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Fixes #31.

What changed

  • restore the pnpm store cache immediately after pnpm setup and before runtime installation
  • restore runtime caches by requested selector, then save them with the actual installed runtime version
  • document and declare the cache-hit output
  • add a two-job regression test that blocks pnpm runtime downloads on the cache-hit job
  • add a focused regression test for one moving selector resolving to different runtime versions

Why

The action previously ran pnpm runtime set before it restored the store cache. The runtime was therefore downloaded on every job, even when its data already existed in the cache.

A moving selector such as node@lts also needs two cache identities. Its stable selector prefix finds the previous store before installation. Its final key includes the actual installed version, so a newly resolved runtime is saved instead of being treated as an exact hit.

The second workflow job configures an invalid pnpm-only HTTPS proxy. The action can still download its standalone pnpm binary and access the GitHub Actions cache, but pnpm cannot download Node. It succeeds only when the runtime is restored before pnpm runtime set runs.

Validation

  • pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
  • pnpm test
  • pnpm exec tsc --noEmit
  • pnpm run build
  • parsed action.yml and .github/workflows/test.yaml with the installed yaml package
  • verified locally that pnpm runtime set reuses a warm Node 24.19.0 store with the invalid proxy and fails from a cold store

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • New Features

    • Added a cache-hit output indicating whether the pnpm store matched an exact cache key.
    • Cache keys now include the runtime version actually installed, improving cache accuracy for moving runtime selectors.
  • Improvements

    • The cache is restored before runtime installation and finalized afterward.
    • Cache preparation now performs the default dependency installation and runs tests.
    • Installation now warns instead of failing when the runtime version cannot be determined.
  • Documentation

    • Updated usage, input, and output documentation to explain cache timing, key behavior, and cache-hit reporting.

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Walkthrough

The action now restores the pnpm cache before runtime installation, separates provisional and finalized runtime-aware cache keys, exposes cache-hit, detects the installed runtime version, and adds tests and workflow coverage.

Changes

Runtime cache flow

Layer / File(s) Summary
Runtime-aware cache keys and restore API
src/cache-restore/keys.ts, src/cache-restore/run.ts, src/cache-restore/index.ts, src/cache-save/run.ts
Cache restoration returns metadata. Provisional keys use the requested runtime selector, and finalized keys include the installed runtime version. Cache saving now requires a final key.
Pre-install cache restoration and runtime detection
src/index.ts, src/install-runtime/index.ts
The action restores the cache before runtime installation. It detects the installed runtime version and finalizes the cache afterward. Version detection returns undefined with a warning when it cannot resolve a version.
Cache contract and workflow validation
action.yml, README.md, .github/workflows/test.yaml, src/cache-restore/keys.test.mjs, package.json
The action documents cache-hit and cache timing. Tests verify distinct keys for resolved versions. Workflow steps exercise cache population and reuse.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Merge Risk: 🟠 High · up to f2a2a

The PR improves runtime-cache reuse, but its pull-request workflow runs repository code while checkout credentials remain available to that code, creating a credential-exposure risk. The cache-ordering regression test also does not prove that downloads are blocked before restoration, so these issues should be addressed before merging.

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant Workflow
  participant runMain
  participant restoreCache
  participant installRuntime
  participant finalizeCache
  Workflow->>runMain: invoke with cache and runtime
  runMain->>restoreCache: restore cache before runtime installation
  runMain->>installRuntime: install requested runtime
  runMain->>finalizeCache: finalize key with installed version
  finalizeCache-->>Workflow: set cache-hit output
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A rabbit restores the store
Before runtime runs out the door
Keys mark the version in flight
The workflow checks the cache hit
Tests keep each hash precise
The pnpm path stays nice

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Docstring Coverage ⚠️ Warning Docstring coverage is 7.69% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 13 functions across 7 files. (1 skipped: 1… Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.
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Title check ✅ Passed The title clearly summarizes the primary change: restoring the cache before runtime installation.
Linked Issues check ✅ Passed The changes satisfy issue #31. The cache is restored after pnpm setup and before runtime installation. Cache keys include runtime identity, moving selectors use the requested selector for restoration …
Out of Scope Changes check ✅ Passed The changes remain within scope. Documentation, workflow updates, tests, key helpers, cache finalization, and non-fatal installed-version lookup directly support the issue objectives.
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The changes satisfy issue #31. The cache is restored after pnpm setup and before runtime installation. Cache keys include runtime identity, moving selectors use the requested selector for restoration and the resolved version for saving, and the cache-hit output and regression tests are included.

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Docstring coverage is 7.69% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 13 functions across 7 files. (1 skipped: 1 unsupported.)

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src/cache-restore/keys.test.mjs (1)

1-13: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | 💤 Low value

Consider covering the no-runtime branch.

The test covers the moving-selector, resolved-version branch of the key builders. Add a case for getCacheKeyPrefix(..., undefined) to also cover the 'no-runtime' branch, since this is a newly introduced test file for these functions.

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+  const prefix = getCacheKeyPrefix('Linux', 'x64', undefined)
+  assert.ok(prefix.includes('no-runtime'))
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- Around line 1-13: Add a test case covering getCacheKeyPrefix with an undefined
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remaining compatible with getPrimaryCacheKey as appropriate. Keep the existing
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The runtime-cache-hit job blocked nodejs.org to prove the runtime came
from the store, but `pnpm runtime set` fetches SHASUMS256.txt(.sig) and
index.json on every run, warm store or not. The runtime install failed,
so finalizeCache never ran, and the post step fell back to the
provisional key — publishing a store that `pnpm store prune` had just
emptied under a key later runs match exactly. Cache keys are immutable,
so that entry would shadow the versioned cache until it aged out.

Drop the fallback and skip the save when no final key was recorded.
Make the installed-version lookup non-fatal, falling back to the
requested selector, so refining a cache key can never fail the run or
collide with the provisional key. Assert the collision invariant in the
key tests, and rewrite the regression job to check the key scheme rather
than the network.

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Sensitive Data Exposure (CWE-522): Insufficiently Protected Credentials

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Disable checkout credential persistence before running pnpm test.

This pull_request job executes PR-controlled keys.ts code. actions/checkout stores the read-only GITHUB_TOKEN in local Git configuration by default, so that code can read and exfiltrate it. Add persist-credentials: false to the checkout step.

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Comment on lines +149 to +154
# `pnpm runtime set` always fetches SHASUMS256.txt(.sig) and index.json
# from nodejs.org to verify the runtime, warm store or not, so the job
# cannot prove the restore happened by cutting the network. What it can
# prove is the key scheme: a second run of the same selector must land
# an exact hit on the key the first run saved under the resolved
# version, which only holds if the restore precedes the install.

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Do not treat a final cache hit as proof of restore ordering.

CACHE_HIT=true and node --version only describe the final state. If the action installs Node first and restores the cache afterward, this job can still produce the same values. The test can pass while the regression in Issue #31 remains. Add an install-boundary assertion or a controlled download probe that fails when the runtime archive is fetched before cache restoration.

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In @.github/workflows/test.yaml around lines 149 - 154, The workflow’s
cache-ordering test must verify restoration occurs before the Node runtime
install, rather than relying on final CACHE_HIT or node --version values. Update
the relevant test job around the runtime setup and cache steps to add an
install-boundary assertion or controlled download probe that fails if the
runtime archive is fetched before cache restoration, while preserving the
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