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# Rust Cache Action
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A GitHub Action that implements smart caching for rust/cargo projects with
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sensible defaults.
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## Example usage
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```yaml
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# selecting a toolchain either by action or manual `rustup` calls should happen
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# before the plugin, as it uses the current rustc version as its cache key
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- uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
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with:
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profile: minimal
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toolchain: stable
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- uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v1
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```
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## Inputs
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: `key`
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An optional key that is added to the automatic cache key.
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: `working-directory`
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The working directory the action operates in, is case the cargo project is not
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located in the repo root.
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## Cache Effectiveness
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This action only caches the _dependencies_ of a crate, so is more effective if
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the dependency / own code ratio is higher.
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It is also most effective for repositories with a `Cargo.lock` file. Library
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repositories with only a `Cargo.toml` file have limited benefits, as cargo will
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_always_ use the most up-to-date dependency versions, which may not be cached.
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Usage with Stable Rust is most effective, as a cache is tied to the Rust version.
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Using it with Nightly Rust is less effective as it will throw away the cache every day.
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## Versioning
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I use the `v1` branch similar to `master` development, so if you want to have
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a more stable experience, please use a fixed revision or tag.
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## Cache Details
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The cache currently caches the following directories:
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- `~/.cargo/registry/index`
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- `~/.cargo/registry/cache`
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- `~/.cargo/git`
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- `./target`
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This cache is automatically keyed by:
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- the github `job`,
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- the rustc release / host / hash, and
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- a hash of the `Cargo.lock` / `Cargo.toml` files.
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An additional input `key` can be provided if the builtin keys are not sufficient.
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Before persisting, the cache is cleaned of intermediate artifacts and
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anything that is not a workspace dependency.
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In particular, no caching of workspace crates will be done. For
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this reason, this action will automatically set `CARGO_INCREMENTAL=0` to
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disable incremental compilation.
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The action will try to restore from a previous `Cargo.lock` version as well, so
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lockfile updates should only re-build changed dependencies.
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Additionally, the action automatically works around
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[cargo#8603](https://github.com/rust-lang/cargo/issues/8603) /
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[actions/cache#403](https://github.com/actions/cache/issues/403) which would
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otherwise corrupt the cache on macOS builds.
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