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Added ADR-0018 for User Management and Authentication System with:
- Non-persisted admin user with master password authentication
- JWT-based authentication with bcrypt password hashing
- PostgreSQL database schema and GORM integration
- Admin-assisted password reset workflow
- Comprehensive security considerations

Added ADR-0019 for BDD Feature Structure:
- Epic/User Story organization pattern
- Unified development workflow
- Source of truth hierarchy

Added ADR-0020 for Docker Build Strategy:
- Multi-stage build approach
- Cache optimization strategy
- Production vs development build differences

Added technical documentation:
- Complete user management system specification
- API endpoints and integration details
- Security architecture and best practices

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## Context
The DanceLessonsCoach application currently lacks user management and authentication capabilities. To provide personalized experiences and administrative functions, we need to implement a secure user authentication system with PostgreSQL persistence.
The dance-lessons-coach application currently lacks user management and authentication capabilities. To provide personalized experiences and administrative functions, we need to implement a secure user authentication system with PostgreSQL persistence.
## Decision
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#### Architecture Alignment
The user management system follows the established DanceLessonsCoach patterns:
The user management system follows the established dance-lessons-coach patterns:
1. **Interface-based Design:**
```go
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- 30-minute expiration for access tokens
- Secure random signing key
- HTTPS-only cookies
- **Secret Rotation:** Multiple valid secrets with retention policy (see Issue #8)
3. **Admin Access:**
- Master password from environment variable
- Non-persisted admin user
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## Implementation Plan
This implementation builds upon the completed phases and follows the established DanceLessonsCoach patterns.
This implementation builds upon the completed phases and follows the established dance-lessons-coach patterns.
### Phase 10: User Management Foundation (Next Phase)
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3. **User Activity Logging:** For audit trails
4. **Password Strength Meter:** For better user experience
5. **Account Recovery:** Email/phone-based recovery options
6. **JWT Secret Rotation:** Implement secret persistence and rotation mechanism (Issue #8)
## References

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# 19. PostgreSQL Database Integration
**Date:** 2024-04-07
**Status:** Proposed
**Authors:** Product Owner
**Decision Drivers:** Data Persistence, Scalability, Production Readiness
## Context
The dance-lessons-coach application currently uses SQLite with GORM for the user management system (ADR 0018), but since there are no existing users or production data, we can implement PostgreSQL directly as our primary database without migration concerns.
### Current State
- **Database:** SQLite (in-memory mode) - no persistent data
- **ORM:** GORM v1.31.1
- **Implementation:** `pkg/user/sqlite_repository.go`
- **Usage:** User management system only
- **Data:** No existing users or production data
### Implementation Drivers
1. **Production Readiness:** PostgreSQL is enterprise-grade and production-ready
2. **Data Persistence:** Proper persistent storage for user accounts
3. **Concurrency:** PostgreSQL handles concurrent connections better
4. **Scalability:** PostgreSQL supports horizontal scaling
5. **Features:** Advanced PostgreSQL features (JSONB, full-text search)
6. **Ecosystem:** Better tooling and monitoring for PostgreSQL
## Decision
We will implement PostgreSQL database directly, replacing the SQLite implementation with the following characteristics:
### Core Features
1. **Database Setup**
- PostgreSQL 15+ for production compatibility
- Containerized development environment
- Connection pooling for performance
- SSL support for secure connections
2. **ORM Integration**
- GORM as the primary ORM
- Interface-based repository pattern
- Database migrations for schema management
- Transaction support for data integrity
3. **Configuration Management**
- Viper integration for database settings
- Environment variable support with DLC_ prefix
- Multiple environment support (dev, staging, prod)
- Connection health checking
4. **Integration Points**
- User management system (ADR 0018)
- Existing greet service (for future personalization)
- OpenTelemetry tracing integration
- Zerolog structured logging
### Technical Implementation
#### Database Schema Foundation
```sql
-- Users table (from ADR 0018)
CREATE TABLE users (
id SERIAL PRIMARY KEY,
created_at TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
updated_at TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
deleted_at TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE,
username VARCHAR(50) UNIQUE NOT NULL,
password_hash VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL,
description TEXT,
current_goal TEXT,
is_admin BOOLEAN DEFAULT FALSE,
allow_password_reset BOOLEAN DEFAULT FALSE,
last_login TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE
);
-- Greet history table (future extension)
CREATE TABLE greet_history (
id SERIAL PRIMARY KEY,
created_at TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
user_id INTEGER REFERENCES users(id),
message TEXT NOT NULL,
context JSONB
);
```
#### Technology Stack
- **Database:** PostgreSQL 15+ - production-ready relational database
- **ORM:** GORM v1.25+ - aligns with interface-based design
- **Migrations:** GORM AutoMigrate + custom SQL migrations
- **Connection Pooling:** PgBouncer-compatible connection management
- **Configuration:** Viper integration - consistent with existing patterns
- **Logging:** Zerolog integration - structured database logging
- **Telemetry:** OpenTelemetry database instrumentation
#### Architecture Alignment
The PostgreSQL integration follows established dance-lessons-coach patterns:
1. **Interface-based Design:**
```go
type DatabaseRepository interface {
GetDB() *gorm.DB
Close() error
HealthCheck(ctx context.Context) error
BeginTransaction(ctx context.Context) (*gorm.DB, error)
}
type UserRepository interface {
CreateUser(ctx context.Context, user *User) error
GetUserByUsername(ctx context.Context, username string) (*User, error)
// ... other methods
}
```
2. **Context-aware Services:**
```go
func (r *PostgresUserRepository) CreateUser(ctx context.Context, user *User) error {
log.Trace().Ctx(ctx).Str("username", user.Username).Msg("Creating user")
return r.db.WithContext(ctx).Create(user).Error
}
```
3. **Configuration Integration:**
```go
type DatabaseConfig struct {
Type string `mapstructure:"type"` // sqlite, postgres, auto
Host string `mapstructure:"host"`
Port int `mapstructure:"port"`
User string `mapstructure:"user"`
Password string `mapstructure:"password"`
Name string `mapstructure:"name"`
SSLMode string `mapstructure:"ssl_mode"`
MaxOpenConns int `mapstructure:"max_open_conns"`
MaxIdleConns int `mapstructure:"max_idle_conns"`
ConnMaxLifetime time.Duration `mapstructure:"conn_max_lifetime"`
}
```
4. **Graceful Shutdown Integration:**
```go
func (s *Server) Shutdown(ctx context.Context) error {
// Close database connections gracefully
if s.userRepo != nil {
if err := s.userRepo.Close(); err != nil {
log.Error().Err(err).Msg("User repository shutdown failed")
// Continue shutdown even if database fails
}
}
// The readiness endpoint already handles shutdown detection via s.readyCtx
// No need for atomic operations - the context-based approach is cleaner
// Continue with existing HTTP server shutdown
return s.httpServer.Shutdown(ctx)
}
```
5. **Readiness Endpoint Integration:**
```go
func (s *Server) handleReadiness(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
// Check database health if using persistent database
if s.config.GetDatabaseType() != "sqlite" {
if err := s.userRepo.CheckDatabaseHealth(r.Context()); err != nil {
log.Warn().Err(err).Msg("Database health check failed")
s.writeJSONResponse(w, http.StatusServiceUnavailable, map[string]interface{}{
"ready": false,
"reason": "database_unhealthy",
"error": err.Error(),
})
return
}
}
// Existing readiness logic
select {
case <-s.readyCtx.Done():
s.writeJSONResponse(w, http.StatusServiceUnavailable, map[string]interface{}{
"ready": false,
"reason": "shutting_down",
})
default:
s.writeJSONResponse(w, http.StatusOK, map[string]interface{}{
"ready": true,
})
}
}
```
### Implementation Strategy
#### Phase 1: PostgreSQL Repository Implementation
1. **Replace Dependencies:**
```bash
# Remove SQLite dependencies
go get gorm.io/driver/postgres
go get github.com/lib/pq # PostgreSQL driver
go mod tidy # Clean up unused dependencies
```
2. **Create PostgreSQL Repository:**
- `pkg/user/postgres_repository.go` - PostgreSQL implementation
- Implement `UserRepository` interface directly
- Add PostgreSQL-specific connection management
3. **Docker Setup:**
- Create `docker-compose.yml` with PostgreSQL 16 service (current stable version)
- Add initialization scripts for development
- Configure health checks and monitoring
- Use Alpine-based image for smaller footprint
4. **Configuration:**
- Add `DatabaseConfig` to existing config structure
- Environment variables with `DLC_` prefix
- Connection validation and health checking
#### Phase 2: Server Integration
1. **Update Server Initialization:**
- Modify `initializeUserServices()` in `pkg/server/server.go`
- Replace SQLite repository with PostgreSQL repository
- Update error handling and logging
2. **Remove SQLite Code:**
- Delete `pkg/user/sqlite_repository.go`
- Clean up any SQLite-specific references
- Update imports and dependencies
3. **Enhance Health Checks:**
- Add database health check to readiness endpoint
- Implement connection pooling monitoring
- Add startup health validation
#### Phase 3: Testing & Validation
1. **BDD Test Integration:**
- Updated test server configuration with PostgreSQL settings
- Automatic PostgreSQL container startup in test script
- Health checks for database readiness before tests
- **Separate BDD test database** (`dance_lessons_coach_bdd_test`)
- Complete isolation from development/production databases
2. **Test Script Enhancement:**
- `scripts/run-bdd-tests.sh` now starts PostgreSQL if needed
- **Automatic BDD database creation** using `createdb` command
- Checks for existing BDD database before creating
- Waits for database readiness before running tests
- Proper error handling and timeout management
- Reuses existing container if already running
3. **Database Isolation Strategy:**
- **Development**: `dance_lessons_coach` (config.yaml)
- **BDD Tests**: `dance_lessons_coach_bdd_test` (automatically created)
- **Production**: Custom name per environment
- **Manual Testing**: Developers can use development database
3. **Unit & Integration Tests:**
- Repository method testing with PostgreSQL
- Transaction and error case testing
- Performance benchmarks
- Connection failure scenarios
4. **Graceful Shutdown Testing:**
- Database connection cleanup during shutdown
- Readiness endpoint behavior during shutdown
- Connection pool behavior under stress
#### Phase 4: Documentation & Finalization
1. **Documentation Updates:**
- Update AGENTS.md with PostgreSQL setup instructions
- Add database configuration guide
- Create development setup documentation
- Update BDD test documentation
2. **Cleanup:**
- Remove all SQLite references from code
- Update go.mod and go.sum
- Verify no unused imports or dependencies
3. **Production Readiness:**
- Add database health monitoring
- Configure connection pooling for production
- Add environment-specific configurations
1. **User Model & Repository:**
- `pkg/user/models.go` - GORM user model
- `pkg/user/repository.go` - GORM implementation
- `pkg/user/repository_mock.go` - Mock for testing
2. **Database Integration:**
- Implement `UserRepository` interface
- Add transaction support
- Implement health checks
3. **Testing Setup:**
- Test container for PostgreSQL
- Integration test suite
- Mock-based unit tests
#### Phase 3: Service Integration
1. **Auth Service Integration:**
- Update auth service to use user repository
- Implement JWT token persistence
- Add session management
2. **Greet Service Extension:**
- Add greet history tracking
- Implement user-specific greetings
- Add database logging
3. **API Endpoints:**
- Health check endpoint: `GET /api/health/db`
- Database metrics endpoint: `GET /api/metrics/db`
#### Phase 4: Testing & Validation
1. **BDD Test Integration:**
- Temporary test database setup
- Test container for PostgreSQL
- Clean database between scenarios
- Test data isolation
2. **Unit & Integration Tests:**
- Repository method testing
- Transaction testing
- Error case testing
- Performance benchmarks
3. **Fallback Testing:**
- SQLite fallback scenarios
- Connection failure handling
- Graceful degradation
## Consequences
### Positive
1. **Data Persistence:** User accounts and application data properly persisted
2. **Production Ready:** PostgreSQL is enterprise-grade database
3. **Scalability:** Better concurrent connection handling
4. **Simplified Architecture:** Direct PostgreSQL implementation without migration complexity
5. **Clean Codebase:** No legacy SQLite code or dual implementation
6. **Future-Proof:** Foundation for all future data-driven features
### Negative
1. **Dependency Changes:** Replacing SQLite with PostgreSQL dependencies
2. **Operational Overhead:** Database container management
3. **Learning Curve:** PostgreSQL-specific features and optimization
4. **Testing Requirements:** Comprehensive testing needed for new implementation
### Neutral
1. **Code Changes:** Repository implementation replacement
2. **Configuration Updates:** New database configuration structure
3. **Development Workflow:** Docker-based database for local development
## Alternatives Considered
### Alternative 1: Keep SQLite with File Persistence
- **Pros:** Simple, no new dependencies, works for small-scale
- **Cons:** Not production-grade, limited concurrency, file-based limitations
- **Rejected:** Doesn't meet long-term production requirements
### Alternative 2: Dual Implementation with Fallback
- **Pros:** Smooth migration path, backward compatibility
- **Cons:** Complex codebase, testing overhead, maintenance burden
- **Rejected:** Unnecessary complexity since no existing data or users
### Alternative 2: MySQL
- **Pros:** Widely used, good community support
- **Cons:** Different ecosystem, licensing concerns
- **Rejected:** PostgreSQL better fits our needs
### Alternative 3: MongoDB
- **Pros:** Flexible schema, document-oriented
- **Cons:** NoSQL approach, different query patterns
- **Rejected:** Relational data better suits our model
### Alternative 4: Pure SQL (no ORM)
- **Pros:** No ORM overhead, direct control
- **Cons:** More boilerplate, manual query building
- **Rejected:** GORM provides good balance
## Graceful Shutdown & Readiness Integration
### Database Connection Lifecycle
The PostgreSQL integration must properly handle the server lifecycle:
1. **Startup Sequence:**
- Initialize database connections
- Run health check
- Set readiness to true only if database is healthy
- Log connection details at trace level
2. **Runtime Operation:**
- Monitor database connection health
- Handle connection failures gracefully
- Implement connection retry logic
- Log connection issues appropriately
3. **Shutdown Sequence:**
- Set readiness to false immediately
- Close all database connections
- Wait for in-flight queries to complete
- Handle shutdown timeouts gracefully
- Log shutdown progress
### Readiness Endpoint Enhancement
The existing `/api/ready` endpoint already has the correct nested structure for service health checks. We'll enhance it to include PostgreSQL database health:
**Current Structure:**
```json
{
"ready": true,
"connections": {
"database": {
"status": "healthy"
}
}
}
```
**Health Check Logic:**
```go
func (r *PostgresUserRepository) CheckDatabaseHealth(ctx context.Context) error {
// Simple query to test connectivity
var count int64
result := r.db.WithContext(ctx).Model(&User{}).Count(&count)
if result.Error != nil {
return fmt.Errorf("database health check failed: %w", result.Error)
}
return nil
}
```
**Readiness Response States:**
- **Healthy:** `{"ready": true, "connections": {"database": {"status": "healthy"}}}`
- **Database Unhealthy:** `{"ready": false, "reason": "database_unhealthy", "connections": {"database": {"status": "unhealthy", "error": "connection refused"}}}`
- **Shutting Down:** `{"ready": false, "reason": "server_shutting_down", "connections": {"database": "not_checked"}}`
- **Not Configured:** `{"ready": true, "connections": {"database": {"status": "not_configured"}}}` (for SQLite mode)
### Connection Pool Management
Proper connection pool configuration for graceful shutdown:
```go
// In database initialization
sqlDB, err := db.DB()
if err != nil {
return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get SQL DB: %w", err)
}
// Configure connection pool
sqlDB.SetMaxOpenConns(cfg.MaxOpenConns)
sqlDB.SetMaxIdleConns(cfg.MaxIdleConns)
sqlDB.SetConnMaxLifetime(cfg.ConnMaxLifetime)
// Configure graceful connection handling
sqlDB.SetConnMaxIdleTime(time.Minute * 5)
sqlDB.SetConnMaxLifetime(time.Hour * 1)
```
### Shutdown Timeout Handling
```go
func (s *Server) Shutdown(ctx context.Context) error {
// Create shutdown context with timeout
shutdownCtx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, s.config.GetShutdownTimeout())
defer cancel()
// Close database connections with timeout
done := make(chan struct{})
go func() {
if s.userRepo != nil {
if err := s.userRepo.Close(); err != nil {
log.Error().Err(err).Msg("Database shutdown error")
}
}
close(done)
}()
select {
case <-done:
log.Trace().Msg("Database shutdown completed")
case <-shutdownCtx.Done():
log.Warn().Msg("Database shutdown timed out, forcing closure")
}
return s.httpServer.Shutdown(shutdownCtx)
}
```
## Alignment with Existing Architecture
This implementation builds upon completed phases:
- **Phase 1-3:** Uses Go 1.26.1, Chi router, Zerolog, interface-based design
- **Phase 5:** Extends Viper configuration management
- **Phase 6:** Integrates with graceful shutdown patterns and readiness endpoints
- **Phase 7:** Maintains OpenTelemetry compatibility
- **Phase 8:** Follows existing build system patterns
- **Phase 9:** Preserves trace-level logging approach
- **Phase 18:** Supports user management system
## Backward Compatibility
The implementation maintains full backward compatibility:
1. **API Endpoints:** Existing endpoints unchanged
2. **Configuration:** All existing config options preserved
3. **Logging:** Maintains existing Zerolog integration
4. **Telemetry:** OpenTelemetry continues to work
5. **Error Handling:** Consistent error patterns
## Success Metrics
1. **Reliability:** 99.9% database uptime
2. **Performance:** <100ms average query time
3. **Scalability:** Support 1000+ concurrent connections
4. **Data Integrity:** Zero data corruption incidents
5. **Adoption:** All new features use database storage
## Open Questions
1. What should be the connection pool size for production?
2. Should we implement read replicas for scaling?
3. What backup strategy should we implement?
4. Should we add database connection health metrics?
5. What query timeout should we set for production?
## Database Cleanup Strategy
### Decision: Raw SQL Cleanup Between Scenarios
**Approach:** Use raw SQL DELETE statements with `SET CONSTRAINTS ALL DEFERRED` to clean up database between test scenarios
**Rationale:**
- **Black Box Principle:** BDD tests should not depend on implementation details
- **Foreign Key Safety:** `SET CONSTRAINTS ALL DEFERRED` allows proper handling of constraints (PostgreSQL docs: https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/sql-set-constraints.html)
- **Migration Compatibility:** Works regardless of schema changes
- **Transaction Safety:** Uses explicit transactions with proper rollback handling
**Alternatives Considered:**
1. **Repository-based cleanup** - Rejected: Violates black box principle
2. **Transaction rollback** - Rejected: Complex with nested transactions
3. **Recreate database** - Rejected: Too slow for frequent test runs
4. **Separate test database** - Chosen: Combined with SQL cleanup
### Implementation Details
**Cleanup Process:**
1. **Disable constraints temporarily:** `SET CONSTRAINTS ALL DEFERRED`
2. **Query all tables:** From `information_schema.tables`
3. **Delete in reverse order:** Handle foreign key dependencies
4. **Reset sequences:** `ALTER SEQUENCE ... RESTART WITH 1`
**Execution Timing:**
- **AfterSuite:** Full cleanup after all scenarios
- **Between Scenarios:** Individual scenario cleanup (future enhancement)
**Benefits:**
- ✅ **Fast execution:** Milliseconds vs seconds for recreation
- ✅ **Reliable:** Handles schema changes automatically
- ✅ **Isolated:** Each test gets clean state
- ✅ **Maintainable:** No dependency on ORM or repositories
### Temporary Database Approach
For BDD testing, we'll use temporary PostgreSQL databases to ensure:
- **Isolation:** Each test run gets a clean database
- **Reproducibility:** Consistent starting state
- **Performance:** No interference between tests
- **CI/CD Compatibility:** Works in containerized environments
### Implementation Plan
1. **Test Container Setup:**
```bash
# Use testcontainers-go for PostgreSQL
go get github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-go
go get github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-go/modules/postgres
```
2. **BDD Test Configuration:**
- Create `features/support/database.go`
- Implement `BeforeScenario` and `AfterScenario` hooks
- Automatic database cleanup
- Integrate with existing test suite structure
3. **Test Data Management:**
- Schema migration before each scenario
- Transaction rollback for data isolation
- Seed data for specific scenarios
- Match existing BDD test patterns
4. **Configuration:**
```yaml
# config.test.yaml
database:
host: "localhost"
port: 5433 # Different from dev port
name: "dance_lessons_coach_test"
user: "test_user"
password: "test_password"
```
### Example Test Setup
```go
// features/support/database.go
func BeforeScenario(ctx context.Context, sc *godog.Scenario) (context.Context, error) {
// Start PostgreSQL container
postgresContainer, err := postgres.RunContainer(ctx,
testcontainers.WithImage("postgres:15-alpine"),
postgres.WithDatabase("test_db"),
postgres.WithUsername("test_user"),
postgres.WithPassword("test_password"),
)
if err != nil {
return ctx, err
}
// Get connection string
connStr, err := postgresContainer.ConnectionString(ctx, "sslmode=disable")
if err != nil {
return ctx, err
}
// Store in context for test
ctx = context.WithValue(ctx, "postgres_container", postgresContainer)
ctx = context.WithValue(ctx, "postgres_conn_str", connStr)
// Initialize user repository with test database
config := config.GetTestConfig()
config.Database.DSN = connStr
repo, err := user.NewPostgresRepository(config)
if err != nil {
return ctx, err
}
// Store repository in context for scenario steps
ctx = context.WithValue(ctx, "user_repository", repo)
return ctx, nil
}
func AfterScenario(ctx context.Context, sc *godog.Scenario, err error) (context.Context, error) {
// Clean up repository
if repo, ok := ctx.Value("user_repository").(user.UserRepository); ok {
repo.Close()
}
// Terminate PostgreSQL container
if container, ok := ctx.Value("postgres_container").(testcontainers.Container); ok {
if terminateErr := container.Terminate(ctx); terminateErr != nil {
log.Error().Err(terminateErr).Msg("Failed to terminate PostgreSQL container")
}
}
return ctx, err
}
```
## Future Considerations
### Immediate Next Steps (Post-Migration)
1. **CI/CD Integration:** Add PostgreSQL to CI pipeline
2. **Performance Tuning:** Query optimization
3. **Monitoring:** Database health metrics
4. **Backup Strategy:** Regular database backups
### Long-Term Enhancements
1. **Database Sharding:** For horizontal scaling
2. **Read Replicas:** For read-heavy workloads
3. **Advanced Caching:** Redis integration
4. **Database Monitoring:** Prometheus exporter
5. **Backup Automation:** Regular backup scheduling
6. **Query Optimization:** Performance tuning
## References
- [GORM Documentation](https://gorm.io/)
- [PostgreSQL 16 Documentation](https://www.postgresql.org/docs/16/)
- [PostgreSQL Latest Version](https://www.postgresql.org/)
- [GORM + PostgreSQL Guide](https://gorm.io/docs/connecting_to_the_database.html#PostgreSQL)
- [Database Connection Pooling](https://www.alexedwards.net/blog/configuring-sqldb)
**Approved by:** [Product Owner]
**Approval Date:** [To be determined]
**Implementation Target:** Q2 2024

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# ADR 0020: Docker Build Strategy - Traditional vs Buildx
## Status
**Accepted** ✅
## Context
The dance-lessons-coach CI/CD pipeline initially used Docker Buildx (`docker buildx build --push`) for building and pushing Docker cache images. However, this approach encountered several issues:
### Issues with Buildx Approach
1. **TLS Certificate Problems**: Buildx had difficulty with self-signed certificates, requiring complex workaround steps
2. **Performance Concerns**: Buildx setup and execution was significantly slower than expected
3. **Complexity**: Buildx introduced additional complexity without providing immediate benefits
4. **Reliability Issues**: Buildx builds were less reliable in the GitHub Actions environment
### Working Solution Analysis
The working webapp CI/CD pipeline uses traditional `docker build` + `docker push` approach:
```yaml
# Working approach from webapp
- name: Build and push image to Gitea Container Registry
run: |-
docker build -t app .
docker tag app gitea.arcodange.lab/${{ github.repository }}:$TAG
docker push gitea.arcodange.lab/${{ github.repository }}:$TAG
```
This approach is simpler, more reliable, and works consistently with self-signed certificates.
## Decision
**Replace Docker Buildx with traditional docker build + push** for the CI/CD pipeline and implement a two-stage Docker build strategy.
### Implementation
#### 1. Build Cache Strategy
```yaml
# Build cache using traditional docker build
- name: Build and push Docker cache image
if: steps.check_cache.outputs.cache_hit == 'false'
run: |
IMAGE_NAME="${{ env.CI_REGISTRY }}/${{ env.GITEA_ORG }}/${{ env.GITEA_REPO }}-build-cache:${{ steps.calculate_hash.outputs.deps_hash }}"
echo "Building cache image: $IMAGE_NAME"
# Build the image using traditional docker build
docker build \
--file Dockerfile.build \
--tag "$IMAGE_NAME" \
.
# Push the image
docker push "$IMAGE_NAME"
echo "✅ Build cache image pushed successfully"
```
#### 2. Production Build Strategy
```yaml
# Production build using Dockerfile.prod
- name: Build and push Docker image
if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
run: |
source VERSION
IMAGE_VERSION="$MAJOR.$MINOR.$PATCH${PRERELEASE:+-$PRERELEASE}"
TAGS="$IMAGE_VERSION latest ${{ github.sha }}"
echo "Building Docker image with tags: $TAGS"
# Use the production Dockerfile that leverages the build cache
docker build -t dance-lessons-coach -f Dockerfile.prod .
for TAG in $TAGS; do
IMAGE_NAME="${{ env.CI_REGISTRY }}/${{ env.GITEA_ORG }}/${{ env.GITEA_REPO }}:$TAG"
echo "Tagging and pushing: $IMAGE_NAME"
docker tag dance-lessons-coach "$IMAGE_NAME"
docker push "$IMAGE_NAME"
done
```
#### 3. Dockerfile Structure
**Dockerfile.build** - Build environment with all dependencies:
```dockerfile
FROM golang:1.26.1-alpine AS builder
# Install build dependencies
RUN apk add --no-cache git bash curl make gcc musl-dev bc grep sed jq ca-certificates
# Install Go tools
RUN go install github.com/swaggo/swag/cmd/swag@latest
# Copy and verify dependencies
COPY go.mod go.sum ./
RUN go mod download && go mod verify
WORKDIR /workspace
```
**Dockerfile.prod** - Minimal production image:
```dockerfile
# Use the build cache image as base
FROM gitea.arcodange.lab/arcodange/dance-lessons-coach-build-cache:latest AS builder
# Final minimal image
FROM alpine:3.18
WORKDIR /app
# Install minimal dependencies
RUN apk add --no-cache ca-certificates tzdata
# Copy binary from builder
COPY --from=builder /workspace/dance-lessons-coach /app/dance-lessons-coach
# Copy configuration
COPY config.yaml /app/config.yaml
# Set permissions and entrypoint
RUN chmod +x /app/dance-lessons-coach
ENV TZ=UTC
EXPOSE 8080
ENTRYPOINT ["/app/dance-lessons-coach"]
```
**docker/Dockerfile** - Development Dockerfile (kept for local development):
```dockerfile
# Multi-stage build for development
FROM golang:1.26.1-alpine AS builder
WORKDIR /app
COPY go.mod go.sum ./
RUN go mod download
COPY . ./
RUN go build -o /dance-lessons-coach ./cmd/server
FROM alpine:3.18
WORKDIR /app
RUN apk add --no-cache ca-certificates tzdata
COPY --from=builder /dance-lessons-coach /app/dance-lessons-coach
COPY config.yaml /app/config.yaml
RUN chmod +x /app/dance-lessons-coach
ENV TZ=UTC
EXPOSE 8080
ENTRYPOINT ["/app/dance-lessons-coach"]
```
### File Organization
All Dockerfiles are now organized in the `docker/` directory:
- `docker/Dockerfile` - Development Dockerfile
- `docker/Dockerfile.build` - Build cache Dockerfile
- `docker/Dockerfile.prod` - Production Dockerfile (development only, uses latest)
- `docker/Dockerfile.prod.template` - Template for reference
This organization keeps the root directory clean and makes it clear which files are for development vs production.
## Benefits
### CI/CD Pipeline Benefits
1. **Simplicity**: Traditional approach is easier to understand and debug
2. **Reliability**: Consistent behavior across different environments
3. **Certificate Handling**: Works seamlessly with self-signed certificates
4. **Performance**: Faster execution without Buildx overhead
5. **Compatibility**: Better compatibility with GitHub Actions environment
### Two-Stage Build Benefits
1. **Separation of Concerns**: Clear separation between build environment and production runtime
2. **Optimized Production Image**: Minimal Alpine-based image with only necessary dependencies
3. **Reusable Build Cache**: Build environment can be reused across multiple CI runs
4. **Faster CI Execution**: Pre-built build cache reduces CI execution time
5. **Consistent Builds**: All builds use the same build environment
### Development vs Production Clarity
1. **Development Dockerfile**: Full build environment for local development
2. **Production Dockerfile**: Minimal runtime environment for deployment
3. **Build Cache Dockerfile**: Optimized build environment for CI/CD
4. **Clear Documentation**: Each Dockerfile has a specific purpose
## Trade-offs
### What We Lose
1. **Multi-platform builds**: Cannot build for multiple architectures simultaneously
2. **BuildKit caching**: Less sophisticated caching mechanism
3. **Advanced features**: No secret mounting, SSH agents, etc.
4. **Parallel processing**: Slower builds without Buildx optimizations
### What We Gain
1. **Stability**: More reliable CI/CD pipeline
2. **Simplicity**: Easier to maintain and troubleshoot
3. **Consistency**: Matches proven patterns from working projects
4. **Faster feedback**: Quicker build times in practice
5. **Clear Separation**: Better distinction between development and production builds
6. **Optimized Production**: Smaller, more secure production images
## Rationale
1. **Current Needs**: We don't need multi-platform builds or advanced BuildKit features
2. **Simple Dockerfile**: Our `Dockerfile.build` doesn't require Buildx-specific features
3. **Proven Pattern**: Traditional approach works reliably in production (webapp project)
4. **CI Stability**: Reliability is more important than advanced features for CI/CD
5. **Build Strategy**: Two-stage build provides better separation of concerns
6. **Maintenance**: Simpler approach is easier to maintain and debug
## Critical Bug Fix: Dependency Hash Usage
### Issue Identified
The initial implementation had a critical bug where `Dockerfile.prod` used `latest` tag instead of the specific dependency hash:
```dockerfile
# ❌ WRONG - this would never work
FROM gitea.arcodange.lab/arcodange/dance-lessons-coach-build-cache:latest AS builder
```
This approach would never work because:
1. The build cache images are tagged with specific dependency hashes
2. No image is ever tagged as `latest`
3. The CI/CD workflow would fail to find the cache image
### Solution Implemented
1. **Dynamic Dockerfile Generation**: The CI/CD workflow now generates `Dockerfile.prod` dynamically with the correct dependency hash
2. **Dependency Hash Calculation**: Added `scripts/calculate-deps-hash.sh` for consistent hash calculation
3. **Template Approach**: Created `Dockerfile.prod.template` for reference
### CI/CD Workflow Fix
```yaml
# ✅ CORRECT - generate Dockerfile.prod with proper hash
- name: Build and push Docker image
if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
run: |
# Generate Dockerfile.prod with correct dependency hash
DEPS_HASH="${{ needs.build-cache.outputs.deps_hash }}"
# Create Dockerfile.prod with the correct cache image tag
cat > Dockerfile.prod << EOF
FROM gitea.arcodange.lab/arcodange/dance-lessons-coach-build-cache:$DEPS_HASH AS builder
# ... rest of Dockerfile
EOF
# Build using the generated Dockerfile
docker build -t dance-lessons-coach -f Dockerfile.prod .
```
## CI/CD Pipeline Optimization
### Changes Made
1. **Removed Buildx Setup**: Eliminated `docker/setup-buildx-action@v3` from CI/CD workflow
2. **Removed Go Build Steps**: Removed `actions/setup-go@v4`, `go mod tidy`, and individual Go tool installations
3. **Added Docker Cache Usage**: All build steps now use the pre-built Docker cache image
4. **Updated Production Build**: Production Docker build now generates `Dockerfile.prod` dynamically with correct dependency hash
### CI/CD Workflow Structure
```yaml
# CI Pipeline Job Structure
jobs:
build-cache:
# Builds Docker cache image if needed
# Note: No certificate configuration needed with traditional docker
ci-pipeline:
needs: build-cache
steps:
- name: Set up build environment
# Sets CACHE_IMAGE variable with proper tag
# No Buildx setup, no Go installation, no certificate configuration
- name: Generate Swagger Docs using Docker cache
# Uses: docker run ${{ env.CACHE_IMAGE }} sh -c "cd pkg/server && go generate"
- name: Build all packages using Docker cache
# Uses: docker run ${{ env.CACHE_IMAGE }} sh -c "go build ./..."
- name: Run tests with coverage using Docker cache
# Uses: docker run ${{ env.CACHE_IMAGE }} sh -c "go test ./..."
- name: Build and push Docker image
# Uses: docker build -t dance-lessons-coach -f Dockerfile.prod .
# No Buildx, no certificate issues
```
### Key Improvements
1. **Faster Execution**: No need to set up Go environment for each job
2. **Consistent Environment**: All builds use the same Docker cache image
3. **Reduced Complexity**: Simpler workflow with fewer steps
4. **Better Error Handling**: Docker cache handles dependency management
5. **No Certificate Configuration**: Traditional docker works seamlessly with self-signed certificates
6. **Improved Reliability**: Elimination of Buildx-related failures
## Future Considerations
### When to Reconsider Buildx
1. **Multi-platform needs**: If we need ARM/AMD64 builds simultaneously
2. **Complex builds**: If Dockerfile requires BuildKit-specific features
3. **Performance optimization**: If build times become unacceptable
4. **Certificate issues resolved**: If Docker Buildx improves self-signed certificate handling
### Migration Path
If we need to reintroduce Buildx in the future:
1. **Fix certificate issues properly** at the Docker daemon level
2. **Test thoroughly** in staging environment
3. **Monitor performance** impact
4. **Document benefits** clearly for the specific use case
## Alternatives Considered
### Option 1: Keep Buildx with Certificate Workaround
- ❌ Complex setup with questionable reliability
- ❌ Slow performance in GitHub Actions
- ❌ Ongoing maintenance burden
### Option 2: Use Insecure Registry Flag
```yaml
docker buildx build --allow security.insecure --push .
```
- ❌ Security concerns
- ❌ Not recommended for production
- ❌ Temporary workaround, not solution
### Option 3: Traditional Docker Build + Push ✅ **CHOSEN**
- ✅ Simple and reliable
- ✅ Proven in production
- ✅ Better performance in practice
- ✅ Easy to maintain
## Decision Outcome
**Chosen Option**: Traditional docker build + push (Option 3)
This decision prioritizes CI/CD reliability and simplicity over advanced features we don't currently need. The traditional approach has been proven to work consistently in our environment and matches the successful pattern from the webapp project.
## Success Metrics
### CI/CD Pipeline Metrics
1. **CI/CD reliability**: No TLS certificate failures
2. **Build consistency**: Predictable build times
3. **Maintenance**: Reduced complexity and debugging time
4. **Compatibility**: Works across all target environments
### Build Strategy Metrics
1. **Cache hit rate**: Percentage of CI runs using existing cache
2. **Build time reduction**: Comparison of build times with vs without cache
3. **Image size**: Production image size vs development image size
4. **CI execution time**: Total CI pipeline duration
### Quality Metrics
1. **Build reproducibility**: Consistent builds across different environments
2. **Error rate**: Reduction in CI/CD failures
3. **Recovery time**: Time to recover from cache misses
4. **Resource utilization**: Memory and CPU usage during builds
## Implementation Checklist
- [x] Create `Dockerfile.prod` for production builds
- [x] Update `Dockerfile.build` for build cache
- [x] Keep `Dockerfile` for development use
- [x] Remove Docker Buildx from CI/CD workflow
- [x] Remove Go build steps from CI/CD workflow
- [x] Remove certificate configuration step (no longer needed)
- [x] Add Docker cache usage to all build steps
- [x] Fix Dockerfile.prod to use proper dependency hash (not latest)
- [x] Create dependency hash calculation script
- [x] Create build cache environment test script
- [x] Update CI/CD workflow to generate Dockerfile.prod dynamically
- [x] Update ADR 0020 with comprehensive documentation
- [x] Test changes locally
- [x] Push changes to trigger CI/CD workflow
- [ ] Monitor workflow execution
- [ ] Verify successful completion
- [ ] Document results and metrics
## Testing and Validation
### Build Cache Environment Testing
A comprehensive test script is provided to validate the build cache environment:
```bash
# Test the build cache environment (simulates Gitea act runner)
./scripts/test-build-cache-environment.sh
```
This script tests:
1. Dependency hash calculation
2. Build cache image creation
3. Go environment inside container
4. Swagger generation
5. Go build and test
6. Binary build
7. Production Dockerfile with cache
8. Production container runtime
### Dependency Hash Calculation
```bash
# Calculate dependency hash (used for cache image tagging)
./scripts/calculate-deps-hash.sh
# Export to file for use in scripts
./scripts/calculate-deps-hash.sh deps_hash.env
source deps_hash.env
echo "Hash: $DEPS_HASH"
```
### Workflow Monitoring
```bash
# Monitor the workflow
./scripts/gitea-client.sh monitor-workflow arcodange dance-lessons-coach 420 30
# Check job status
./scripts/gitea-client.sh job-status arcodange dance-lessons-coach 420
# List workflow jobs
./scripts/gitea-client.sh list-workflow-jobs arcodange dance-lessons-coach 420
```
### Validation Commands
```bash
# Verify CI/CD changes
./scripts/verify-cicd-changes.sh
# Test new CI/CD workflow
./scripts/test-new-cicd.sh
# Check Dockerfile syntax
docker run --rm -i hadolint/hadolint < Dockerfile.prod
```
## Cleanup and Organization
### Files Removed
1. **docker-compose.cicd-test.yml**: Unused Docker Compose file
2. **scripts/cicd/**: Old CI/CD test scripts (replaced by main test scripts)
### Files Organized
All Dockerfiles moved to `docker/` directory:
- `docker/Dockerfile` - Development
- `docker/Dockerfile.build` - Build cache
- `docker/Dockerfile.prod` - Production (dev only)
- `docker/Dockerfile.prod.template` - Template
### Utility Scripts
- `scripts/calculate-deps-hash.sh` - Consistent hash calculation
- `scripts/test-local-ci-cd.sh` - Main local testing
- `scripts/test-build-cache-environment.sh` - Build cache testing
## Expected Outcomes
1. **Successful workflow execution**: Workflow completes without errors
2. **Cache image created**: Build cache image pushed to registry
3. **Production image built**: Final Docker image built using generated `docker/Dockerfile.prod`
4. **Faster CI execution**: Reduced build times compared to previous approach
5. **No certificate errors**: No TLS certificate verification failures
6. **Clean organization**: No clutter in root directory
## References
- [Docker Buildx Documentation](https://docs.docker.com/buildx/working-with-buildx/)
- [Docker Build Documentation](https://docs.docker.com/engine/reference/commandline/build/)
- [GitHub Actions Docker Examples](https://github.com/actions/starter-workflows/tree/main/ci-and-cd)
- [webapp CI/CD Pipeline](https://gitea.arcodange.fr/arcodange-org/webapp/src/branch/main/.gitea/workflows/dockerimage.yaml)
- [Docker Multi-stage Builds](https://docs.docker.com/build/building/multi-stage/)
- [Alpine Linux Docker Images](https://hub.docker.com/_/alpine)
---
**Approved by**: @arcodange
**Date**: 2026-04-07
**Updated**: 2026-04-07
**Supersedes**: None
**Superseded by**: None

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# Architecture Decision Records (ADRs)
This directory contains Architecture Decision Records (ADRs) for the DanceLessonsCoach project.
This directory contains Architecture Decision Records (ADRs) for the dance-lessons-coach project.
## What is an ADR?
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* [0012-git-hooks-staged-only-formatting.md](0012-git-hooks-staged-only-formatting.md) - Git hooks format only staged Go files
* [0013-openapi-swagger-toolchain.md](0013-openapi-swagger-toolchain.md) - ✅ OpenAPI/Swagger documentation with swaggo/swag (Implemented)
* [0014-grpc-adoption-strategy.md](0014-grpc-adoption-strategy.md) - Hybrid REST/gRPC adoption strategy
* [0015-cli-subcommands-cobra.md](0015-cli-subcommands-cobra.md) - Cobra CLI framework adoption
* [0016-ci-cd-pipeline-design.md](0016-ci-cd-pipeline-design.md) - CI/CD pipeline architecture
* [0017-trunk-based-development-workflow.md](0017-trunk-based-development-workflow.md) - Trunk-based development workflow
* [0018-user-management-auth-system.md](0018-user-management-auth-system.md) - User management and authentication system
* [0019-postgresql-integration.md](0019-postgresql-integration.md) - PostgreSQL database integration
* [0020-docker-build-strategy.md](0020-docker-build-strategy.md) - Docker Build Strategy: Traditional vs Buildx
## How to Add a New ADR