9elements / 9elements/firmware-action

feature request: automatic update of containers

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Description

Would be nice if firmware-action could automatically update the version of containers used in projects. For example when people use ghcr.io/9elements/firmware-action/coreboot_4.19:v0.19.7, it would be nice if there was option --update-containers that would automatically update the tag, or hash.

Even check for discontinued containers would be nice. For example --check-discontinued which would fail when a discontinued container is detected.

In addition, there could be semi-automatic process of creating new containers when new tags are created in the other projects (coreboot, uboot, edk2, etc.). And automatic update for Linux kernel containers, which very often release patches.

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Research direction

The issue does not name files, tests, or existing entry points. Start by locating firmware-action's container reference handling and command-line option parsing, then clarify which update, discontinuation-check, and container-generation behaviors are in scope. Done should be defined by the agreed behavior and tests for the selected options.

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Assessment

Tech stack
go
Domain
build-system
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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