workflow (ionic): better cache handling for iOS build

.github/workflows/build-android.yml

@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ jobs:
 
       # Setup Java environment in order to build the Android app.
       - name: Setup Java 17
-        uses: actions/setup-java@v3
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
         with:
           distribution: 'zulu'
           java-version: '17'

.github/workflows/build-ios-simulator.yml

@@ -26,6 +26,13 @@ jobs:
           node-version: '20'
           cache: 'npm'
 
+      - uses: hendrikmuhs/[email protected]
+        name: Xcode Compile Cache
+        with:
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-ccache # makes a unique key w/related restore key internally
+          create-symlink: true
+          max-size: 1500M
+
       - name: Restore node_modules from cache
         uses: actions/cache@v4
         with:
@@ -54,6 +61,13 @@ jobs:
           key: ${{ runner.os }}-pods-${{ hashFiles('ios/Podfile.lock') }}
           restore-keys: ${{ runner.os }}-pods-
 
+      - name: Restore build artifacts from cache
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
+        with:
+          path: ios/App/build
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-ios-derived-data-${{ hashFiles('ios/Podfile.lock') }}
+          restore-keys: ${{ runner.os }}-ios-derived-data-
+
       - name: Build the ionic project for iOS
         run: ionic capacitor build ios --prod --no-open
 
@@ -87,13 +101,21 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run simulator build command
         working-directory: ios/App
         run: |
+          export CCACHE_SLOPPINESS=clang_index_store,file_stat_matches,include_file_ctime,include_file_mtime,ivfsoverlay,pch_defines,modules,system_headers,time_macros
+          export CCACHE_FILECLONE=true
+          export CCACHE_DEPEND=true
+          export CCACHE_INODECACHE=true
+          export CCACHE_LIMIT_MULTIPLE=0.95
+          ccache -s
           set -o pipefail
           xcodebuild \
+          CC=clang CPLUSPLUS=clang++ LD=clang LDPLUSPLUS=clang++ \
           -scheme App \
           -workspace App.xcworkspace \
           -sdk iphonesimulator \
           -configuration Release \
           -derivedDataPath build | xcpretty
+          ccache -s
 
       - name: Store build .app file as zip
         working-directory: ios/App