How can caching and artifacts speed up ServiceMirror on GitLab CI?

Caching and artifacts can significantly enhance the performance of ServiceMirror on GitLab CI by reducing the time it takes to download dependencies and build projects. By leveraging caching, you can store previously executed jobs' output and reuse them in future jobs, while artifacts can store build outputs and other necessary files that can be shared between jobs.

This approach minimizes redundant processes and streamlines your CI pipeline, allowing faster deployment and testing cycles. Notably, implementing caching and artifacts can lead to increased efficiency in development workflows by ensuring that resources are utilized effectively.

Here’s a simplified example of how you can implement caching and artifacts in your `.gitlab-ci.yml` file:

cache: key: $CI_COMMIT_REF_SLUG paths: - vendor/ build: stage: build script: - composer install artifacts: paths: - build/ cache: key: build-cache paths: - build/

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