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Bumps actions/setup-node from 3 to 5.

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v5.0.0

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Breaking Changes

This update, introduces automatic caching when a valid packageManager field is present in your package.json. This aims to improve workflow performance and make dependency management more seamless. To disable this automatic caching, set package-manager-cache: false

steps:
- uses: actions/checkout@v5
- uses: actions/setup-node@v5
  with:
    package-manager-cache: false

Make sure your runner is on version v2.327.1 or later to ensure compatibility with this release. See Release Notes

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Bumps [actions/setup-node](https://github.com/actions/setup-node) from 3 to 5.
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- [Commits](actions/setup-node@v3...v5)

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- dependency-name: actions/setup-node
  dependency-version: '5'
  dependency-type: direct:production
  update-type: version-update:semver-major
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@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
- name: Setup pnpm
uses: pnpm/action-setup@v3
- name: Set node version
uses: actions/setup-node@v3
uses: actions/setup-node@v5
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The upgrade to actions/setup-node@v5 enables automatic package manager caching, but the workflow still has manual caching steps that will conflict with the new automatic caching.

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diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 3858b42..2e16082 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -17,14 +17,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           cache: 'pnpm'
           node-version: '20'
-      - name: Cache node_modules
-        id: node-modules-cache
-        uses: actions/cache@v4
-        with:
-          path: '**/node_modules'
-          key: node-modules-cache-${{ hashFiles('**/pnpm-lock.yaml') }}
       - name: Install dependencies
-        if: steps.node-modules-cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
         run: pnpm install
       - name: Run tests
         run: pnpm test

Analysis

Caching Conflict in GitHub Actions Workflow

Issue Summary

The GitHub Actions workflow in .github/workflows/test.yml contains a caching configuration that creates redundancy and potential conflicts due to the upgrade to actions/setup-node@v5. This version introduced automatic package manager caching that overlaps with the existing manual caching implementation.

Root Cause Analysis

Automatic Caching in setup-node@v5

The v5.0.0 release of actions/setup-node introduced a breaking change: automatic caching when a valid packageManager field is present in package.json. This project's package.json contains:

{
  "packageManager": "[email protected]"
}

Current Workflow Configuration Issues

The workflow currently employs a dual caching approach:

  1. Automatic caching (line 18): cache: 'pnpm' parameter in setup-node@v5
  2. Manual caching (lines 20-27): Explicit actions/cache@v4 step with conditional install logic

This creates several problems:

  1. Redundant operations: Both caching mechanisms target dependency management for the same package manager
  2. Cache key conflicts: Different caching strategies may use incompatible cache keys
  3. Workflow logic issues: The conditional install step (if: steps.node-modules-cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true') assumes manual cache control, but automatic caching may interfere with this logic
  4. Resource waste: Unnecessary CI time spent on duplicate caching operations

Technical Details

Setup-node@v5 Caching Behavior

According to the action specification, setup-node@v5 includes:

  • package-manager-cache: Defaults to true, enables automatic caching when packageManager field is detected
  • cache: Specifies package manager for built-in caching functionality
  • Uses actions/cache internally with optimized cache keys

The automatic caching targets package manager stores (like pnpm store), while the manual caching targets node_modules directories. However, both affect the same dependency installation process.

Impact Assessment

Performance Impact

  • Increased CI time: Redundant cache operations add overhead
  • Cache storage usage: Multiple cache entries for the same dependencies
  • Network overhead: Potential for unnecessary cache uploads/downloads

Reliability Impact

  • Unpredictable behavior: Conditional logic may not work as expected with automatic caching
  • Cache invalidation issues: Different caching strategies may have different invalidation triggers

Recommended Solution

Choose one of two approaches:

Option 1: Use Automatic Caching (Recommended)

Remove manual caching and rely on setup-node@v5's built-in functionality:

- name: Set node version
  uses: actions/setup-node@v5
  with:
    cache: 'pnpm'
    node-version: '20'
- name: Install dependencies
  run: pnpm install

Option 2: Disable Automatic Caching

Keep manual caching and disable the automatic behavior:

- name: Set node version
  uses: actions/setup-node@v5
  with:
    package-manager-cache: false
    node-version: '20'

The automatic caching approach (Option 1) is recommended as it's simpler, maintained by GitHub, and optimized for the detected package manager.

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