Question

Your Node.js CI workflow installs dependencies and produces a compiled bundle in dist/. You want two things: (1) speed up repeated dependency installs across workflow runs by reusing node_modules, and (2) make the compiled dist/ bundle downloadable by team members from the completed run's summary page for the next 30 days. Which approach correctly satisfies both requirements?

Accepted Answer

Use actions/cache for node_modules keyed on the lockfile hash, and use actions/upload-artifact for dist/ with retention-days: 30.

Answer

Use actions/upload-artifact for both node_modules and dist/, setting retention-days: 30 on each.

Answer

Use actions/cache for both node_modules and dist/, since cache entries persist and are downloadable from the run page.

Answer

Store node_modules and dist/ in GITHUB_ENV so subsequent runs can restore them automatically.