mozilla / mozilla/experimenter

Try out cache mounts for yarn, uv, etc commands

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Description

We should try using cache mounts for commands like yarn or uv install to try to reduce build times by fetching less

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Research direction

Inspect the repository's Docker build configuration and the commands that run yarn or uv install. Start by identifying the relevant build stages and establish a baseline build time or cache behavior. Done means the cache mounts are applied where appropriate and builds complete successfully while fetching less.

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Assessment

Tech stack
docker, javascript, python
Domain
build-system, performance
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
55/100

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