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feat: cache the goreleaser binary

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Look for GoReleaser in the runner tool cache before a download. This
makes a second use of the action in the same job, or any job on a
self-hosted runner, install immediately.

Add an opt-in `cache-binary` input that also stores the binary in the
GitHub Actions cache. When it hits, the action does not download the
release archive, the checksums and the signature bundle again. Cache
errors are not fatal and fall back to a download.

The runner tool cache entry is now keyed by distribution, so a Pro
binary is no longer returned for an OSS install of the same version.

Closes #476

Co-authored-by: timbretimber <105982513+timbretimber@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Akkuman <akkumans@qq.com>
Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Signed-off-by: Carlos Alexandro Becker <caarlos0@users.noreply.github.com>
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@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ ___
* [Signing](#signing)
* [Upload artifacts](#upload-artifacts)
* [Install Only](#install-only)
* [Cache the binary](#cache-the-binary)
* [Customizing](#customizing)
* [inputs](#inputs)
* [outputs](#outputs)
@@ -217,6 +218,36 @@ steps:
run: goreleaser -v
```
### Cache the binary
The action always looks for GoReleaser in the [runner tool cache][toolcache]
first. That cache is kept between jobs on self-hosted runners only, so on
GitHub-hosted runners every job downloads and verifies the release again.
Set `cache-binary` to store the binary in the [GitHub Actions cache][ghcache]
as well. Later jobs then restore it instead of downloading the release archive,
the checksums and the signature bundle again:
```yaml
steps:
-
name: Install GoReleaser
uses: goreleaser/goreleaser-action@v7
with:
version: '~> v2'
install-only: true
cache-binary: true
```
The cache entry is written per distribution, version, operating system and
architecture, and it counts against the [cache size limit][ghcachelimit] of your
repository. Cache errors are not fatal: the action logs a warning and falls back
to a download.
[toolcache]: https://github.com/actions/toolkit/tree/main/packages/tool-cache
[ghcache]: https://docs.github.com/en/actions/how-tos/write-workflows/choose-what-workflows-do/cache-dependencies
[ghcachelimit]: https://docs.github.com/en/actions/reference/workflows-and-actions/dependency-caching#usage-limits-and-eviction-policy
## Customizing
### inputs
@@ -231,6 +262,7 @@ Following inputs can be used as `step.with` keys
| `args` | String | | Arguments to pass to GoReleaser |
| `workdir` | String | `.` | Working directory (below repository root) |
| `install-only` | Bool | `false` | Just install GoReleaser |
| `cache-binary` | Bool | `false` | Cache the GoReleaser binary in the GitHub Actions cache (see below) |
> **¹** Can be a fixed version like `v0.117.0` or a max satisfying semver one like `~> 0.132`. In this case this will return `v0.132.1`.
>