Merge pull request #1015 from actions/phantsure/v3-beta

Changes for beta release: gnu tar and zstd combination as default on windows

.github/auto_assign.yml

@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-# Set to true to add reviewers to pull requests
-addReviewers: true
-
-# Set to true to add assignees to pull requests
-addAssignees: false
-
-# A list of reviewers to be added to pull requests (GitHub user name)
-reviewers:
-  - pallavx
-  - pdotl
-  - phantsure
-  - kotewar
-  - aparna-ravindra
-  - tiwarishub
-  - vsvipul
-  - bishal-pdmsft
-
-# A number of reviewers added to the pull request
-# Set 0 to add all the reviewers (default: 0)
-numberOfReviewers: 1

.github/pull_request_template.md

@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+<!--- Provide a general summary of your changes in the Title above -->
+
+## Description
+<!--- Describe your changes in detail -->
+
+## Motivation and Context
+<!--- Why is this change required? What problem does it solve? -->
+<!--- If it fixes an open issue, please link to the issue here. -->
+
+## How Has This Been Tested?
+<!--- Please describe in detail how you tested your changes. -->
+<!--- Include details of your testing environment, and the tests you ran to -->
+<!--- see how your change affects other areas of the code, etc. -->
+
+## Screenshots (if appropriate):
+
+## Types of changes
+<!--- What types of changes does your code introduce? Put an `x` in all the boxes that apply: -->
+- [ ] Bug fix (non-breaking change which fixes an issue)
+- [ ] New feature (non-breaking change which adds functionality)
+- [ ] Breaking change (fix or feature that would cause existing functionality to change)
+- [ ] Documentation (add or update README or docs)
+
+## Checklist:
+<!--- Go over all the following points, and put an `x` in all the boxes that apply. -->
+<!--- If you're unsure about any of these, don't hesitate to ask. We're here to help! -->
+- [ ] My code follows the code style of this project.
+- [ ] My change requires a change to the documentation.
+- [ ] I have updated the documentation accordingly.
+- [ ] I have read the **CONTRIBUTING** document.
+- [ ] I have added tests to cover my changes.
+- [ ] All new and existing tests passed.

.github/workflows/add-reviewer-pr.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+name: Add Reviewer PR
+on:
+  pull_request_target:
+    types: [opened]
+jobs:
+  run-action:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+    - name: Get current oncall
+      id: oncall
+      run: |
+        echo "CURRENT=$(curl --request GET 'https://api.pagerduty.com/oncalls?include[]=users&schedule_ids[]=P5VG2BX&earliest=true' --header 'Authorization: Token token=${{ secrets.PAGERDUTY_TOKEN }}' --header 'Accept: application/vnd.pagerduty+json;version=2' --header 'Content-Type: application/json' | jq -r '.oncalls[].user.name')" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+    
+    - name: Request Review
+      run: |
+        curl -X POST -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" -H "Authorization: Bearer ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}" https://api.github.com/repos/${{github.repository}}/pulls/${{ github.event.pull_request.number}}/requested_reviewers -d '{"reviewers":["${{steps.oncall.outputs.CURRENT}}"]}'
+        
+    - name: Add Assignee
+      run: |
+        curl -X POST -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" -H "Authorization: Bearer ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}" https://api.github.com/repos/${{github.repository}}/issues/${{ github.event.pull_request.number}}/assignees -d '{"assignees":["${{steps.oncall.outputs.CURRENT}}"]}'    

.github/workflows/assign-issue.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+name: Assign issue
+on:
+  issues:
+    types: [opened]
+jobs:
+  run-action:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+    - name: Get current oncall
+      id: oncall
+      run: |
+        echo "CURRENT=$(curl --request GET 'https://api.pagerduty.com/oncalls?include[]=users&schedule_ids[]=P5VG2BX&earliest=true' --header 'Authorization: Token token=${{ secrets.PAGERDUTY_TOKEN }}' --header 'Accept: application/vnd.pagerduty+json;version=2' --header 'Content-Type: application/json' | jq -r '.oncalls[].user.name')" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+    
+    - name: add_assignees
+      run: |
+        curl -X POST -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" -H "Authorization: Bearer ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}" https://api.github.com/repos/${{github.repository}}/issues/${{ github.event.issue.number}}/assignees -d '{"assignees":["${{steps.oncall.outputs.CURRENT}}"]}'

.github/workflows/auto-assign-issues.yml

@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-name: Issue assignment
-
-on:
-    issues:
-        types: [opened]
-
-jobs:
-    auto-assign:
-        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-        steps:
-            - name: 'Auto-assign issue'
-              uses: pozil/auto-assign-issue@v1.4.0
-              with:
-                  assignees: pallavx,pdotl,phantsure,kotewar,tiwarishub,aparna-ravindra,vsvipul,bishal-pdmsft
-                  numOfAssignee: 1

.github/workflows/auto-assign.yml

@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-name: 'Auto Assign'
-on:
-  pull_request_target:
-    types: [opened, ready_for_review]
-
-jobs:
-  add-reviews:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - uses: kentaro-m/auto-assign-action@v1.2.1

.github/workflows/check-dist.yml

@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-node@v3
         with:
           node-version: 16.x
+          cache: npm
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: npm ci
       - name: Rebuild the dist/ directory

.github/workflows/workflow.yml

@@ -5,14 +5,10 @@ on:
     branches:
       - main
       - releases/**
-    paths-ignore:
-      - '**.md'
   push:
     branches:
       - main
       - releases/**
-    paths-ignore:
-      - '**.md'
 
 jobs:
   # Build and unit test
@@ -29,17 +25,7 @@ jobs:
       uses: actions/setup-node@v3
       with:
         node-version: 16.x
-    - name: Determine npm cache directory
-      id: npm-cache
-      run: |
-        echo "::set-output name=dir::$(npm config get cache)"
-    - name: Restore npm cache
-      uses: actions/cache@v3
-      with:
-        path: ${{ steps.npm-cache.outputs.dir }}
-        key: ${{ runner.os }}-node-${{ hashFiles('**/package-lock.json') }}
-        restore-keys: |
-          ${{ runner.os }}-node-
+        cache: npm
     - run: npm ci
     - name: Prettier Format Check
       run: npm run format-check
@@ -103,7 +89,7 @@ jobs:
       options: --dns 127.0.0.1
     services:
       squid-proxy:
-        image: datadog/squid:latest
+        image: ubuntu/squid:latest
         ports:
           - 3128:3128
     env:
@@ -126,7 +112,7 @@ jobs:
       options: --dns 127.0.0.1
     services:
       squid-proxy:
-        image: datadog/squid:latest
+        image: ubuntu/squid:latest
         ports:
           - 3128:3128
     env:

.licenses/npm/@actions/cache.dep.yml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 name: "@actions/cache"
-version: 3.0.4
+version: 3.0.5
 type: npm
 summary:
 homepage:

.licenses/npm/@actions/core.dep.yml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 name: "@actions/core"
-version: 1.9.1
+version: 1.10.0
 type: npm
 summary: Actions core lib
 homepage: https://github.com/actions/toolkit/tree/main/packages/core

README.md

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ This action allows caching dependencies and build outputs to improve workflow ex
 
 ## Documentation
 
-See ["Caching dependencies to speed up workflows"](https://help.github.com/github/automating-your-workflow-with-github-actions/caching-dependencies-to-speed-up-workflows).
+See ["Caching dependencies to speed up workflows"](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/using-workflows/caching-dependencies-to-speed-up-workflows).
 
 ## What's New
 ### v3
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ See ["Caching dependencies to speed up workflows"](https://help.github.com/githu
 * Fixed cache not working with github workspace directory or current directory.
 * Fixed the download stuck problem by introducing a timeout of 1 hour for cache downloads.
 * Fix zstd not working for windows on gnu tar in issues.
-* Allowing users to provide a custom timeout as input for aborting download of a cache segment using an environment variable `SEGMENT_DOWNLOAD_TIMEOUT_MIN`. Default is 60 minutes.
+* Allowing users to provide a custom timeout as input for aborting download of a cache segment using an environment variable `SEGMENT_DOWNLOAD_TIMEOUT_MINS`. Default is 60 minutes.
 
 Refer [here](https://github.com/actions/cache/blob/v2/README.md) for previous versions
 
@@ -34,20 +34,21 @@ If you are using this inside a container, a POSIX-compliant `tar` needs to be in
 
 * `path` - A list of files, directories, and wildcard patterns to cache and restore. See [`@actions/glob`](https://github.com/actions/toolkit/tree/main/packages/glob) for supported patterns.
 * `key` - An explicit key for restoring and saving the cache
-* `restore-keys` - An ordered list of keys to use for restoring stale cache if no cache hit occurred for key. Note
-`cache-hit` returns false in this case.
+* `restore-keys` - An ordered list of prefix-matched keys to use for restoring stale cache if no cache hit occurred for key.
 
 #### Environment Variables
-* `SEGMENT_DOWNLOAD_TIMEOUT_MIN` - Segment download timeout (in minutes, default `60`) to abort download of the segment if not completed in the defined number of minutes. [Read more](#cache-segment-restore-timeout)
+* `SEGMENT_DOWNLOAD_TIMEOUT_MINS` - Segment download timeout (in minutes, default `60`) to abort download of the segment if not completed in the defined number of minutes. [Read more](https://github.com/actions/cache/blob/main/workarounds.md#cache-segment-restore-timeout)
 
 ### Outputs
 
-* `cache-hit` - A boolean value to indicate an exact match was found for the key
+* `cache-hit` - A boolean value to indicate an exact match was found for the key. 
 
-> See [Skipping steps based on cache-hit](#Skipping-steps-based-on-cache-hit) for info on using this output
+> Note: `cache-hit` will be set to `true` only when cache hit occurs for the exact `key` match. For a partial key match via `restore-keys` or a cache miss, it will be set to `false`.
+
+See [Skipping steps based on cache-hit](#skipping-steps-based-on-cache-hit) for info on using this output
 
 ### Cache scopes
-The cache is scoped to the key and branch. The default branch cache is available to other branches.
+The cache is scoped to the key, [version](#cache-version) and branch. The default branch cache is available to other branches.
 
 See [Matching a cache key](https://help.github.com/en/actions/configuring-and-managing-workflows/caching-dependencies-to-speed-up-workflows#matching-a-cache-key) for more info.
 
@@ -80,7 +81,7 @@ jobs:
       run: /primes.sh -d prime-numbers
 ```
 
-> Note: You must use the `cache` action in your workflow before you need to use the files that might be restored from the cache. If the provided `key` doesn't match an existing cache, a new cache is automatically created if the job completes successfully.
+> Note: You must use the `cache` action in your workflow before you need to use the files that might be restored from the cache. If the provided `key` matches an existing cache, a new cache is not created and if the provided `key` doesn't match an existing cache, a new cache is automatically created provided the job completes successfully.
 
 ## Implementation Examples
 
@@ -117,7 +118,7 @@ See [Examples](examples.md) for a list of `actions/cache` implementations for us
 
 A cache key can include any of the contexts, functions, literals, and operators supported by GitHub Actions.
 
-For example, using the [`hashFiles`](https://help.github.com/en/actions/reference/context-and-expression-syntax-for-github-actions#hashfiles) function allows you to create a new cache when dependencies change.
+For example, using the [`hashFiles`](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/learn-github-actions/expressions#hashfiles) function allows you to create a new cache when dependencies change.
 
 ```yaml
   - uses: actions/cache@v3
@@ -152,7 +153,7 @@ A repository can have up to 10GB of caches. Once the 10GB limit is reached, olde
 
 ## Skipping steps based on cache-hit
 
-Using the `cache-hit` output, subsequent steps (such as install or build) can be skipped when a cache hit occurs on the key.
+Using the `cache-hit` output, subsequent steps (such as install or build) can be skipped when a cache hit occurs on the key.  It is recommended to install the missing/updated dependencies in case of a partial key match when the key is dependent on the `hash` of the package file.
 
 Example:
 ```yaml
@@ -174,9 +175,13 @@ steps:
 
 
 ## Cache Version
-Cache version is unique for a combination of compression tool used for compression of cache (Gzip, Zstd, etc based on runner OS) and the path of directories being cached. If two caches have different versions, they are identified as unique cache entries. This also means that a cache created on `windows-latest` runner can't be restored on `ubuntu-latest` as cache `Version`s are different. 
+Cache version is a hash [generated](https://github.com/actions/toolkit/blob/500d0b42fee2552ae9eeb5933091fe2fbf14e72d/packages/cache/src/internal/cacheHttpClient.ts#L73-L90) for a combination of compression tool used (Gzip, Zstd, etc. based on the runner OS) and the `path` of directories being cached. If two caches have different versions, they are identified as unique caches while matching. This for example, means that a cache created on `windows-latest` runner can't be restored on `ubuntu-latest` as cache `Version`s are different. 
 
-Example: Below example will create 3 unique caches with same keys. Ubuntu and windows runners will use different compression technique and hence create two different caches. And `build-linux` will create two different caches as the `paths` are different.
+> Pro tip: [List caches](https://docs.github.com/en/rest/actions/cache#list-github-actions-caches-for-a-repository) API can be used to get the version of a cache. This can be helpful to troubleshoot cache miss due to version. 
+
+<details>
+  <summary>Example</summary>
+The workflow will create 3 unique caches with same keys. Ubuntu and windows runners will use different compression technique and hence create two different caches. And `build-linux` will create two different caches as the `paths` are different.
 
 ```yaml
 jobs:
@@ -223,30 +228,19 @@ jobs:
         if: steps.cache-primes.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
         run: ./generate-primes -d prime-numbers
 ```
-## Cache segment restore timeout
-
-A cache gets downloaded in multiple segments of fixed sizes (`1GB` for a `32-bit` runner and `2GB` for a `64-bit` runner). Sometimes, a segment download gets stuck which causes the workflow job to be stuck forever and fail. Version `v3.0.8` of `actions/cache` introduces a segment download timeout. The segment download timeout will allow the segment download to get aborted and hence allow the job to proceed with a cache miss.
-
-Default value of this timeout is 60 minutes and can be customized by specifying an [environment variable](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/learn-github-actions/environment-variables) named `SEGMENT_DOWNLOAD_TIMEOUT_MINS` with timeout value in minutes.
+</details>
 
 ## Known practices and workarounds
 Following are some of the known practices/workarounds which community has used to fulfill specific requirements. You may choose to use them if suits your use case. Note these are not necessarily the only or the recommended solution.
 
-#### Update a cache
-A cache today is immutable and cannot be updated. But some use cases require the cache to be saved even though there was a "hit" during restore. To do so, use a `key` which is unique for every run and use `restore-keys` to restore the nearest cache. For example:
-  ```
-      - name: update cache on every commit
-        uses: actions/cache@v3
-        with:
-          path: prime-numbers
-          key: primes-${{ runner.os }}-${{ github.run_id }} # Can use time based key as well
-          restore-keys: |
-            primes-${{ runner.os }}
-  ```          
-  Please note that this will create a new cache on every run and hence will consume the cache [quota](#cache-limits).
-  
-#### Use cache across feature branches
-Reusing cache across feature branches is not allowed today to provide cache [isolation](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/using-workflows/caching-dependencies-to-speed-up-workflows#restrictions-for-accessing-a-cache). However if both feature branches are from the default branch, a good way to achieve this is to ensure that the default branch has a cache. This cache will then be consumable by both feature branches.
+- [Cache segment restore timeout](./tips-and-workarounds.md#cache-segment-restore-timeout)
+- [Update a cache](./tips-and-workarounds.md#update-a-cache)
+- [Use cache across feature branches](./tips-and-workarounds.md#use-cache-across-feature-branches)
+- [Improving cache restore performance on Windows/Using cross-os caching](./tips-and-workarounds.md#improving-cache-restore-performance-on-windows-using-cross-os-caching)
+- [Force deletion of caches overriding default cache eviction policy](./tips-and-workarounds.md#force-deletion-of-caches-overriding-default-cache-eviction-policy)
+
+#### Windows environment variables
+Please note that Windows environment variables (like `%LocalAppData%`) will NOT be expanded by this action. Instead, prefer using `~` in your paths which will expand to HOME directory. For example, instead of `%LocalAppData%`, use `~\AppData\Local`. For a list of supported default environment variables, see [this](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/learn-github-actions/environment-variables) page. 
 
 ## Contributing
 We would love for you to contribute to `actions/cache`, pull requests are welcome! Please see the [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md) for more information.

RELEASES.md

@@ -28,4 +28,18 @@
 
 ### 3.0.8
 - Fix zstd not working for windows on gnu tar in issues [#888](https://github.com/actions/cache/issues/888) and [#891](https://github.com/actions/cache/issues/891).
-- Allowing users to provide a custom timeout as input for aborting download of a cache segment using an environment variable `SEGMENT_DOWNLOAD_TIMEOUT_MIN`. Default is 60 minutes.
+- Allowing users to provide a custom timeout as input for aborting download of a cache segment using an environment variable `SEGMENT_DOWNLOAD_TIMEOUT_MINS`. Default is 60 minutes.
+
+### 3.0.9
+- Enhanced the warning message for cache unavailablity in case of GHES.
+
+### 3.0.10
+- Fix a bug with sorting inputs.
+- Update definition for restore-keys in README.md
+
+### 3.0.11
+- Update toolkit version to 3.0.5 to include `@actions/core@^1.10.0`
+- Update `@actions/cache` to use updated `saveState` and `setOutput` functions from `@actions/core@^1.10.0`
+
+### 3.1.0-beta.1
+- Update `@actions/cache` on windows to use gnu tar and zstd by default and fallback to bsdtar and zstd if gnu tar is not available. ([issue](https://github.com/actions/cache/issues/984))

__tests__/actionUtils.test.ts

@@ -215,23 +215,6 @@ test("getInputAsArray handles empty lines correctly", () => {
     expect(actionUtils.getInputAsArray("foo")).toEqual(["bar", "baz"]);
 });
 
-test("getInputAsArray sorts files correctly", () => {
-    testUtils.setInput(
-        "foo",
-        "bar\n!baz\nwaldo\nqux\nquux\ncorge\ngrault\ngarply"
-    );
-    expect(actionUtils.getInputAsArray("foo")).toEqual([
-        "!baz",
-        "bar",
-        "corge",
-        "garply",
-        "grault",
-        "quux",
-        "qux",
-        "waldo"
-    ]);
-});
-
 test("getInputAsArray removes spaces after ! at the beginning", () => {
     testUtils.setInput(
         "foo",
@@ -240,11 +223,11 @@ test("getInputAsArray removes spaces after ! at the beginning", () => {
     expect(actionUtils.getInputAsArray("foo")).toEqual([
         "!bar",
         "!baz",
-        "!quux",
         "!qux",
-        "!waldo",
+        "!quux",
         "corge",
-        "grault! garply"
+        "grault! garply",
+        "!waldo"
     ]);
 });
 
@@ -277,8 +260,8 @@ test("isCacheFeatureAvailable for ac enabled", () => {
 test("isCacheFeatureAvailable for ac disabled on GHES", () => {
     jest.spyOn(cache, "isFeatureAvailable").mockImplementation(() => false);
 
-    const message =
-        "Cache action is only supported on GHES version >= 3.5. If you are on version >=3.5 Please check with GHES admin if Actions cache service is enabled or not.";
+    const message = `Cache action is only supported on GHES version >= 3.5. If you are on version >=3.5 Please check with GHES admin if Actions cache service is enabled or not.
+Otherwise please upgrade to GHES version >= 3.5 and If you are also using Github Connect, please unretire the actions/cache namespace before upgrade (see https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.5/admin/github-actions/managing-access-to-actions-from-githubcom/enabling-automatic-access-to-githubcom-actions-using-github-connect#automatic-retirement-of-namespaces-for-actions-accessed-on-githubcom)`;
     const infoMock = jest.spyOn(core, "info");
 
     try {

__tests__/restore.test.ts

@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ test("restore with no key", async () => {
 test("restore with too many keys should fail", async () => {
     const path = "node_modules";
     const key = "node-test";
-    const restoreKeys = [...Array(20).keys()].map(x => x.toString()).sort();
+    const restoreKeys = [...Array(20).keys()].map(x => x.toString());
     testUtils.setInputs({
         path: path,
         key,

examples.md

@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ If using `npm config` to retrieve the cache directory, ensure you run [actions/s
 - name: restore lerna
   uses: actions/cache@v3
   with:
-    path: **/node_modules
+    path: '**/node_modules'
     key: ${{ runner.os }}-${{ hashFiles('**/yarn.lock') }}
 ```
 

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "cache",
-  "version": "3.0.8",
+  "version": "3.1.0-beta.1",
   "private": true,
   "description": "Cache dependencies and build outputs",
   "main": "dist/restore/index.js",
@@ -23,29 +23,29 @@
   "author": "GitHub",
   "license": "MIT",
   "dependencies": {
-    "@actions/cache": "^3.0.4",
-    "@actions/core": "^1.9.1",
+    "@actions/cache": "3.1.0-beta.1",
+    "@actions/core": "^1.10.0",
     "@actions/exec": "^1.1.1",
     "@actions/io": "^1.1.2"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@types/jest": "^27.5.0",
+    "@types/jest": "^27.5.2",
     "@types/nock": "^11.1.0",
-    "@types/node": "^16.11.33",
-    "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^5.22.0",
-    "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^5.22.0",
+    "@types/node": "^16.18.3",
+    "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^5.45.0",
+    "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^5.45.0",
     "@zeit/ncc": "^0.20.5",
-    "eslint": "^8.14.0",
+    "eslint": "^8.28.0",
     "eslint-config-prettier": "^8.5.0",
     "eslint-plugin-import": "^2.26.0",
-    "eslint-plugin-jest": "^26.1.5",
-    "eslint-plugin-prettier": "^4.0.0",
+    "eslint-plugin-jest": "^26.9.0",
+    "eslint-plugin-prettier": "^4.2.1",
     "eslint-plugin-simple-import-sort": "^7.0.0",
-    "jest": "^28.0.3",
+    "jest": "^28.1.3",
     "jest-circus": "^27.5.1",
-    "nock": "^13.2.4",
-    "prettier": "^2.6.2",
-    "ts-jest": "^28.0.2",
-    "typescript": "^4.6.4"
+    "nock": "^13.2.9",
+    "prettier": "^2.8.0",
+    "ts-jest": "^28.0.8",
+    "typescript": "^4.9.3"
   }
-}
+}

src/utils/actionUtils.ts

@@ -62,8 +62,7 @@ export function getInputAsArray(
         .getInput(name, options)
         .split("\n")
         .map(s => s.replace(/^!\s+/, "!").trim())
-        .filter(x => x !== "")
-        .sort();
+        .filter(x => x !== "");
 }
 
 export function getInputAsInt(
@@ -78,18 +77,20 @@ export function getInputAsInt(
 }
 
 export function isCacheFeatureAvailable(): boolean {
-    if (!cache.isFeatureAvailable()) {
-        if (isGhes()) {
-            logWarning(
-                "Cache action is only supported on GHES version >= 3.5. If you are on version >=3.5 Please check with GHES admin if Actions cache service is enabled or not."
-            );
-        } else {
-            logWarning(
-                "An internal error has occurred in cache backend. Please check https://www.githubstatus.com/ for any ongoing issue in actions."
-            );
-        }
+    if (cache.isFeatureAvailable()) {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    if (isGhes()) {
+        logWarning(
+            `Cache action is only supported on GHES version >= 3.5. If you are on version >=3.5 Please check with GHES admin if Actions cache service is enabled or not.
+Otherwise please upgrade to GHES version >= 3.5 and If you are also using Github Connect, please unretire the actions/cache namespace before upgrade (see https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.5/admin/github-actions/managing-access-to-actions-from-githubcom/enabling-automatic-access-to-githubcom-actions-using-github-connect#automatic-retirement-of-namespaces-for-actions-accessed-on-githubcom)`
+        );
         return false;
     }
 
-    return true;
+    logWarning(
+        "An internal error has occurred in cache backend. Please check https://www.githubstatus.com/ for any ongoing issue in actions."
+    );
+    return false;
 }

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+## Cache segment restore timeout
+A cache gets downloaded in multiple segments of fixed sizes (`1GB` for a `32-bit` runner and `2GB` for a `64-bit` runner). Sometimes, a segment download gets stuck which causes the workflow job to be stuck forever and fail. Version `v3.0.8` of `actions/cache` introduces a segment download timeout. The segment download timeout will allow the segment download to get aborted and hence allow the job to proceed with a cache miss.
+
+Default value of this timeout is 60 minutes and can be customized by specifying an [environment variable](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/learn-github-actions/environment-variables) named `SEGMENT_DOWNLOAD_TIMEOUT_MINS` with timeout value in minutes.
+
+## Update a cache
+A cache today is immutable and cannot be updated. But some use cases require the cache to be saved even though there was a "hit" during restore. To do so, use a `key` which is unique for every run and use `restore-keys` to restore the nearest cache. For example:
+  ```yaml
+      - name: update cache on every commit
+        uses: actions/cache@v3
+        with:
+          path: prime-numbers
+          key: primes-${{ runner.os }}-${{ github.run_id }} # Can use time based key as well
+          restore-keys: |
+            primes-${{ runner.os }}
+  ```          
+  Please note that this will create a new cache on every run and hence will consume the cache [quota](#cache-limits).
+  
+## Use cache across feature branches
+Reusing cache across feature branches is not allowed today to provide cache [isolation](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/using-workflows/caching-dependencies-to-speed-up-workflows#restrictions-for-accessing-a-cache). However if both feature branches are from the default branch, a good way to achieve this is to ensure that the default branch has a cache. This cache will then be consumable by both feature branches.
+
+## Improving cache restore performance on Windows/Using cross-os caching
+Currently, cache restore is slow on Windows due to tar being inherently slow and the compression algorithm `gzip` in use. `zstd` is the default algorithm in use on linux and macos. It was disabled on Windows due to issues with bsd tar(libarchive), the tar implementation in use on Windows. 
+
+To improve cache restore performance, we can re-enable `zstd` as the compression algorithm using the following workaround. Add the following step to your workflow before the cache step:
+
+```yaml
+    - if: ${{ runner.os == 'Windows' }}
+      name: Use GNU tar
+      shell: cmd
+      run: |
+        echo "Adding GNU tar to PATH"
+        echo C:\Program Files\Git\usr\bin>>"%GITHUB_PATH%"
+```
+
+The `cache` action will use GNU tar instead of bsd tar on Windows. This should work on all Github Hosted runners as it is. For self-hosted runners, please ensure you have GNU tar and `zstd` installed.
+
+The above workaround is also needed if you wish to use cross-os caching since difference of compression algorithms will result in different cache versions for the same cache key. So the above workaround will ensure `zstd` is used for caching on all platforms thus resulting in the same cache version for the same cache key.
+
+## Force deletion of caches overriding default cache eviction policy
+Caches have [branch scope restriction](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/using-workflows/caching-dependencies-to-speed-up-workflows#restrictions-for-accessing-a-cache) in place. This means that if caches for a specific branch are using a lot of storage quota, it may result into more frequently used caches from `default` branch getting thrashed. For example, if there are many pull requests happening on a repo and are creating caches, these cannot be used in default branch scope but will still occupy a lot of space till they get cleaned up by [eviction policy](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/using-workflows/caching-dependencies-to-speed-up-workflows#usage-limits-and-eviction-policy). But sometime we want to clean them up on a faster cadence so as to ensure default branch is not thrashing. In order to achieve this, [gh-actions-cache cli](https://github.com/actions/gh-actions-cache/) can be used to delete caches for specific branches.
+
+This workflow uses `gh-actions-cache` to delete all the caches created by a branch. 
+<details>
+  <summary>Example</summary>
+
+```yaml
+name: cleanup caches by a branch
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    types:
+      - closed
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+  cleanup:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Check out code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+      - name: Cleanup
+        run: |
+          gh extension install actions/gh-actions-cache
+          
+          REPO=${{ github.repository }}
+          BRANCH=${{ github.ref }}
+
+          echo "Fetching list of cache key"
+          cacheKeysForPR=$(gh actions-cache list -R $REPO -B $BRANCH | cut -f 1 )
+
+          ## Setting this to not fail the workflow while deleting cache keys. 
+          set +e
+          echo "Deleting caches..."
+          for cacheKey in $cacheKeysForPR
+          do
+              gh actions-cache delete $cacheKey -R $REPO -B $BRANCH --confirm
+          done
+          echo "Done"
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+```
+</details>