diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ad830b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+{
+	"name": "Node.js & TypeScript",
+	"image": "mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/typescript-node:16-bullseye",
+	// Features to add to the dev container. More info: https://containers.dev/implementors/features.
+	// "features": {},
+	// Use 'forwardPorts' to make a list of ports inside the container available locally.
+	// "forwardPorts": [],
+	// Use 'postCreateCommand' to run commands after the container is created.
+	"postCreateCommand": "npm install && npm run build"
+	// Configure tool-specific properties.
+	// "customizations": {},
+	// Uncomment to connect as root instead. More info: https://aka.ms/dev-containers-non-root.
+	// "remoteUser": "root"
+}
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index 3e158e3..4524247 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,14 @@ inputs:
   upload-chunk-size:
     description: 'The chunk size used to split up large files during upload, in bytes'
     required: false
+  exit-on-cache-miss:
+    description: 'Fail the workflow if the cache is not found for the primary key'
+    required: false
+    default: false
+  save-on-any-failure:
+    description: 'Save cache (on cache miss) despite of any failure during the workflow run'
+    required: false
+    default: false
 outputs:
   cache-hit:
     description: 'A boolean value to indicate an exact match was found for the primary key'
@@ -21,7 +29,7 @@ runs:
   using: 'node16'
   main: 'dist/restore/index.js'
   post: 'dist/save/index.js'
-  post-if: 'success()'
+  post-if: (success() || (env.SAVE_CACHE_ON_ANY_FAILURE == 'yes'))
 branding:
   icon: 'archive'
   color: 'gray-dark'
diff --git a/dist/restore/index.js b/dist/restore/index.js
index a840efa..b5ed08c 100644
--- a/dist/restore/index.js
+++ b/dist/restore/index.js
@@ -1892,10 +1892,10 @@ function serial(list, iterator, callback)
 module.exports = minimatch
 minimatch.Minimatch = Minimatch
 
-var path = { sep: '/' }
-try {
-  path = __webpack_require__(622)
-} catch (er) {}
+var path = (function () { try { return __webpack_require__(622) } catch (e) {}}()) || {
+  sep: '/'
+}
+minimatch.sep = path.sep
 
 var GLOBSTAR = minimatch.GLOBSTAR = Minimatch.GLOBSTAR = {}
 var expand = __webpack_require__(306)
@@ -1947,43 +1947,64 @@ function filter (pattern, options) {
 }
 
 function ext (a, b) {
-  a = a || {}
   b = b || {}
   var t = {}
-  Object.keys(b).forEach(function (k) {
-    t[k] = b[k]
-  })
   Object.keys(a).forEach(function (k) {
     t[k] = a[k]
   })
+  Object.keys(b).forEach(function (k) {
+    t[k] = b[k]
+  })
   return t
 }
 
 minimatch.defaults = function (def) {
-  if (!def || !Object.keys(def).length) return minimatch
+  if (!def || typeof def !== 'object' || !Object.keys(def).length) {
+    return minimatch
+  }
 
   var orig = minimatch
 
   var m = function minimatch (p, pattern, options) {
-    return orig.minimatch(p, pattern, ext(def, options))
+    return orig(p, pattern, ext(def, options))
   }
 
   m.Minimatch = function Minimatch (pattern, options) {
     return new orig.Minimatch(pattern, ext(def, options))
   }
+  m.Minimatch.defaults = function defaults (options) {
+    return orig.defaults(ext(def, options)).Minimatch
+  }
+
+  m.filter = function filter (pattern, options) {
+    return orig.filter(pattern, ext(def, options))
+  }
+
+  m.defaults = function defaults (options) {
+    return orig.defaults(ext(def, options))
+  }
+
+  m.makeRe = function makeRe (pattern, options) {
+    return orig.makeRe(pattern, ext(def, options))
+  }
+
+  m.braceExpand = function braceExpand (pattern, options) {
+    return orig.braceExpand(pattern, ext(def, options))
+  }
+
+  m.match = function (list, pattern, options) {
+    return orig.match(list, pattern, ext(def, options))
+  }
 
   return m
 }
 
 Minimatch.defaults = function (def) {
-  if (!def || !Object.keys(def).length) return Minimatch
   return minimatch.defaults(def).Minimatch
 }
 
 function minimatch (p, pattern, options) {
-  if (typeof pattern !== 'string') {
-    throw new TypeError('glob pattern string required')
-  }
+  assertValidPattern(pattern)
 
   if (!options) options = {}
 
@@ -1992,9 +2013,6 @@ function minimatch (p, pattern, options) {
     return false
   }
 
-  // "" only matches ""
-  if (pattern.trim() === '') return p === ''
-
   return new Minimatch(pattern, options).match(p)
 }
 
@@ -2003,15 +2021,14 @@ function Minimatch (pattern, options) {
     return new Minimatch(pattern, options)
   }
 
-  if (typeof pattern !== 'string') {
-    throw new TypeError('glob pattern string required')
-  }
+  assertValidPattern(pattern)
 
   if (!options) options = {}
+
   pattern = pattern.trim()
 
   // windows support: need to use /, not \
-  if (path.sep !== '/') {
+  if (!options.allowWindowsEscape && path.sep !== '/') {
     pattern = pattern.split(path.sep).join('/')
   }
 
@@ -2022,6 +2039,7 @@ function Minimatch (pattern, options) {
   this.negate = false
   this.comment = false
   this.empty = false
+  this.partial = !!options.partial
 
   // make the set of regexps etc.
   this.make()
@@ -2031,9 +2049,6 @@ Minimatch.prototype.debug = function () {}
 
 Minimatch.prototype.make = make
 function make () {
-  // don't do it more than once.
-  if (this._made) return
-
   var pattern = this.pattern
   var options = this.options
 
@@ -2053,7 +2068,7 @@ function make () {
   // step 2: expand braces
   var set = this.globSet = this.braceExpand()
 
-  if (options.debug) this.debug = console.error
+  if (options.debug) this.debug = function debug() { console.error.apply(console, arguments) }
 
   this.debug(this.pattern, set)
 
@@ -2133,12 +2148,11 @@ function braceExpand (pattern, options) {
   pattern = typeof pattern === 'undefined'
     ? this.pattern : pattern
 
-  if (typeof pattern === 'undefined') {
-    throw new TypeError('undefined pattern')
-  }
+  assertValidPattern(pattern)
 
-  if (options.nobrace ||
-    !pattern.match(/\{.*\}/)) {
+  // Thanks to Yeting Li <https://github.com/yetingli> for
+  // improving this regexp to avoid a ReDOS vulnerability.
+  if (options.nobrace || !/\{(?:(?!\{).)*\}/.test(pattern)) {
     // shortcut. no need to expand.
     return [pattern]
   }
@@ -2146,6 +2160,17 @@ function braceExpand (pattern, options) {
   return expand(pattern)
 }
 
+var MAX_PATTERN_LENGTH = 1024 * 64
+var assertValidPattern = function (pattern) {
+  if (typeof pattern !== 'string') {
+    throw new TypeError('invalid pattern')
+  }
+
+  if (pattern.length > MAX_PATTERN_LENGTH) {
+    throw new TypeError('pattern is too long')
+  }
+}
+
 // parse a component of the expanded set.
 // At this point, no pattern may contain "/" in it
 // so we're going to return a 2d array, where each entry is the full
@@ -2160,14 +2185,17 @@ function braceExpand (pattern, options) {
 Minimatch.prototype.parse = parse
 var SUBPARSE = {}
 function parse (pattern, isSub) {
-  if (pattern.length > 1024 * 64) {
-    throw new TypeError('pattern is too long')
-  }
+  assertValidPattern(pattern)
 
   var options = this.options
 
   // shortcuts
-  if (!options.noglobstar && pattern === '**') return GLOBSTAR
+  if (pattern === '**') {
+    if (!options.noglobstar)
+      return GLOBSTAR
+    else
+      pattern = '*'
+  }
   if (pattern === '') return ''
 
   var re = ''
@@ -2223,10 +2251,12 @@ function parse (pattern, isSub) {
     }
 
     switch (c) {
-      case '/':
+      /* istanbul ignore next */
+      case '/': {
         // completely not allowed, even escaped.
         // Should already be path-split by now.
         return false
+      }
 
       case '\\':
         clearStateChar()
@@ -2345,25 +2375,23 @@ function parse (pattern, isSub) {
 
         // handle the case where we left a class open.
         // "[z-a]" is valid, equivalent to "\[z-a\]"
-        if (inClass) {
-          // split where the last [ was, make sure we don't have
-          // an invalid re. if so, re-walk the contents of the
-          // would-be class to re-translate any characters that
-          // were passed through as-is
-          // TODO: It would probably be faster to determine this
-          // without a try/catch and a new RegExp, but it's tricky
-          // to do safely.  For now, this is safe and works.
-          var cs = pattern.substring(classStart + 1, i)
-          try {
-            RegExp('[' + cs + ']')
-          } catch (er) {
-            // not a valid class!
-            var sp = this.parse(cs, SUBPARSE)
-            re = re.substr(0, reClassStart) + '\\[' + sp[0] + '\\]'
-            hasMagic = hasMagic || sp[1]
-            inClass = false
-            continue
-          }
+        // split where the last [ was, make sure we don't have
+        // an invalid re. if so, re-walk the contents of the
+        // would-be class to re-translate any characters that
+        // were passed through as-is
+        // TODO: It would probably be faster to determine this
+        // without a try/catch and a new RegExp, but it's tricky
+        // to do safely.  For now, this is safe and works.
+        var cs = pattern.substring(classStart + 1, i)
+        try {
+          RegExp('[' + cs + ']')
+        } catch (er) {
+          // not a valid class!
+          var sp = this.parse(cs, SUBPARSE)
+          re = re.substr(0, reClassStart) + '\\[' + sp[0] + '\\]'
+          hasMagic = hasMagic || sp[1]
+          inClass = false
+          continue
         }
 
         // finish up the class.
@@ -2447,9 +2475,7 @@ function parse (pattern, isSub) {
   // something that could conceivably capture a dot
   var addPatternStart = false
   switch (re.charAt(0)) {
-    case '.':
-    case '[':
-    case '(': addPatternStart = true
+    case '[': case '.': case '(': addPatternStart = true
   }
 
   // Hack to work around lack of negative lookbehind in JS
@@ -2511,7 +2537,7 @@ function parse (pattern, isSub) {
   var flags = options.nocase ? 'i' : ''
   try {
     var regExp = new RegExp('^' + re + '$', flags)
-  } catch (er) {
+  } catch (er) /* istanbul ignore next - should be impossible */ {
     // If it was an invalid regular expression, then it can't match
     // anything.  This trick looks for a character after the end of
     // the string, which is of course impossible, except in multi-line
@@ -2569,7 +2595,7 @@ function makeRe () {
 
   try {
     this.regexp = new RegExp(re, flags)
-  } catch (ex) {
+  } catch (ex) /* istanbul ignore next - should be impossible */ {
     this.regexp = false
   }
   return this.regexp
@@ -2587,8 +2613,8 @@ minimatch.match = function (list, pattern, options) {
   return list
 }
 
-Minimatch.prototype.match = match
-function match (f, partial) {
+Minimatch.prototype.match = function match (f, partial) {
+  if (typeof partial === 'undefined') partial = this.partial
   this.debug('match', f, this.pattern)
   // short-circuit in the case of busted things.
   // comments, etc.
@@ -2670,6 +2696,7 @@ Minimatch.prototype.matchOne = function (file, pattern, partial) {
 
     // should be impossible.
     // some invalid regexp stuff in the set.
+    /* istanbul ignore if */
     if (p === false) return false
 
     if (p === GLOBSTAR) {
@@ -2743,6 +2770,7 @@ Minimatch.prototype.matchOne = function (file, pattern, partial) {
       // no match was found.
       // However, in partial mode, we can't say this is necessarily over.
       // If there's more *pattern* left, then
+      /* istanbul ignore if */
       if (partial) {
         // ran out of file
         this.debug('\n>>> no match, partial?', file, fr, pattern, pr)
@@ -2756,11 +2784,7 @@ Minimatch.prototype.matchOne = function (file, pattern, partial) {
     // patterns with magic have been turned into regexps.
     var hit
     if (typeof p === 'string') {
-      if (options.nocase) {
-        hit = f.toLowerCase() === p.toLowerCase()
-      } else {
-        hit = f === p
-      }
+      hit = f === p
       this.debug('string match', p, f, hit)
     } else {
       hit = f.match(p)
@@ -2791,16 +2815,16 @@ Minimatch.prototype.matchOne = function (file, pattern, partial) {
     // this is ok if we're doing the match as part of
     // a glob fs traversal.
     return partial
-  } else if (pi === pl) {
+  } else /* istanbul ignore else */ if (pi === pl) {
     // ran out of pattern, still have file left.
     // this is only acceptable if we're on the very last
     // empty segment of a file with a trailing slash.
     // a/* should match a/b/
-    var emptyFileEnd = (fi === fl - 1) && (file[fi] === '')
-    return emptyFileEnd
+    return (fi === fl - 1) && (file[fi] === '')
   }
 
   // should be unreachable.
+  /* istanbul ignore next */
   throw new Error('wtf?')
 }
 
@@ -4940,13 +4964,15 @@ exports.checkBypass = checkBypass;
 "use strict";
 
 Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", { value: true });
-exports.RefKey = exports.Events = exports.State = exports.Outputs = exports.Inputs = void 0;
+exports.RefKey = exports.Variables = exports.Events = exports.State = exports.Outputs = exports.Inputs = void 0;
 var Inputs;
 (function (Inputs) {
     Inputs["Key"] = "key";
     Inputs["Path"] = "path";
     Inputs["RestoreKeys"] = "restore-keys";
     Inputs["UploadChunkSize"] = "upload-chunk-size";
+    Inputs["StrictRestore"] = "strict-restore";
+    Inputs["SaveOnAnyFailure"] = "save-on-any-failure";
 })(Inputs = exports.Inputs || (exports.Inputs = {}));
 var Outputs;
 (function (Outputs) {
@@ -4963,6 +4989,10 @@ var Events;
     Events["Push"] = "push";
     Events["PullRequest"] = "pull_request";
 })(Events = exports.Events || (exports.Events = {}));
+var Variables;
+(function (Variables) {
+    Variables["SaveCacheOnAnyFailure"] = "SAVE_CACHE_ON_ANY_FAILURE";
+})(Variables = exports.Variables || (exports.Variables = {}));
 exports.RefKey = "GITHUB_REF";
 
 
@@ -48984,7 +49014,17 @@ function run() {
                 required: true
             });
             const cacheKey = yield cache.restoreCache(cachePaths, primaryKey, restoreKeys);
+            //Check if user wants to save cache despite of failure in any previous job
+            const saveCache = core.getInput(constants_1.Inputs.SaveOnAnyFailure);
+            if (saveCache === "yes") {
+                core.debug(`save cache input variable is set to yes`);
+                core.exportVariable(constants_1.Variables.SaveCacheOnAnyFailure, saveCache);
+                core.info(`Input Variable ${constants_1.Variables.SaveCacheOnAnyFailure} is set to yes, the cache will be saved despite of any failure in the build.`);
+            }
             if (!cacheKey) {
+                if (core.getInput(constants_1.Inputs.StrictRestore) == "yes") {
+                    throw new Error(`Cache with the given input key ${primaryKey} is not found, hence exiting the workflow as the strict-restore requirement is not met.`);
+                }
                 core.info(`Cache not found for input keys: ${[
                     primaryKey,
                     ...restoreKeys
@@ -48995,6 +49035,9 @@ function run() {
             utils.setCacheState(cacheKey);
             const isExactKeyMatch = utils.isExactKeyMatch(primaryKey, cacheKey);
             utils.setCacheHitOutput(isExactKeyMatch);
+            if (!isExactKeyMatch && core.getInput(constants_1.Inputs.StrictRestore) == "yes") {
+                throw new Error(`Restored cache key doesn't match the given input key ${primaryKey}, hence exiting the workflow as the strict-restore requirement is not met.`);
+            }
             core.info(`Cache restored from key: ${cacheKey}`);
         }
         catch (error) {
diff --git a/dist/save/index.js b/dist/save/index.js
index bd9f422..800d6f0 100644
--- a/dist/save/index.js
+++ b/dist/save/index.js
@@ -1892,10 +1892,10 @@ function serial(list, iterator, callback)
 module.exports = minimatch
 minimatch.Minimatch = Minimatch
 
-var path = { sep: '/' }
-try {
-  path = __webpack_require__(622)
-} catch (er) {}
+var path = (function () { try { return __webpack_require__(622) } catch (e) {}}()) || {
+  sep: '/'
+}
+minimatch.sep = path.sep
 
 var GLOBSTAR = minimatch.GLOBSTAR = Minimatch.GLOBSTAR = {}
 var expand = __webpack_require__(306)
@@ -1947,43 +1947,64 @@ function filter (pattern, options) {
 }
 
 function ext (a, b) {
-  a = a || {}
   b = b || {}
   var t = {}
-  Object.keys(b).forEach(function (k) {
-    t[k] = b[k]
-  })
   Object.keys(a).forEach(function (k) {
     t[k] = a[k]
   })
+  Object.keys(b).forEach(function (k) {
+    t[k] = b[k]
+  })
   return t
 }
 
 minimatch.defaults = function (def) {
-  if (!def || !Object.keys(def).length) return minimatch
+  if (!def || typeof def !== 'object' || !Object.keys(def).length) {
+    return minimatch
+  }
 
   var orig = minimatch
 
   var m = function minimatch (p, pattern, options) {
-    return orig.minimatch(p, pattern, ext(def, options))
+    return orig(p, pattern, ext(def, options))
   }
 
   m.Minimatch = function Minimatch (pattern, options) {
     return new orig.Minimatch(pattern, ext(def, options))
   }
+  m.Minimatch.defaults = function defaults (options) {
+    return orig.defaults(ext(def, options)).Minimatch
+  }
+
+  m.filter = function filter (pattern, options) {
+    return orig.filter(pattern, ext(def, options))
+  }
+
+  m.defaults = function defaults (options) {
+    return orig.defaults(ext(def, options))
+  }
+
+  m.makeRe = function makeRe (pattern, options) {
+    return orig.makeRe(pattern, ext(def, options))
+  }
+
+  m.braceExpand = function braceExpand (pattern, options) {
+    return orig.braceExpand(pattern, ext(def, options))
+  }
+
+  m.match = function (list, pattern, options) {
+    return orig.match(list, pattern, ext(def, options))
+  }
 
   return m
 }
 
 Minimatch.defaults = function (def) {
-  if (!def || !Object.keys(def).length) return Minimatch
   return minimatch.defaults(def).Minimatch
 }
 
 function minimatch (p, pattern, options) {
-  if (typeof pattern !== 'string') {
-    throw new TypeError('glob pattern string required')
-  }
+  assertValidPattern(pattern)
 
   if (!options) options = {}
 
@@ -1992,9 +2013,6 @@ function minimatch (p, pattern, options) {
     return false
   }
 
-  // "" only matches ""
-  if (pattern.trim() === '') return p === ''
-
   return new Minimatch(pattern, options).match(p)
 }
 
@@ -2003,15 +2021,14 @@ function Minimatch (pattern, options) {
     return new Minimatch(pattern, options)
   }
 
-  if (typeof pattern !== 'string') {
-    throw new TypeError('glob pattern string required')
-  }
+  assertValidPattern(pattern)
 
   if (!options) options = {}
+
   pattern = pattern.trim()
 
   // windows support: need to use /, not \
-  if (path.sep !== '/') {
+  if (!options.allowWindowsEscape && path.sep !== '/') {
     pattern = pattern.split(path.sep).join('/')
   }
 
@@ -2022,6 +2039,7 @@ function Minimatch (pattern, options) {
   this.negate = false
   this.comment = false
   this.empty = false
+  this.partial = !!options.partial
 
   // make the set of regexps etc.
   this.make()
@@ -2031,9 +2049,6 @@ Minimatch.prototype.debug = function () {}
 
 Minimatch.prototype.make = make
 function make () {
-  // don't do it more than once.
-  if (this._made) return
-
   var pattern = this.pattern
   var options = this.options
 
@@ -2053,7 +2068,7 @@ function make () {
   // step 2: expand braces
   var set = this.globSet = this.braceExpand()
 
-  if (options.debug) this.debug = console.error
+  if (options.debug) this.debug = function debug() { console.error.apply(console, arguments) }
 
   this.debug(this.pattern, set)
 
@@ -2133,12 +2148,11 @@ function braceExpand (pattern, options) {
   pattern = typeof pattern === 'undefined'
     ? this.pattern : pattern
 
-  if (typeof pattern === 'undefined') {
-    throw new TypeError('undefined pattern')
-  }
+  assertValidPattern(pattern)
 
-  if (options.nobrace ||
-    !pattern.match(/\{.*\}/)) {
+  // Thanks to Yeting Li <https://github.com/yetingli> for
+  // improving this regexp to avoid a ReDOS vulnerability.
+  if (options.nobrace || !/\{(?:(?!\{).)*\}/.test(pattern)) {
     // shortcut. no need to expand.
     return [pattern]
   }
@@ -2146,6 +2160,17 @@ function braceExpand (pattern, options) {
   return expand(pattern)
 }
 
+var MAX_PATTERN_LENGTH = 1024 * 64
+var assertValidPattern = function (pattern) {
+  if (typeof pattern !== 'string') {
+    throw new TypeError('invalid pattern')
+  }
+
+  if (pattern.length > MAX_PATTERN_LENGTH) {
+    throw new TypeError('pattern is too long')
+  }
+}
+
 // parse a component of the expanded set.
 // At this point, no pattern may contain "/" in it
 // so we're going to return a 2d array, where each entry is the full
@@ -2160,14 +2185,17 @@ function braceExpand (pattern, options) {
 Minimatch.prototype.parse = parse
 var SUBPARSE = {}
 function parse (pattern, isSub) {
-  if (pattern.length > 1024 * 64) {
-    throw new TypeError('pattern is too long')
-  }
+  assertValidPattern(pattern)
 
   var options = this.options
 
   // shortcuts
-  if (!options.noglobstar && pattern === '**') return GLOBSTAR
+  if (pattern === '**') {
+    if (!options.noglobstar)
+      return GLOBSTAR
+    else
+      pattern = '*'
+  }
   if (pattern === '') return ''
 
   var re = ''
@@ -2223,10 +2251,12 @@ function parse (pattern, isSub) {
     }
 
     switch (c) {
-      case '/':
+      /* istanbul ignore next */
+      case '/': {
         // completely not allowed, even escaped.
         // Should already be path-split by now.
         return false
+      }
 
       case '\\':
         clearStateChar()
@@ -2345,25 +2375,23 @@ function parse (pattern, isSub) {
 
         // handle the case where we left a class open.
         // "[z-a]" is valid, equivalent to "\[z-a\]"
-        if (inClass) {
-          // split where the last [ was, make sure we don't have
-          // an invalid re. if so, re-walk the contents of the
-          // would-be class to re-translate any characters that
-          // were passed through as-is
-          // TODO: It would probably be faster to determine this
-          // without a try/catch and a new RegExp, but it's tricky
-          // to do safely.  For now, this is safe and works.
-          var cs = pattern.substring(classStart + 1, i)
-          try {
-            RegExp('[' + cs + ']')
-          } catch (er) {
-            // not a valid class!
-            var sp = this.parse(cs, SUBPARSE)
-            re = re.substr(0, reClassStart) + '\\[' + sp[0] + '\\]'
-            hasMagic = hasMagic || sp[1]
-            inClass = false
-            continue
-          }
+        // split where the last [ was, make sure we don't have
+        // an invalid re. if so, re-walk the contents of the
+        // would-be class to re-translate any characters that
+        // were passed through as-is
+        // TODO: It would probably be faster to determine this
+        // without a try/catch and a new RegExp, but it's tricky
+        // to do safely.  For now, this is safe and works.
+        var cs = pattern.substring(classStart + 1, i)
+        try {
+          RegExp('[' + cs + ']')
+        } catch (er) {
+          // not a valid class!
+          var sp = this.parse(cs, SUBPARSE)
+          re = re.substr(0, reClassStart) + '\\[' + sp[0] + '\\]'
+          hasMagic = hasMagic || sp[1]
+          inClass = false
+          continue
         }
 
         // finish up the class.
@@ -2447,9 +2475,7 @@ function parse (pattern, isSub) {
   // something that could conceivably capture a dot
   var addPatternStart = false
   switch (re.charAt(0)) {
-    case '.':
-    case '[':
-    case '(': addPatternStart = true
+    case '[': case '.': case '(': addPatternStart = true
   }
 
   // Hack to work around lack of negative lookbehind in JS
@@ -2511,7 +2537,7 @@ function parse (pattern, isSub) {
   var flags = options.nocase ? 'i' : ''
   try {
     var regExp = new RegExp('^' + re + '$', flags)
-  } catch (er) {
+  } catch (er) /* istanbul ignore next - should be impossible */ {
     // If it was an invalid regular expression, then it can't match
     // anything.  This trick looks for a character after the end of
     // the string, which is of course impossible, except in multi-line
@@ -2569,7 +2595,7 @@ function makeRe () {
 
   try {
     this.regexp = new RegExp(re, flags)
-  } catch (ex) {
+  } catch (ex) /* istanbul ignore next - should be impossible */ {
     this.regexp = false
   }
   return this.regexp
@@ -2587,8 +2613,8 @@ minimatch.match = function (list, pattern, options) {
   return list
 }
 
-Minimatch.prototype.match = match
-function match (f, partial) {
+Minimatch.prototype.match = function match (f, partial) {
+  if (typeof partial === 'undefined') partial = this.partial
   this.debug('match', f, this.pattern)
   // short-circuit in the case of busted things.
   // comments, etc.
@@ -2670,6 +2696,7 @@ Minimatch.prototype.matchOne = function (file, pattern, partial) {
 
     // should be impossible.
     // some invalid regexp stuff in the set.
+    /* istanbul ignore if */
     if (p === false) return false
 
     if (p === GLOBSTAR) {
@@ -2743,6 +2770,7 @@ Minimatch.prototype.matchOne = function (file, pattern, partial) {
       // no match was found.
       // However, in partial mode, we can't say this is necessarily over.
       // If there's more *pattern* left, then
+      /* istanbul ignore if */
       if (partial) {
         // ran out of file
         this.debug('\n>>> no match, partial?', file, fr, pattern, pr)
@@ -2756,11 +2784,7 @@ Minimatch.prototype.matchOne = function (file, pattern, partial) {
     // patterns with magic have been turned into regexps.
     var hit
     if (typeof p === 'string') {
-      if (options.nocase) {
-        hit = f.toLowerCase() === p.toLowerCase()
-      } else {
-        hit = f === p
-      }
+      hit = f === p
       this.debug('string match', p, f, hit)
     } else {
       hit = f.match(p)
@@ -2791,16 +2815,16 @@ Minimatch.prototype.matchOne = function (file, pattern, partial) {
     // this is ok if we're doing the match as part of
     // a glob fs traversal.
     return partial
-  } else if (pi === pl) {
+  } else /* istanbul ignore else */ if (pi === pl) {
     // ran out of pattern, still have file left.
     // this is only acceptable if we're on the very last
     // empty segment of a file with a trailing slash.
     // a/* should match a/b/
-    var emptyFileEnd = (fi === fl - 1) && (file[fi] === '')
-    return emptyFileEnd
+    return (fi === fl - 1) && (file[fi] === '')
   }
 
   // should be unreachable.
+  /* istanbul ignore next */
   throw new Error('wtf?')
 }
 
@@ -4940,13 +4964,15 @@ exports.checkBypass = checkBypass;
 "use strict";
 
 Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", { value: true });
-exports.RefKey = exports.Events = exports.State = exports.Outputs = exports.Inputs = void 0;
+exports.RefKey = exports.Variables = exports.Events = exports.State = exports.Outputs = exports.Inputs = void 0;
 var Inputs;
 (function (Inputs) {
     Inputs["Key"] = "key";
     Inputs["Path"] = "path";
     Inputs["RestoreKeys"] = "restore-keys";
     Inputs["UploadChunkSize"] = "upload-chunk-size";
+    Inputs["StrictRestore"] = "strict-restore";
+    Inputs["SaveOnAnyFailure"] = "save-on-any-failure";
 })(Inputs = exports.Inputs || (exports.Inputs = {}));
 var Outputs;
 (function (Outputs) {
@@ -4963,6 +4989,10 @@ var Events;
     Events["Push"] = "push";
     Events["PullRequest"] = "pull_request";
 })(Events = exports.Events || (exports.Events = {}));
+var Variables;
+(function (Variables) {
+    Variables["SaveCacheOnAnyFailure"] = "SAVE_CACHE_ON_ANY_FAILURE";
+})(Variables = exports.Variables || (exports.Variables = {}));
 exports.RefKey = "GITHUB_REF";
 
 
@@ -47298,7 +47328,7 @@ function run() {
             }
             const state = utils.getCacheState();
             // Inputs are re-evaluted before the post action, so we want the original key used for restore
-            const primaryKey = core.getState(constants_1.State.CachePrimaryKey);
+            const primaryKey = core.getState(constants_1.State.CachePrimaryKey) || core.getInput(constants_1.Inputs.Key);
             if (!primaryKey) {
                 utils.logWarning(`Error retrieving key from state.`);
                 return;
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index fe28d4f..0f6a02f 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -4055,18 +4055,6 @@
         "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/ljharb"
       }
     },
-    "node_modules/eslint-plugin-import/node_modules/minimatch": {
-      "version": "3.1.2",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/minimatch/-/minimatch-3.1.2.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-J7p63hRiAjw1NDEww1W7i37+ByIrOWO5XQQAzZ3VOcL0PNybwpfmV/N05zFAzwQ9USyEcX6t3UO+K5aqBQOIHw==",
-      "dev": true,
-      "dependencies": {
-        "brace-expansion": "^1.1.7"
-      },
-      "engines": {
-        "node": "*"
-      }
-    },
     "node_modules/eslint-plugin-import/node_modules/ms": {
       "version": "2.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ms/-/ms-2.0.0.tgz",
@@ -8129,9 +8117,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/minimatch": {
-      "version": "3.0.4",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/minimatch/-/minimatch-3.0.4.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-yJHVQEhyqPLUTgt9B83PXu6W3rx4MvvHvSUvToogpwoGDOUQ+yDrR0HRot+yOCdCO7u4hX3pWft6kWBBcqh0UA==",
+      "version": "3.1.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/minimatch/-/minimatch-3.1.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-J7p63hRiAjw1NDEww1W7i37+ByIrOWO5XQQAzZ3VOcL0PNybwpfmV/N05zFAzwQ9USyEcX6t3UO+K5aqBQOIHw==",
       "dependencies": {
         "brace-expansion": "^1.1.7"
       },
@@ -12754,15 +12742,6 @@
             "has": "^1.0.3"
           }
         },
-        "minimatch": {
-          "version": "3.1.2",
-          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/minimatch/-/minimatch-3.1.2.tgz",
-          "integrity": "sha512-J7p63hRiAjw1NDEww1W7i37+ByIrOWO5XQQAzZ3VOcL0PNybwpfmV/N05zFAzwQ9USyEcX6t3UO+K5aqBQOIHw==",
-          "dev": true,
-          "requires": {
-            "brace-expansion": "^1.1.7"
-          }
-        },
         "ms": {
           "version": "2.0.0",
           "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ms/-/ms-2.0.0.tgz",
@@ -15888,9 +15867,9 @@
       "dev": true
     },
     "minimatch": {
-      "version": "3.0.4",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/minimatch/-/minimatch-3.0.4.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-yJHVQEhyqPLUTgt9B83PXu6W3rx4MvvHvSUvToogpwoGDOUQ+yDrR0HRot+yOCdCO7u4hX3pWft6kWBBcqh0UA==",
+      "version": "3.1.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/minimatch/-/minimatch-3.1.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-J7p63hRiAjw1NDEww1W7i37+ByIrOWO5XQQAzZ3VOcL0PNybwpfmV/N05zFAzwQ9USyEcX6t3UO+K5aqBQOIHw==",
       "requires": {
         "brace-expansion": "^1.1.7"
       }
diff --git a/restore/action.yml b/restore/action.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e319d18
--- /dev/null
+++ b/restore/action.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+name: 'Restore Cache'
+description: 'Restore Cache artifacts like dependencies and build outputs to improve workflow execution time'
+author: 'GitHub'
+inputs:
+  path:
+    description: 'A list of files, directories, and wildcard patterns to cache and restore'
+    required: true
+  key:
+    description: 'An explicit key for restoring and saving the cache'
+    required: true
+  restore-keys:
+    description: 'An ordered list of keys to use for restoring stale cache if no cache hit occurred for key. Note `cache-hit` returns false in this case.'
+    required: false
+  strict-restore:
+    description: 'Fail the workflow if the cache is not found for the given key.'
+    required: false
+    default: "no"
+outputs:
+  cache-hit:
+    description: 'A boolean value to indicate an exact match was found for the primary key'
+runs:
+  using: 'node16'
+  main: '../dist/restore/index.js'
+branding:
+  icon: 'archive'
+  color: 'gray-dark'
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/save/action.yml b/save/action.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..af9f7b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/save/action.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+name: 'Save Cache'
+description: 'Save Cache artifacts like dependencies and build outputs to improve workflow execution time'
+author: 'GitHub'
+inputs:
+  path:
+    description: 'A list of files, directories, and wildcard patterns to cache and restore'
+    required: true
+  key:
+    description: 'An explicit key for restoring and saving the cache'
+    required: true
+  upload-chunk-size:
+    description: 'The chunk size used to split up large files during upload, in bytes'
+    required: false
+runs:
+  using: 'node16'
+  main: '../dist/save/index.js'
+branding:
+  icon: 'archive'
+  color: 'gray-dark'
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/constants.ts b/src/constants.ts
index 133f47d..341961a 100644
--- a/src/constants.ts
+++ b/src/constants.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@ export enum Inputs {
     Key = "key",
     Path = "path",
     RestoreKeys = "restore-keys",
-    UploadChunkSize = "upload-chunk-size"
+    UploadChunkSize = "upload-chunk-size",
+    StrictRestore = "strict-restore",
+    SaveOnAnyFailure = "save-on-any-failure"
 }
 
 export enum Outputs {
@@ -20,4 +22,8 @@ export enum Events {
     PullRequest = "pull_request"
 }
 
+export enum Variables {
+    SaveCacheOnAnyFailure = "SAVE_CACHE_ON_ANY_FAILURE"
+}
+
 export const RefKey = "GITHUB_REF";
diff --git a/src/restore.ts b/src/restore.ts
index 5bc17fa..302bc93 100644
--- a/src/restore.ts
+++ b/src/restore.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import * as cache from "@actions/cache";
 import * as core from "@actions/core";
 
-import { Events, Inputs, State } from "./constants";
+import { Events, Inputs, State, Variables } from "./constants";
 import * as utils from "./utils/actionUtils";
 
 async function run(): Promise<void> {
@@ -35,22 +35,41 @@ async function run(): Promise<void> {
             restoreKeys
         );
 
+        //Check if user wants to save cache despite of failure in any previous job
+        const saveCache = core.getInput(Inputs.SaveOnAnyFailure);
+        if (saveCache === "yes") {
+            core.debug(`save cache input variable is set to yes`);
+            core.exportVariable(Variables.SaveCacheOnAnyFailure, saveCache);
+            core.info(
+                `Input Variable ${Variables.SaveCacheOnAnyFailure} is set to yes, the cache will be saved despite of any failure in the build.`
+            );
+        }
+
         if (!cacheKey) {
+            if (core.getInput(Inputs.StrictRestore) == "yes") {
+                throw new Error(
+                    `Cache with the given input key ${primaryKey} is not found, hence exiting the workflow as the strict-restore requirement is not met.`
+                );
+            }
             core.info(
                 `Cache not found for input keys: ${[
                     primaryKey,
                     ...restoreKeys
                 ].join(", ")}`
             );
-
             return;
         }
-
         // Store the matched cache key
         utils.setCacheState(cacheKey);
 
         const isExactKeyMatch = utils.isExactKeyMatch(primaryKey, cacheKey);
         utils.setCacheHitOutput(isExactKeyMatch);
+
+        if (!isExactKeyMatch && core.getInput(Inputs.StrictRestore) == "yes") {
+            throw new Error(
+                `Restored cache key doesn't match the given input key ${primaryKey}, hence exiting the workflow as the strict-restore requirement is not met.`
+            );
+        }
         core.info(`Cache restored from key: ${cacheKey}`);
     } catch (error: unknown) {
         core.setFailed((error as Error).message);
diff --git a/src/save.ts b/src/save.ts
index a0a21bf..88f1c0a 100644
--- a/src/save.ts
+++ b/src/save.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,9 @@ async function run(): Promise<void> {
         const state = utils.getCacheState();
 
         // Inputs are re-evaluted before the post action, so we want the original key used for restore
-        const primaryKey = core.getState(State.CachePrimaryKey);
+        const primaryKey =
+            core.getState(State.CachePrimaryKey) || core.getInput(Inputs.Key);
+
         if (!primaryKey) {
             utils.logWarning(`Error retrieving key from state.`);
             return;