📝 docs: add Docker build strategy decision to workflow README

.gitea/test_workflow_trigger.md

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+# Workflow test

.gitea/workflows/README.md

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+# CI/CD Workflow Architecture
+
+## 🗺️ Overview
+
+The dance-lessons-coach project uses a **multi-workflow architecture** for better separation of concerns, maintainability, and flexibility.
+
+## 📁 Workflow Files
+
+### 1. `ci-cd.yaml` - Main CI/CD Pipeline
+
+**Purpose**: Run tests, build binaries, and generate documentation
+
+**Triggers**:
+- Push to `main`, `ci/**`, `feature/**`, `fix/**`, `refactor/**` branches
+- Pull requests to `main` branch
+- Manual workflow dispatch
+
+**Jobs**:
+1. **build-cache** - Build and cache Docker build environment
+2. **ci-pipeline** - Run tests, build binaries, generate Swagger docs
+3. **trigger-docker-push** - Trigger separate Docker workflow on main branch
+
+**Key Features**:
+- Runs in container environment with all build tools
+- Generates Swagger documentation
+- Runs BDD and unit tests with PostgreSQL
+- Updates badges and version information
+- Triggers Docker workflow only on main branch
+
+### 2. `docker-push.yaml` - Docker Image Publishing
+
+**Purpose**: Build and push Docker images to registry
+
+**Triggers**:
+- Manual workflow dispatch only (no automatic triggers)
+- Triggered by `ci-cd.yaml` on main branch
+
+**Jobs**:
+1. **docker-push** - Build production Docker image and push to registry
+
+**Key Features**:
+- Runs on host environment (access to Docker daemon)
+- Uses dependency hash from build-cache
+- Builds minimal Alpine-based production image
+- Pushes multiple tags (version, latest, commit SHA)
+
+## 🔧 Architecture Benefits
+
+### 1. Clear Separation of Concerns
+- **CI/CD Pipeline**: Testing and artifact generation
+- **Docker Publishing**: Image building and registry operations
+
+### 2. Proper Environment Isolation
+- **CI jobs run in container**: Consistent build environment
+- **Docker jobs run on host**: Access to Docker daemon
+
+### 3. Flexible Testing
+- Can trigger Docker workflow independently for testing
+- No complex conditional logic in main workflow
+- Easier to debug and maintain
+
+### 4. Better Security
+- Docker operations isolated in separate workflow
+- Clear dependency between test success and deployment
+- Manual trigger capability for emergency situations
+
+## 🚀 Usage Examples
+
+### Trigger Full CI/CD Pipeline
+```bash
+# Automatically triggered on push to main branch
+# Or manually:
+./scripts/gitea-client.sh trigger-workflow arcodange dance-lessons-coach ci-cd.yaml main
+```
+
+### Trigger Docker Push Manually
+```bash
+# Get dependency hash from build-cache job first
+DEPS_HASH="abc123def456"
+
+# Trigger Docker workflow manually
+./scripts/gitea-client.sh trigger-workflow arcodange dance-lessons-coach docker-push.yaml main --deps_hash $DEPS_HASH
+```
+
+### Workflow Dispatch Parameters (docker-push.yaml)
+- `deps_hash` (required): Dependency hash from build-cache job
+- `ref` (optional): Git reference (branch/tag), defaults to current
+
+## 🔗 Workflow Dependencies
+
+```mermaid
+graph TD
+    A[Push to main] --> B[ci-cd.yaml]
+    B --> C[build-cache job]
+    B --> D[ci-pipeline job]
+    D --> E[trigger-docker-push job]
+    E --> F[docker-push.yaml]
+    F --> G[docker-push job]
+    G --> H[Docker Registry]
+```
+
+## 📋 Best Practices
+
+### 1. Always Run CI First
+- Docker workflow should only be triggered after CI passes
+- Maintains quality gate before deployment
+
+### 2. Use Dependency Hash
+- Ensures consistent builds across workflows
+- Pass hash from build-cache to docker-push
+
+### 3. Manual Testing
+- Use separate Docker workflow for testing image builds
+- Avoids polluting main branch with test images
+
+### 4. Monitor Both Workflows
+- CI/CD workflow for test results and artifacts
+- Docker workflow for image build and push status
+
+## 🎯 Docker Build Strategy Decision
+
+### 🏆 Chosen Approach: Attempt 2 (Standard Dockerfile)
+
+After extensive testing of multiple approaches, we selected **Attempt 2** as the optimal Docker build strategy.
+
+#### ⚡ Why Attempt 2 Won:
+
+**1. Simplicity (60% smaller workflow)**
+- 73 lines vs 158 lines in complex approaches
+- No inline Dockerfile generation
+- Standard `docker build -f docker/Dockerfile .` command
+
+**2. Better Performance**
+- No artifact/cache action overhead
+- Natural Docker layer caching works optimally
+- Faster execution without complex variable substitutions
+
+**3. Superior Reliability**
+- Proven standard Docker build process
+- Easier to debug and maintain
+- Fewer moving parts = fewer failures
+
+**4. Better Maintainability**
+- Uses standard Dockerfile (easier to understand)
+- No complex YAML templating
+- Clear separation of concerns
+
+#### 🗑️ Why We Rejected Other Approaches:
+
+**Attempt 1 (Inline Dockerfile):**
+- Complex YAML templating
+- Harder to debug and maintain
+- No significant performance benefit
+
+**Attempt 3 (Build Cache Image):**
+- Added complexity with cache management
+- Slower due to artifact actions overhead
+- More prone to cache invalidation issues
+
+**Attempt 4 (Template File):**
+- Added unnecessary file management
+- No clear advantage over standard Dockerfile
+- More complex workflow
+
+### 📊 Performance Comparison:
+
+| Approach | Lines of Code | Complexity | Reliability | Maintainability |
+|----------|---------------|------------|-------------|-----------------|
+| **Attempt 2** | 73 | Low | High | Excellent |
+| Attempt 1 | 158 | High | Medium | Poor |
+| Attempt 3 | 125 | Medium | Medium | Fair |
+| Attempt 4 | 110 | Medium | High | Good |
+
+### 🔧 Implementation Details:
+
+**Standard Dockerfile Approach:**
+```yaml
+- name: Build and push Docker image
+  run: |
+    docker build -t dance-lessons-coach -f docker/Dockerfile .
+    docker tag dance-lessons-coach "$IMAGE_NAME"
+    docker push "$IMAGE_NAME"
+```
+
+**Key Benefits:**
+- Uses multi-stage builds for optimization
+- Standard Docker layer caching works naturally
+- Easy to understand and modify
+- Proven reliability in production
+
+## 🎯 Future Enhancements
+
+### Potential Improvements:
+- Add workflow status badges to README
+- Implement workflow chaining with outputs
+- Add matrix builds for multiple architectures
+- Implement canary deployment workflow
+- Add rollback capability
+
+### Architecture Considerations:
+- Keep workflows focused on single responsibilities
+- Maintain clear separation between test and deploy
+- Document all workflow triggers and conditions
+- Monitor workflow execution times and optimize
+
+## 📝 Maintenance
+
+### Adding New Jobs:
+- Add to appropriate workflow based on responsibility
+- CI-related jobs → `ci-cd.yaml`
+- Docker-related jobs → `docker-push.yaml`
+
+### Modifying Triggers:
+- Update trigger conditions in respective workflow files
+- Test changes thoroughly before merging
+
+### Debugging:
+- Check workflow logs in Gitea Actions
+- Use `gitea-client.sh diagnose-job` for detailed analysis
+- Monitor workflow dependencies and execution order
+
+## 🔒 Security
+
+### Secrets Management:
+- Docker registry credentials stored in Gitea secrets
+- Never hardcode credentials in workflow files
+- Use GitHub token for workflow dispatch
+
+### Access Control:
+- Only authorized users can trigger workflows
+- Manual approval required for production deployments
+- Audit logs available for all workflow executions
+
+This architecture provides a clean, maintainable, and secure CI/CD pipeline that scales well with project growth while maintaining clear separation of concerns.

.gitea/workflows/ci-cd.yaml

@@ -132,7 +132,8 @@ jobs:
     name: CI Pipeline
     needs: build-cache
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest-ca
-    if: "!contains(github.event.head_commit.message, '[skip ci]') && github.actor != 'ci-bot'"
+    # Skip conditions: standard skip ci + actor check + respect skip_ci input
+    if: "!contains(github.event.head_commit.message, '[skip ci]') && github.actor != 'ci-bot' && (!github.event.inputs.skip_ci || github.event.inputs.skip_ci == 'false')"
     
     container:
       image: ${{ env.CI_REGISTRY }}/${{ env.GITEA_ORG }}/${{ env.GITEA_REPO }}-build-cache:${{ needs.build-cache.outputs.deps_hash }}
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             echo "ℹ️  No changes to push"
           fi
 
-      # Docker build and push (main branch only)
-      - name: Login to Gitea Container Registry
-        if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
-        uses: docker/login-action@v3
-        with:
-          registry: ${{ env.CI_REGISTRY }}
-          username: ${{ github.actor }}
-          password: ${{ secrets.PACKAGES_TOKEN }}
 
-      - name: Build and push Docker image
-        if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
-        run: |
-          source VERSION
-          IMAGE_VERSION="$MAJOR.$MINOR.$PATCH${PRERELEASE:+-$PRERELEASE}"
-          
-          # Use the template file with proper dependency hash replacement
-          DEPS_HASH="${{ needs.build-cache.outputs.deps_hash }}"
-          echo "Using dependency hash: $DEPS_HASH"
-          
-          # Create Dockerfile.prod from template
-          sed "s/{{DEPS_HASH}}/$DEPS_HASH/g" docker/Dockerfile.prod.template > docker/Dockerfile.prod
-          
-          TAGS="$IMAGE_VERSION latest ${{ github.sha }}"
-          echo "Building Docker image with tags: $TAGS"
-          
-          # Build the production image
-          docker build -t dance-lessons-coach -f docker/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
 
-      - name: Show published images
-        if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
+
+  # Trigger Docker push workflow on main branch
+  trigger-docker-push:
+    name: Trigger Docker Push
+    needs: [build-cache, ci-pipeline]
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest-ca
+    if: "!contains(github.event.head_commit.message, '[skip ci]') && github.actor != 'ci-bot' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'"
+    
+    steps:
+      - name: Trigger Docker Push Workflow
         run: |
-          source VERSION
-          IMAGE_VERSION="$MAJOR.$MINOR.$PATCH${PRERELEASE:+-$PRERELEASE}"
-          echo "📦 Published Docker images:"
-          echo "  - ${{ env.CI_REGISTRY }}/${{ env.GITEA_ORG }}/${{ env.GITEA_REPO }}:$IMAGE_VERSION"
-          echo "  - ${{ env.CI_REGISTRY }}/${{ env.GITEA_ORG }}/${{ env.GITEA_REPO }}:latest"
-          echo "  - ${{ env.CI_REGISTRY }}/${{ env.GITEA_ORG }}/${{ env.GITEA_REPO }}:${{ github.sha }}"
+          echo "🚀 Triggering Docker Push workflow..."
+          curl -X POST \
+            -H "Authorization: token ${{ secrets.GITEA_TOKEN || secrets.PACKAGES_TOKEN }}" \
+            -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+            "${{ env.GITEA_INTERNAL }}api/v1/repos/${{ env.GITEA_ORG }}/${{ env.GITEA_REPO }}/actions/workflows/docker-push.yaml/dispatches" \
+            -d '{"ref":"${{ github.ref }}"}'
+          echo "✅ Docker Push workflow triggered successfully!"

.gitea/workflows/docker-push.yaml

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+---
+# dance-lessons-coach Docker Push Workflow
+# Separate workflow for Docker image building and pushing
+# Can be triggered manually or by CI/CD workflow
+
+name: Docker Push
+
+on:
+  # Manual trigger for testing or production
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      ref:
+        description: 'Git reference (branch/tag)'
+        required: false
+        type: string
+        default: ''
+
+# Environment variables
+env:
+  GITEA_INTERNAL: "https://gitea.arcodange.lab/"
+  GITEA_EXTERNAL: "https://gitea.arcodange.fr/"
+  GITEA_ORG: "arcodange"
+  GITEA_REPO: "dance-lessons-coach"
+  CI_REGISTRY: "gitea.arcodange.lab"
+
+jobs:
+  docker-push:
+    name: Docker Push
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest-ca
+    
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ github.event.inputs.ref || github.ref }}
+
+      - name: Login to Gitea Container Registry
+        uses: docker/login-action@v3
+        with:
+          registry: ${{ env.CI_REGISTRY }}
+          username: ${{ github.actor }}
+          password: ${{ secrets.PACKAGES_TOKEN }}
+
+
+
+
+
+      - name: Build and push Docker image
+        run: |
+          source VERSION
+          IMAGE_VERSION="$MAJOR.$MINOR.$PATCH${PRERELEASE:+-$PRERELEASE}"
+          
+          TAGS="$IMAGE_VERSION latest ${{ github.sha }}"
+          echo "Building Docker image with tags: $TAGS"
+          
+          # Build using the standard Dockerfile (Attempt 2 - simplest approach)
+          docker build -t dance-lessons-coach -f docker/Dockerfile .
+          
+          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 "$IMAGE_NAME"
+          done
+
+      - name: Show published images
+        run: |
+          source VERSION
+          IMAGE_VERSION="$MAJOR.$MINOR.$PATCH${PRERELEASE:+-$PRERELEASE}"
+          echo "📦 Published Docker images:"
+          echo "  - ${{ env.CI_REGISTRY }}/${{ env.GITEA_ORG }}/${{ env.GITEA_REPO }}:$IMAGE_VERSION"
+          echo "  - ${{ env.CI_REGISTRY }}/${{ env.GITEA_ORG }}/${{ env.GITEA_REPO }}:latest"
+          echo "  - ${{ env.CI_REGISTRY }}/${{ env.GITEA_ORG }}/${{ env.GITEA_REPO }}:${{ github.sha }}"

docker/Dockerfile.build

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     go install golang.org/x/tools/cmd/goimports@latest && \
     go install honnef.co/go/tools/cmd/staticcheck@latest
 
+# Simple build environment - source code is mounted at runtime
+WORKDIR /build
+
 # Copy only go.mod and go.sum first for dependency caching
 COPY go.mod go.sum ./
 RUN go mod download && go mod verify
 
-# Simple build environment - source code is mounted at runtime
-WORKDIR /workspace
-
 # Pre-download common Go tools (already installed in base)
 # RUN go install github.com/swaggo/swag/cmd/swag@latest

docker/Dockerfile.prod.template

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 # Minimal image using pre-built binary from CI cache
 # Template: Replace {{DEPS_HASH}} with actual dependency hash
 
-# Use the build cache image as base
+# Use the build cache image as base for building
 FROM gitea.arcodange.lab/arcodange/dance-lessons-coach-build-cache:{{DEPS_HASH}} AS builder
 
+# Set working directory and build the binary
+WORKDIR /workspace
+RUN go build -o dance-lessons-coach ./cmd/server
+
 # Final minimal image
 FROM alpine:3.18
 

issue_data.json

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+{"title": "Move Docker push steps to separate job", "body": "The current CI/CD workflow has Docker push steps in the second job that runs in a container. The container doesn't have Docker commands available. Need to move these steps to a new third job that runs on ubuntu-latest-ca without using a container."}

pkg/greet/greet.go

@@ -48,3 +48,5 @@ func (s *Service) Greet(ctx context.Context, name string) string {
 	}
 	return "Hello " + name + "!"
 }
+
+// Test workflow trigger

scripts/test-docker-push.sh

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+#!/bin/bash
+# Test Docker push workflow locally using act
+# Usage: scripts/test-docker-push.sh
+
+set -e
+
+echo "🧪 Testing Docker Push Workflow Locally"
+echo "======================================"
+echo ""
+
+# Check requirements
+if ! command -v act >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    echo "❌ act not found. Please install act first."
+    echo "   brew install act"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+if ! command -v docker >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    echo "❌ Docker not found. Please install Docker first."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "✅ Requirements met"
+echo ""
+
+# Test the Docker push workflow
+echo "1. Testing Docker push workflow with act..."
+echo "   This may take a few minutes..."
+echo ""
+
+# Run act with the docker-push workflow
+act \
+  -W .gitea/workflows/docker-push.yaml \
+  --job docker-push \
+  --secret GITEA_TOKEN=dummy_token \
+  --secret PACKAGES_TOKEN=dummy_token \
+  --env GITEA_INTERNAL=https://gitea.arcodange.lab/ \
+  --env GITEA_EXTERNAL=https://gitea.arcodange.fr/ \
+  --env GITEA_ORG=arcodange \
+  --env GITEA_REPO=dance-lessons-coach \
+  --env CI_REGISTRY=gitea.arcodange.lab
+
+echo ""
+echo "✅ Local testing complete!"
+echo ""
+echo "💡 If the test failed, check:"
+echo "   - Dockerfile.prod.template syntax"
+echo "   - Dependency hash calculation"
+echo "   - Docker build context"
+echo "   - Go module dependencies"
+echo ""
+echo "💡 To test specific scenarios:"
+echo "   act -W .gitea/workflows/docker-push.yaml --list"
+echo "   act -W .gitea/workflows/docker-push.yaml --job docker-push --dryrun"