improvement(runners): added blacksmith optimizations to workflows and dockerfiles to enhance performance (#2055)

* added blacksmith optimizations to workflows and dockerfiles to enhance performance. please review before pushing to production

* remove cache from and cache to directives from docker based actions, per blacksmith docs

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Co-authored-by: Connor Mulholland <connormul@Connors-MacBook-Pro.local>

.github/workflows/docs-embeddings.yml

@@ -24,8 +24,19 @@ jobs:
         with:
           node-version: latest
 
+      - name: Cache Bun dependencies
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
+        with:
+          path: |
+            ~/.bun/install/cache
+            node_modules
+            **/node_modules
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-bun-${{ hashFiles('**/bun.lock') }}
+          restore-keys: |
+            ${{ runner.os }}-bun-
+
       - name: Install dependencies
-        run: bun install
+        run: bun install --frozen-lockfile
 
       - name: Process docs embeddings
         working-directory: ./apps/sim

.github/workflows/i18n.yml

@@ -28,6 +28,17 @@ jobs:
         with:
           bun-version: 1.2.22
 
+      - name: Cache Bun dependencies
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
+        with:
+          path: |
+            ~/.bun/install/cache
+            node_modules
+            **/node_modules
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-bun-${{ hashFiles('**/bun.lock') }}
+          restore-keys: |
+            ${{ runner.os }}-bun-
+
       - name: Run Lingo.dev translations
         env:
           LINGODOTDEV_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.LINGODOTDEV_API_KEY }}
@@ -117,10 +128,21 @@ jobs:
         with:
           bun-version: 1.2.22
 
+      - name: Cache Bun dependencies
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
+        with:
+          path: |
+            ~/.bun/install/cache
+            node_modules
+            **/node_modules
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-bun-${{ hashFiles('**/bun.lock') }}
+          restore-keys: |
+            ${{ runner.os }}-bun-
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
           cd apps/docs
-          bun install
+          bun install --frozen-lockfile
 
       - name: Build documentation to verify translations
         run: |

.github/workflows/migrations.yml

@@ -18,8 +18,19 @@ jobs:
         with:
           bun-version: 1.2.22
 
+      - name: Cache Bun dependencies
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
+        with:
+          path: |
+            ~/.bun/install/cache
+            node_modules
+            **/node_modules
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-bun-${{ hashFiles('**/bun.lock') }}
+          restore-keys: |
+            ${{ runner.os }}-bun-
+
       - name: Install dependencies
-        run: bun install
+        run: bun install --frozen-lockfile
 
       - name: Apply migrations
         working-directory: ./packages/db

.github/workflows/publish-cli.yml

@@ -24,9 +24,20 @@ jobs:
           node-version: '18'
           registry-url: 'https://registry.npmjs.org/'
 
+      - name: Cache Bun dependencies
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
+        with:
+          path: |
+            ~/.bun/install/cache
+            node_modules
+            **/node_modules
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-bun-${{ hashFiles('**/bun.lock') }}
+          restore-keys: |
+            ${{ runner.os }}-bun-
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         working-directory: packages/cli
-        run: bun install
+        run: bun install --frozen-lockfile
 
       - name: Build package
         working-directory: packages/cli

.github/workflows/publish-ts-sdk.yml

@@ -24,8 +24,19 @@ jobs:
           node-version: '22'
           registry-url: 'https://registry.npmjs.org/'
 
+      - name: Cache Bun dependencies
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
+        with:
+          path: |
+            ~/.bun/install/cache
+            node_modules
+            **/node_modules
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-bun-${{ hashFiles('**/bun.lock') }}
+          restore-keys: |
+            ${{ runner.os }}-bun-
+
       - name: Install dependencies
-        run: bun install
+        run: bun install --frozen-lockfile
 
       - name: Run tests
         working-directory: packages/ts-sdk

.github/workflows/test-build.yml

@@ -23,6 +23,17 @@ jobs:
         with:
           node-version: latest
 
+      - name: Cache Bun dependencies
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
+        with:
+          path: |
+            ~/.bun/install/cache
+            node_modules
+            **/node_modules
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-bun-${{ hashFiles('**/bun.lock') }}
+          restore-keys: |
+            ${{ runner.os }}-bun-
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: bun install --frozen-lockfile
 

.github/workflows/trigger-deploy.yml

@@ -29,8 +29,19 @@ jobs:
         with:
           bun-version: 1.2.22
 
+      - name: Cache Bun dependencies
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
+        with:
+          path: |
+            ~/.bun/install/cache
+            node_modules
+            **/node_modules
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-bun-${{ hashFiles('**/bun.lock') }}
+          restore-keys: |
+            ${{ runner.os }}-bun-
+
       - name: Install dependencies
-        run: bun install
+        run: bun install --frozen-lockfile
 
       - name: Deploy to Trigger.dev (Staging)
         if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/staging'

docker/app.Dockerfile

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ FROM base AS deps
 RUN apk add --no-cache libc6-compat
 WORKDIR /app
 
-# Install turbo globally
+# Install turbo globally (cached separately, changes infrequently)
 RUN bun install -g turbo
 
 COPY package.json bun.lock turbo.json ./
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ RUN mkdir -p apps packages/db
 COPY apps/sim/package.json ./apps/sim/package.json
 COPY packages/db/package.json ./packages/db/package.json
 
+# Install dependencies (this layer will be cached if package files don't change)
 RUN bun install --omit dev --ignore-scripts
 
 # ========================================
@@ -26,14 +27,26 @@ RUN bun install --omit dev --ignore-scripts
 FROM base AS builder
 WORKDIR /app
 
-# Install turbo globally in builder stage
+# Install turbo globally (cached separately, changes infrequently)
 RUN bun install -g turbo
 
+# Copy node_modules from deps stage (cached if dependencies don't change)
 COPY --from=deps /app/node_modules ./node_modules
-COPY . .
 
-# Installing with full context to prevent missing dependencies error
-RUN bun install --omit dev --ignore-scripts
+# Copy package configuration files (needed for build)
+COPY package.json bun.lock turbo.json ./
+COPY apps/sim/package.json ./apps/sim/package.json
+COPY packages/db/package.json ./packages/db/package.json
+
+# Copy workspace configuration files (needed for turbo)
+COPY apps/sim/next.config.ts ./apps/sim/next.config.ts
+COPY apps/sim/tsconfig.json ./apps/sim/tsconfig.json
+COPY apps/sim/tailwind.config.ts ./apps/sim/tailwind.config.ts
+COPY apps/sim/postcss.config.mjs ./apps/sim/postcss.config.mjs
+
+# Copy source code (changes most frequently - placed last to maximize cache hits)
+COPY apps/sim ./apps/sim
+COPY packages ./packages
 
 # Required for standalone nextjs build
 WORKDIR /app/apps/sim
@@ -64,15 +77,16 @@ RUN bun run build
 FROM base AS runner
 WORKDIR /app
 
-# Install Python and dependencies for guardrails PII detection
+# Install Python and dependencies for guardrails PII detection (cached separately)
 RUN apk add --no-cache python3 py3-pip bash
 
 ENV NODE_ENV=production
 
-# Create non-root user and group
+# Create non-root user and group (cached separately)
 RUN addgroup -g 1001 -S nodejs && \
     adduser -S nextjs -u 1001
 
+# Copy application artifacts from builder (these change on every build)
 COPY --from=builder --chown=nextjs:nodejs /app/apps/sim/public ./apps/sim/public
 COPY --from=builder --chown=nextjs:nodejs /app/apps/sim/.next/standalone ./
 COPY --from=builder --chown=nextjs:nodejs /app/apps/sim/.next/static ./apps/sim/.next/static

docker/db.Dockerfile

@@ -1,29 +1,39 @@
+# ========================================
+# Base Stage: Alpine Linux with Bun
+# ========================================
+FROM oven/bun:1.2.22-alpine AS base
+
 # ========================================
 # Dependencies Stage: Install Dependencies
 # ========================================
-FROM oven/bun:1.2.22-alpine AS deps
+FROM base AS deps
 WORKDIR /app
 
-# Copy only package files needed for migrations
+# Copy only package files needed for migrations (these change less frequently)
 COPY package.json bun.lock turbo.json ./
+RUN mkdir -p packages/db
 COPY packages/db/package.json ./packages/db/package.json
 
-# Install dependencies
+# Install dependencies (this layer will be cached if package files don't change)
 RUN bun install --ignore-scripts
 
 # ========================================
 # Runner Stage: Production Environment
 # ========================================
-FROM oven/bun:1.2.22-alpine AS runner
+FROM base AS runner
 WORKDIR /app
 
-# Create non-root user and group
+# Create non-root user and group (cached separately)
 RUN addgroup -g 1001 -S nodejs && \
     adduser -S nextjs -u 1001
 
-# Copy only the necessary files from deps
+# Copy only the necessary files from deps (cached if dependencies don't change)
 COPY --from=deps --chown=nextjs:nodejs /app/node_modules ./node_modules
+
+# Copy package configuration files (needed for migrations)
 COPY --chown=nextjs:nodejs packages/db/drizzle.config.ts ./packages/db/drizzle.config.ts
+
+# Copy database package source code (changes most frequently - placed last)
 COPY --chown=nextjs:nodejs packages/db ./packages/db
 
 # Switch to non-root user

docker/realtime.Dockerfile

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ FROM base AS deps
 RUN apk add --no-cache libc6-compat
 WORKDIR /app
 
-# Install turbo globally
+# Install turbo globally (cached separately, changes infrequently)
 RUN bun install -g turbo
 
 COPY package.json bun.lock turbo.json ./
@@ -18,16 +18,26 @@ RUN mkdir -p apps packages/db
 COPY apps/sim/package.json ./apps/sim/package.json
 COPY packages/db/package.json ./packages/db/package.json
 
+# Install dependencies (this layer will be cached if package files don't change)
 RUN bun install --omit dev --ignore-scripts
 
 # ========================================
-# Builder Stage: Build the Application
+# Builder Stage: Prepare source code
 # ========================================
 FROM base AS builder
 WORKDIR /app
 
+# Copy node_modules from deps stage (cached if dependencies don't change)
 COPY --from=deps /app/node_modules ./node_modules
-COPY . .
+
+# Copy package configuration files (needed for build)
+COPY package.json bun.lock turbo.json ./
+COPY apps/sim/package.json ./apps/sim/package.json
+COPY packages/db/package.json ./packages/db/package.json
+
+# Copy source code (changes most frequently - placed last to maximize cache hits)
+COPY apps/sim ./apps/sim
+COPY packages ./packages
 
 # ========================================
 # Runner Stage: Run the Socket Server
@@ -37,16 +47,22 @@ WORKDIR /app
 
 ENV NODE_ENV=production
 
-# Create non-root user and group
+# Create non-root user and group (cached separately)
 RUN addgroup -g 1001 -S nodejs && \
     adduser -S nextjs -u 1001
 
-# Copy the sim app and the shared db package needed by socket-server
-COPY --from=builder --chown=nextjs:nodejs /app/apps/sim ./apps/sim
-COPY --from=builder --chown=nextjs:nodejs /app/packages/db ./packages/db
-COPY --from=builder --chown=nextjs:nodejs /app/node_modules ./node_modules
+# Copy package.json first (changes less frequently)
 COPY --from=builder --chown=nextjs:nodejs /app/package.json ./package.json
 
+# Copy node_modules from builder (cached if dependencies don't change)
+COPY --from=builder --chown=nextjs:nodejs /app/node_modules ./node_modules
+
+# Copy db package (needed by socket-server)
+COPY --from=builder --chown=nextjs:nodejs /app/packages/db ./packages/db
+
+# Copy sim app (changes most frequently - placed last)
+COPY --from=builder --chown=nextjs:nodejs /app/apps/sim ./apps/sim
+
 # Switch to non-root user
 USER nextjs