From 1a6f956fb8eb1e7bd3fc11e4da7adb54115d30ed Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jordan Ramos <jordan.ramos@spectrum.com>
Date: Tue, 26 May 2026 16:23:43 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] fix(ci): add npm ci fallback for cache misses

---
 .gitlab-ci.yml | 5 +++++
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index bcb7892..6cd0c5a 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ lint-backend:
       - node_modules/
     policy: pull
   script:
+    - test -d node_modules || npm ci
     - node -c backend/server.js
     - node -c backend/routes/*.js
     - node -c backend/helpers/*.js
@@ -78,6 +79,7 @@ lint-frontend:
       - frontend/node_modules/
     policy: pull
   script:
+    - cd frontend && test -d node_modules || npm ci
     - cd frontend && npx eslint src/ --ignore-pattern '**/__tests__/**' --ignore-pattern '**/*.test.js' --max-warnings 25
   needs:
     - install-frontend
@@ -97,6 +99,7 @@ test-backend:
       - node_modules/
     policy: pull
   script:
+    - test -d node_modules || npm ci
     - ./node_modules/.bin/jest --ci --forceExit backend/__tests__/
   timeout: 5 minutes
   needs:
@@ -111,6 +114,7 @@ test-frontend:
       - frontend/node_modules/
     policy: pull
   script:
+    - cd frontend && test -d node_modules || npm ci
     - cd frontend && CI=true npx react-scripts test --watchAll=false --ci
   timeout: 5 minutes
   needs:
@@ -129,6 +133,7 @@ build-frontend:
       - frontend/node_modules/
     policy: pull
   script:
+    - cd frontend && test -d node_modules || npm ci
     - cd frontend && CI=false REACT_APP_API_BASE=/api REACT_APP_API_HOST="" npm run build
   artifacts:
     paths: