v1.11.0

changelog.md

@@ -1,5 +1,79 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 2026-02-06 - 1.11.0 - feat(docker)
+start temporary local registry for buildx dependency resolution and ensure buildx builder uses host network
+
+- Introduce a temporary local registry (localhost:5234) with start/stop helpers and push support to expose local images for buildx
+- Add Dockerfile.needsLocalRegistry to decide when a local registry is required (local base dependencies + multi-platform or platform option)
+- Push built images to the local registry and set localRegistryTag on Dockerfile instances for BuildKit build-context usage
+- Tag built images in the host daemon for dependent Dockerfiles to resolve local FROM references
+- Integrate registry lifecycle into Dockerfile.buildDockerfiles and TsDockerManager build flows (start before builds, stop after)
+- Ensure buildx builder is created with --driver-opt network=host and recreate existing builder if it lacks host network to allow registry access from build containers
+
+## 2026-02-06 - 1.10.0 - feat(classes.dockerfile)
+support using a local base image as a build context in buildx commands
+
+- Adds --build-context flag mapping base image to docker-image://<localTag> when localBaseImageDependent && localBaseDockerfile are set
+- Appends the build context flag to both single-platform and multi-platform docker buildx commands
+- Logs an info message indicating the local build context mapping
+
+## 2026-02-06 - 1.9.0 - feat(build)
+add verbose build output, progress logging, and timing for builds/tests
+
+- Add 'verbose' option to build/test flows (interfaces, CLI, and method signatures) to allow streaming raw docker build output or run silently
+- Log per-item progress for build and test phases (e.g. (1/N) Building/Testing <tag>) and report individual durations
+- Return elapsed time from Dockerfile.build() and Dockerfile.test() and aggregate total build/test times in manager
+- Introduce formatDuration(ms) helper in logging module to format timings
+- Switch from console.log to structured logger calls across cache, manager, dockerfile and push paths
+- Use silent exec variants when verbose is false and stream exec when verbose is true
+
+## 2026-02-06 - 1.8.0 - feat(build)
+add optional content-hash based build cache to skip rebuilding unchanged Dockerfiles
+
+- Introduce TsDockerCache to compute SHA-256 of Dockerfile content and persist cache to .nogit/tsdocker_support.json
+- Add ICacheEntry and ICacheData interfaces and a cached flag to IBuildCommandOptions
+- Integrate cached mode in TsDockerManager: skip builds on cache hits, verify image presence, record builds on misses, and still perform dependency tagging
+- Expose --cached option in CLI to enable the cached build flow
+- Cache records store contentHash, imageId, buildTag and timestamp
+
+## 2026-02-06 - 1.7.0 - feat(cli)
+add CLI version display using commitinfo
+
+- Imported commitinfo from './00_commitinfo_data.js' and called tsdockerCli.addVersion(commitinfo.version) to surface package/commit version in the Smartcli instance
+- Change made in ts/tsdocker.cli.ts — small user-facing CLI enhancement; no breaking changes
+
+## 2026-02-06 - 1.6.0 - feat(docker)
+add support for no-cache builds and tag built images for local dependency resolution
+
+- Introduce IBuildCommandOptions.noCache to control --no-cache behavior
+- Propagate noCache from CLI (via cache flag) through TsDockerManager to Dockerfile.build
+- Append --no-cache to docker build/buildx commands when noCache is true
+- After building an image, tag it with full base image references used by dependent Dockerfiles so their FROM lines resolve to the locally-built image
+- Log tagging actions and execute docker tag via smartshellInstance
+
+## 2026-02-06 - 1.5.0 - feat(build)
+add support for selective builds, platform override and build timeout
+
+- Introduce IBuildCommandOptions with patterns, platform and timeout to control build behavior
+- Allow manager.build() to accept options and build only matching Dockerfiles (including dependencies) preserving topological order
+- Add CLI parsing for build/push to accept positional Dockerfile patterns and --platform/--timeout flags
+- Support single-platform override via docker buildx and multi-platform buildx detection
+- Implement streaming exec with timeout to kill long-running builds and surface timeout errors
+
+## 2026-02-04 - 1.4.3 - fix(dockerfile)
+fix matching of base images to local Dockerfiles by stripping registry prefixes when comparing image references
+
+- Added Dockerfile.extractRepoVersion(imageRef) to normalize image references by removing registry prefixes (detects registries containing '.' or ':' or 'localhost').
+- Use extractRepoVersion when checking tagToDockerfile and when mapping local base dockerfiles to ensure comparisons use repo:tag keys rather than full registry-prefixed references.
+- Prevents mismatches when baseImage includes a registry (e.g. "host.today/repo:version") so it correctly matches a local cleanTag like "repo:version".
+
+## 2026-01-21 - 1.4.2 - fix(classes.dockerfile)
+use a single top-level fs import instead of requiring fs inside methods
+
+- Added top-level import: import * as fs from 'fs' in ts/classes.dockerfile.ts
+- Removed inline require('fs') calls and replaced with the imported fs in constructor and test() to keep imports consistent
+- No behavioral change expected; this is a cleanup/refactor to standardize module usage
+
 ## 2026-01-20 - 1.4.1 - fix(docs)
 update README: expand usage, installation, quick start, features, troubleshooting and migration notes
 

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@git.zone/tsdocker",
-  "version": "1.4.1",
+  "version": "1.11.0",
   "private": false,
   "description": "develop npm modules cross platform with docker",
   "main": "dist_ts/index.js",

ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts

@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
  */
 export const commitinfo = {
   name: '@git.zone/tsdocker',
-  version: '1.4.1',
+  version: '1.11.0',
   description: 'develop npm modules cross platform with docker'
 }

ts/classes.dockerfile.ts

@@ -1,14 +1,19 @@
 import * as plugins from './tsdocker.plugins.js';
 import * as paths from './tsdocker.paths.js';
-import { logger } from './tsdocker.logging.js';
+import { logger, formatDuration } from './tsdocker.logging.js';
 import { DockerRegistry } from './classes.dockerregistry.js';
-import type { IDockerfileOptions, ITsDockerConfig } from './interfaces/index.js';
+import type { IDockerfileOptions, ITsDockerConfig, IBuildCommandOptions } from './interfaces/index.js';
 import type { TsDockerManager } from './classes.tsdockermanager.js';
+import * as fs from 'fs';
 
 const smartshellInstance = new plugins.smartshell.Smartshell({
   executor: 'bash',
 });
 
+const LOCAL_REGISTRY_PORT = 5234;
+const LOCAL_REGISTRY_HOST = `localhost:${LOCAL_REGISTRY_PORT}`;
+const LOCAL_REGISTRY_CONTAINER = 'tsdocker-local-registry';
+
 /**
  * Class Dockerfile represents a Dockerfile on disk
  */
@@ -25,8 +30,10 @@ export class Dockerfile {
       .map(entry => plugins.path.join(paths.cwd, entry.name));
 
     const readDockerfilesArray: Dockerfile[] = [];
-    logger.log('info', `found ${fileTree.length} Dockerfiles:`);
+    logger.log('info', `found ${fileTree.length} Dockerfile(s):`);
-    console.log(fileTree);
+    for (const filePath of fileTree) {
+      logger.log('info', `  ${plugins.path.basename(filePath)}`);
+    }
 
     for (const dockerfilePath of fileTree) {
       const myDockerfile = new Dockerfile(managerRef, {
@@ -57,9 +64,14 @@ export class Dockerfile {
       const dependencies: Dockerfile[] = [];
       const baseImage = dockerfile.baseImage;
 
+      // Extract repo:version from baseImage for comparison with cleanTag
+      // baseImage may include a registry prefix (e.g., "host.today/repo:version")
+      // but cleanTag is just "repo:version", so we strip the registry prefix
+      const baseImageKey = Dockerfile.extractRepoVersion(baseImage);
+
       // Check if the baseImage is among the local Dockerfiles
-      if (tagToDockerfile.has(baseImage)) {
+      if (tagToDockerfile.has(baseImageKey)) {
-        const baseDockerfile = tagToDockerfile.get(baseImage)!;
+        const baseDockerfile = tagToDockerfile.get(baseImageKey)!;
         dependencies.push(baseDockerfile);
         dockerfile.localBaseImageDependent = true;
         dockerfile.localBaseDockerfile = baseDockerfile;
@@ -115,8 +127,10 @@ export class Dockerfile {
   public static async mapDockerfiles(sortedDockerfileArray: Dockerfile[]): Promise<Dockerfile[]> {
     sortedDockerfileArray.forEach((dockerfileArg) => {
       if (dockerfileArg.localBaseImageDependent) {
+        // Extract repo:version from baseImage for comparison with cleanTag
+        const baseImageKey = Dockerfile.extractRepoVersion(dockerfileArg.baseImage);
         sortedDockerfileArray.forEach((dockfile2: Dockerfile) => {
-          if (dockfile2.cleanTag === dockerfileArg.baseImage) {
+          if (dockfile2.cleanTag === baseImageKey) {
             dockerfileArg.localBaseDockerfile = dockfile2;
           }
         });
@@ -125,13 +139,101 @@ export class Dockerfile {
     return sortedDockerfileArray;
   }
 
+  /** Determines if a local registry is needed for buildx dependency resolution. */
+  public static needsLocalRegistry(
+    dockerfiles: Dockerfile[],
+    options?: { platform?: string },
+  ): boolean {
+    const hasLocalDeps = dockerfiles.some(df => df.localBaseImageDependent);
+    if (!hasLocalDeps) return false;
+    const config = dockerfiles[0]?.managerRef?.config;
+    return !!options?.platform || !!(config?.platforms && config.platforms.length > 1);
+  }
+
+  /** Starts a temporary registry:2 container on port 5234. */
+  public static async startLocalRegistry(): Promise<void> {
+    await smartshellInstance.execSilent(
+      `docker rm -f ${LOCAL_REGISTRY_CONTAINER} 2>/dev/null || true`
+    );
+    const result = await smartshellInstance.execSilent(
+      `docker run -d --name ${LOCAL_REGISTRY_CONTAINER} -p ${LOCAL_REGISTRY_PORT}:5000 registry:2`
+    );
+    if (result.exitCode !== 0) {
+      throw new Error(`Failed to start local registry: ${result.stderr || result.stdout}`);
+    }
+    // registry:2 starts near-instantly; brief wait for readiness
+    await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 1000));
+    logger.log('info', `Started local registry at ${LOCAL_REGISTRY_HOST}`);
+  }
+
+  /** Stops and removes the temporary local registry container. */
+  public static async stopLocalRegistry(): Promise<void> {
+    await smartshellInstance.execSilent(
+      `docker rm -f ${LOCAL_REGISTRY_CONTAINER} 2>/dev/null || true`
+    );
+    logger.log('info', 'Stopped local registry');
+  }
+
+  /** Pushes a built image to the local registry for buildx consumption. */
+  public static async pushToLocalRegistry(dockerfile: Dockerfile): Promise<void> {
+    const registryTag = `${LOCAL_REGISTRY_HOST}/${dockerfile.buildTag}`;
+    await smartshellInstance.execSilent(`docker tag ${dockerfile.buildTag} ${registryTag}`);
+    const result = await smartshellInstance.execSilent(`docker push ${registryTag}`);
+    if (result.exitCode !== 0) {
+      throw new Error(`Failed to push to local registry: ${result.stderr || result.stdout}`);
+    }
+    dockerfile.localRegistryTag = registryTag;
+    logger.log('info', `Pushed ${dockerfile.buildTag} to local registry as ${registryTag}`);
+  }
+
   /**
    * Builds the corresponding real docker image for each Dockerfile class instance
    */
-  public static async buildDockerfiles(sortedArrayArg: Dockerfile[]): Promise<Dockerfile[]> {
+  public static async buildDockerfiles(
-    for (const dockerfileArg of sortedArrayArg) {
+    sortedArrayArg: Dockerfile[],
-      await dockerfileArg.build();
+    options?: { platform?: string; timeout?: number; noCache?: boolean; verbose?: boolean },
+  ): Promise<Dockerfile[]> {
+    const total = sortedArrayArg.length;
+    const overallStart = Date.now();
+    const useRegistry = Dockerfile.needsLocalRegistry(sortedArrayArg, options);
+
+    if (useRegistry) {
+      await Dockerfile.startLocalRegistry();
     }
+
+    try {
+      for (let i = 0; i < total; i++) {
+        const dockerfileArg = sortedArrayArg[i];
+        const progress = `(${i + 1}/${total})`;
+        logger.log('info', `${progress} Building ${dockerfileArg.cleanTag}...`);
+
+        const elapsed = await dockerfileArg.build(options);
+        logger.log('ok', `${progress} Built ${dockerfileArg.cleanTag} in ${formatDuration(elapsed)}`);
+
+        // Tag in host daemon for standard docker build compatibility
+        const dependentBaseImages = new Set<string>();
+        for (const other of sortedArrayArg) {
+          if (other.localBaseDockerfile === dockerfileArg && other.baseImage !== dockerfileArg.buildTag) {
+            dependentBaseImages.add(other.baseImage);
+          }
+        }
+        for (const fullTag of dependentBaseImages) {
+          logger.log('info', `Tagging ${dockerfileArg.buildTag} as ${fullTag} for local dependency resolution`);
+          await smartshellInstance.exec(`docker tag ${dockerfileArg.buildTag} ${fullTag}`);
+        }
+
+        // Push to local registry for buildx dependency resolution
+        if (useRegistry && sortedArrayArg.some(other => other.localBaseDockerfile === dockerfileArg)) {
+          await Dockerfile.pushToLocalRegistry(dockerfileArg);
+        }
+      }
+    } finally {
+      if (useRegistry) {
+        await Dockerfile.stopLocalRegistry();
+      }
+    }
+
+    logger.log('info', `Total build time: ${formatDuration(Date.now() - overallStart)}`);
     return sortedArrayArg;
   }
 
@@ -139,9 +241,19 @@ export class Dockerfile {
    * Tests all Dockerfiles by calling Dockerfile.test()
    */
   public static async testDockerfiles(sortedArrayArg: Dockerfile[]): Promise<Dockerfile[]> {
-    for (const dockerfileArg of sortedArrayArg) {
+    const total = sortedArrayArg.length;
-      await dockerfileArg.test();
+    const overallStart = Date.now();
+
+    for (let i = 0; i < total; i++) {
+      const dockerfileArg = sortedArrayArg[i];
+      const progress = `(${i + 1}/${total})`;
+      logger.log('info', `${progress} Testing ${dockerfileArg.cleanTag}...`);
+
+      const elapsed = await dockerfileArg.test();
+      logger.log('ok', `${progress} Tested ${dockerfileArg.cleanTag} in ${formatDuration(elapsed)}`);
     }
+
+    logger.log('info', `Total test time: ${formatDuration(Date.now() - overallStart)}`);
     return sortedArrayArg;
   }
 
@@ -230,6 +342,34 @@ export class Dockerfile {
     });
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Extracts the repo:version part from a full image reference, stripping any registry prefix.
+   * Examples:
+   *   "registry.example.com/repo:version" -> "repo:version"
+   *   "repo:version" -> "repo:version"
+   *   "host.today/ht-docker-node:npmci" -> "ht-docker-node:npmci"
+   */
+  private static extractRepoVersion(imageRef: string): string {
+    const parts = imageRef.split('/');
+    if (parts.length === 1) {
+      // No registry prefix: "repo:version"
+      return imageRef;
+    }
+
+    // Check if first part looks like a registry (contains '.' or ':' or is 'localhost')
+    const firstPart = parts[0];
+    const looksLikeRegistry =
+      firstPart.includes('.') || firstPart.includes(':') || firstPart === 'localhost';
+
+    if (looksLikeRegistry) {
+      // Strip registry: "registry.example.com/repo:version" -> "repo:version"
+      return parts.slice(1).join('/');
+    }
+
+    // No registry prefix, could be "org/repo:version"
+    return imageRef;
+  }
+
   /**
    * Returns the docker tag string for a given registry and repo
    */
@@ -292,6 +432,7 @@ export class Dockerfile {
   public baseImage: string;
   public localBaseImageDependent: boolean;
   public localBaseDockerfile!: Dockerfile;
+  public localRegistryTag?: string;
 
   constructor(managerRefArg: TsDockerManager, options: IDockerfileOptions) {
     this.managerRef = managerRefArg;
@@ -314,7 +455,6 @@ export class Dockerfile {
     this.containerName = 'dockerfile-' + this.version;
 
     if (options.filePath && options.read) {
-      const fs = require('fs');
       this.content = fs.readFileSync(plugins.path.resolve(options.filePath), 'utf-8');
     } else if (options.fileContents) {
       this.content = options.fileContents;
@@ -327,18 +467,35 @@ export class Dockerfile {
   /**
    * Builds the Dockerfile
    */
-  public async build(): Promise<void> {
+  public async build(options?: { platform?: string; timeout?: number; noCache?: boolean; verbose?: boolean }): Promise<number> {
-    logger.log('info', 'now building Dockerfile for ' + this.cleanTag);
+    const startTime = Date.now();
     const buildArgsString = await Dockerfile.getDockerBuildArgs(this.managerRef);
     const config = this.managerRef.config;
+    const platformOverride = options?.platform;
+    const timeout = options?.timeout;
+    const noCacheFlag = options?.noCache ? ' --no-cache' : '';
+    const verbose = options?.verbose ?? false;
+
+    let buildContextFlag = '';
+    if (this.localBaseImageDependent && this.localBaseDockerfile) {
+      const fromImage = this.baseImage;
+      if (this.localBaseDockerfile.localRegistryTag) {
+        // BuildKit pulls from the local registry (reachable via host network)
+        const registryTag = this.localBaseDockerfile.localRegistryTag;
+        buildContextFlag = ` --build-context "${fromImage}=docker-image://${registryTag}"`;
+        logger.log('info', `Using local registry build context: ${fromImage} -> docker-image://${registryTag}`);
+      }
+    }
 
     let buildCommand: string;
 
-    // Check if multi-platform build is needed
+    if (platformOverride) {
-    if (config.platforms && config.platforms.length > 1) {
+      // Single platform override via buildx
+      buildCommand = `docker buildx build --platform ${platformOverride}${noCacheFlag}${buildContextFlag} --load -t ${this.buildTag} -f ${this.filePath} ${buildArgsString} .`;
+    } else if (config.platforms && config.platforms.length > 1) {
       // Multi-platform build using buildx
       const platformString = config.platforms.join(',');
-      buildCommand = `docker buildx build --platform ${platformString} -t ${this.buildTag} -f ${this.filePath} ${buildArgsString} .`;
+      buildCommand = `docker buildx build --platform ${platformString}${noCacheFlag}${buildContextFlag} -t ${this.buildTag} -f ${this.filePath} ${buildArgsString} .`;
 
       if (config.push) {
         buildCommand += ' --push';
@@ -348,17 +505,39 @@ export class Dockerfile {
     } else {
       // Standard build
       const versionLabel = this.managerRef.projectInfo?.npm?.version || 'unknown';
-      buildCommand = `docker build --label="version=${versionLabel}" -t ${this.buildTag} -f ${this.filePath} ${buildArgsString} .`;
+      buildCommand = `docker build --label="version=${versionLabel}"${noCacheFlag} -t ${this.buildTag} -f ${this.filePath} ${buildArgsString} .`;
     }
 
-    const result = await smartshellInstance.exec(buildCommand);
+    if (timeout) {
-    if (result.exitCode !== 0) {
+      // Use streaming execution with timeout
-      logger.log('error', `Build failed for ${this.cleanTag}`);
+      const streaming = verbose
-      console.log(result.stdout);
+        ? await smartshellInstance.execStreaming(buildCommand)
-      throw new Error(`Build failed for ${this.cleanTag}`);
+        : await smartshellInstance.execStreamingSilent(buildCommand);
+      const timeoutPromise = new Promise<never>((_, reject) => {
+        setTimeout(() => {
+          streaming.childProcess.kill();
+          reject(new Error(`Build timed out after ${timeout}s for ${this.cleanTag}`));
+        }, timeout * 1000);
+      });
+      const result = await Promise.race([streaming.finalPromise, timeoutPromise]);
+      if (result.exitCode !== 0) {
+        logger.log('error', `Build failed for ${this.cleanTag}`);
+        throw new Error(`Build failed for ${this.cleanTag}`);
+      }
+    } else {
+      const result = verbose
+        ? await smartshellInstance.exec(buildCommand)
+        : await smartshellInstance.execSilent(buildCommand);
+      if (result.exitCode !== 0) {
+        logger.log('error', `Build failed for ${this.cleanTag}`);
+        if (!verbose && result.stdout) {
+          logger.log('error', `Build output:\n${result.stdout}`);
+        }
+        throw new Error(`Build failed for ${this.cleanTag}`);
+      }
     }
 
-    logger.log('ok', `Built ${this.cleanTag}`);
+    return Date.now() - startTime;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -388,7 +567,7 @@ export class Dockerfile {
 
     if (inspectResult.exitCode === 0 && inspectResult.stdout.includes('@')) {
       const imageDigest = inspectResult.stdout.split('@')[1]?.trim();
-      console.log(`The image ${this.pushTag} has digest ${imageDigest}`);
+      logger.log('info', `The image ${this.pushTag} has digest ${imageDigest}`);
     }
 
     logger.log('ok', `Pushed ${this.pushTag}`);
@@ -415,16 +594,14 @@ export class Dockerfile {
   /**
    * Tests the Dockerfile by running a test script if it exists
    */
-  public async test(): Promise<void> {
+  public async test(): Promise<number> {
+    const startTime = Date.now();
     const testDir = this.managerRef.config.testDir || plugins.path.join(paths.cwd, 'test');
     const testFile = plugins.path.join(testDir, 'test_' + this.version + '.sh');
 
-    const fs = require('fs');
     const testFileExists = fs.existsSync(testFile);
 
     if (testFileExists) {
-      logger.log('info', `Running tests for ${this.cleanTag}`);
-
       // Run tests in container
       await smartshellInstance.exec(
         `docker run --name tsdocker_test_container --entrypoint="bash" ${this.buildTag} -c "mkdir /tsdocker_test"`
@@ -443,11 +620,11 @@ export class Dockerfile {
       if (testResult.exitCode !== 0) {
         throw new Error(`Tests failed for ${this.cleanTag}`);
       }
-
-      logger.log('ok', `Tests passed for ${this.cleanTag}`);
     } else {
-      logger.log('warn', `Skipping tests for ${this.cleanTag} because no test file was found at ${testFile}`);
+      logger.log('warn', `Skipping tests for ${this.cleanTag} — no test file at ${testFile}`);
     }
+
+    return Date.now() - startTime;
   }
 
   /**

ts/classes.tsdockercache.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+import * as crypto from 'crypto';
+import * as fs from 'fs';
+import * as path from 'path';
+import * as plugins from './tsdocker.plugins.js';
+import * as paths from './tsdocker.paths.js';
+import { logger } from './tsdocker.logging.js';
+import type { ICacheData, ICacheEntry } from './interfaces/index.js';
+
+const smartshellInstance = new plugins.smartshell.Smartshell({
+  executor: 'bash',
+});
+
+/**
+ * Manages content-hash-based build caching for Dockerfiles.
+ * Cache is stored in .nogit/tsdocker_support.json.
+ */
+export class TsDockerCache {
+  private cacheFilePath: string;
+  private data: ICacheData;
+
+  constructor() {
+    this.cacheFilePath = path.join(paths.cwd, '.nogit', 'tsdocker_support.json');
+    this.data = { version: 1, entries: {} };
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Loads cache data from disk. Falls back to empty cache on missing/corrupt file.
+   */
+  public load(): void {
+    try {
+      const raw = fs.readFileSync(this.cacheFilePath, 'utf-8');
+      const parsed = JSON.parse(raw);
+      if (parsed && parsed.version === 1 && parsed.entries) {
+        this.data = parsed;
+      } else {
+        logger.log('warn', '[cache] Cache file has unexpected format, starting fresh');
+        this.data = { version: 1, entries: {} };
+      }
+    } catch {
+      // Missing or corrupt file — start fresh
+      this.data = { version: 1, entries: {} };
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Saves cache data to disk. Creates .nogit directory if needed.
+   */
+  public save(): void {
+    const dir = path.dirname(this.cacheFilePath);
+    fs.mkdirSync(dir, { recursive: true });
+    fs.writeFileSync(this.cacheFilePath, JSON.stringify(this.data, null, 2), 'utf-8');
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Computes SHA-256 hash of Dockerfile content.
+   */
+  public computeContentHash(content: string): string {
+    return crypto.createHash('sha256').update(content).digest('hex');
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Checks whether a build can be skipped for the given Dockerfile.
+   * Logs detailed diagnostics and returns true if the build should be skipped.
+   */
+  public async shouldSkipBuild(cleanTag: string, content: string): Promise<boolean> {
+    const contentHash = this.computeContentHash(content);
+    const entry = this.data.entries[cleanTag];
+
+    if (!entry) {
+      logger.log('info', `[cache] ${cleanTag}: no cached entry, will build`);
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    const hashMatch = entry.contentHash === contentHash;
+    logger.log('info', `[cache] ${cleanTag}: hash ${hashMatch ? 'matches' : 'changed'}`);
+
+    if (!hashMatch) {
+      logger.log('info', `[cache] ${cleanTag}: content changed, will build`);
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    // Hash matches — verify the image still exists locally
+    const inspectResult = await smartshellInstance.exec(
+      `docker image inspect ${entry.imageId} > /dev/null 2>&1`
+    );
+    const available = inspectResult.exitCode === 0;
+
+    if (available) {
+      logger.log('info', `[cache] ${cleanTag}: cache hit, skipping build`);
+      return true;
+    }
+
+    logger.log('info', `[cache] ${cleanTag}: image no longer available, will build`);
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Records a successful build in the cache.
+   */
+  public recordBuild(cleanTag: string, content: string, imageId: string, buildTag: string): void {
+    this.data.entries[cleanTag] = {
+      contentHash: this.computeContentHash(content),
+      imageId,
+      buildTag,
+      timestamp: Date.now(),
+    };
+  }
+}

ts/classes.tsdockermanager.ts

@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 import * as plugins from './tsdocker.plugins.js';
 import * as paths from './tsdocker.paths.js';
-import { logger } from './tsdocker.logging.js';
+import { logger, formatDuration } from './tsdocker.logging.js';
 import { Dockerfile } from './classes.dockerfile.js';
 import { DockerRegistry } from './classes.dockerregistry.js';
 import { RegistryStorage } from './classes.registrystorage.js';
-import type { ITsDockerConfig } from './interfaces/index.js';
+import { TsDockerCache } from './classes.tsdockercache.js';
+import type { ITsDockerConfig, IBuildCommandOptions } from './interfaces/index.js';
 
 const smartshellInstance = new plugins.smartshell.Smartshell({
   executor: 'bash',
@@ -90,9 +91,10 @@ export class TsDockerManager {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Builds all discovered Dockerfiles in dependency order
+   * Builds discovered Dockerfiles in dependency order.
+   * When options.patterns is provided, only matching Dockerfiles (and their dependencies) are built.
    */
-  public async build(): Promise<Dockerfile[]> {
+  public async build(options?: IBuildCommandOptions): Promise<Dockerfile[]> {
     if (this.dockerfiles.length === 0) {
       await this.discoverDockerfiles();
     }
@@ -102,16 +104,132 @@ export class TsDockerManager {
       return [];
     }
 
+    // Determine which Dockerfiles to build
+    let toBuild = this.dockerfiles;
+
+    if (options?.patterns && options.patterns.length > 0) {
+      // Filter to matching Dockerfiles
+      const matched = this.dockerfiles.filter((df) => {
+        const basename = plugins.path.basename(df.filePath);
+        return options.patterns!.some((pattern) => {
+          if (pattern.includes('*') || pattern.includes('?')) {
+            // Convert glob pattern to regex
+            const regexStr = '^' + pattern.replace(/\*/g, '.*').replace(/\?/g, '.') + '$';
+            return new RegExp(regexStr).test(basename);
+          }
+          return basename === pattern;
+        });
+      });
+
+      if (matched.length === 0) {
+        logger.log('warn', `No Dockerfiles matched patterns: ${options.patterns.join(', ')}`);
+        return [];
+      }
+
+      // Resolve dependency chain and preserve topological order
+      toBuild = this.resolveWithDependencies(matched, this.dockerfiles);
+      logger.log('info', `Matched ${matched.length} Dockerfile(s), building ${toBuild.length} (including dependencies)`);
+    }
+
     // Check if buildx is needed
-    if (this.config.platforms && this.config.platforms.length > 1) {
+    if (options?.platform || (this.config.platforms && this.config.platforms.length > 1)) {
       await this.ensureBuildx();
     }
 
-    logger.log('info', `Building ${this.dockerfiles.length} Dockerfiles...`);
+    logger.log('info', '');
-    await Dockerfile.buildDockerfiles(this.dockerfiles);
+    logger.log('info', '=== BUILD PHASE ===');
+    logger.log('info', `Building ${toBuild.length} Dockerfile(s)...`);
+
+    if (options?.cached) {
+      // === CACHED MODE: skip builds for unchanged Dockerfiles ===
+      logger.log('info', '(cached mode active)');
+      const cache = new TsDockerCache();
+      cache.load();
+
+      const total = toBuild.length;
+      const overallStart = Date.now();
+      const useRegistry = Dockerfile.needsLocalRegistry(toBuild, options);
+
+      if (useRegistry) {
+        await Dockerfile.startLocalRegistry();
+      }
+
+      try {
+        for (let i = 0; i < total; i++) {
+          const dockerfileArg = toBuild[i];
+          const progress = `(${i + 1}/${total})`;
+          const skip = await cache.shouldSkipBuild(dockerfileArg.cleanTag, dockerfileArg.content);
+
+          if (skip) {
+            logger.log('ok', `${progress} Skipped ${dockerfileArg.cleanTag} (cached)`);
+          } else {
+            logger.log('info', `${progress} Building ${dockerfileArg.cleanTag}...`);
+            const elapsed = await dockerfileArg.build({
+              platform: options?.platform,
+              timeout: options?.timeout,
+              noCache: options?.noCache,
+              verbose: options?.verbose,
+            });
+            logger.log('ok', `${progress} Built ${dockerfileArg.cleanTag} in ${formatDuration(elapsed)}`);
+            const imageId = await dockerfileArg.getId();
+            cache.recordBuild(dockerfileArg.cleanTag, dockerfileArg.content, imageId, dockerfileArg.buildTag);
+          }
+
+          // Tag for dependents IMMEDIATELY (not after all builds)
+          const dependentBaseImages = new Set<string>();
+          for (const other of toBuild) {
+            if (other.localBaseDockerfile === dockerfileArg && other.baseImage !== dockerfileArg.buildTag) {
+              dependentBaseImages.add(other.baseImage);
+            }
+          }
+          for (const fullTag of dependentBaseImages) {
+            logger.log('info', `Tagging ${dockerfileArg.buildTag} as ${fullTag} for local dependency resolution`);
+            await smartshellInstance.exec(`docker tag ${dockerfileArg.buildTag} ${fullTag}`);
+          }
+
+          // Push to local registry for buildx (even for cache hits — image exists but registry doesn't)
+          if (useRegistry && toBuild.some(other => other.localBaseDockerfile === dockerfileArg)) {
+            await Dockerfile.pushToLocalRegistry(dockerfileArg);
+          }
+        }
+      } finally {
+        if (useRegistry) {
+          await Dockerfile.stopLocalRegistry();
+        }
+      }
+
+      logger.log('info', `Total build time: ${formatDuration(Date.now() - overallStart)}`);
+      cache.save();
+    } else {
+      // === STANDARD MODE: build all via static helper ===
+      await Dockerfile.buildDockerfiles(toBuild, {
+        platform: options?.platform,
+        timeout: options?.timeout,
+        noCache: options?.noCache,
+        verbose: options?.verbose,
+      });
+    }
+
     logger.log('success', 'All Dockerfiles built successfully');
 
-    return this.dockerfiles;
+    return toBuild;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Resolves a set of target Dockerfiles to include all their local base image dependencies,
+   * preserving the original topological build order.
+   */
+  private resolveWithDependencies(targets: Dockerfile[], allSorted: Dockerfile[]): Dockerfile[] {
+    const needed = new Set<Dockerfile>();
+    const addWithDeps = (df: Dockerfile) => {
+      if (needed.has(df)) return;
+      needed.add(df);
+      if (df.localBaseImageDependent && df.localBaseDockerfile) {
+        addWithDeps(df.localBaseDockerfile);
+      }
+    };
+    for (const df of targets) addWithDeps(df);
+    return allSorted.filter((df) => needed.has(df));
   }
 
   /**
@@ -119,20 +237,27 @@ export class TsDockerManager {
    */
   private async ensureBuildx(): Promise<void> {
     logger.log('info', 'Setting up Docker buildx for multi-platform builds...');
-
-    // Check if a buildx builder exists
     const inspectResult = await smartshellInstance.exec('docker buildx inspect tsdocker-builder 2>/dev/null');
 
     if (inspectResult.exitCode !== 0) {
-      // Create a new buildx builder
+      logger.log('info', 'Creating new buildx builder with host network...');
-      logger.log('info', 'Creating new buildx builder...');
+      await smartshellInstance.exec(
-      await smartshellInstance.exec('docker buildx create --name tsdocker-builder --use');
+        'docker buildx create --name tsdocker-builder --driver docker-container --driver-opt network=host --use'
+      );
       await smartshellInstance.exec('docker buildx inspect --bootstrap');
     } else {
-      // Use existing builder
+      const inspectOutput = inspectResult.stdout || '';
-      await smartshellInstance.exec('docker buildx use tsdocker-builder');
+      if (!inspectOutput.includes('network=host')) {
+        logger.log('info', 'Recreating buildx builder with host network (migration)...');
+        await smartshellInstance.exec('docker buildx rm tsdocker-builder 2>/dev/null');
+        await smartshellInstance.exec(
+          'docker buildx create --name tsdocker-builder --driver docker-container --driver-opt network=host --use'
+        );
+        await smartshellInstance.exec('docker buildx inspect --bootstrap');
+      } else {
+        await smartshellInstance.exec('docker buildx use tsdocker-builder');
+      }
     }
-
     logger.log('ok', 'Docker buildx ready');
   }
 
@@ -215,6 +340,8 @@ export class TsDockerManager {
       return;
     }
 
+    logger.log('info', '');
+    logger.log('info', '=== TEST PHASE ===');
     await Dockerfile.testDockerfiles(this.dockerfiles);
     logger.log('success', 'All tests completed');
   }
@@ -227,19 +354,21 @@ export class TsDockerManager {
       await this.discoverDockerfiles();
     }
 
-    console.log('\nDiscovered Dockerfiles:');
+    logger.log('info', '');
-    console.log('========================\n');
+    logger.log('info', 'Discovered Dockerfiles:');
+    logger.log('info', '========================');
+    logger.log('info', '');
 
     for (let i = 0; i < this.dockerfiles.length; i++) {
       const df = this.dockerfiles[i];
-      console.log(`${i + 1}. ${df.filePath}`);
+      logger.log('info', `${i + 1}. ${df.filePath}`);
-      console.log(`   Tag: ${df.cleanTag}`);
+      logger.log('info', `   Tag: ${df.cleanTag}`);
-      console.log(`   Base Image: ${df.baseImage}`);
+      logger.log('info', `   Base Image: ${df.baseImage}`);
-      console.log(`   Version: ${df.version}`);
+      logger.log('info', `   Version: ${df.version}`);
       if (df.localBaseImageDependent) {
-        console.log(`   Depends on: ${df.localBaseDockerfile?.cleanTag}`);
+        logger.log('info', `   Depends on: ${df.localBaseDockerfile?.cleanTag}`);
       }
-      console.log('');
+      logger.log('info', '');
     }
 
     return this.dockerfiles;

ts/interfaces/index.ts

@@ -68,3 +68,27 @@ export interface IPushResult {
   digest?: string;
   error?: string;
 }
+
+/**
+ * Options for the build command
+ */
+export interface IBuildCommandOptions {
+  patterns?: string[];  // Dockerfile name patterns (e.g., ['Dockerfile_base', 'Dockerfile_*'])
+  platform?: string;    // Single platform override (e.g., 'linux/arm64')
+  timeout?: number;     // Build timeout in seconds
+  noCache?: boolean;    // Force rebuild without Docker layer cache (--no-cache)
+  cached?: boolean;     // Skip builds when Dockerfile content hasn't changed
+  verbose?: boolean;    // Stream raw docker build output (default: silent)
+}
+
+export interface ICacheEntry {
+  contentHash: string;   // SHA-256 hex of Dockerfile content
+  imageId: string;       // Docker image ID (sha256:...)
+  buildTag: string;
+  timestamp: number;     // Unix ms
+}
+
+export interface ICacheData {
+  version: 1;
+  entries: { [cleanTag: string]: ICacheEntry };
+}

ts/tsdocker.cli.ts

@@ -7,8 +7,11 @@ import * as DockerModule from './tsdocker.docker.js';
 
 import { logger, ora } from './tsdocker.logging.js';
 import { TsDockerManager } from './classes.tsdockermanager.js';
+import type { IBuildCommandOptions } from './interfaces/index.js';
+import { commitinfo } from './00_commitinfo_data.js';
 
 const tsdockerCli = new plugins.smartcli.Smartcli();
+tsdockerCli.addVersion(commitinfo.version);
 
 export let run = () => {
   // Default command: run tests in container (legacy behavior)
@@ -23,14 +26,37 @@ export let run = () => {
   });
 
   /**
-   * Build all Dockerfiles in dependency order
+   * Build Dockerfiles in dependency order
+   * Usage: tsdocker build [Dockerfile_patterns...] [--platform=linux/arm64] [--timeout=600]
    */
   tsdockerCli.addCommand('build').subscribe(async argvArg => {
     try {
       const config = await ConfigModule.run();
       const manager = new TsDockerManager(config);
       await manager.prepare();
-      await manager.build();
+
+      const buildOptions: IBuildCommandOptions = {};
+      const patterns = argvArg._.slice(1) as string[];
+      if (patterns.length > 0) {
+        buildOptions.patterns = patterns;
+      }
+      if (argvArg.platform) {
+        buildOptions.platform = argvArg.platform as string;
+      }
+      if (argvArg.timeout) {
+        buildOptions.timeout = Number(argvArg.timeout);
+      }
+      if (argvArg.cache === false) {
+        buildOptions.noCache = true;
+      }
+      if (argvArg.cached) {
+        buildOptions.cached = true;
+      }
+      if (argvArg.verbose) {
+        buildOptions.verbose = true;
+      }
+
+      await manager.build(buildOptions);
       logger.log('success', 'Build completed successfully');
     } catch (err) {
       logger.log('error', `Build failed: ${(err as Error).message}`);
@@ -40,6 +66,7 @@ export let run = () => {
 
   /**
    * Push built images to configured registries
+   * Usage: tsdocker push [Dockerfile_patterns...] [--platform=linux/arm64] [--timeout=600] [--registry=url]
    */
   tsdockerCli.addCommand('push').subscribe(async argvArg => {
     try {
@@ -50,11 +77,30 @@ export let run = () => {
       // Login first
       await manager.login();
 
-      // Build images first (if not already built)
+      // Parse build options from positional args and flags
-      await manager.build();
+      const buildOptions: IBuildCommandOptions = {};
+      const patterns = argvArg._.slice(1) as string[];
+      if (patterns.length > 0) {
+        buildOptions.patterns = patterns;
+      }
+      if (argvArg.platform) {
+        buildOptions.platform = argvArg.platform as string;
+      }
+      if (argvArg.timeout) {
+        buildOptions.timeout = Number(argvArg.timeout);
+      }
+      if (argvArg.cache === false) {
+        buildOptions.noCache = true;
+      }
+      if (argvArg.verbose) {
+        buildOptions.verbose = true;
+      }
 
-      // Get registry from arguments if specified
+      // Build images first (if not already built)
-      const registryArg = argvArg._[1]; // e.g., tsdocker push registry.gitlab.com
+      await manager.build(buildOptions);
+
+      // Get registry from --registry flag
+      const registryArg = argvArg.registry as string | undefined;
       const registries = registryArg ? [registryArg] : undefined;
 
       await manager.push(registries);
@@ -101,7 +147,17 @@ export let run = () => {
       await manager.prepare();
 
       // Build images first
-      await manager.build();
+      const buildOptions: IBuildCommandOptions = {};
+      if (argvArg.cache === false) {
+        buildOptions.noCache = true;
+      }
+      if (argvArg.cached) {
+        buildOptions.cached = true;
+      }
+      if (argvArg.verbose) {
+        buildOptions.verbose = true;
+      }
+      await manager.build(buildOptions);
 
       // Run tests
       await manager.test();

ts/tsdocker.logging.ts

@@ -15,3 +15,12 @@ export const logger = new plugins.smartlog.Smartlog({
 logger.addLogDestination(new plugins.smartlogDestinationLocal.DestinationLocal());
 
 export const ora = new plugins.smartlogSouceOra.SmartlogSourceOra();
+
+export function formatDuration(ms: number): string {
+  if (ms < 1000) return `${ms}ms`;
+  const totalSeconds = ms / 1000;
+  if (totalSeconds < 60) return `${totalSeconds.toFixed(1)}s`;
+  const minutes = Math.floor(totalSeconds / 60);
+  const seconds = Math.round(totalSeconds % 60);
+  return `${minutes}m ${seconds}s`;
+}