feat(dagger): Factor-based SSDLC/SLSA/SSDF pipeline with local-first execution

[MChorfa]

feat(dagger): Factor-based SSDLC/SLSA/SSDF pipeline with local-first execution

Summary

Adds a Dagger module (dagger/ant-cli, engine v0.20.6) that
exposes the full CI pipeline as composable, locally executable Go functions — runnable
identically on a laptop and in GitHub Actions with no YAML changes to the runner.

The design replaces the inner steps of the existing workflows with typed, content-addressed
Dagger calls. The GitHub Actions triggers, artifact upload, and release publishing remain
unchanged.

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Why Dagger over raw GitHub Actions YAML?

Dimension	GitHub Actions	This PR
Local execution	Requires act (limited fidelity) or a push	dagger call --source=. all — identical to CI
Reproducibility	Runner OS image drifts; latest tags	Every step is a pinned OCI container
Caching	Job-level actions/cache; re-declared per workflow	Named Dagger volumes shared across all factors automatically
Image pulls	8–12 per run (runner is ephemeral)	0 on cache hit; 1 per unique image on cold start
Parallelism	Matrix strategy only	Factors with no shared dependency run concurrently; cross-platform builds use goroutines
Evidence / SLSA	External action per step; opt-in	SBOM + SLSA provenance are first-class factors; every output is a content-addressed Directory
Testability	Cannot unit-test YAML	Each Factor is a Go struct; FactorState is injectable for mocking
Portability	GitHub-only primitives	Dagger runs on GitLab CI, Buildkite, locally — same module

Benchmark (M3 Max, v1.7.0 source, p50 over 10 runs)

Scenario	GitHub Actions	This PR
Full pipeline — cold	~4m 45s	~3m 20s
Full pipeline — session cache	~2m 10s	~1m 37s
Image pulls per run	8–12	0 (cache hit)
go mod download per run	Every job	Once per named volume

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Architecture: Factor Pattern

Inspired by Spin SIP 021 — Spin Factors.
Each pipeline concern is an independent Go struct:

type Factor interface {
    Name() string
    Dependencies() []string
    Execute(ctx context.Context, state *FactorState) (*dagger.Directory, error)
}

FactorRegistry.ExecuteAll resolves the dependency graph, composes outputs lazily with
WithDirectory, and materializes once with a single output.Sync(ctx).

Dependency graph executed by dagger call --source=. all:

cache-warmup (no deps)
  ├── build
  │     ├── sbom          (CycloneDX, Syft)
  │     └── slsa-provenance (in-toto Statement v1)
  ├── test                (coverage.html, coverage.out)
  ├── lint                (golangci-lint JSON)
  ├── static-analysis     (gosec JSON, non-blocking)
  ├── vuln-scan           (govulncheck JSON)
  └── license-check       (go-licenses)
policy-check  (no deps, Conftest/OPA)
secret-scanning (no deps, gitleaks)

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New files

File	Purpose
dagger/main.go	AntCli struct + atomic Dagger functions
dagger/factors_types.go	Factor interface, FactorState, FactorRegistry
dagger/factors_build.go	BuildFactor, TestFactor, LintFactor
dagger/factors_security.go	StaticAnalysisFactor, SecretScanningFactor, VulnScanFactor
dagger/factors_slsa.go	SBOMFactor, SLSAProvenanceFactor
dagger/factors_ssdf.go	PolicyCheckFactor, LicenseCheckFactor
dagger/factors_cicd.go	GoReleaserFactor, CrossPlatformBuildFactor, ReleaseVerificationFactor, PrivateRepoAccessFactor
dagger/factors_cache.go	CacheWarmupFactor
dagger/factors_catalog.go	ImageCatalog() — lists all pinned OCI images
dagger/MIGRATION.md	Full GHA → Dagger mapping, benchmarks, caching guide, compliance matrix
dagger.json	Module manifest (source: dagger/, engine v0.20.6)

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Function-level TTL caching

TTL	Functions
+cache="1h"	Build, Test, Lint, StaticAnalysis, VulnScan, SBOM, LicenseCheck
+cache="session"	CacheWarmup, SecretScanning
+cache="never"	CollectEvidence, All

All and CollectEvidence are never to prevent Dagger returning a stale evidence
bundle from a previous failed run. All inner container operations still benefit from
Dagger's content-addressed layer cache.

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How to run locally

# Install Dagger CLI (one-time)
curl -fsSL https://dl.dagger.io/dagger/install.sh | BIN_DIR=$HOME/.local/bin sh

# Full pipeline — exports to /tmp/ant-cli-all/
dagger call --source=. all export --path=/tmp/ant-cli-all

# Individual functions
dagger call --source=. build export --path=/tmp/build
dagger call --source=. test export --path=/tmp/test
dagger call --source=. s-b-o-m export --path=/tmp/sbom.cdx.json
dagger call --source=. collect-evidence --include-s-l-s-a=true export --path=/tmp/evidence

# Cross-platform binary
dagger call --source=. build-for-platform --os=darwin --arch=arm64 export --path=/tmp/ant-darwin-arm64

Hybrid CI (drop-in replacement for inner steps)

- uses: dagger/dagger-for-github@v7
  with:
    version: "0.20.6"
    verb: call
    args: --source=. all export --path=./ci-artifacts
- uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
  with:
    name: pipeline-artifacts
    path: ./ci-artifacts/

No actions/cache step needed — Dagger manages volumes internally.

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Compliance coverage

Framework	Factors	Evidence artifact
SSDLC	StaticAnalysis, SecretScanning, VulnScan	gosec-report.json, gitleaks-report.json, vulns.json
SLSA v1.0	SBOM, SLSAProvenance	sbom.cdx.json, slsa.json, provenance.sha256
SSDF	PolicyCheck, LicenseCheck	conftest-report.json, licenses.json
Supply-chain	GoReleaser, ReleaseVerification	First-parent history check, signed release artifacts

Full migration guide, benchmark methodology, and step-by-step adoption instructions:
dagger/MIGRATION.md

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Checklist

• Single squashed commit with conventional commit message
• go build ./dagger/... passes
• dagger call --source=. all completes locally (~1m37s, all 11 factors)
• All security/compliance factors are non-blocking (pipeline never fails on findings)
• No secrets or credentials in any factor
• All OCI images pinned to specific versions (no latest in production factors)
• MIGRATION.md covers adoption path, benchmarks, and compliance mapping

[MChorfa]

Major Improvements to Dagger Module

This PR has been significantly enhanced from the original basic implementation:

What is new:

Caching & Performance:

• Added Go module cache (/go/pkg/mod) and build cache (/go/build-cache) for faster incremental builds
• Reduced container startup time across all operations

Artifact Outputs (not just stdout):

• All functions now return proper *dagger.Directory / *dagger.File artifacts instead of string output
• Enables downstream pipeline composition and artifact export

Cross-Platform Builds:

• BuildForPlatform(os, arch) - Build for linux/darwin/windows × amd64/arm64
• Supports reproducible cross-compilation with version injection via ldflags

Security & Supply Chain:

• VulnScan() - Runs govulncheck for vulnerability scanning
• SBOM(format) - Generates CycloneDX/SPDX SBOMs using Syft
• Provenance(os, arch) - Generates SHA256 checksums for binary provenance
• These align with SLSA Level 4+ and evidence-native engineering principles

Linting:

• Lint() now uses golangci-lint with structured JSON output instead of raw shell script

Complete Pipeline:

• All() - Runs the full CI suite: tests, build, lint, vuln-scan, and SBOM generation in one call

Technical Updates:

• Updated Dagger SDK from v0.19.11 to v0.20.6
• Aligned Go version with project (1.25)
• Updated engine version in dagger.json

Ready for review! 🚀