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* Create CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md

* Update workflow (#1)

* Run workflow on linux, mac, and windows

* Add status badge

* Use npm install instead

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* Time based eviction interval is 1 week (#34)

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* Stop warning when cache is not found (#40)

The cache not being found is a common situation so very visible warning
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* Release v0.0.2
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# cache
This GitHub Action allows caching dependencies and build outputs to improve workflow execution time.
<a href="https://github.com/actions/cache"><img alt="GitHub Actions status" src="https://github.com/actions/cache/workflows/Tests/badge.svg"></a>
## Usage
### Pre-requisites
Create a workflow `.yml` file in your repositories `.github/workflows` directory. An [example workflow](#example-workflow) is available below. For more information, reference the GitHub Help Documentation for [Creating a workflow file](https://help.github.com/en/articles/configuring-a-workflow#creating-a-workflow-file).
### Inputs
* `path` - A directory to store and save the cache
* `key` - An explicit key for restoring and saving the cache
* `restore-keys` - An ordered list of keys to use for restoring the cache if no cache hit occurred for key
### Outputs
* `cache-hit` - A boolean value to indicate an exact match was found for the key
> See [Skipping steps based on cache-hit](#Skipping-steps-based-on-cache-hit) for info on using this output
### Example workflow
```yaml
name: Example Caching with npm
on: push
jobs:
build:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
steps:
- uses: actions/checkout@v1
- name: Cache node modules
uses: actions/cache@preview
with:
path: node_modules
key: ${{ runner.os }}-node-${{ hashFiles('**/package-lock.json') }}
restore-keys: |
${{ runner.os }}-node-
- name: Install Dependencies
run: npm install
- name: Build
run: npm run build
- name: Test
run: npm run test
```
## Ecosystem Examples
See [Examples](examples.md)
## Cache Limits
Individual caches are limited to 200MB and a repository can have up to 2GB of caches. Once the 2GB limit is reached, older caches will be evicted based on when the cache was last accessed. Caches that are not accessed within the last week will also be evicted.
## Skipping steps based on cache-hit
Using the `cache-hit` output, subsequent steps (such as install or build) can be skipped when a cache hit occurs on the key.
Example:
```yaml
steps:
- uses: actions/checkout@v1
- uses: actions/cache@preview
id: cache
with:
path: path/to/dependencies
key: ${{ runner.os }}-${{ hashFiles('**/lockfiles')}}
- name: Install Dependencies
if: steps.cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
run: /install.sh
```
> Note: The `id` defined in `actions/cache` must match the `id` in the `if` statement (i.e. `steps.[ID].outputs.cache-hit`)
## Contributing
We would love for you to contribute to `@actions/cache`, pull requests are welcome! Please see the [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md) for more information.
## License
The scripts and documentation in this project are released under the [MIT License](LICENSE)