Update: Added option update-cache, and changed default action behavior to always use cached version without checking for a new one.

action.yml

@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ inputs:
     description: 'The type of the file to be downloaded (archive, package, or custom regex).'
     required: false
     default: 'archive'
+  update-cache:
+    description: 'How to handle the tool cache (false, true, or always). Defaults to false.'
+    required: false
+    default: 'false'
   debug:
     description: 'When set to true, displays the contents of the unpacked archive or directory.'
     required: false

src/index.ts

@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ async function run() {
     let fileName = core.getInput('file-name');
     const binaryInput = core.getInput('binary-name');
     const fileType = core.getInput('file-type') || 'archive';
+    const updateCache = core.getInput('update-cache') || 'false';
     const debug = core.getBooleanInput('debug');
     const token = core.getInput('token') || process.env.GITHUB_TOKEN;
 
@@ -47,6 +48,25 @@ async function run() {
     const platform = os.platform(); // 'linux', 'darwin', 'win32'
     const arch = os.arch(); // 'x64', 'arm64'
 
+    const toolName = repository.split('/').pop() || repository;
+
+    // Rule for update-cache: 'false' means use ANY cached version if available
+    if (updateCache === 'false') {
+      const allVersions = tc.findAllVersions(toolName, arch);
+      if (allVersions.length > 0) {
+        // Simple sort to pick the 'latest' local version
+        const latestVersion = allVersions.sort().pop();
+        if (latestVersion) {
+          const cachedDir = tc.find(toolName, latestVersion, arch);
+          if (cachedDir) {
+            core.info(`Found ${toolName} version ${latestVersion} in local cache (update-cache: false)`);
+            core.addPath(cachedDir);
+            return;
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
     const systemPatterns: Record<string, string> = {
       linux: 'linux',
       darwin: '(darwin|macos|mac)',
@@ -141,16 +161,17 @@ async function run() {
     }
 
     const version = data.tag_name.replace(/^v/, '');
-    const toolName = repository.split('/').pop() || repository;
     const binaryName = binaryInput || toolName;
 
-    // Check if the tool is already in the cache
+    // Check if the tool is already in the cache (if not 'always' update)
+    if (updateCache !== 'always') {
       const cachedDir = tc.find(toolName, version, arch);
       if (cachedDir) {
         core.info(`Found ${toolName} version ${version} in cache at ${cachedDir}`);
         core.addPath(cachedDir);
         return;
       }
+    }
 
     const downloadUrl = asset.browser_download_url;
     core.info(`Downloading ${asset.name} from ${downloadUrl}...`);