Merge pull request actions#804 from actions/Phantsure-patch-1

Phantsure · web-flow · commit 455d26706638 · 2022-05-26T09:26:58.000+05:30
Update README to call out for version of cache
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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 > Note: The `id` defined in `actions/cache` must match the `id` in the `if` statement (i.e. `steps.[ID].outputs.cache-hit`)
 
+
+## 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. 
+
+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.
+
+```yaml
+jobs:
+  build-linux:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+    - name: Cache Primes
+      id: cache-primes
+      uses: actions/cache@v3
+      with:
+        path: prime-numbers
+        key: primes
+
+    - name: Generate Prime Numbers
+      if: steps.cache-primes.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
+      run: ./generate-primes.sh -d prime-numbers
+      
+    - name: Cache Numbers
+      id: cache-numbers
+      uses: actions/cache@v3
+      with:
+        path: numbers
+        key: primes
+
+    - name: Generate Numbers
+      if: steps.cache-numbers.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
+      run: ./generate-primes.sh -d numbers
+      
+   build-windows:
+      runs-on: windows-latest
+      steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+      - name: Cache Primes
+        id: cache-primes
+        uses: actions/cache@v3
+        with:
+          path: prime-numbers
+          key: primes
+
+      - name: Generate Prime Numbers
+        if: steps.cache-primes.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
+        run: ./generate-primes -d prime-numbers
+```
+
 ## 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.
 
