Is cache-hit also true when restore-keys is hit?

[sebastianrath]

Hi, I am trying to find information about steps.cache.outputs.cache-hit. This is the snippet of my workflow

        uses: actions/cache@v2
        id: cache
        with:
          path: |
            **/node_modules
            **/.eslintcache
          key: ${{ runner.os }}-benchmark-${{ hashFiles('**/package-lock.json') }}
          restore-keys: |
            ${{ runner.os }}-benchmark
            ${{ runner.os }}-

As you can see, I use restore-keys as a fallback. I would like to make npm ci dependent on a cache-hit. This would only makes sense if cache-hit is false despite a potential cache-hit through restore-keys.

      - name: 📥 Install dependencies
        if: steps.cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
        run: npm ci

Any help is highly appreciated!

[jongwooo]

If there is a cache that fits key, it is called cache-hit, and the action restores the cache file to path. If the cache does not match key, it is called cache-miss, and a new cache is created when the Job is successfully terminated. When cache-miss occurs, the action uses restore-keys as an alternative key to rediscover. In this case, cache-hit returns false.