Update Cache Error Message for Improved Clarity

__tests__/cache-restore.test.ts

@@ -228,9 +228,7 @@ virtualenvs.path = "{cache-dir}/virtualenvs"  # /Users/patrick/Library/Caches/py
         );
 
         await expect(cacheDistributor.restoreCache()).rejects.toThrow(
-          `No file in ${process.cwd()} matched to [${cacheDependencyPath
-            .split('\n')
-            .join(',')}], make sure you have checked out the target repository`
+          `The cache folder path(s) for the package manager "pipenv" were retrieved but do not exist on the disk. This likely indicates that there are no dependencies to cache. Consider removing the cache step if it is not needed.`
         );
       }
     );

dist/cache-save/index.js

@@ -81041,7 +81041,7 @@ class CacheDistributor {
                         .split('\n')
                         .join(',')} or ${constants_1.CACHE_DEPENDENCY_BACKUP_PATH}`
                     : this.cacheDependencyPath.split('\n').join(',');
-                throw new Error(`No file in ${process.cwd()} matched to [${file}], make sure you have checked out the target repository`);
+                throw new Error(`The cache folder path(s) for the package manager "${this.packageManager}" were retrieved but do not exist on the disk. This likely indicates that there are no dependencies to cache. Consider removing the cache step if it is not needed.`);
             }
             const cachePath = yield this.getCacheGlobalDirectories();
             core.saveState(State.CACHE_PATHS, cachePath);
@@ -81165,7 +81165,7 @@ function saveCache(packageManager) {
         const cachePaths = JSON.parse(cachePathState);
         core.debug(`paths for caching are ${cachePaths.join(', ')}`);
         if (!isCacheDirectoryExists(cachePaths)) {
-            throw new Error(`Cache folder path is retrieved for ${packageManager} but doesn't exist on disk: ${cachePaths.join(', ')}`);
+            throw new Error(`The cache folder path(s) for the package manager "${packageManager}" were retrieved but do not exist on the disk. The following paths were checked: ${cachePaths.join(', ')}. No cache paths were identified for "${packageManager}" with the cached paths. This likely indicates that there are no dependencies to cache. Consider removing the cache step if it is not needed.`);
         }
         const primaryKey = core.getState(cache_distributor_1.State.STATE_CACHE_PRIMARY_KEY);
         const matchedKey = core.getState(cache_distributor_1.State.CACHE_MATCHED_KEY);

dist/setup/index.js

@@ -90243,7 +90243,7 @@ class CacheDistributor {
                         .split('\n')
                         .join(',')} or ${constants_1.CACHE_DEPENDENCY_BACKUP_PATH}`
                     : this.cacheDependencyPath.split('\n').join(',');
-                throw new Error(`No file in ${process.cwd()} matched to [${file}], make sure you have checked out the target repository`);
+                throw new Error(`The cache folder path(s) for the package manager "${this.packageManager}" were retrieved but do not exist on the disk. This likely indicates that there are no dependencies to cache. Consider removing the cache step if it is not needed.`);
             }
             const cachePath = yield this.getCacheGlobalDirectories();
             core.saveState(State.CACHE_PATHS, cachePath);

src/cache-distributions/cache-distributor.ts

@@ -25,14 +25,14 @@
   public async restoreCache() {
     const {primaryKey, restoreKey} = await this.computeKeys();
     if (primaryKey.endsWith('-')) {
       const file =
         this.packageManager === 'pip'
           ? `${this.cacheDependencyPath
               .split('\n')
               .join(',')} or ${CACHE_DEPENDENCY_BACKUP_PATH}`
           : this.cacheDependencyPath.split('\n').join(',');
       throw new Error(
-        `No file in ${process.cwd()} matched to [${file}], make sure you have checked out the target repository`
+        `The cache folder path(s) for the package manager "${this.packageManager}" were retrieved but do not exist on the disk. This likely indicates that there are no dependencies to cache. Consider removing the cache step if it is not needed.`
       );
     }
 

src/cache-save.ts

@@ -39,9 +39,9 @@ async function saveCache(packageManager: string) {
 
   if (!isCacheDirectoryExists(cachePaths)) {
     throw new Error(
-      `Cache folder path is retrieved for ${packageManager} but doesn't exist on disk: ${cachePaths.join(
+      `The cache folder path(s) for the package manager "${packageManager}" were retrieved but do not exist on the disk. The following paths were checked: ${cachePaths.join(
         ', '
-      )}`
+      )}. No cache paths were identified for "${packageManager}" with the cached paths. This likely indicates that there are no dependencies to cache. Consider removing the cache step if it is not needed.`
     );
   }