Make the local cache opt-in (rather than opt-out)#4252
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| The local cache is a way to protect against registries going down by keeping a cache of your packages within your very project (often checked-in within the repository). While not always practical (it causes the repository size to grow, although we have ways to mitigate it significantly), it presents various interesting properties: | ||
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| - It doesn't require additional infrastructure, such as a [Verdaccio proxy](https://verdaccio.org/) | ||
| - The install fetch step is as fast as it can be, with no data transfer at all | ||
| - It lets you reach [zero-installs](https://yarnpkg.com/features/zero-installs) if you also use the PnP linker | ||
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Another use case for the local cache, without committing it, is that you can use it to avoid dealing with credentials in your Dockerfile.
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Another use case unrelated to offline mode:
github actions cache: actions/setup-node#325.
As yarn is able to prune the cache, I don't have to invalidate on yarn.lock changes. That gives a little extra speed / reliability when deps changes often
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What's the problem this PR addresses?
The local cache was enabled in Yarn 2 in large part because people weren't aware that it existed. However, it adds a significant friction around new project creation, and I suspect it might not be as necessary as before (our users have been confronted to it for a while now, so discovery should have improved).
How did you fix it?
Local cache is now disabled by default. Tests aren't updated yet.
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