node-gradle / node-gradle/gradle-node-plugin

Cache nodejs.org/dist/index.{json,tab} for version retrievals

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Description

https://nodejs.org/dist/index.tab and https://nodejs.org/dist/index.json has a list of all current versions

to allow for versions like 16 to be installed we would ideally cache this file

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Research direction

Start by tracing how version retrievals currently access nodejs.org/dist/index.tab and nodejs.org/dist/index.json. Confirm how versions such as 16 are resolved, then verify that the index data is cached and used for retrievals without repeatedly fetching it.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
nodejs
Domain
build-system
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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