GitHub Actions not caching dependencies for React project despite cache configuration
Can someone help me understand I'm having trouble with caching dependencies in my GitHub Actions workflow for a React project using Node.js 16... The caching step seems to be configured correctly, but it doesn’t seem to cache my `node_modules` directory between runs. Here’s my current `.github/workflows/main.yml` file: ```yaml name: CI on: push: branches: - main pull_request: branches: - main jobs: build: runs-on: ubuntu-latest steps: - name: Checkout code uses: actions/checkout@v2 - name: Cache Node.js modules uses: actions/cache@v2 with: path: node_modules key: ${{ runner.os }}-node-${{ hashFiles('**/package-lock.json') }} restore-keys: | ${{ runner.os }}-node- ${{ runner.os }}- - name: Install dependencies run: npm install - name: Run tests run: npm test ``` Despite this setup, on subsequent runs of the workflow, I've noticed that the `node_modules` directory is being rebuilt from scratch, which is causing my build times to be longer than expected. The logs indicate that the cache is being missed: ``` Cache not found for input keys: ubuntu-latest-node-<hash> ``` I double-checked that my `package-lock.json` file is indeed present in the root of the repository. I also verified that the cache key is correctly formed, but it seems to be generating a new cache key every time due to changes in `package-lock.json`. I’ve tried using a fixed key like `node-cache` but that doesn’t seem to work either. What could I be missing here? Are there any best practices for caching dependencies effectively in GitHub Actions for Node.js projects? I'd love to hear your thoughts on this.