https://github.com/webneat/setup-node-modules-action

Install node and npm dependencies and cache them
https://github.com/webneat/setup-node-modules-action

github-actions node-module performance

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Install node and npm dependencies and cache them

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/webneat/setup-node-modules-action
• Owner: webNeat
• License: mit
• Created: 2021-02-06T14:54:47.000Z (over 5 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2021-02-06T16:12:50.000Z (over 5 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-07-15T01:35:47.986Z (11 months ago)
• Topics: github-actions, node-module, performance
• Homepage:
• Size: 103 KB
• Stars: 1
• Watchers: 2
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# Better node modules caching

```yml

name: Compare

on:

  push:

    branches: [main]

jobs:

  # The recommended way

  normal:

    runs-on: ubuntu-latest

    steps:

      - name: Checkout the code

        uses: actions/checkout@v2

      - uses: actions/setup-node@v2-beta

        with:

          node-version: "14"

      - name: Cache node modules

        uses: actions/cache@v2

        env:

          cache-name: cache-node-modules

        with:

          path: ~/.npm

          key: ${{ runner.os }}-build-${{ env.cache-name }}-${{ hashFiles('**/package-lock.json') }}

          restore-keys: |

            ${{ runner.os }}-build-${{ env.cache-name }}-

            ${{ runner.os }}-build-

            ${{ runner.os }}-

      - name: Install Dependencies

        run: npm install

  # The efficient way

  optimized-with-install:

    runs-on: ubuntu-latest

    steps:

      - name: Checkout the code

        uses: actions/checkout@v2

      - uses: actions/setup-node@v2-beta

        with:

          node-version: "14"

      - uses: actions/cache@v2

        with:

          path: ./node_modules

          key: ${{ runner.os }}-build-${{ env.cache-name }}-${{ hashFiles('**/package-lock.json') }}

      - run: npm install

  # Another efficient way (maybe risky)

  optimized-without-install:

    runs-on: ubuntu-latest

    steps:

      - name: Checkout the code

        uses: actions/checkout@v2

      - uses: actions/setup-node@v2-beta

        with:

          node-version: "14"

      - uses: actions/cache@v2

        with:

          path: ./node_modules

          key: ${{ runner.os }}-build-${{ env.cache-name }}-${{ hashFiles('**/package-lock.json') }}

      - id: node_modules_exists

        run: 'if [ -d "node_modules" ]; then echo "::set-output name=value::yes"; else echo "::set-output name=value::no"; fi'

      - if: steps.node_modules_exists.outputs.value == 'no'

        run: npm install

```