Need a way for caching to be for entire repo; not scoped to per-branch builds
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- TypeScript
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Description
We exclusively use git tags for mobile releases, and due to the nature of tags we never gain the performance of caching because each tag is treated as a separate branch even when the tag is within the same branch.
The ask is to have an option to disable scoping caching on a per-branch basis and have the cache be for the entire shared repository - the developer would have the power to cache bust by using the cache key alone without any extra rules with this feature.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
No files, tests, or entry points are named in the issue. Start by tracing how this cache action scopes keys for branches and tags, then determine the interface and behavior needed for repository-wide caching; done means tags can reuse the shared repository cache while cache keys still allow explicit busting.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- github-actions, typescript
- Domain
- ci-cd
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100