Test cache against latest release in CI

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -225,6 +225,55 @@ jobs:
           path: ./target/debug/uv.exe
           retention-days: 1
 
+  cache-test-ubuntu:
+    needs: build-binary-linux
+    name: "check cache | ubuntu"
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: "3.12"
+
+      - name: "Download binary"
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: uv-linux-${{ github.sha }}
+
+      - name: "Prepare binary"
+        run: chmod +x ./uv
+
+      - name: "Download binary for last version"
+        run: curl -LsSf "https://github.com/astral-sh/uv/releases/latest/download/uv-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.gz" | tar -xvz
+
+      - name: "Check cache compatibility"
+        run: python scripts/check_cache_compat.py --uv-current ./uv --uv-previous ./uv-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu/uv
+
+  cache-test-macos-aarch64:
+    needs: build-binary-macos-aarch64
+    name: "check cache | macos aarch64"
+    runs-on: macos-14
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: "Install Python"
+        run: brew install python@3.8
+
+      - name: "Download binary"
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: uv-macos-aarch64-${{ github.sha }}
+
+      - name: "Prepare binary"
+        run: chmod +x ./uv
+
+      - name: "Download binary for last version"
+        run: curl -LsSf "https://github.com/astral-sh/uv/releases/latest/download/uv-aarch64-apple-darwin.tar.gz" | tar -xvz
+
+      - name: "Check cache compatibility"
+        run: python scripts/check_cache_compat.py --uv-current ./uv --uv-previous ./uv-aarch64-apple-darwin/uv
+
   system-test-debian:
     needs: build-binary-linux
     name: "check system | python on debian"

scripts/check_cache_compat.py

@@ -0,0 +1,136 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+"""
+Install packages on multiple versions of uv to check for cache compatibility errors.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import argparse
+import logging
+import os
+import sys
+import subprocess
+import tempfile
+
+DEFAULT_TEST_PACKAGES = [
+    # anyio is used throughout our test suite as a minimal dependency
+    "anyio",
+    # flask is another standard test dependency for us, but bigger than anyio
+    "flask",
+]
+
+if sys.platform == "linux":
+    DEFAULT_TEST_PACKAGES += [
+        # homeassistant has a lot of dependencies and should be built from source
+        # this requires additional dependencies on macOS so we gate it to Linux
+        "homeassistant",
+    ]
+
+
+def install_package(*, uv: str, package: str, flags: list[str]):
+    """Install a package"""
+
+    logging.info(f"Installing the package {package!r} with {uv!r}.")
+    subprocess.run(
+        [uv, "pip", "install", package, "--cache-dir", os.path.join(temp_dir, "cache")]
+        + flags,
+        cwd=temp_dir,
+        check=True,
+    )
+
+    logging.info(f"Checking that `{package}` is available.")
+    code = subprocess.run([uv, "pip", "show", package], cwd=temp_dir)
+    if code.returncode != 0:
+        raise Exception(f"Could not show {package}.")
+
+
+def clean_cache(*, uv: str):
+    subprocess.run(
+        [uv, "cache", "clean", "--cache-dir", os.path.join(temp_dir, "cache")],
+        cwd=temp_dir,
+        check=True,
+    )
+
+
+def check_cache_with_package(
+    *,
+    uv_current: str,
+    uv_previous: str,
+    package: str,
+):
+    # The coverage here is rough and not particularly targetted — we're just performing various
+    # operations in the hope of catching cache load issues. As cache problems are discovered in
+    # the future, we should expand coverage with targetted cases.
+
+    # First, install with the previous uv to populate the cache
+    install_package(uv=uv_previous, package=package, flags=[])
+
+    # Audit with the current uv, this shouldn't hit the cache but is fast
+    install_package(uv=uv_current, package=package, flags=[])
+
+    # Reinstall with the current uv
+    install_package(uv=uv_current, package=package, flags=["--reinstall"])
+
+    # Reinstall with the current uv and refresh a single entry
+    install_package(
+        uv=uv_current,
+        package=package,
+        flags=["--reinstall-package", package, "--refresh-package", package],
+    )
+
+    # Reinstall with the current uv post refresh
+    install_package(uv=uv_current, package=package, flags=["--reinstall"])
+
+    # Reinstall with the current uv post refresh
+    install_package(uv=uv_previous, package=package, flags=["--reinstall"])
+
+    # Clear the cache
+    clean_cache(uv=uv_previous)
+
+    # Install with the previous uv to populate the cache
+    # Use `--no-binary` to force a local build of the wheel
+    install_package(uv=uv_previous, package=package, flags=["--no-binary", package])
+
+    # Reinstall with the current uv
+    install_package(uv=uv_current, package=package, flags=["--reinstall"])
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO, format="%(levelname)s: %(message)s")
+
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Check a Python interpreter.")
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "-c", "--uv-current", help="Path to a current uv binary.", required=True
+    )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "-p", "--uv-previous", help="Path to a previous uv binary.", required=True
+    )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "-t",
+        "--test-package",
+        action="append",
+        type=str,
+        help="A package to test. May be provided multiple times.",
+    )
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    uv_current = os.path.abspath(args.uv_current)
+    uv_previous = os.path.abspath(args.uv_previous)
+    test_packages = args.test_package or DEFAULT_TEST_PACKAGES
+
+    # Create a temporary directory.
+    with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as temp_dir:
+        logging.info("Creating a virtual environment.")
+        code = subprocess.run(
+            [uv_current, "venv"],
+            cwd=temp_dir,
+        )
+
+        for package in test_packages:
+            logging.info(f"Testing with {package!r}.")
+            check_cache_with_package(
+                uv_current=uv_current,
+                uv_previous=uv_previous,
+                package=package,
+            )