beacon-biosignals/Docker Build

Build a Docker image while utilize layer caching from the image repository.

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uses: beacon-biosignals/docker-build@2fe0a47c7b40bd141024ec6e0abef83b240b6201 # v1.8.0

tags can be moved; commit SHAs can't. why a SHA?

Inputs

name	description	required	default
image-repository	The Docker image repository to push the build image and cached layers.	yes	—
context	The Docker build context directory.	—	.
dockerfile	Path to the Dockerfile relative to the `working-directory`. Defaults to `${context}/Dockerfile`.	—	""
build-args	List of build-time variables.	no	—
build-secrets	List of secrets to expose to the build.	no	—
from-scratch	Do not read from the cache when building the image. Writes to caches will still occur.	—	false
cache-mount-ids	List of build cache mount IDs or targets to preserve across builds. By default the IDs are determined from the Dockerfile as specified in `dockerfile`.	—	""
use-layer-caching	Store Docker layer cache data in the `image-repository` to accelerate image building. These cache images are stored using the "cache-*" tag. Typically, should be enabled but it can be useful to disable for debugging purposes.	—	true
use-mount-caching	Store data contained within `--mount=type=cache` in GitHub Actions cache entries such that it can be used between image builds in CI workflows. Typically, should be enabled but it can be useful to disable for debugging purposes.	—	true

Outputs

name	description
image	Reference to the build image including the digest.
image-repository	The Docker image repository where the image was pushed to.
digest	The built Docker image digest.
tags	JSON list of tags associated with the built Docker image.
commit-sha	The Git commit SHA used to build the image.