CI Workflow: actions/setup-node@v2 is encountering a cache Error(getCacheEntry failed), due to actions/cache Deprecation

[cbnuleehyunwoo]

Description

In my fork of the repository, the Test Frontend (Node 12) job in the CI workflow consistently fails during the cache restoration step of actions/setup-node@v2, throwing a request timeout error:

Error: getCacheEntry failed: Request timeout: /cache_key/_apis/artifactcache/cache?keys=node-cache-Linux-yarn-cache_key

Workflow result(commit 899a44e)

Steps to Reproduce

• Push a commit or trigger a pull request to branch matser or,

• Re-run all jobs in GitHub Actions.

Suspected Root Causes and Potential Solutions (based on my investigation)

1. Network issue on local machine or GitHub servers
   → I re-ran the workflow multiple times, but the same error consistently occurred.

2. Lack of necessary permissions due to being a forked repository
   → I tried granting write permissions to the workflow token, but the issue persisted.
   Workflow file ci.yml (commit 07b0429)
   Workflow result

3. Disabling the cache
   → While disabling the cache did make the workflow pass, it seems like more of a quick fix than a sustainable solution, especially given the noticeable increase in execution time.

4. actions/setup-node version issue (most likely cause)
   → After upgrading to v3 and v4, both versions ran the workflow successfully without errors.
   setup-node@v3: Workflow file ci.yml (commit 1939837)
   Workflow result
   setup-node@v4: Workflow file ci.yml (commit 0259770)
   Workflow result

Additional Explanation for Cause 4(actions/setup-node version issue)

• It seems that the issue is related to the version of actions/cache used internally by actions/setup-node@v2, which has recently been deprecated.
  • Relevant issue: actions/setup-node#1275
    → This issue highlights that setup-node@v2 is still relying on a deprecated version of actions/cache, which can lead to problems such as cache timeouts.
  • Related discussion: actions/toolkit/discussions/1890
    → This post strongly recommends upgrading deprecated versions by March 1, 2025, due to upcoming backend changes in the GitHub Actions caching service.
    → It’s not just a matter of version support ending — workflows using versions of actions/cache older than v4.0.0 will start failing entirely once the backend changes are in place. Hence, upgrading to v4.0.0 or later is strongly recommended. This is also why a new version was released with minimal breaking changes.
• Considering the above, while the workflow may have worked fine prior to March 1st, recent deprecations could cause Workflow run fail after March 1st.
  Therefore, using a version of setup-node that relies on a non-deprecated actions/cache version (specifically, version 4.0.0 or higher, as versions below this are deprecated) resolves the issue.

Proposal

• According to the official README of setup-node@v4, Node.js v12 — which we're currently using in this CI — is still supported.
  Also, as mentioned in issue #1275, upgrading to v4 is recommended.

• However, setup-node@v3 also supports Node.js v12, v3/README.md and based on the the latest version of setup-node@v3 package.json dependencies it seems to be using actions/cache@4.0.3, which is not deprecated.

• So in my opinion, updating from setup-node@v2 to setup-node@v3 would be sufficient to address the current issue while avoiding any potential breaking changes that might come with a direct jump to setup-node@v4.
  It offers a good balance between stability and forward compatibility.

• To make it easier to review, I’ve opened a pull request (Bump setup-node action to v4 #729 ) with applied setup-node@v3 at Workflow

• However, I fully respect the project's architectural vision and development roadmap🙏. if there’s a better approach or refinements needed, I’m happy to revise or close the PR as needed.

Looking forward to your thoughts and feedback. Thank you for your time and consideration! 😊