example-install-only.yml

name: example-install-only
on:
  push:
    branches:
      - 'master'
  pull_request:
  workflow_dispatch:

jobs:

  # do not install every dependency in this example
  # just install Cypress, but make sure to cache it
  install-cypress-only:
    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
    steps:
      - name: Checkout 🛎
        uses: actions/checkout@v4

      # cache npm modules and Cypress binary folder
      # we can use "package-lock.json" as the key file
      # to make sure we use the precise Cypress version
      # (which is important when using ^ version in package.json)
      # see https://github.com/actions/cache
      - name: Cache npm and Cypress 📦
        uses: actions/cache@v4
        with:
          path: |
            ~/.cache/Cypress
            node_modules
          key: my-cache-${{ runner.os }}-${{ hashFiles('package-lock.json') }}

      - name: Install Cypress 📥
        run: npm install cypress@13.13.3 --save-dev

      - name: Cypress tests 🧪
        uses: ./
        with:
          working-directory: examples/install-only
          install: false