
       - run:
-          name: Pre-pull Python test image
-          command: .circleci/cache-python-docker.sh pull
+          name: Install dependencies and pull Docker images in parallel
+          command: |
+            # Start Docker operations in background
+            echo "Starting Docker image pull in background..."
+            (
+              docker version
+              .circleci/cache-python-docker.sh pull
+              echo $? > /tmp/docker-pull-exit-code
+            ) &
+            DOCKER_PID=$!
+            
+            # Run npm ci in foreground
+            echo "Installing npm dependencies..."
+            npm ci --loglevel verbose
+            NPM_EXIT_CODE=$?
+            
+            # Wait for Docker operations to complete
+            echo "Waiting for Docker image pull to complete..."
+            wait $DOCKER_PID
+            
+            # Check exit codes
+            DOCKER_EXIT_CODE=$(cat /tmp/docker-pull-exit-code 2>/dev/null || echo "1")
+            rm -f /tmp/docker-pull-exit-code
+            
+            if [ $NPM_EXIT_CODE -ne 0 ]; then
+              echo "npm ci failed with exit code $NPM_EXIT_CODE"
+              exit $NPM_EXIT_CODE
+            fi
+            
+            if [ $DOCKER_EXIT_CODE -ne 0 ]; then
+              echo "Docker pull failed with exit code $DOCKER_EXIT_CODE"
+              exit $DOCKER_EXIT_CODE
+            fi
+            
+            echo "Both npm ci and Docker pull completed successfully!"
+      
+      - save_cache:
+          key: v1-win-dependencies-{{ checksum "package.json" }}
+          paths:
+            - node_modules
+            - .npm-cache
       - run:
           name: Install JUnit coverage reporter
           command: npm install --no-save jest-junit