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Every deployment built every Git source again, even when only a variable or a secret changed. That costs a full build each time, and once builds run on a build machine that can be off (#403), such a deployment couldn't run at all.

A deployment now reuses the image an earlier build of the application produced from the same commit and build settings, while the engine still has it. It still checks the repository out, which is what resolves the commit.

• Forcing a build: --rebuild on app deploy and env deploy, rebuild=true on the deploy endpoint, and Rebuild next to Deploy in the dashboard, shown when the manifest builds a service from Git. A rebuild also pulls newer base images.
• Build history: a reused build succeeds with reused_build, the build that produced its image. piquelctl builds list and the dashboard show it, and the build's output says why nothing was built.
• What counts as the same build: the existing BuildInputs (repository, commit, and the rendered build settings with their arguments), so a preview and production building one commit build it once, whatever their branches.

Changes in behaviour

A redeployment of an unchanged commit no longer refreshes base images. The Git builds guide says so, and points to rebuilding.

Narrower than the issue

• Reuse stays within one application, across its environments and previews, instead of the whole installation: a reused build never names a build its reader can't see.
• --rebuild is on the explicit deploy commands only, not on the edits that save and deploy, nor on preview deploy.

Notes for review

• Migration 0034 adds builds.reused_build_id, an index on builds.commit_hash, and deployments.rebuild.
• Checkouts::prepare is split into the checkout and Checkout::build, so the reuse decision sits between them.
• The deploy arm of mutation acceptance is boxed: without it, acceptance futures crossed Clippy's large_futures limit.
• An existing test asserted that redeploying an unchanged commit builds again; it now asserts the image is reused.
• The screenshots are regenerated: the action bar gained a button.

Testing

• New: a controller test over the fake engine (reuse, rebuild, and a missing image), and a store test for which builds are reusable.
• cargo nextest for piqueld, piquelctl, piqueld-client and piqueld-core, Clippy for the workspace and the browser target, just openapi-check, just docs.

Closes #404. Part of #403.

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Summary

This change reuses the image of an earlier Git build when the build inputs match. It adds a rebuild option that forces every Git source to build again. The change covers the CLI, client, HTTP API, runtime, store, dashboard, tests, and documentation. Diff size: 54 files, +740/-137 lines.

Build reuse behavior

• The runtime checks out each Git repository and resolves the commit. It then looks for an earlier succeeded build of the same application with the same source, commit, and build settings. Build arguments are included. If that build's image is present locally, the runtime reuses the image and does not build.
• The store method reusable_builds limits matches to one application. It returns newest first. It excludes job builds. It reports the original image-producing build for a reused image.
• A reused build is recorded with reused_build set to the earlier build ID. The build record and the build list both show this value.
• Without progress tracking, Git sources are checked out and built directly. Reuse does not apply in this path.
• A rebuild skips reuse. Every Git source is built again, and base images are pulled again.

Rebuild option by component

• CLI (apps/piquelctl): DeployArgs uses a new DeployOverrides group in place of RevisionArgs. The group holds branch, commit, and rebuild. Its revision() method returns the branch when set, otherwise the commit. app deploy and env deploy pass the overrides through. env deploy passes rebuild to deploy_environment. Build history output adds a reused-build marker.
• Client (crates/piqueld-client): deploy_environment takes a new required rebuild: bool argument. It sends rebuild=true only when the value is true. The generated client adds the same optional query parameter.
• HTTP API (apps/piqueld/src/api/http/deployments.rs): DeployQuery adds rebuild, which defaults to false. The handler passes it to Mutation::Deploy.
• Mutation (crates/piqueld-store/src/mutation.rs): Mutation::Deploy gains a rebuild field. The field is omitted from serialized requests when false.
• Store (crates/piqueld-store/src/deployment.rs): request_rebuild_on sets the deployment's rebuild flag. The new rebuild_requested method reads it.
• Reconciliation (apps/piqueld/src/reconcile/controller.rs): prepare_target passes the rebuild state to the runtime through with_rebuild.
• Dashboard (apps/piqueld-ui): The deployment actions show a Rebuild button. The button appears only when the user can deploy and the environment builds from Git. Edit-and-deploy and revision deploy actions pass false. EditorContext::builds_from_git reports whether the next manifest has a Git-sourced service. Build cards show a Reused tag and a "Reused from" row.

Build and checkout code

• Checkouts::prepare is removed.
• Checkout::build is added. It resolves the Dockerfile and context paths, builds the image, and returns the image digest. The commit is available on Checkout.
• BuildAttempt tracks completion through a BuildOutcome. The new reuse method completes a build with a reused image and its source build ID. Drop retries a failed completion. An unfinished running attempt is recorded as interrupted with no image.

Store types and schema

• New public types: ReusableBuild { id, image } and BuildOutcome { state, image, reused_build }. Both are re-exported from piqueld-store.
• finish_build takes a BuildOutcome. It still rejects Running and updates only running rows.
• New migration 0034_build_reuse.sql adds:
  • nullable builds.reused_build_id, with no foreign key;
  • a partial index on non-null builds.commit_hash;
  • deployments.rebuild, a non-null integer that defaults to 0 and accepts only 0 or 1.
• BuildRecord in piqueld-core adds reused_build: Option<i64>. The field is omitted when None.

Note: the PR objectives describe the migration as 0032. The diff names it 0034. Confirm the number before merge.

Tests

• acceptance.rs, applications.rs, and secrets.rs pass an explicit false to deploy_environment.
• repository_deployments.rs sets rebuild: false in deploy mutations.
• rollouts.rs expects a repeated unchanged-commit deployment to reuse its image. The pull count does not increase.
• The new build_reuse.rs module covers default reuse, recording of the reused build and logs, forced rebuild with rebuild, and rebuilding after local images are removed. It is registered in fake_docker/main.rs.
• The completion retry test checks full BuildOutcome values.
• Test results for this change are not available in the supplied evidence.

Documentation

• docs/dev/architecture/docker-reconciliation.md describes when reuse applies and when rebuild applies.
• docs/openapi-v1.json adds reused_build and the rebuild query parameter.
• docs/user/applications/git-builds.md states that unchanged redeployments reuse images. A rebuild pulls base images again. The page explains how reused builds are identified.
• docs/user/dashboard.md describes the Rebuild action and the Reused tag.
• docs/user/reference/api.md and docs/user/reference/cli-commands.md describe reuse and --rebuild.

Scope relative to linked issue #404

• Reuse applies within one application, across its environments. The issue asked for reuse across the installation. The PR narrows this scope.
• --rebuild applies to explicit deploy commands. Edit-and-deploy operations pass false. The PR excludes preview deploy from --rebuild. The supplied evidence does not show the preview deploy change, so it is not confirmed here.
• Shared builds for services (#329) are not covered by this change.

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Walkthrough

Deployments can reuse a prior Git build image when its commit and build settings match and the image remains present. The API, CLI, and dashboard can request rebuilding. Build records and history output identify when a prior image was reused.

Changes: Git build image reuse

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Persist and find reusable builds crates/piqueld-core/src/api.rs, crates/piqueld-store/migrations/*, crates/piqueld-store/src/build.rs, crates/piqueld-store/src/lib.rs	Build records now include optional reused-build metadata. The store records build outcomes and finds successful builds with matching commits and build inputs.
Carry rebuild requests to deployments apps/piquelctl/src/cli.rs, apps/piquelctl/src/commands.rs, apps/piquelctl/src/environments.rs, apps/piqueld/src/api/http/deployments.rs, apps/piqueld/src/reconcile/controller.rs, apps/piqueld-ui/src/browser/management/*, crates/piqueld-client/src/*, crates/piqueld-store/src/{acceptance,deployment,mutation}.rs, apps/piqueld/tests/api_contract/*	Deployment requests now carry a rebuild choice through the API, client, CLI, dashboard, and reconciliation path. Existing deployment calls and mutation helpers specify the default of no rebuild.
Reuse or rebuild Git images apps/piqueld/src/application/runtime.rs, apps/piqueld/src/build.rs, apps/piqueld/src/git/mod.rs, apps/piqueld/tests/fake_docker/*	The runtime checks for a matching build image and reuses it when available, unless rebuilding is requested. It records reused and newly built outcomes. Tests cover reuse, forced rebuilding, and rebuilding when the local image is absent.
Show reuse status and document behavior apps/piquelctl/src/output/reports/operations.rs, apps/piqueld-ui/src/browser/builds.rs, docs/dev/architecture/*, docs/openapi-v1.json, docs/user/*	CLI and dashboard build history identify reused images. API and user documentation describe reuse conditions and rebuild controls.

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes

Change: Feature · Severity of issue fixed: Medium

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant Client
  participant DeployAPI
  participant Store
  participant Controller
  participant ApplicationRuntime
  participant DockerApi
  Client->>DeployAPI: Submit deployment with rebuild option
  DeployAPI->>Store: Accept deployment and record rebuild choice
  Store->>Controller: Provide accepted deployment
  Controller->>ApplicationRuntime: Configure rebuild option
  ApplicationRuntime->>Store: Find matching reusable builds
  Store-->>ApplicationRuntime: Return candidate image records
  ApplicationRuntime->>DockerApi: Check local images or build
  ApplicationRuntime->>Store: Record reused or newly built outcome

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Merge Risk: Minimal · up to fb226

Deployments of an unchanged commit now reuse the earlier image when it is still present. A rebuild option is available through the API, CLI and dashboard. No concrete defect was found that should block merging.

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Failed checks: 1 warning

Check name	Status	Explanation	Resolution
Linked Issues check		Issue #404 coding objectives, assessed from the PR summary and the current head fb2261a (stack members #428, #432 and #434 are uncertain and were not credited): 1. Reuse of an image from a succeeded …	Either (a) extend reusable_builds to search builds across the installation, filtering out builds the reader cannot see, and extend --rebuild/Rebuild to preview deploy and the other deploy paths named in #404, with tests; or (b) get th…

Passed checks: 3 passed

Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check		The title "feat(builds): deploy unchanged commits without building them again" matches the main change: deployments reuse an earlier build's image when the commit and build settings match. It follows …
Out of Scope Changes check		The changes stay within the reuse and rebuild feature. They cover the migration, store reuse lookup and outcomes, the build runtime and checkout split, the deployment mutation and HTTP rebuild flag,…
Description check		The description covers the what and why in detail. It explains the reuse of earlier build images, the new --rebuild flag on app deploy, env deploy, the deploy endpoint, and the dashboard Rebuild butto…

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The title "feat(builds): deploy unchanged commits without building them again" matches the main change: deployments reuse an earlier build's image when the commit and build settings match. It follows the conventional-commit format from the repository template and is specific enough for a teammate scanning history.

Full details: Out of Scope Changes check

Explanation

The changes stay within the reuse and rebuild feature. They cover the migration, store reuse lookup and outcomes, the build runtime and checkout split, the deployment mutation and HTTP rebuild flag, the client and generated API, the piquelctl flags and output, the dashboard Rebuild button and Reused tag, the acceptance test call-site updates, the fake-docker reuse test, and the documentation. The boxed deploy arm in mutation acceptance is a size fix for the new parameter. No change in the summary is unrelated to #404. Stack members #428, #432 and #434 were not reviewed. This assessment covers only changes introduced by PR #425.

Full details: Description check

Explanation

The description covers the what and why in detail. It explains the reuse of earlier build images, the new --rebuild flag on app deploy, env deploy, the deploy endpoint, and the dashboard Rebuild button, plus build history and testing notes. It also lists scope limits and review notes. The template requires a conventional commit title and a 'What and why' section with an issue reference. The description has a 'Closes #404' reference. The checklist items, which cover manifest, piquelctl, and dashboard support, documentation, and the NixOS module, are not addressed explicitly. The NixOS module is not mentioned. The PR title is not part of the description provided, so that cannot be verified here. Overall the description is mostly complete.

Full details: Linked Issues check

Explanation

Issue #404 coding objectives, assessed from the PR summary and the current head fb2261a (stack members #428, #432 and #434 are uncertain and were not credited):

1. Reuse of an image from a succeeded build with matching BuildInputs (repository, commit, rendered build settings with arguments) when the image is still present. Addressed. Evidence: Store::reusable_builds in crates/piqueld-store/src/build.rs, the reuse path in ApplicationRuntime (apps/piqueld/src/application/runtime.rs), and Checkout::build split in apps/piqueld/src/git/mod.rs. The checkout still runs to resolve the commit.

2. Record the reused build and name it in build history (reused_build), visible in piquelctl builds list and the dashboard. Addressed. Evidence: BuildOutcome.reused_build, BuildRecord.reused_build, operations report and BuildCard changes.

3. Forced rebuild that pulls base images again, exposed on deploy commands and the dashboard deploy dialog. Partially addressed. --rebuild on app deploy and env deploy, rebuild=true on the endpoint, and a Rebuild button are present. The issue asks for the choice on the commands that deploy. The PR omits preview deploy and the edit-and-deploy operations.

4. Reuse across environments of an installation, including preview and production. Partially addressed. Reuse is limited to one application. The issue says "a build of this installation" and "across environments of an installation". Builds of other applications in the installation are never reused. The same-application case (preview and production of one application) is covered.

5. Update docs/user/applications/git-builds.md for the loss of base image refresh on unchanged redeployments. Addressed according to the summary.

The issue objectives that remain unmet are the installation-wide reuse scope (item 4) and the rebuild command scope (item 3). #329 is named as a future consumer of the same lookup. It is not a requirement of #404.

Discrepancy: the PR description names migration 0032. The summary lists crates/piqueld-store/migrations/0034_build_reuse.sql. This does not change the requirement result, but the description should match the file.

Resolution

Either (a) extend reusable_builds to search builds across the installation, filtering out builds the reader cannot see, and extend --rebuild/Rebuild to preview deploy and the other deploy paths named in #404, with tests; or (b) get the scope change agreed in #404 and state the narrowed scope in the issue. Then update the PR description and migration reference (0032 vs 0034) to match.

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