Tips:

• update a cache: https://github.com/actions/cache/blob/main/tips-and-workarounds.md#update-a-cache
• auto-remove unaccessed cache in the past 7 days: https://docs.github.com/en/actions/using-workflows/caching-dependencies-to-speed-up-workflows#usage-limits-and-eviction-policy
• breaking cache action into two parts: https://github.com/actions/cache?tab=readme-ov-file#using-a-combination-of-restore-and-save-actions

Notes:

• if two commits are too close to each other, e.g., A then B. then running tcp for B won't necessarily be using A's cache because by the time B's workflow starts, A might not finish yet.
• a workflow that pushes code often will not trigger a workflow that is triggered on 'push' to run, https://docs.github.com/en/actions/using-workflows/triggering-a-workflow#triggering-a-workflow-from-a-workflow

checking if qtf works without passing pytest cache across workflow

commit: https://github.com/softwareTestingResearch/demo/commit/dd1011700bb24e0a31c24331e3ff0245e54236f4 run: https://github.com/softwareTestingResearch/demo/actions/runs/8105271542 result: not working, tests run in default order

checking if action/cache can pass the pytest cache and qtf works

first time, e.g., no cache

commit: https://github.com/softwareTestingResearch/demo/commit/f550ca5bc5478b93f51732cab54a147fa14c58e9 run: https://github.com/softwareTestingResearch/demo/actions/runs/8105388459/job/22153638026

second time, e.g., should be cache

commit: https://github.com/softwareTestingResearch/demo/commit/6e73910dffd08786a340ffd1207e33d709949e54 run: https://github.com/softwareTestingResearch/demo/actions/runs/8105441719

result: cache not found in second time, qtf fails

check if action/cache can pass sample.txt

cache save success: https://github.com/softwareTestingResearch/demo/commit/11916563538f13cb03edfcd0dedbedd7de8964c2 run: https://github.com/softwareTestingResearch/demo/actions/runs/8105642215/job/22154285129

find the path for pytest cache

success commit: https://github.com/softwareTestingResearch/demo/commit/1e7fb47eb1df3e6046351896ff823b9b88d3350d run: https://github.com/softwareTestingResearch/demo/actions/runs/8105814033/job/22154738939

print pytest cache

commit: https://github.com/softwareTestingResearch/demo/commit/30b2ab7c5652ac88532f8534a2dbb931bf012f1f run: https://github.com/softwareTestingResearch/demo/actions/runs/8105851271/job/22154843361

save pytest cache

commit: https://github.com/softwareTestingResearch/demo/commit/395718f642e0e09dc0f3d3a7cbfc7a9f0f8d4ed0 run: https://github.com/softwareTestingResearch/demo/actions/runs/8105892884/job/22154949534

always save pytest cache

commit: https://github.com/softwareTestingResearch/demo/commit/f38d058ed417704aa02f3d10ac2de6fc91763a0a run: https://github.com/softwareTestingResearch/demo/actions/runs/8105909754/job/22154993686

result: successfully update cache, the num runs since fail is updated to 4, as below

commit: https://github.com/softwareTestingResearch/demo/commit/2274ab26973b5fe1f820783a823b13bcc10210e1 run: https://github.com/softwareTestingResearch/demo/actions/runs/8105987090/job/22155212923

check if save cache proceed even if there's failed tests

commit: https://github.com/softwareTestingResearch/demo/commit/661a2638190b33852c1d0760bdcf8f1d3982239a run: https://github.com/softwareTestingResearch/demo/actions/runs/8106015986/job/22155284956

result: failed tests prevent other steps

check if save cache proceed even if there's failed tests with continue-on-error

commit: https://github.com/softwareTestingResearch/demo/commit/5d76e4b78b95f2c09d9d040f2c39c444f2d379cb run: https://github.com/softwareTestingResearch/demo/actions/runs/8106076522

check if save cache proceed even if there's failed tests with if always

commit: https://github.com/softwareTestingResearch/demo/commit/a92d91877039119a1c0a6976d5826befc26b5d41 run: https://github.com/softwareTestingResearch/demo/actions/runs/8106125506/job/22155544341 result: works, save cache anyway

check if save cache proceed even if there's failed tests with if always and break cache to restore/save

round 1 commit: https://github.com/softwareTestingResearch/demo/commit/9d7dd3fbe8c11cfc2d762d24579b117a28fb7d20 run: https://github.com/softwareTestingResearch/demo/actions/runs/8106340982

round 2 commit: https://github.com/softwareTestingResearch/demo/commit/18a5e794f6b19b02631360d0946df5dc75eb75ba run: https://github.com/softwareTestingResearch/demo/actions/runs/8106358852/job/22156147320

result: works, cache is saved even if tests failed, and cache from nearest prev workflow is passed to the current workflow

check if weight 0-1-0 runs recently failed test first

commit: https://github.com/softwareTestingResearch/demo/commit/e8c7e1fe3eb838b00250c5a6b7caf8e3ba5312da run: https://github.com/softwareTestingResearch/demo/actions/runs/8106385139/job/22156219730 result: yes

check if caches per run instance is saved (py 3.9 vs py 3.10)

round 1 commit: https://github.com/softwareTestingResearch/demo/commit/25aec15fe1fb116388c6f520bd2011f154eec401 run: https://github.com/softwareTestingResearch/demo/actions/runs/8106575700/job/22156722276

round 2 commit: https://github.com/softwareTestingResearch/demo/commit/4b679cead557fbe4af1c2946a5f818f03d701a9c run: https://github.com/softwareTestingResearch/demo/actions/runs/8106594149/job/22156769968

result: yes, check test result for test_random.py

check if workflow run trigger afetr sync fork to a forked repo

commit: https://github.com/wnfewwfwefwef/demo/commit/dff4301234acce6b03640894418cae88d9cf9a57 run: https://github.com/wnfewwfwefwef/demo/actions/runs/8114818332/job/22181324945 result: yes, it runs workflow when 1 commit is sync

when a sync fork has 2 commits, workflow only runs for the latest one commit: https://github.com/wnfewwfwefwef/demo/commit/59f5b25eeb3fd65489560a92945267519b51d117

check if change based technique works

commit: https://github.com/softwareTestingResearch/demo/commit/7bac76fd8c8e584ddb453dba0b863875b4e01be9 run: https://github.com/softwareTestingResearch/demo/actions/runs/8115238492/job/22182668466 result: works, see order for test_source_a.py

check if change in ci.yml proprogates to fork' ci.yml