17 - Add custom CI image build with PHP 8.4

.forgejo/ci/Dockerfile

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+# CI image: catthehacker/ubuntu:act-latest + PHP 8.4 + extensions + Composer
+# Used by .forgejo/workflows/ci.yml — built/pushed by .forgejo/workflows/ci-image.yml
+FROM catthehacker/ubuntu:act-latest
+
+ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
+
+RUN add-apt-repository -y ppa:ondrej/php \
+    && apt-get update \
+    && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
+        php8.4-cli \
+        php8.4-pgsql \
+        php8.4-mbstring \
+        php8.4-xml \
+        php8.4-dom \
+        php8.4-intl \
+        php8.4-pcov \
+    && update-alternatives --set php /usr/bin/php8.4 \
+    && apt-get clean \
+    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+# Composer (latest 2.x, static binary from official image)
+COPY --from=composer:2 /usr/bin/composer /usr/bin/composer

.forgejo/workflows/ci-image.yml

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+name: Build CI Image
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [main]
+    paths:
+      - '.forgejo/ci/Dockerfile'
+      - '.forgejo/workflows/ci-image.yml'
+  pull_request:
+    paths:
+      - '.forgejo/ci/Dockerfile'
+      - '.forgejo/workflows/ci-image.yml'
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: docker
+    container:
+      image: catthehacker/ubuntu:act-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: https://data.forgejo.org/actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Set up Docker Buildx
+        uses: https://data.forgejo.org/docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
+
+      - name: Login to Forgejo Registry
+        uses: https://data.forgejo.org/docker/login-action@v3
+        with:
+          registry: forge.lvl0.xyz
+          username: ${{ github.actor }}
+          password: ${{ secrets.REGISTRY_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Build and push
+        uses: https://data.forgejo.org/docker/build-push-action@v5
+        with:
+          context: .forgejo/ci
+          file: .forgejo/ci/Dockerfile
+          platforms: linux/amd64
+          push: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' }}
+          tags: forge.lvl0.xyz/lvl0/rater-ci:latest

.forgejo/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -28,19 +28,6 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: https://data.forgejo.org/actions/checkout@v4
 
-      # Debugging cache miss issue (#16) — check whether ACTIONS_CACHE_URL is injected and reachable
-      - name: Debug cache env
-        run: |
-          echo "ACTIONS_CACHE_URL=${ACTIONS_CACHE_URL}"
-          env | grep -i cache || true
-          curl -v --max-time 5 "${ACTIONS_CACHE_URL}" || echo "CURL FAILED: $?"
-
-      - name: Cache PHP installation
-        uses: https://data.forgejo.org/actions/cache@v4
-        with:
-          path: /usr/local/php
-          key: php-8.4-pdo_pgsql-mbstring-xml-dom-intl-pcov
-
       - name: Set up PHP
         uses: https://github.com/shivammathur/setup-php@v2
         with:
@@ -48,25 +35,6 @@ jobs:
           extensions: pdo_pgsql, mbstring, xml, dom, intl
           coverage: pcov
 
-      # Debugging cache miss issue (#16) — check if /usr/local/php exists after setup-php
-      - name: Debug PHP install path
-        run: |
-          ls -la /usr/local/php 2>&1 || echo "/usr/local/php does not exist"
-          which php
-          php -v
-
-      # Debugging cache miss issue (#16) — ACTIONS_STEP_DEBUG enabled to inspect save/restore
-      - name: Cache Composer dependencies
-        uses: https://data.forgejo.org/actions/cache@v4
-        with:
-          path: ~/.composer/cache
-          key: composer-${{ hashFiles('composer.lock') }}
-          restore-keys: composer-
-
-      # Debugging cache miss issue (#16) — check if ~/.composer/cache exists before/after install
-      - name: Debug composer cache path (before install)
-        run: ls -la ~/.composer/cache 2>&1 || echo "~/.composer/cache does not exist yet"
-
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: composer install --no-interaction --prefer-dist