Post Setup JDK 17 takes very long time on local runner

[MartynasObdeleven]

Description:
I have a build script that is run on each PR. It launches appium test suite, which takes approximately 4 minutes to complete,
but after that Post Setup JDK 17 takes more than 10 minutes which is strange, since we're using m1 mac studio.
Job looks like:

name: Appium Tests

on:
  push:
    branches:
      - "develop"
  pull_request:
    branches:
      - "main"
      - "develop"

jobs:
  appium-tests:
    runs-on: [self-hosted, macOS, ARM64]

    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.7

      - name: Set up JDK 17
        uses: actions/setup-java@v4.3.0
        with:
          java-version: '17'
          distribution: 'zulu'
          cache: gradle

      - name: Grant execute permission for gradlew
        run: chmod +x gradlew

      - name: Appium Tests (E2E)
        run: |
          chmod +x run_offline_appium_tests.sh
          ./run_offline_appium_tests.sh
        working-directory: scripts

Here's timeline:

Task version:
4.3.0

Platform:

• Ubuntu
• [x ] macOS
• Windows

Runner type:

• Hosted
• [ x] Self-hosted

Expected behavior:
Post Setup takes no more than minute.

Actual behavior:
Post Setup takes 10+ minutes.

[aparnajyothi-y]

Hello @MartynasObdeleven, Thank you for creating this issue and we will look into it :)

[choppeh]

v3 is also very slow with JDK 17. Is the cache size Ok?

[choppeh]

I removed cache: gradle and the step was quickly completed

[MartynasObdeleven]

I had setup java on local machine so it runs fine with:

name: Appium Tests

on:
  push:
    branches:
      - "develop"
  pull_request:
    branches:
      - "main"
      - "develop"

jobs:
  appium-tests:
    runs-on: [self-hosted, macOS, ARM64]

    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.7

      - name: Grant execute permission for gradlew
        run: chmod +x gradlew

      - name: Appium Tests (E2E)
        run: |
          chmod +x run_offline_appium_tests.sh
          ./run_offline_appium_tests.sh
        working-directory: scripts

[mahalakshmi-rekadi]

Hello @MartynasObdeleven,
Thank you for bringing this issue to our attention. It appears that the post-setup step for JDK 17 is taking an unusually long time, even though the Appium test suite completes in about 4 minutes. Here are a few points to consider:

1.It looks like the cache size in your workflow is around 6GB (~6353 MB). This could be the reason why the "Post Setup JDK 17" step is taking more than 10 minutes to complete, especially since you're using an M1 Mac Studio, which should be quite fast.

2.To verify if the cache is causing the delay, I recommend running the same workflow without caching. You can do this by removing the cache configuration from the actions/setup-java step. This will help determine if the cache is indeed the factor slowing down the process. If the steps complete more quickly without the cache, you may need to optimize the caching strategy.

If the issue persists, kindly provide us with more detailed logs or a public repository to facilitate further investigation.