Changes from previous PR on Running automated tests via CICD

.github/workflows/cicd.yaml

@@ -21,15 +21,15 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         include:
-          - host_namespace: ghcr.io/everest/everest-demo
-            image_name: manager
-            context: ./manager
           - host_namespace: ghcr.io/everest/everest-demo
             image_name: mqtt-server
             context: ./mosquitto
           - host_namespace: ghcr.io/everest/everest-demo
             image_name: nodered
             context: ./nodered
+          - host_namespace: ghcr.io/everest/everest-demo
+            image_name: manager
+            context: ./manager
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
@@ -93,9 +93,66 @@ jobs:
           registry: ghcr.io
           username: ${{ github.actor }}
           password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Build and export to Docker
+        uses: docker/build-push-action@v6
+        with:
+          load: true
+          context: ${{ matrix.context }}
+          push: false
+          tags: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.tags }}
+          labels: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.labels }}
+          cache-from: type=gha,scope=${{ matrix.image_name }}
+          cache-to: type=gha,mode=max,scope=${{ matrix.image_name }}
+
+      # Following fours steps are specifically for running automated steps which includes loading the 
+      # mqtt-server image from the GitHub Actions Cache so that the docker compose automated tests can 
+      # use this already built image instead of pulling it from GitHub Container Registry
+      - name: Save Docker image
+        if: ${{ matrix.image_name == 'mqtt-server' }}
+        id: save-mqtt-image
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          echo "TAG=${{ steps.docker-image-version-check.outputs.TAG }}"
+          docker save --output /tmp/mqtt-server_${{ steps.docker-image-version-check.outputs.TAG }}.tar ghcr.io/everest/everest-demo/mqtt-server:${{ steps.docker-image-version-check.outputs.TAG }}
+
+      - name: Upload mqtt-server image as Artifact
+        if: ${{ matrix.image_name == 'mqtt-server' }}
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: mqtt_server_image_${{ steps.docker-image-version-check.outputs.TAG }}
+          path: /tmp/mqtt-server_${{ steps.docker-image-version-check.outputs.TAG }}.tar
+          overwrite: true
+
+      - name: Download mqtt-server image as Artifact
+        if: ${{ matrix.image_name == 'manager' }}
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: mqtt_server_image_${{ steps.docker-image-version-check.outputs.TAG }}
+          path: /tmp
+
+      - name: Load Docker image
+        if: ${{ matrix.image_name == 'manager' }}
+        id: load-mqtt-image
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          docker load --input /tmp/mqtt-server_${{ steps.docker-image-version-check.outputs.TAG }}.tar     
+
+      - name: Run automated tests using docker-compose.automated-tests.yml
+        if: ${{ matrix.image_name == 'manager' }}
+        run: |
+          docker images
+          echo "Running docker compose up..."
+          docker compose --project-name everest-ac-demo \
+                  --file "docker-compose.automated-tests.yml" up \
+                    --abort-on-container-exit \
+                    --exit-code-from manager
 
+          exit_code=$?            
+          echo "Docker-compose up exit code from manager service: $exit_code"
+
       - name: Build and push
-        uses: docker/build-push-action@v5
+        uses: docker/build-push-action@v6
         with:
           context: ${{ matrix.context }}
           push: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' }}