Caching cdk.out in CI/CD

[devlsh]

I use GitHub Actions to deploy my stack based on folder changes, for example if app changes, run cdk deploy app.

This works great, however, since cdk.out doesn't exist (As it isn't part of the Git repo), it has to build all of the other stacks before deploying the stack I needed (i.e. any stacks with Source.asset that have build configs).

I can cache the cdk.out directory, however since it doesn't get pruned, it would continue to expand indefinitely.

Is there a better way around this?

[peterwoodworth]

I'm not entirely certain what your requirements are. If changes are being made to your app, you want your app to synthesize again, or else your cdk.out will be outdated. Maybe there's a better solution if you could elaborate on your requirements?