From 7ff07e9ecd05af9a026fc24436c812d388c5b311 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Peter Leibiger <kuhnroyal@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2026 15:31:10 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Add separate pub-cache boolean flag (#377)

This allows to selectively enabled pub dependency caching. Uses backwards compatible default if only `cache: true` is set.

Also update README
---
 README.md   | 18 ++++++++++++++++++
 action.yaml |  6 +++++-
 2 files changed, 23 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6bd41f6..9f891e0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -323,6 +323,7 @@ steps:
       channel: stable
       cache: true
       # optional parameters follow
+      pub-cache: true # optional, defaults to empty (falls back to cache value for backward compatibility)
       cache-key: "flutter-:os:-:channel:-:version:-:arch:-:hash:" # optional, change this to force refresh cache
       cache-path: "${{ runner.tool_cache }}/flutter/:channel:-:version:-:arch:" # optional, change this to specify the cache path
       pub-cache-key: "flutter-pub-:os:-:channel:-:version:-:arch:-:hash:" # optional, change this to force refresh cache of dart pub get dependencies
@@ -330,6 +331,23 @@ steps:
   - run: flutter --version
 ```
 
+> [!NOTE]
+>
+> The `cache` and `pub-cache` inputs are independent and control different caches:
+> - `cache: true` - Caches the Flutter SDK installation
+> - `pub-cache: true` - Caches Dart pub dependencies
+> - `pub-cache: false` - Disables pub dependency caching
+> 
+> **Backward Compatibility:** When `pub-cache` is not specified (empty), it falls back to the `cache` value.
+> This means existing workflows with `cache: true` will automatically cache both Flutter SDK and pub dependencies.
+> 
+> You can use them in any combination:
+> - Both enabled: `cache: true` (pub-cache will default to true for backward compatibility)
+> - Both enabled explicitly: `cache: true` and `pub-cache: true`
+> - Only Flutter SDK: `cache: true` and `pub-cache: false`
+> - Only pub dependencies: `cache: false` and `pub-cache: true` for self-hosted runners
+> - Neither: `cache: false` and `pub-cache: false` (or omit both)
+
 Note: `cache-key`, `pub-cache-key`, and `cache-path` have support for several
 dynamic values:
 
diff --git a/action.yaml b/action.yaml
index 2bc1ec8..644170e 100644
--- a/action.yaml
+++ b/action.yaml
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ inputs:
     description: Flutter SDK cache path
     required: false
     default: ""
+  pub-cache:
+    description: Cache the Dart pub dependencies
+    required: false
+    default: ""
   pub-cache-key:
     description: Identifier for the Dart .pub-cache cache
     required: false
@@ -125,7 +129,7 @@ runs:
     - name: Cache pub dependencies
       uses: actions/cache@v5
       id: cache-pub
-      if: ${{ inputs.cache == 'true' }}
+      if: ${{ (inputs.pub-cache == '' && inputs.cache == 'true') || inputs.pub-cache == 'true' }}
       with:
         path: ${{ steps.flutter-action.outputs.PUB-CACHE-PATH }}
         key: ${{ steps.flutter-action.outputs.PUB-CACHE-KEY }}-${{ hashFiles('**/pubspec.lock') }}