Cache not storing certain OpenZepplin dependencies causing initialization error

[davoice-321]

Environment information

• ape and plugin versions:

$ ape --version
# ...copy and paste result of above command here..
0.8.12.

$ ape plugins list
# ...copy and paste result of above command here...

Installed Plugins
alchemy 0.8.0
ens 0.8.0
etherscan 0.8.2
foundry 0.8.4
hardhat 0.8.1
infura 0.8.0
solidity 0.8.3
template 0.8.0
tokens 0.8.0
vyper 0.8.4

• Python Version: 3.11.8
• OS: macOS/linux/win
  Description: Debian GNU/Linux trixie/sid
  Release: n/a
  Codename: trixie

What went wrong?

Ape is having trouble importing/finding multiple versions of OpenZepplin.

imports in solidity file separate versions of OZ based on version number, like so:

import {SafeMath} from "@openzeppelin-3.4.2/contracts/math/SafeMath.sol";

other versions of OZ are also present:
import "@openzeppelin-4.3.0/contracts/access/Ownable.sol";
import "@openzeppelin-4.3.0/contracts/security/ReentrancyGuard.sol";

This is in a situation where certain contract dependency files need to use lower solidity versions and using
pragma solidity >=0.6.0 <0.9.0 does not work in the OZ 3.4.2 SafeMath file (required for older .sol files in deployment) due to unchecked error.

different versions of OZ are in the ape.config file:
dependencies:

• name: openzeppelin-3.4.2
  github: OpenZeppelin/openzeppelin-contracts
  version: 3.4.2
• name: openzeppelin-4.5.0
  github: OpenZeppelin/openzeppelin-contracts
  version: 4.5.0
• name: openzeppelin-4.3.0
  github: OpenZeppelin/openzeppelin-contracts
  version: 4.3.0

however, when loading VS Code instance, env slows down due to package not being found in cache and this error appears
Error: Dependency openzepplin-3.4.2 is declared on config file, but we could not find it inside [directory]. Try installing your dependencies ..

however, running ape compile sometimes shows the dependency is present
Compiling using Solidity compiler '0.6.10+commit.00c0fcaf'.
Input:
contracts/.cache/openzeppelin-3.4.2/3.4.2

  Other times the dependency is skipped. 

Screen shot of packages folder is included. Multiple OZ versions are present.

When commenting out that version of OZ (3.4.2) from the ape.config file, and running ape compile -f
this error appears:
Source "@openzeppelin-3.4.2/contracts/math/SafeMath.sol" not found: File not found.
import {SafeMath} from "@openzeppelin-3.4.2/contracts/math/SafeMath.sol";

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How can it be fixed?

Resolving contracts/.cache file listing versus packages

Fill this in if you have ideas on how the bug could be fixed.

[linear]

APE-1802 Cache not storing certain OpenZepplin dependencies causing initialization error

[antazoey]

What VSCode integration are you using? That error is most likely not coming from us.

[antazoey]

The problem is the NomicFoundation integration is out dated.
The repo to raise the bug with is here: https://github.com/NomicFoundation/hardhat-vscode
I can possibly guide them into what to fix.