From 36c056a8e0270218c5289e170a0499bb4accecc3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Christian Schoch <C.Schoch@web.de>
Date: Sat, 27 Dec 2025 00:36:21 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Optimize container workflow with artifact transfer between
 jobs
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  Eliminate duplicate builds by transferring built images via artifacts:
  - Build job: Export multi-platform image as OCI archive artifact
  - Push job: Download and push pre-built image (no rebuild)

  Additional performance improvements:
  - Upgrade docker/build-push-action from v5 to v6
  - Change cache scoping from SHA-based to branch-based
    - Previous: scope=build-${{ github.sha }} (per commit)
    - New: scope=build-${{ github.ref_name }} (per branch)
  - Add multi-source cache fallback (current branch → main)
  - Set artifact retention to 1 day

  Impact:
  - Push job no longer rebuilds - just loads and pushes artifact
  - Subsequent commits on same branch share cache
  - New branches leverage main branch cache
  - Significant reduction in total workflow time
---
 .github/workflows/container.yml | 49 ++++++++++++++++-----------------
 1 file changed, 23 insertions(+), 26 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/container.yml b/.github/workflows/container.yml
index 3c18cdb..5fc4033 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/container.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/container.yml
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ jobs:
         id: buildx
         uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
 
-      - name: Build Image
+      - name: Build Image and Export
         uses: docker/build-push-action@v6
         with:
           build-args: REPO=${{ github.repository }}
@@ -99,45 +99,42 @@ jobs:
           cache-to: type=gha,mode=max,scope=build-${{ github.ref_name }}
           file: Dockerfile
           platforms: ${{ env.BUILD_PLATFORM }}
-          push: false
+          outputs: type=oci,dest=/tmp/image.tar
+          target: runtime-image
 
-  # Build and push image to GitHub Packages.
-  # See also https://docs.docker.com/docker-hub/builds/
+      - name: Upload image artifact
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: docker-image
+          path: /tmp/image.tar
+          retention-days: 1
+
+  # Load artifact and push to registry
   push:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     if: github.event_name == 'push'
     needs: [prepare, build]
 
     steps:
-      - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-      - name: Set up QEMU
-        uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v3
+      - name: Download image artifact
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: docker-image
+          path: /tmp
 
       - name: Set up Docker Buildx
-        id: buildx
         uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
 
       - name: Log into registry
         run: echo "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}" | docker login ghcr.io -u ${{ github.actor }} --password-stdin
 
-      - name: Build Runtime Image and Push
-        uses: docker/build-push-action@v6
-        with:
-          build-args: REPO=${{ github.repository }}
-          context: .
-          cache-from: |
-            type=gha,scope=build-${{ github.ref_name }}
-            type=gha,scope=build-main
-          cache-to: type=gha,mode=max,scope=build-${{ github.ref_name }}
-          file: Dockerfile
-          platforms: ${{ env.BUILD_PLATFORM }}
-          push: true
-          tags: |
-            ${{ needs.prepare.outputs.DOCKER_REPOSITORY }}:${{ needs.prepare.outputs.DOCKER_TAG }}
-            ${{ needs.prepare.outputs.DOCKER_REPOSITORY }}:${{ github.sha }}
-          target: runtime-image
+      - name: Load and Push Image
+        run: |
+          docker load --input /tmp/image.tar
+          docker tag $(docker images -q | head -n1) ${{ needs.prepare.outputs.DOCKER_REPOSITORY }}:${{ needs.prepare.outputs.DOCKER_TAG }}
+          docker tag $(docker images -q | head -n1) ${{ needs.prepare.outputs.DOCKER_REPOSITORY }}:${{ github.sha }}
+          docker push ${{ needs.prepare.outputs.DOCKER_REPOSITORY }}:${{ needs.prepare.outputs.DOCKER_TAG }}
+          docker push ${{ needs.prepare.outputs.DOCKER_REPOSITORY }}:${{ github.sha }}
 
       - name: Inspect image
         if: success()