mosaicml / mosaicml/streaming

Will cache eviction logic take previously-existing shards into account?

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Description

If I run training twice with the same local cache directory, will the second run be able to evict shards that were downloaded by the first run?

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No files, tests, or entry points are named. Trace the local cache eviction and shard-discovery paths to determine whether a second run sees shards from the first run, then add or update coverage that makes the expected cross-run behavior explicit.

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Tech stack
python
Domain
data-engineering
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
30/100

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