actions/setup-node cache fails: Dependencies lock file is not found

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Dependencies lock file is not found in ... Supported file patterns: package-lock.json,npm-shrinkwrap.json,yarn.lock

github-actions · ci · setup-node · cache · npm · verified-in-production

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setup-node dependency caching needs a committed dependency file to hash. Explicit `cache: npm` can fail when the lockfile is absent or elsewhere. Current setup-node releases can also auto-enable npm caching when package.json declares a package manager, so the cache path may be active even when the workflow has no visible `cache:` line.

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