From 2328ecca6a8be49892b7d2317669d4a72d48ffe6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jordan Ramos <jordan.ramos@spectrum.com>
Date: Tue, 26 May 2026 16:22:28 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] fix(ci): replace node_modules artifacts with cache to fix 413
 error

---
 .gitlab-ci.yml | 35 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index b53a12e..bcb7892 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -32,20 +32,22 @@ install-backend:
   image: node:18
   script:
     - npm ci
-  artifacts:
+  cache:
+    key: backend-${CI_COMMIT_REF_SLUG}
     paths:
       - node_modules/
-    expire_in: 1 hour
+    policy: push
 
 install-frontend:
   stage: install
   image: node:18
   script:
     - cd frontend && npm ci
-  artifacts:
+  cache:
+    key: frontend-${CI_COMMIT_REF_SLUG}
     paths:
       - frontend/node_modules/
-    expire_in: 1 hour
+    policy: push
 
 # =============================================================================
 # STAGE 2: Lint
@@ -54,6 +56,11 @@ install-frontend:
 lint-backend:
   stage: lint
   image: node:18
+  cache:
+    key: backend-${CI_COMMIT_REF_SLUG}
+    paths:
+      - node_modules/
+    policy: pull
   script:
     - node -c backend/server.js
     - node -c backend/routes/*.js
@@ -65,6 +72,11 @@ lint-backend:
 lint-frontend:
   stage: lint
   image: node:18
+  cache:
+    key: frontend-${CI_COMMIT_REF_SLUG}
+    paths:
+      - frontend/node_modules/
+    policy: pull
   script:
     - cd frontend && npx eslint src/ --ignore-pattern '**/__tests__/**' --ignore-pattern '**/*.test.js' --max-warnings 25
   needs:
@@ -79,6 +91,11 @@ test-backend:
   image: node:18
   variables:
     DATABASE_URL: $DATABASE_URL
+  cache:
+    key: backend-${CI_COMMIT_REF_SLUG}
+    paths:
+      - node_modules/
+    policy: pull
   script:
     - ./node_modules/.bin/jest --ci --forceExit backend/__tests__/
   timeout: 5 minutes
@@ -88,6 +105,11 @@ test-backend:
 test-frontend:
   stage: test
   image: node:18
+  cache:
+    key: frontend-${CI_COMMIT_REF_SLUG}
+    paths:
+      - frontend/node_modules/
+    policy: pull
   script:
     - cd frontend && CI=true npx react-scripts test --watchAll=false --ci
   timeout: 5 minutes
@@ -101,6 +123,11 @@ test-frontend:
 build-frontend:
   stage: build
   image: node:18
+  cache:
+    key: frontend-${CI_COMMIT_REF_SLUG}
+    paths:
+      - frontend/node_modules/
+    policy: pull
   script:
     - cd frontend && CI=false REACT_APP_API_BASE=/api REACT_APP_API_HOST="" npm run build
   artifacts: