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- uses: actions/checkout@v5
# selecting a toolchain either by action or manual `rustup` calls should happen
# before the plugin, as the cache uses the current rustc version as its cache key
- run: rustup toolchain install stable --profile minimal
- uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
with:
# The prefix cache key, this can be changed to start a new cache manually.
# default: "v0-rust"
prefix-key: ""
# A cache key that is used instead of the automatic `job`-based key,
# and is stable over multiple jobs.
# default: empty
shared-key: ""
# An additional cache key that is added alongside the automatic `job`-based
# cache key and can be used to further differentiate jobs.
# default: empty
key: ""
# If the automatic `job`-based cache key should include the job id.
# default: "true"
add-job-id-key: ""
# Weather the a hash of the rust environment should be included in the cache key.
# This includes a hash of all Cargo.toml/Cargo.lock files, rust-toolchain files,
# and .cargo/config.toml files (if present), as well as the specified 'env-vars'.
# default: "true"
add-rust-environment-hash-key: ""
# A whitespace separated list of env-var *prefixes* who's value contributes
# to the environment cache key.
# The env-vars are matched by *prefix*, so the default `RUST` var will
# match all of `RUSTC`, `RUSTUP_*`, `RUSTFLAGS`, `RUSTDOC_*`, etc.
# default: "CARGO CC CFLAGS CXX CMAKE RUST"
env-vars: ""
# The cargo workspaces and target directory configuration.
# These entries are separated by newlines and have the form
# `$workspace -> $target`. The `$target` part is treated as a directory
# relative to the `$workspace` and defaults to "target" if not explicitly given.
# default: ". -> target"
workspaces: ""
# Additional non workspace directories to be cached, separated by newlines.
cache-directories: ""
# Determines whether workspace `target` directories are cached.
# If `false`, only the cargo registry will be cached.
# default: "true"
cache-targets: ""
# Determines if the cache should be saved even when the workflow has failed.
# default: "false"
cache-on-failure: ""
# Determines which crates are cached.
# If `true` all crates will be cached, otherwise only dependent crates will be cached.
# Useful if additional crates are used for CI tooling.
# default: "false"
cache-all-crates: ""
# Similar to cache-all-crates.
# If `true` the workspace crates will be cached.
# Useful if the workspace contains libraries that are only updated sporadically.
# default: "false"
cache-workspace-crates: ""
# Determines whether the cache should be saved.
# If `false`, the cache is only restored.
# Useful for jobs where the matrix is additive e.g. additional Cargo features,
# or when only runs from `master` should be saved to the cache.
# default: "true"
save-if: ""
# To only cache runs from `master`:
save-if: ${{ github.ref == 'refs/heads/master' }}
# Determines whether the cache should be restored.
# If `true` the cache key will be checked and the `cache-hit` output will be set
# but the cache itself won't be restored
# default: "false"
lookup-only: ""
# Specifies what to use as the backend providing cache
# Can be set to "github", "buildjet", or "warpbuild"
# default: "github"
cache-provider: ""
# Determines whether to cache the ~/.cargo/bin directory.
# default: "true"
cache-bin: ""
# A format string used to format commands to be run, i.e. `rustc` and `cargo`.
# Must contain exactly one occurance of `{0}`, which is the formatting fragment
# that will be replaced with the `rustc` or `cargo` command. This is necessary
# when using Nix or other setup that requires running these commands within a
# specific shell, otherwise the system `rustc` and `cargo` will be run.
# default: "{0}"
cmd-format: ""
# To run within a Nix shell (using the default dev shell of a flake in the repo root):
cmd-format: nix develop -c {0}
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