cache gradle stuff

.github/workflows/build.yml

@@ -14,13 +14,6 @@ env:
 
 jobs:
 
-  validation:
-    name: "Validation"
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
-      - uses: gradle/actions/wrapper-validation@v5
-
   # build-examples:
 
   #     strategy:
@@ -115,14 +108,16 @@ jobs:
   playwright-tests:
     name: "Playwright E2E tests"
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
-    needs: [validation]
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - uses: actions/setup-java@v5
         with:
           java-version: 25
           distribution: temurin
+      - uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v6
+        with:
+          cache-provider: basic
       - uses: pnpm/action-setup@v5
         with:
           version: 11
@@ -150,7 +145,6 @@ jobs:
   build-gradle:
     name: "Gradle Build"
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
-    needs: [validation]
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@v6
@@ -162,6 +156,9 @@ jobs:
         with:
           java-version: 25
           distribution: temurin
+      - uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v6
+        with:
+          cache-provider: basic
       - uses: pnpm/action-setup@v5
         with:
           version: 11
@@ -204,7 +201,6 @@ jobs:
   build-photonlib-vendorjson:
     name: "Build Vendor JSON"
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
-    needs: [validation]
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
@@ -214,6 +210,9 @@ jobs:
         with:
           java-version: 25
           distribution: temurin
+      - uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v6
+        with:
+          cache-provider: basic
 
       # grab all tags
       - run: git fetch --tags --force
@@ -246,7 +245,6 @@ jobs:
 
     name: "Photonlib - Build Host - ${{ matrix.artifact-name }}"
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
-    needs: [validation]
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
@@ -255,6 +253,9 @@ jobs:
         with:
           java-version: 25
           distribution: temurin
+      - uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v6
+        with:
+          cache-provider: basic
       - run: git fetch --tags --force
       - run: ./gradlew photon-targeting:build photon-lib:build
         name: Build with Gradle
@@ -288,14 +289,16 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     container: ${{ matrix.container }}
     name: "Photonlib - Build Docker - ${{ matrix.artifact-name }}"
-    needs: [validation]
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
       - name: Config Git
         run: |
           git config --global --add safe.directory /__w/photonvision/photonvision
+      - uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v6
+        with:
+          cache-provider: basic
       - name: Build PhotonLib
         # We don't need to run tests, since we specify only non-native platforms
         run: ./gradlew photon-targeting:build photon-lib:build ${{ matrix.build-options }} -x test
@@ -361,6 +364,9 @@ jobs:
         with:
           java-version: 25
           distribution: temurin
+      - uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v6
+        with:
+          cache-provider: basic
       - uses: pnpm/action-setup@v5
         with:
           version: 11

.github/workflows/lint-format.yml

@@ -63,6 +63,9 @@ jobs:
         with:
           java-version: 25
           distribution: temurin
+      - uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v6
+        with:
+          cache-provider: basic
       - run: |
           set +e
           ./gradlew spotlessCheck

.github/workflows/photon-api-docs.yml

@@ -62,6 +62,9 @@ jobs:
       with:
         java-version: 25
         distribution: temurin
+    - uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v6
+      with:
+        cache-provider: basic
     - name: Build javadocs/doxygen
       run: |
         chmod +x gradlew