Caching multiple files in one step (by iterating through an array?)

[hbasaric]

Hello,

I am looking to create a cache key for a list of 37 files. I am trying to avoid having multiple blocks of code that create a cache key for each file individually. Is there a way to iterate over a list of files and create a key for each file?

This is what my code looks like to create a cache key and install/cache a single file (FileName) within my GitHub Actions workflow run:

 - name: Cache and install dependencies
    uses: actions/cache@v3
    id: cache
    with:
      path: ~/
      key: ${{ runner.os }}-java-FileName
      restore-keys: |
        ${{ runner.os }}-java-
        
  - if: steps.cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
    name: Install deps
    run: |
      if [ ! -e ./FileName]; then
        wget downloadLinkForFileName
      fi

I would like to avoid repeating this block of code 37 times. If possible, I would like to define an array or a list of strings that correspond to each file name and iterate over this list to create a key for each file.

Thank you.

[jongwooo]

@hbasaric How about caching directories that contain 37 files?