use tar in pure nodejs `tar` implemented for `tool-cache`
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tool-cache
- Dominant language
- TypeScript
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Description
The current caching tool uses the executable file tar, but not all CI containers have the tar command, especially self-hosted containers. ref https://github.com/denolib/setup-deno/issues/51
It will make CI fail.
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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
Start with packages/tool-cache/src/tool-cache.ts at the linked sections around lines 235-242 and 274-277, then inspect how caching currently invokes the tar executable. The change is complete when tool-cache performs the archive operations through a pure Node.js implementation without requiring a tar command in the CI container.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- node.js, typescript
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100