Add a new input to skip cache updates

[ozancaglayan]

Description:

When this action is used with caching enabled, PRs and non-main branches creates new cache artifacts which may be overwhelming. This can be mitigated if something like skip-cache-update: bool option is added and users define it as false if the action runs in a branch that is not main. This would skip the post stage of the action to effectively cancel the cache pushing.

[dmitry-shibanov]

Hello @ozancaglayan. Thank you for your feature request. We'll take a look on it.

[akx]

Ah, turns out I had the same idea! #762

[aparnajyothi-y]

Hello Everyone, Thank you for your feature request. The idea of adding a skip-cache-update option to control cache updates is valuable; however, it could increase complexity for users, and there’s a risk of missing out on potential caching benefits. Additionally, it would require maintenance and documentation updates.
We appreciate your suggestion and will continue to evaluate other ways to optimize caching.

[aparnajyothi-y]

Hello Everyone, Please let us know in case of clarifications needed on the above.

[akx]

@aparnajyothi-y Please see my rationale for adding this feature in #762.

[aparnajyothi-y]

Hello @akx, Thank you for your contribution to #762 and for sharing your thoughts on this feature request.
While we appreciate the idea, we’re concerned that it may introduce additional complexity and could potentially limit caching benefits. Furthermore, it would require ongoing maintenance and updates to documentation. Given these factors, we’ve decided to not move forward with this change at this time.

We truly appreciate your understanding and patience, and we encourage you to continue sharing any further thoughts or suggestions you may have.