Optimizing the docker builds for cicd.

Signed-off-by: Cliff Hill <xlorep@darkhelm.org>

Dockerfile.cicd-base

@@ -104,6 +104,50 @@ RUN yarn config set httpTimeout 60000 && \
 # Install uv package manager globally
 COPY --from=ghcr.io/astral-sh/uv:latest /uv /bin/uv
 
+# Install common development tools globally to improve CI performance
+RUN echo "=== Installing Global Development Tools ===" && \
+    # Install common Node.js development tools globally
+    yarn global add \
+        @playwright/test \
+        typescript@5.3.3 \
+        eslint@9.33.0 \
+        prettier@3.3.3 \
+        vite@7.1.10 \
+        @types/node@20.16.0 && \
+    echo "✓ Global Node.js development tools installed"
+
+# Install Playwright browsers for E2E testing
+# This downloads ~400MB+ of browser binaries that will be cached
+RUN echo "=== Installing Playwright Browsers ===" && \
+    # Verify Playwright CLI is available
+    yarn playwright --version && \
+    # Install browsers with system dependencies (non-interactive)
+    export PLAYWRIGHT_SKIP_BROWSER_DOWNLOAD=0 && \
+    yarn playwright install --with-deps chromium firefox webkit && \
+    # Verify browsers are installed
+    yarn playwright install-deps && \
+    echo "✓ Playwright browsers installed and cached in base image"
+
+# Pre-install common Python development dependencies globally
+# These are stable tools that rarely change and take time to compile
+RUN echo "=== Pre-installing Common Python Dev Tools ===" && \
+    # Create a global uv environment with common dev tools
+    uv venv /opt/python-dev-tools && \
+    /opt/python-dev-tools/bin/uv pip install \
+        ruff>=0.6.0 \
+        pyright>=1.1.380 \
+        pytest>=7.4.0 \
+        pytest-asyncio>=0.21.0 \
+        pytest-cov>=4.1.0 \
+        pytest-mock>=3.12.0 \
+        pre-commit>=3.0.0 \
+        pyyaml>=6.0 \
+        yamllint>=1.35.0 \
+        toml-sort>=0.23.0 \
+        xdoctest>=1.1.0 \
+        language-formatters-pre-commit-hooks>=2.14.0 && \
+    echo "✓ Common Python dev tools pre-installed in /opt/python-dev-tools"
+
 # Create a script to set up SSH for git operations (using secrets mount)
 RUN echo '#!/bin/bash' > /usr/local/bin/setup-ssh && \
     echo 'if [ -f /run/secrets/ssh_private_key ]; then' >> /usr/local/bin/setup-ssh && \
@@ -124,7 +168,16 @@ RUN echo "=== Base System Verification ===" && \
     yarn --version && \
     uv --version && \
     git --version && \
-    echo "✓ All base system tools installed successfully"
+    echo "=== Global Development Tools Verification ===" && \
+    yarn playwright --version && \
+    yarn tsc --version && \
+    yarn eslint --version && \
+    yarn prettier --version && \
+    /opt/python-dev-tools/bin/ruff --version && \
+    /opt/python-dev-tools/bin/pyright --version && \
+    /opt/python-dev-tools/bin/pytest --version && \
+    /opt/python-dev-tools/bin/pre-commit --version && \
+    echo "✓ All base system and development tools verified successfully"
 
 # Set working directory
 WORKDIR /workspace