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fix: disable prettier experimental-cli cache to prevent CI/local mismatch#83222

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Explanation of Change

The prettier --experimental-cli flag enables a built-in cache by default (unlike the standard CLI which requires --cache explicitly). This causes a class of CI failures where:

  1. The experimental CLI caches formatting results in node_modules/.cache/prettier/
  2. On subsequent npm run prettier runs, cached files are skipped even if they need reformatting
  3. CI (which may have a different cache state or no cache) correctly detects the misformatted files and fails
  4. Developers cannot reproduce the failure locally because their local cache hides the issue

Change:

  • package.json: Add --no-cache to the prettier npm script so every file is checked fresh on every run

This ensures the same command runs both locally and in CI, eliminating the mismatch. The --experimental-cli flag is kept for its performance benefits.

This was the root cause of multiple recent CI failures (e.g. on PRs #83196, #83205) where the Prettier check failed on files that weren't even part of the PR, and developers could not reproduce the failure locally.

Fixed Issues

Prettier keeps failing on main while the script gives no diff https://github.com/Expensify/App/actions/runs/22314815726

Tests

  1. Run npm run prettier locally
  2. Verify it completes successfully with --no-cache flag visible in the output
  3. Run git diff and verify no unexpected formatting changes
  4. Push a PR and verify the Prettier CI check passes

Offline tests

N/A - CI-only change

QA Steps

[No QA] - CI infrastructure change only

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Android: Native
Android: mWeb Chrome
iOS: Native
iOS: mWeb Safari
MacOS: Chrome / Safari

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npm has a package.json file and a package-lock.json file. It seems you updated one without the other, which is usually a sign of a mistake. If you are updating a package make sure that you update the version in package.json then run npm install

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The experimental CLI's built-in cache causes prettier to skip files
that need reformatting, leading to CI failures that cannot be
reproduced locally. Adding --no-cache to the npm script ensures every
file is checked fresh on every run.

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@mountiny mountiny force-pushed the vit-fix-prettier-experimental-cli-cache branch from bc30a9a to 52f80ee Compare February 23, 2026 16:47
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Here's my preferred solution: #83231

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