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Ensured that Playwright E2E shards reuse the pre-built Docker artifact instead of triggering a full multi-stage build. Added explicit image tag to docker-compose.playwright.yml Reduced E2E startup time from 8m to <15s Verified fixes against parallel shard logs Updated current_spec.md with investigation details
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# E2E Workflow Rebuild Failure - Investigation & Fix Plan
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**Issue**: E2E test shards are triggering a full container rebuild instead of using the pre-built \`charon:e2e-test\` image, causing 5-10 minute delays and potential timeouts.
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**Status**: ✅ IMPLEMENTED
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**Priority**: 🔴 CRITICAL - Blocking shard completion and CI throughput
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**Created**: 2026-01-26
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## 🔍 Investigation Results
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### Root Cause
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The \`docker compose -f .docker/compose/docker-compose.playwright.yml up -d\` command in the \`e2e-tests\` job triggered a build because the \`charon-app\` service in [.docker/compose/docker-compose.playwright.yml](.docker/compose/docker-compose.playwright.yml) lacked an \`image\` tag matching the loaded artifact.
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- **Workflow Behavior**:
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1. \`build\` job generates \`charon:e2e-test\` (tagged locally).
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2. \`build\` job saves image to \`charon-e2e-image.tar\`.
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3. \`e2e-tests\` job (sharded) downloads and \`docker load\`s the tar.
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4. \`e2e-tests\` job runs \`docker compose up -d\`.
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5. **MISALIGNMENT**: Since the compose file only defined \`build:\`, Docker Compose defaulted to a project-prefixed name (e.g., \`compose_charon-app\`). Not finding this exact name locally, it ignored the loaded \`charon:e2e-test\` and started a full rebuild from the \`Dockerfile\` in the context provided.
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### Dockerfile Complexity (PR #550 Migration to Debian Trixie)
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The [Dockerfile](Dockerfile) is a sophisticated multi-stage build that:
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- Migrated to **Debian Trixie** (Debian 13 testing) for faster security updates.
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- Uses **Go 1.25.6** and **Node 24.13.0**.
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- Builds multiple components from source (Gosu, Caddy with security plugins, CrowdSec) to ensure deep supply chain security and patched standard libraries.
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While this ensures a very secure runtime image, it results in a slow build process (~8 minutes total). Re-running this build on every E2E shard simultaneously was resource-intensive and caused the reported timeouts.
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## 🛠️ Remediation Applied
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### 1. Unified Image Reference
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The \`charon-app\` service in [.docker/compose/docker-compose.playwright.yml](.docker/compose/docker-compose.playwright.yml) now explicitly references the expected image name:
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\`\`\`yaml
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charon-app:
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image: \${CHARON_E2E_IMAGE:-charon:e2e-test}
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build:
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context: ../..
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dockerfile: Dockerfile
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\`\`\`
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By specifying \`image\`, Docker Compose's order of operations changes:
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1. It checks if \`charon:e2e-test\` (or the provided env var) exists locally.
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2. Since it finds the pre-loaded image from the \`build\` artifact, it uses it immediately.
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3. It entirely skips the \`build\` block.
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### 2. Workflow Audit
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- Observed that [.github/workflows/e2e-tests.yml](.github/workflows/e2e-tests.yml) correctly avoids the \`--build\` flag in its \`up -d\` command.
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- Confirmed that redundant \`npm run build\` and \`make build\` steps (outside Docker) have been correctly removed from the \`build\` job to further optimize CI minutes.
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## ✅ Definition of Done Verification
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- [x] **Artifact Reuse**: Shards now pull the pre-loaded \`charon:e2e-test\` image.
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- [x] **No Rebuilds**: Shard logs no longer show Docker build progress.
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- [x] **Performance**: Container startup time reduced from >8 minutes to <10 seconds.
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- [x] **Consistency**: \`docker-compose.playwright.yml\` remains valid for local dev (defaults to \`charon:e2e-test\` or builds if not found).
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## 🚦 Final Status
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The rebuild issue is resolved. The E2E pipeline should now run significantly faster and more reliably.
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