improve building workflow of pipeline CD

.github/workflows/post-merge.yml

@@ -18,26 +18,17 @@ jobs:
       new_version: ${{ steps.semantic.outputs.new_release_version }}
 
     steps:
-      #
-      # Checkout the source code.
-      #
-      - name: Checkout the source code
+      - name: "Checkout the source code"
         uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # 4.2.2
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
-      #
-      # Install Node.
-      #
-      - name: Install Node
+      - name: "Install Node"
         uses: actions/setup-node@39370e3970a6d050c480ffad4ff0ed4d3fdee5af #v4.1.0
         with:
           node-version: "20.18.0"
 
-      #
-      # Calculate of the new version (dry-run).
-      #
-      - name: Calculate of the new version (dry-run)
+      - name: "Calculate of the new version (dry-run)"
         uses: cycjimmy/semantic-release-action@b1b432f13acb7768e0c8efdec416d363a57546f2 # 4.1.1
         id: semantic
         env:
@@ -62,41 +53,34 @@ jobs:
       contents: write # Create a new release.
 
     outputs:
-      digest: ${{ steps.stable-image.outputs.digest }}
+      digest: ${{ steps.image.outputs.digest }}
 
     steps:
-      #
-      # Checkout the source code.
-      #
-      - name: Checkout the source code
+      - name: "Checkout the source code"
         uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # 4.2.2
 
-      #
-      # RELEASE CANDIDATE - Update of gradle.properties with the RC new version.
-      #
-      - name: RELEASE CANDIDATE - Update of gradle.properties with the new version
+      - name: "Update of gradle.properties with the new version"
         run: |
-          sed -i -e "s/version=.*/version=${{ needs.post_merge.outputs.new_version }}-RC/g" gradle.properties
+          sed -i -e "s/version=.*/version=${{ needs.post_merge.outputs.new_version }}/g" gradle.properties
 
-# todo sonar
       #
       # RELEASE CANDIDATE - Build and push native container image.
       #
-      - name: Log in to the Container registry
+      - name: "Log in to the Container registry"
         uses: docker/login-action@9780b0c442fbb1117ed29e0efdff1e18412f7567 # v3.3.0
         with:
           registry: https://ghcr.io
           username: ${{ github.actor }}
           password: ${{ secrets.GIT_PAT }}
 
-      - name: Set up QEMU
+      - name: "Set up QEMU"
         uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@49b3bc8e6bdd4a60e6116a5414239cba5943d3cf # v3.2.0
 
-      - name: Set up Docker Buildx
+      - name: "Set up Docker Buildx"
         uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@988b5a0280414f521da01fcc63a27aeeb4b104db # v3.6.1
 
-      - name: Build the app image
-        id: rc-image
+      - name: "Build the app image"
+        id: image
         uses: docker/build-push-action@5cd11c3a4ced054e52742c5fd54dca954e0edd85 # v6.7.0
         with:
           push: true
@@ -108,17 +92,14 @@ jobs:
             "gh_token=${{ secrets.GIT_PAT }}"
 
       #
-      # Setup Terraform
+      # RELEASE CANDIDATE - Update Container App.
       #
-      - name: Setup Terraform
+      - name: "Setup Terraform"
         uses: hashicorp/setup-terraform@b9cd54a3c349d3f38e8881555d616ced269862dd # v3.1.2
         with:
           terraform_version: 1.9.7
 
-      #
-      # RELEASE CANDIDATE - Update Container App.
-      #
-      - name: RELEASE CANDIDATE - Update Container App
+      - name: "RELEASE CANDIDATE - Update Container App"
         shell: bash
         working-directory: src/main/terraform
         env:
@@ -127,7 +108,7 @@ jobs:
           ARM_TENANT_ID: "${{ secrets.AZURE_TENANT_ID }}"
         run: |
           terraform init -backend-config="env/cstar-d-weu-rtp/backend.tfvars" -reconfigure
-          terraform apply -var-file="env/cstar-d-weu-rtp/terraform.tfvars" -var="rtp_activator_image=ghcr.io/${{ github.repository }}:${{ needs.post_merge.outputs.new_version }}-RC@${{ steps.rc-image.outputs.digest }}" -auto-approve -lock-timeout=300s
+          terraform apply -var-file="env/cstar-d-weu-rtp/terraform.tfvars" -var="rtp_activator_image=ghcr.io/${{ github.repository }}:${{ needs.post_merge.outputs.new_version }}-RC@${{ steps.image.outputs.digest }}" -auto-approve -lock-timeout=300s
 
 #      #
 #      # Install Newman.
@@ -149,22 +130,15 @@ jobs:
 #            --env-var "correctClientSecretForVasLayer=${{ secrets.NEWMAN_IT__CORRECTCLIENTSECRETFORVASLAYER }}" \
 #            --env-var "clientSecretForMilDebtPosition=${{ secrets.NEWMAN_IT__CLIENTSECRETFORMILDEBTPOSITION }}"
 
-      #
-      # STABLE - Update of gradle.properties with the new version.
-      #
-      - name: STABLE - Update of gradle.properties with the new version
+      - name: "STABLE - Push of gradle.properties with the new version"
         run: |
-          sed -i -e "s/version=.*/version=${{ needs.post_merge.outputs.new_version }}/g" gradle.properties
           git config user.name "GitHub Workflow"
           git config user.email "<>"
           git add gradle.properties
           git commit -m "Updated with new version ${{ needs.post_merge.outputs.new_version }}"
           git push origin main
 
-      #
-      # Calculation of the new version (again) with tagging + releasing + etc.
-      #
-      - name: Calculation of the new version (w/o dry_run) and put tag
+      - name: "Calculation of the new version (w/o dry_run) and put tag"
         uses: cycjimmy/semantic-release-action@b1b432f13acb7768e0c8efdec416d363a57546f2 # 4.1.1
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
@@ -177,37 +151,15 @@ jobs:
           dry_run: false
 
       #
-      # STABLE - Build and push native container image.
+      # STABLE - Re-tagging (remove -RC and add version tag) and push native container image.
       #
-      - name: Log in to the Container registry
-        uses: docker/login-action@9780b0c442fbb1117ed29e0efdff1e18412f7567 # v3.3.0
-        with:
-          registry: https://ghcr.io
-          username: ${{ github.actor }}
-          password: ${{ secrets.GIT_PAT }}
-
-      - name: Set up QEMU
-        uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@49b3bc8e6bdd4a60e6116a5414239cba5943d3cf # v3.2.0
-
-      - name: Set up Docker Buildx
-        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@988b5a0280414f521da01fcc63a27aeeb4b104db # v3.6.1
-
-      - name: Build the app image
-        id: stable-image
-        uses: docker/build-push-action@5cd11c3a4ced054e52742c5fd54dca954e0edd85 # v6.7.0
-        with:
-          push: true
-          context: .
-          file: src/main/docker/Dockerfile
-          platforms: linux/amd64
-          tags: ghcr.io/${{ github.repository }}:latest, ghcr.io/${{ github.repository }}:${{ needs.post_merge.outputs.new_version }}
-          secrets: |
-            "gh_token=${{ secrets.GIT_PAT }}"
+      - name: Re-tag the app image
+        run: |
+          docker image tag ghcr.io/${{ github.repository }}:latest ghcr.io/${{ github.repository }}:${{ needs.post_merge.outputs.new_version }}
+          docker rmi ghcr.io/${{ github.repository }}:${{ needs.post_merge.outputs.new_version }}-RC
+          docker image push --all-tags ghcr.io/${{ github.repository }}:${{ needs.post_merge.outputs.new_version }}
 
-      #
-      # STABLE - Update Container App.
-      #
-      - name: STABLE - Update Container App
+      - name: "STABLE - Update Container App"
         shell: bash
         working-directory: src/main/terraform
         env:
@@ -216,7 +168,7 @@ jobs:
           ARM_TENANT_ID: "${{ secrets.AZURE_TENANT_ID }}"
         run: |
           terraform init -backend-config="env/cstar-d-weu-rtp/backend.tfvars" -reconfigure
-          terraform apply -var-file="env/cstar-d-weu-rtp/terraform.tfvars" -var="rtp_activator_image=ghcr.io/${{ github.repository }}:${{ needs.post_merge.outputs.new_version }}@${{ steps.stable-image.outputs.digest }}" -auto-approve -lock-timeout=300s
+          terraform apply -var-file="env/cstar-d-weu-rtp/terraform.tfvars" -var="rtp_activator_image=ghcr.io/${{ github.repository }}:${{ needs.post_merge.outputs.new_version }}@${{ steps.image.outputs.digest }}" -auto-approve -lock-timeout=300s
 
   uat_deployment:
     needs: [ post_merge, dev_deployment]
@@ -231,24 +183,18 @@ jobs:
       id-token: write
 
     steps:
-      #
-      # Checkout the source code.
-      #
-      - name: Checkout the source code
+      - name: "Checkout the source code"
         uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # 4.2.2
 
       #
-      # Setup Terraform
+      # Update Container App.
       #
       - name: Setup Terraform
         uses: hashicorp/setup-terraform@b9cd54a3c349d3f38e8881555d616ced269862dd # v3.1.2
         with:
           terraform_version: 1.9.7
 
-      #
-      # Update Container App.
-      #
-      - name: STABLE - Update Container App
+      - name: "STABLE - Update Container App"
         shell: bash
         working-directory: src/main/terraform
         env: