Swatinem/rust-cache
Rust Cache
This project is a GitHub Action designed to accelerate Rust build pipelines by caching compiled artifacts and dependency data. It functions as a build cache mechanism that persists intermediate outputs across separate continuous integration execution environments to avoid redundant recompilation.
The tool identifies cacheable build outputs by analyzing project configuration files and generating unique identifiers based on the state of source code and dependency manifests. It integrates with the build environment by dynamically updating system paths and configuration settings, allowing the toolchain to recognize and utilize restored binary outputs and registry indices.
By leveraging external cloud storage for persistence, the action ensures that compiled crates and build artifacts remain available across independent job executions. This approach reduces total build times by restoring previously computed states rather than performing full recompilation during automated testing and integration workflows.
Features
- GitHub Actions Workflows - Accelerates software development cycles by caching heavy build outputs within GitHub Actions workflows.
- Incremental Build Caches - Restores previously compiled binary outputs to the local environment to bypass redundant compilation steps.
- Build Caches - Stores and restores intermediate build outputs to avoid redundant recompilation during automated testing.
- Build Dependency Management - Manages the storage and restoration of compiled crate dependencies and registry indices for faster build times.
- External Storage Connectors - Persists build artifacts to remote cloud storage to ensure availability across independent continuous integration job executions.
- Build Artifact Caching - Caches compiled binary outputs between continuous integration runs to shorten total build times.
- Dependency Caches - Saves compiled dependency files and registry data to accelerate build processes by restoring previously computed states.
- Crate Dependency Management - Optimizes build pipelines by persisting registry indices and compiled crates across execution environments.
- Build Dependency Graphs - Analyzes project configuration to isolate build outputs that can be safely persisted between runs.
- Content Hashing Utilities - Generates unique cache keys by hashing source code and dependency manifests to ensure build integrity.
- Compiler Caching for Rust - Provides a specialized caching mechanism for Rust build artifacts within continuous integration pipelines.
- Build Optimizations - Reduces build times for Rust projects by reusing previously compiled binary artifacts and dependency data.
